St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-17
FaTTENING ON FINES.
Keepers of Blind Pigs Dropping
Money Into the Court Clerks Till
.-The Sunday Liquor Scliers--
Cnnrs IncidenrS.


The cyclone surging in and around the dis
trict court had not abated to any perceptible
degree yesterday morning-in fact, the in
dictments were thicker than ever, and a
larger crowd of prisoners than the previous
day was present. No one was particularly
serious and Jokes were frequent as usual.
The deputy sheriffs had been serving war
rants on the keepers of 'blind pigs" and a
large number of these men were present.
They nearly all came up and faced the music
in pleasant manner None seemed greatly
troubled over the fact that they had been
found out, but when q $50 fine was imposed
some WINGED perceptibly. The ones who
pleaded guilty were Louis Fame Fred Denne-
berg. Matthias Smith, Gustave Deustin%. John
Keyler, Martin A Anderson, Fred Kuphal,
John Esslinger, Robert Hortenbach. Fred
Witchie.
These pleaded not guilty. and demanded
trials: August Beckman, Fred Schwappach
Nick Smith, Samuel F. Bach, Paschal 1otoin,
Henry L. F. Willie, John Hanel, Charles Wick
lund, John Allworth, John Elsinger, W. W.
Dunr. c. a. Christensen.
The following pleaded guilty to selling liquor
last Sunday, anu paid fine of $40: Ole and
Edward Brown, Charles r. Karnotsky, A. |.
Sexton, Robert Il. Dwyer, Herman Franklin,
Martin Ludwig, Thomas Lally, John P. Noel,
John GrosbuSh, Charles Weihn, Isaac We'll,
Jerry Donahue and John Hughes, NJ. ]. Fitz-
Ouinlan, James Mccormick, F. P. Gluck, John
Veazey, r. V. Cafarilli, Edward Long, Gilbert
Barlend, Ben and Henry Thompson. Peter
Jurgensen, John P. German, Kip r. Lemon.
Jacob Barge and Joseph Becker pleaded
not guilty.
BIS OF THE PATTLE.
One angry saloonkeeper remarked, as he
paid his fine: just let this man who swore
against me be pointed out, and he will L ever
swear again. Say. what would it cost me to
smash him here before the judge?'
John Hegg pleaded guilty to grand larceny
and will reside at Saltwater for two years.
Matthias Smith, who pleaded guilty to rum
ming blind pig, made a strong plea to Judge
Young to let him off, as be could
s'Wen,'' replied Judge Young, ''yOu cannot
make a living in this country by selling
whisky without a license-S5O and costs.
NeXt!'
Gustave Deustin2 wanted to step out for a
moment and consult friend before pleading
to the Indictment against him for selling
whisky without a license. He was allowed
to do so and came back and pleaded guilty.
Clerk Davenport deposits all the money he
takes in during the day in the Loan and Trust
company vault before going home.
Judge Young to a man who said that he did
not run ''blind pig''-only ran a saloon with
out a licenSe-''Taen understand you to tell
the law? Don't you know you cannot do
that? The law stronger than you are, anG
unless you will promise me TO stop it right
now will send you to jail so that you will
have to stop it,
1t was noticed that the men who pleaded
that they had to sell without license to
make living went down in their pockets
and pulled cut big rolls of big bills when they
paid their fines.
Martin A. Anderson did not take kindly to
the judges remarks about running a saloon
without a license, and expressed his annoy
ance by peculiar grunts and signs. He walked
off with the remark: Il wish some of you
fellows would pay my taxes next year.
Robert Hortenbach said, when arraigned:
SWELL gentlemen, l cannot say l am not
guilty l am outside the patrol limits, and
offered to purchase a license, but they would
not take my money. 1 thought had just as
much right to sell as the others, but if we
must stop we must"
Fred Witchie was another man whose place
of business was outside of the patrol limits.
''Why, judge" said he. my place is one of
the Oldest on the East ide. Liquor has been
sold there for fifteen years. We can't stand
it much longer, though. if you keep putting
these fines on u.s. Just what we want, -
replied the judge. 'You have got to stop it.
and the sooner the better.
August Model and August BeckmBn pleaded
guilty to selling oleOmargarine, and were
fined $40 each.