The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-02
SUNDAY LAW yIOLATERs.
Trial of the Persons Prosecuted by the
Liquor Leagues Attorney.
Several Defendants Fined by the Justices,
but the Jury Fails to Agree on
Verdict in One Of the Cases.

The Liquor Leagues prosecution against VIC.
lators of the Sunday law have not been as nu-
merous as Attorney Bernhamer declared they
would be, and as an excuse for this he says the
Leagne has plenty of information, but he
doesn't want to file afidavits faster than he can
try the cases There are. he says not less than
twenty warrants out. TO be served during this
week, and with the plans of the League. if there
are any violators next Sunday business will be
brisk on Dogberry Row next week. Some the
justices are not anxious to pass on the cases.
Squire Judkns said to reporter yesterday:
I'VE want to get out of as many of these cases
as we can, for there is nothing in them
warrant was served yesterday on Sergeant
Fredericks, who keeps fruit-stand and cigar
store on North Pennsylvania street, for selling
cigars last Sunday and Bernhamer says the
Journal reporters will be called as witnesses. as
the prosecution was based on information found
in the Journal. Sergeant Fredericks's hearing
is set for Friday morning. L. A. Adams was
brought into Squire Judkns's court and pleaded
guilty to having moved a safe into the Indiana
National Bank last Sunday. He was fined 81
and costs. For selling three pounds of beef on
Sunday Patrick Martin who does business on
West Washington street, was fined 81 and costs,
in all amounting to $15. VIM. A. Mays, who
opened his bar5er-shop, on Indiana avenue. and
shaved several men on Sunday morning, was
taken before Squire Walpole and fined the
usual amount and James Dougherty who sells
cigars South Illinois street, and who kept
open all day Sunday, pleaded guilty, and was
assessed the usual fine.
In Squire Feibleman's court the whole of the
afternoon was occupied with hearing the case
against Beckwith Low of the street railway
company, who stood in the transfer car all day
last Sunday and called out the ears as they came
up. Haley Morris, a driver of the company,
was also placed under bond but his case was
postponed until tomorrow. II. c. Allen at
torney for the street railway company defended
Low In mis- instruction to the jury the Justice
expressed the opinion that the running of street
cars was a work of necessity. but whether the
operation of the transfer could be considered
as such he left with the jury to decide. The
jury was unable to agree verdct-three
were for conviction, and zine for acQuttal.
Low was released on his own recoenizance, and
the case will be retired on Friday or Saturday
1t is understood that the railway company will
fight the case, and if there is conviction it will
be taken to the higher courts
The cases of Police Commissioner Murphy and
his business partners, II. B. Hibben and Frank
lin Landers, Joseph B. Shipp and w. j. Holt
day, charged with obstructing the sidewalk by
pi!ing thereon boxes and barrels will come up
before Squire Feibleman this morning.
1t is giver out that there is to be general
prosecution of the South Meridian wholesale
merchants who pile boxes on the sidewalk, and
the Union Railway Company is also to receive
attention They claim that the Union Railway
Company is piling brick and obstructlng the
street about the site of the new Union Depot,
without permit, and for which Mr.. V. T. Ma
lott is to be called to account