The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
SPITE OF THE SALOONISTS.
Additional Warrants Sworn Out for the
Arrest of Sunday-Law Violators.
The Liquor League EndeayOring to Make q
Victim of Man With Heroic Record
Newspapers To Be Prosecuted.


Sunday law. There are warrants out for score
or more OF persons, but for some reason, best
known to themselves, the managers Of the Liquor
Leagues movement have held them back. At
torney Bernhamer's partner in the work Chas.
L. Fritz, was about Dogberry row all day, ready
to sign affdavits for any one against whom in
formation would be furnished. The League was
fortunate in selecting Fritz to do the work as
signed to him. As a saloon oafer and beer
guZzler he has advantages in watching saloon
keepers outside of the League Who may violate
the law, and his responsibility stamps him as
just the man to represent the Liquor League in
swearing out afidayits against respectable citi-
zens.
Warrants were sworn out Yesterday for Will
lam Quinn, Jack Scott. Charles Kite and John
Turner, colored BARRIERS on Indiana avenue
They were arrested on information furnished by
William Mays, barber, who was fined early in
the week for working on Sunday. Their hear
ing has been set for to-day before Squire Wal
pole. H. H. Poulter, the South Ilinois.street
grocer. was brought up on the charge of selling
tobacco last Sunday. He was taken before
Squire Smock, pleaded guilty. and paid $l5,
which covered the fine and costs Randolph P.
Beecher South Illinois street butcher who
kept his meat-shop OpeE all day on Sunday, was
also placed under arrest, and be will answer to
the charge before Squire johnson to-day.
Frank G. Howard the agent of the CONNER
clal Gazette, was arrested on the charge of sell
ing papers on last Sunday. He was tried before
Squire Walpole. Mr.. Bishop. the general
agent of the paper, is in the city, and employed
Stanton j. Peelle to fight the case. The de-
Tense was that the papers were not sold on Sun
day, but simply delivered. Bernhamer then in
sisted that Mr.. Howard should be fined for fol-
lowing he daily vocation. In his speech before
the justice he he, took occasion to say
papers, asserting that the men who work
for them on Sunday are as guilty as the
mon who sell liquor behind the bar. Squire
Walpole took the case under advisement and
will give his decision this morning The sub
agent of the Enquirer in this city, Albert III.
Gerhart was also arrested. and gave bond to ap-
pear before Squire Feiblcman this morning 1t
was intimated by Bernhamer that the object Of
these prosecutions was to force the Enquirer
and Commercial Gazette into attacking the en-
forcement movement. and then the employees of
the local papers are to be prosecuted The
latter it is understood, will be given
the Liquor Leagues attention on next Sunday.
Inc Liquor League gave orders that they should
be prosecuted for work last Sunday, but at
the last moment it was decided that the outside
papers should receive attention first. The street.
car drivers and all others who follow their daily
vocation are to be arrested, excepting, possibly,
the ministers, and Bernhamer has not yet de-
cided whether not theirs is labor of neces-
sity
The cases against John W. Murphy and the
other South Meridian street wholesale mer-
chants charged with obstructing the sidewalks
will come up before Squire Febleman this
morning. The League, in it's desperation, has
had spy around Commissioner Schurmanns
residence to see II there was not pretext for
wreaking their vengeance on him.
t The spirit OF human kindliness that actuates
the League I'D its dog-in-the- maneer policy will
be exemplihed to-day in the trial of Sergeant
Fredercks for selling cigars, fruits and confec-
tons on Sunday. The Leaguers are not willing
to accept the evidence of the fewness of Sunday
arrests that it is better tor the community and
general decency for them to keep their saloons
closed on that day 1t turks In their brains
somewhere that If to sell a bit of
candy, bunch of fruits or
few cigars on Sunday is harmless.
the community is to be supplied with what does
not tend to desecrate the sanctity and quetness,
or to interfere with decent observance of the
day, they ought to be permitted to dispose of
liquids that promise to do the opposite and give
the police trouble. After serving his country
for ten years on land and sea. and during the
last three encountering perils whose terrors
actual experience can alone describe, Sergeant
Fredericks has fallen under the ban of men
whose purposes in life are limited TO the GUAM
tity of intoxicants they SELL ll
The Sergeant, though yet young man. has
an heroic record that comments him to more than
ordinary consideration and privilege. The best
of his physical strength was saoped by the fear
full suffering and the indescribable pangs of
starvation amid Attic ice and snow. He was
with the celebrated Greedy expedition, and
readers of the horrors those courageous voyagers
met and of the fortitude which kept the few
survivors among the living need not be told of
Sergeant Frederick's gallant career With
hardy manhood destroyed. with nothing but he
roiSm to speak for him. with no commensurate
reward from the government, he returned home
to face the inevitable, that of procuring live
lihOod as best he could. The only thing offer
ing was a small investment in q candy fruit
and cigar stand. By steady business habits
courteous address and desire to please he has
won customers from those with whom he came
in contact His business increased, but only to
point that insures comfortable living when
the Liquor League pounced down ON HIM for his
fiat refusal to do as its spoilers dictated. "You
stop your business on Sunday" said they
Our employers, those whom we serve as spot
ters can't sell beer and whisky, therefore you
shall not sell candy fruit and cigars
"What authority have yous" asked the Ser
geant, who had had too much of far Northern
seas and their dangers to show fear at the bid
ding OF saloon keepers.
"We are employed by the Liquor League"
"What right has the Liquor League to make
me close my business whenever it wishesl Is it
the law making power of this country that |
should obey It'll haye not been notified by any
State. county or city officer to close. When
representative OF either tells me to do SO | will
obey. Ihave been too long in the service of my
country not to respect the law. expect
to be arrested, but am ready to
fight the Liquor League to the Bit
ter end Let it come on and
the fight will become warm. for am willing to
spead the rest of nv life in seeing that it's mem
bers shall obey the law hereafter, no matter who
it hurts, friend or foe' The Sergeant does not
consider himself fully able to bear legal expense
and fine, but he does not propose TO be made
victim of the Liquor League. because he dis
obeyed its demands, without seeing that what is
justice for him shall fall with full force on vio-
lators who are especially under the ban of the
law.
1t worth relating in this connection that
Bernhamer, who represents the League in
it's prosecutions, tried to prevent the
Sergeant from voting on his return from
the Greedy expedition The legal capacity
of Bernhamer ehallerOer fba ,olla Sc