Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-11
the DOW LAW.
I.o liuuor Tax Case in the Ohio
Supreme Court.
oss1ruTIoNALlTY OF the LAW.
Opponents Shut Out Completely
and an Early Decision
Probable.

c,,rysrs o., June lO.-Tom McDoug
a,5 his associates, iucludiOg MsjOr
- and the managers Of the Lincoln
b. have stolen a march on the liquor
and have the Dow law in the Supreme
.n,, with W. F. Kemper, Of McDOugalPs S
I : olfes IS chief and only attorney to
{,bf the consitutiOnaEty of the law.
,,snsrslly, when 60 important case is
,-;sd and twice decided, two appeals
I LsD 4 bill of exceptions signed and GER
T. and q petition in error fled in the
Sn,,sme Court, the reporters find out
.Omelhipg about it. But this time they
SiT .Tbs s't briet history Of this limited express
= a. follows: On June 7th Mrs
Anderson, through Mr.. Smith, her
~., and " F Kemper, her attorney,
-SS',.sd "a the Common Pleas Court OF
I'm county aud fled q petition
-, for an Injunction against
a., Bre~sie. sEd Treasurer Rat
-, 10 rrsrra.u them from enforcing
/ ~, 49, y, sEcumb- riug with lien her Ger
-. az ,,ooerty at Thrd and Elm, occupied
Tbomss Tully as a saloon, under the
,.,s,ors Of the Dow Law, and raising the
r.,s-;,y of the cOuslitu;lousluy OF IT'S
s.,v,,ons Mrssrs McDougali, K.
smith AID C b. Matthews
n 70 have been there at the mo-
-, md sreiug rha great necessity for
pona.-I on ihe psrt Of Brewster asd Rat
-, 80 v5lunte-rej their services, Walg.
) sammops entered 81 appearance aud
Ca ready flc trial instantsr. Judge
Eons,oo heard the case upon the plaintiff
rsnr,on aud the general demurrer OF the
s.,-n9sp,s. Toe demurrer was sustained
a R-sssrer snd Rsttermann won their
without knowing they had
p, Esmper's wrath was kiGdled against
~ rncop.rirutionslity OF the law, and, a.
b syoec,ed gave notice Ot appeal, hled
m sprpal oond, aud took the case a. once
= n. Circuit Court The papers were
4 A tbs,s on the S.h Here, again, notice
"a. waived an appearance entered, audthe
,sss Vas heard without delay The decl
NON ot the lower Court was stllcmsd and
Register snd K R.rtsrmann were again vic
,,'r.r Kerper waxed wrotb again and
.,.sais,' 10 the court OF last resort. \
m of syc,, ,p'ions Wa demanded, allowed,
;,,sE a. ID nd Ger iii-d, and petition
y -,,.r prepares, broaght to Columbus
gih So" he pap-rs :" tha CAGE, ana nleo
p ... ,,.-a- Court this afternoon
md ro.icr g.v-a that mohon
o take trr r..- out OF its oruer
would be argued 1t o'clock to moro"
norblu, McDJugall, Smith and Mat
hsWs tie counsel tor defendants IN error
IRE 20 accommodating that they propose to
lave the case set for hnSl hesrlOg aud ar.
,ument On Friday, aud the entire argu
rapt pro and con will not take over sn
.oar. and the decision Of the Court can oe
landed down al any time. -.
Wen the huUor men found the tnlpg
ut tonight thsy were thundersIruek, ana
he general verdict is that il is remarks-
,ly shrewd trick on the part OF the
Republican Smlths Of CinciInlt,,
Tom McDougall and the Lincoln
vuobers and their associates, to
the Law passed upon Without a single
~. ,,s Of the hquOr Interest being heard
,'o'a5! y. ~rgprsed TO perm.t any one else
;.s,S !. = Nv, ne made pIs;i,s 10 the case
~ -, SoI VI bt,orueys TO appear 10
y a'IS" IS any more heloR who is plaintiff
error as we'll .,;s,, h.ra are
All the Republican p1lit, Ss aDI the
cked 10 death over rhe TIN. 'T,IsS.v
'edictiOu IL freely mal- ths' 90 GO
.1t the Court will hand down "a
-clslon declaring rha regularity
ga6ty OF ihs s'umPra'led Sens'e,
nd another sfhrmjyg the constltu-
Oush,y Il lha Dos law on oil
oinrs. tor both M pyti'ion in the Court
Glow aud in error provides for sweeping
scisiou goipg 10 aIl possible points; and
len rs one Republican Vss heard 10 re-
lsrk: Judge Johnson can die or resign, /
,s as he bleasrs " gods such 10
on plr,isarship uud-r ForaEers reform
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