The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-22
MUST GIVE PROTECTION.
Saloon Keepers Responsible for tn
Safety of Customers.

keepers OF the city Of Chicago il they were
to be told that they could be held legally
responsible for any harm which might
befall any one OF their numerous visitors
while the latter are Mt the bar, and that
they could be made TO pay heavy damages
to a complaint for insults and indignitics
coming from the barkcepcr or any OF the
other guests in the saloon.
They would be surprised 10 learn that
the moment visitor enters Il saloon and
takes a drink, That minute the RESPONSE
bllity OF the saloon-kceper for the personal
safety of his guest begins. Not only that.
lie must protect him IRON the violence of
other guests. and see that no evils bciall
him or his property How frequently has
II happened that q man intoxicated Just
about TO that point where he cannot de-
frnd himself has been made the butt Of
the coarse jokes and iecS of the gay in
mates OF a saloon? Insults of all sorts are
hcaped on such unlortunatps, which tie
salOOn-kecpcr not only tugrteS but fire.
qucntly incitcs. And how frequently, too,
has the saloon-kccpcr literally kicked out
OF his room the inebriaic incapable of self
defense and dumped him in the gutter
And the mob would applaud and the
aloou-keepcr hc left in pctrr.
The first test ~ 10 the right Of such Qc-
tons by the saioon-6cvpor on any one of
his guests or Of one guest upon any other
has Just been made, and the PENNSYLVANIA
supreme court has rendered a decision
which not only the saloon-kccpers gcncr-
| ally will read with interest, but also the
/ al IL -. IS
Gordon, chief justice of the Pennsylvania
| supreme court, in the case OF William
/ iinmmcl vs.. Jacob SchambuChCr, n saloon
| keeper. Tho evening ol August p, 1884,
| VIM RUmmel, amlucr, entered the tavern
| OF Jacob SchgmlJchcr. and there found one
| Edward Flanagan. They both btclihe in
toXicalod on liquor furnished them by
/ 'chambachor While ROmmel WAS stand
| iny on the outside OF the bar engaged i'm
| conversation with Schamhgchcr, who WIS
ON the inside, Flanagan pinuvl piece oi
paper 30 Eommcl's back and sct ii on ire.
/ The consequence was that Rowmuls
/ clothes were soon IN flames, and before
/ they could bu cNlinlushyi hc WAS badly
| injured. He brought suit iO rpco,'r drm-
/ as.s nom scauubJrher Tor thc ujur! tbus
/ sustained The lower CONT lliulgrd the
]
/ sustain the plaintiffs ,H-', aud directed q
nJu.suit II Vds taken ip t.r SUI
| ppmr court, and the islloNilg de
| cison rendered: In ,his, w. think,
! the lower court mrdr mistake. Their. is
/ doubt that the defendant. from lie pIsi-
| ton he occupied, bad iuil Wow ui the
room outside Of ihc bar, and lid sgc, ar
| might have seen. ail thut We, g1.ig m 10
! n. II, in i'ri, be- did go, FLANAGAN a,f,iu.
! ire 90 the plaintiff anl did MOI interfere to
! protect bis guest from ~ GInlut un out
/ rage bis responsibility ilrtho consequence. =
| ~ uuaouh'ci. II, on iHo uthss band, lH
| WIS guilty %. maxim. ..luI.5n aiUul.. nf
! IL he came there drunk, Hnd ~cH1wiIohyT
| know That l1ri bee WIS bound leo 5000 ihg,
Boz did no injury 90 his cusHmrrl Al
this is % plain matter ul common law HuI
| good sense, and does not depend uu thr
grt OF 1894 cor gny other statute Whore
one eaters p sg'uUu or ilr.n. nr.u lur tie
entertainment 0i thr public, the proprietor
Is bound 10 srp That hU Is pup, as pro-
tocicd from tlU assaults Or iu.u,Uyu iuus
who are in hia employ Hs welt rs ~ 10"
| drunken and vicious mon whom p" in'y
! choose 10 harlDr. lu illustrate the prIu.
cip'r bore stated vc Mood 500 no further
| i.,m jhc c.r,r ui tine fltshWw \ JoGnc.l.
! Vile Railroad company W Pillow
! "ln the cnsc ri,Hi drul.u row oc.
| CURED on board at one ui iH',utuu' rurs
and during Inc quarrel 81 bottle was hrukun
! and piece oi glle struck the plaintiff. q
| peaceful passenger, iu ihH Hyr and pat 30
! out, hold, thgi Doe company Has ry.pIusi-
blc ipr the injury ,hu- done. n. pIH.n..
| ii lost lis cyo through i't quwpl u q
couple OF drunken men who should Loot
! have been permitted aboard n tho ems.
| or. iiFl u rruIHd. should have been 30
| sulrlyd ur separated from tic sober Ml
/ orderly par, ui the pI- ug'H th1, no iu-
] iusy could l.Fr resulted from 'hrir HI,Wir.
! 10 Then, 20 r.ipll company b. lah." Tor
| tie conduct OF drunken mrn Who MY
chance iu bulnl i.- rIH, much Uurr . ihu
'Vyvfu-kppppr. Who MT only permitted
drunken men H' uut li, prmi HI' fen
nshal l.gu0f tl make them dwuk and
Who :. thls instrumental in Citing them
iuI the IrUuml .iW'ui ui sHrl 1909 insane
and brutal irck as ihai du|...d hy tbu
evidence Of She cI.r in hauu The judy.
mcnt ul the court below b. now reversed
and % Now YpulI' ordered
James J.. Root. who las thought 81 thi.
matter moro or l,s lpr some time past,
spoke H follows boo pHul iu b. yD'rul.y.
"lt puts the saloon. keeper iurHeiiy ih"
amu category co., Ihu huIgl mn. Wd DO b.
PERFECTLY nHhL ID b. time .Ilupuis's N.ra
made Ia understand that uho ,Juuu. ba in.
su,,rl pr robbed IN their places with inn.
puu.iv NJ boz decline iU prItHc. Doe mHn
who Is O little drunk. we'll. Boz can deny
hm aiuitlHu,c aud rInsr bin drink.
lut when man takes drink, even u %,
,sa little tight, ho doesn't want ip Boz boz.
suited. Cracking jpk,s a. hIs ,sp'uso mas
b. lots OF fun. ~ veil as tho tying oi strip
to biz coat.talls gud tlio dumping in TIC
street, bat the quicker ihr .aloUn.kurTsf
realize that they cant dp this thing il,
better Il will bc. Drunken men ave- gen
orally pretty lively. We all know, but /
Saloon. keepers urp made liable iur H.l ihi
mischief happening IN their places tibet,
would be- hpHp ices duukugIF.'
"Nuu think 10 would stop drinking
ayes. s,r. aud 10 O great extent And
lm confident hat 10 would do away VIII
90 lh0sr low dives whorc ucithgrthc man
Dc nor property b. safe"
Mr. Root believes The law constitutional
and hopes 10 sec it Cuiurrrd boz Chicago
"ltWill wipe ont duggcf.D', dives and th'
Ike. who're people are cuiirrd Ia 10 b
robbed. ho said in conclusion.
! "Wouldn'i u alfo make policemen q
. every saio0nkegpcR'
! why nol2'
HOVE testimonials arc most reliable. an
| n YOU will go your nHmg and address W