Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-17
FOURTH EDITION



A few dsys.ago the Liquor Dealers
Protective Association had list OF
tome fourteen nanes published In the
papers Of this oits who, they claimed,
Wer0 violating the liquor law. YAsteE.
tion OF JRdge Oummins TO the matter,
and on this information had warrants
issued for the arrest OF the parties. He
also bad subE@ nAs isaued for several
membersoi the association as witnesses.
The parties were 10 court this mcruing,
but all said shat they wers not ready
for trial except George II. Bsrroushs Of
the Ebbitt House, consequently ell the
cases except his were continued until
wednesday, and the accused held In
$500 bail each for their appearance.
Tue information charging Burroughs
with selling 90 Sunday WAS then read,
aud be pleaded not guilty, and City &c.
lioitor Ball commenced the examinA-
ton Of witnesses.
Lewis sasse testified that be IL the
president Of tho Liquor Dealers Pro.
tective AssGsia 4 IN. but did not knoW ",
who caused the publication OF these
names. He, however. supposed IL had
been done by tho executive ommittee,
which has charge OF all such masters,
and when they reported tothe aMociA-
tion that the publication hRi been
male, their action was ratified. OF his
own knowledge he did not know any,
thing OF the charges against Mr.. Bur-
roughs.
james b. Hasson. the secretary OF the
association, was sworn, a1d testified
shat he knew nothing OF the publica.
ton except whnt he had resd. This A.
ISOLATION Is composed OF 125 mem beIs,
and has an executive commit e, oou
etetirR OF two from each ward In the
city. Upon being asked II Samue, N.
Wood was the secretary Of this com nit !.
tee, he replied that he had assumed q
binding obligation not TO divulge any
Of the proceedings OF the association,
The judge decided that an answer TO
this question would not, In his opinion,
be violation OF this ooligAti ID, al d
therefore the witness would have TO
answer.
The question was then repeated by
Mr.. Rail, when the witness replied that
no did not know. He did not know
anything about the charges against
Burroughs, bat pres umed the com mi,tse
had Information on which they had
acted.
Samuel ~. Wood was sworn, and ties.
tified that be IL . memb OF the asso.
citation, but when asked by Mr.. Bsll II
he was secretary Of the executive com.
mtttee declined TO answer, and clsimed ,
the same ~ Mr.. HasBon, that lie would
be violating his obligation by 30 doing,
He also declined TO state whore the
committee had received the information
on which the publication was made.
The Judge as hrst directed him to an
swer the questions, but afterwards said
that he would Lot insist on Il, as he
did not wish to do anything that would
disturb tho conscleBces OF the l.uuor
mon, which he knew were very tender.
The witness then continued, and said
that he had never been In Burroughs'
house, and Of his own perto sal knowl.
otge did not know anything about this
charge.
Judge Cuumins said that while
there wAn no evidence thus far to con.
viot Burroughs, he Intended to con-
tinue the case until next Wednesday
TO Afford the mem bers Of the associat on
an opportunity to produce proof in
support Of this charge. He conaidert d
this very serious matter, as II Mr..
Burroughs 10 guilty he should be pun.
ished, but II he, or the others again
| whom charges were made are net
| guilty, this publication might prove Q
serious matter for the association.