Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-16

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other method Of Obtaining sutiotent
evidence ARAinst the parties % insure
conviction, engaged two Detectives from
Philadelphia named James II. Randall
end George b. Hoffman. These men,
under the guise OF agents for . hre
escape, came here about two weeks ard
yIsted : humber Of saloonS, where they
obtained evidence on which warrants
we're issued, and the following parties
arrested yeRtaFdAV Afternooni
Il o. Taylor, proprietor Of the Della.
ware House, No. 6l5 Market street.
j. W. FATrA, OF the Glbaon House,
Fourth street, between ehipley and
Market streets.
Daniel Ryan, OF the Bosrel Horse H0
tel, No. l0A West front street.
W. 8. Martin, who has = place 81 the
northeast corner OF Front and Walnut
streets.
James M. Barton, OF the Novelty
Theatre.
william whltcrAft, Of the Hrm OF
Briley & Whltoraft, the National HOtel,
Front street peRr French.
Annie Willie, No. 10T East Water
treet.
Taylor, FArra and Ryan were charged
with selling liquor on Sunday aud the
rest with selling liquor without H.
cenae.
The case Of Eiuin o Taylor, Of the
Delaware House, WAS taken up hrst.
He wSs charged by George II Hoffman
with having sold him liquor on Sunday
asst, aud through his counsel, j. Frank
BiRss, Esq, plead guilty. The Cours
imposed a ine Of $50 Aud costs.
Daniel Ryan, Of the boTF6l Horse
IaNa1 M 1nA Waat Front aeeaaN
represented by VIM T. Lyman, EIQ.
He was ASP charged on tho oath Of
George r, Hoffman with having sold
him liquor last Sunday, and pleAd
guilty. He was hned $50 and costs.
Huffman also preferred charge OF
selling on Sunday against John W.
Fsrra, OF the Gibson House, Nos. 0 and
West Fourth street, to which be plsad
suiity, and Was sentenced TO pay $50
and costs.
Aunie White, the proprieirsss Of the
notorious Commercial House, at M. LOT
Est Water street, was charged with
keeping . house OF ill-fame ard also
selling liquor without . license. Both
warrants were GwoTn out by the deteo
tive, George X Hoffman. Rhe plead
guilty 10 lhe charge OF keeping house
Of ill-fame, and was sentenced 10 pay q
hne Of $50 and costs, but plead not
guilty to the charge Of selling liquor.
George Il HLh uAn was sworn, and
testified that on Friday night Novem
Der TO- he Was 81 the Novelty Theatre,
and afterwards met Mrs. White, who
invited him to visit her house 81 No. lO7
Water street, saving she had some girls
there. He accompanied her 10 the place
aud was intTod uosd TO her sister, and
treated the party the liquor was served
by another woman, whom be paid for
II, but MTs. White and her sister drank
with him. He Was in the house
once before whom the sister WAS attend.
ing bar, and called for . glass Of
whisky, which she refused to give him,
and sSid they did not sell anything bat
soft drinks. There WAS no objection
about selling him the liquor when he
went In with Mrs. White. The defen.
dAnt was A1judged guilty and sen.
fenced TO pay > fine Of $50 and costs,
which with the hne and costs imposed
In the previous case amounted to nearly
sl0O.
Ths case OF William 8. Martin, Of the
Dickinson House, Front and Walnut
streets. was next taken up, He was
charged with selling liquor on Monday
evening, November ., and plead not
guilty..
George r Hoffman testified that on
the evening Of November he entered
the place kept by the defendant and
called for soma whisky. Mr.. Martin
was not In the room, and the bAT-ten-
der, a short, stout man, looked ct the
witness for about . minute ns though in
doubt, and finally opened q chest and
handed out the bottle, when the Witness
/ . II a 4, ~
afterwards asked the bartender II be
WAS Mr.. Martin, and he replied that he
vas not, but that Mr.. Martin was In the
back room. The witness WAS In the
place Afterwards and saw Martin, v no
refused 10 sell him anything to drink.
The defendant oontsnded that be was
not responsible for what his bartender
done In his Absence and claimed that
the liquor was sold without his knOWl-
edge or consent.
Chief BWiggett testified that the de-
fandant had bsen AdjudROd guilty and
hned for selling liquor on Sunday and
also for selling without . license. II
had been reported TO the Witnsss by his
officers that men were continually
going in and out Of the house.
Judge Bali said that the cefendAnt
was responsible for the acts OF his bar
tender, and therefore he would adjudRe
him guilty. As the evidence showed
that he had been before the court on
similar charges some tlme ago, he I'm
posed a fine OF 800 aud costa.
William WhilorAft, OF the firm OF
Briley & WhitoTAit, National Hotel,
No l0S East Water street, plead guilty
TO a charge OF selling liquor without !
license November 5th, and not guilty
TO charges of selling on November OH,
10Th and 18th.
The defendant was represented by
William 7. Lyman, Esq, and Detective
Hoffman testified that be Was 10 his
place on the evening Of November 9
with several other men, and the entire
party had drinks, which were fuf-
nished by the bartender and paid for.
The evidence WAS the Fams in each Of
the otner charges, aud Mr.. Lyman aut-
Jeoted the witness TO severe orosF- sx-
animation. He said that on the evening
OF the slh he was In Burrough's place
and had several drinks, and went
from there TO the Novelty Theatre,
where he had some more. He nup
posed that he bad drank 8 or 10 drinks
before going into the defendants place.
he remembered seeing Mr.. Briley, one
OF the htmr In the saloon on one COCA
} sion, but never saw Whitcraft there,
! OhlsLsWiggstt testified TO the fact Of
there being a saloon at No. 1903 EAst
Front street, and thAt men were ire
qaently seen going In or coming out
. Ae did not know anything about the
/ alleged sales Of liquor.
Me- Lyman raised the point that Al
! this Is criminal prosecution the de
! iendant could not be held for what VA
, doLe by others In bis absence. ii,
sad that II he had q license, and III,
Law was violated by his bartender. Il