Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-03-24
THE CITY CRIMINALS.
IN PoucE Aso SUPERIOR COURTS
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Yesterday vas "a ~0r dsy IA the Police
Court aud TIE otiesrs dii not Psrspire % any
alarming extent 0ssr the laoors Of tii-
day. Never q. did somebody SaisDsiT
well. 1 doa't know. We viii act trr
thar case last nov. bar hold it opsa Ill
July a.
TIE oasy rsspoadsnts ~ tas nisdssms4''
nor u drunkenness we're Jerry % sizAa and
Courtl2nd Van Slse. Bota pleaded guilty;
both we're nnsd q and costs. s. s.. and both
we're co nmitted for twelve days
On the syeainz OF last Christmas day
Sunday, December 3. IssT-two policemen
we're detailed for q still hunt, TO spot" any
salooaksepef Who might Be found selling
intoxicating drinks. snd among those CON-
piaiasd Of vas Fred ]. Daily, OF the Opera
House block, who. a. that time. kept .
restaurant under bis saloon. He vas 81.
rested on tso charges, for keeping . saloon
/ open on sunday. and selling on holl-
l day.
Daily Was tried on the first charge Dec.
| 81, and tns Jury disagreed. since which time
Nc las been sick and the case did not come
up again until Yesterday. IL commenced 10
| grind AZ 80. Wm. II Eastman Appearing
| for the prosecution aud Peter Doran for the
defense. A jury was empaneled without
much delay, and al the witnesses were
/ present
rne two policemen testified 10 going down
/ into the basement used as a restaurant.
gymnasium and kitchen. where az tenn
| pOrsFy bar they bought beer OF brother OF
| Mr.. Daily, who Was acting as bar tender.
Mr.. Daily put upon the stand one or biz
brothers. wao swore be Was not there, bat
Who proved not to De the one the spoilers
saw. Also MS other bar tender. who said
ne was nOg ~ work that dag; tnat he was
there few times. but the sahooh WAS closed
aud two printers, who took their meal:
here, and testified 20 asking Daily 10 &c.
them some liquor and lie refused. They
| also heard him refuse others. Mr. Daily
| himself said II there Was any liquor sold
around there /. was IN room with which
be mad nothing 10 do. by no one employed
| oy HIN, and without his knowledge or con.
sent.
The two attorneys presented their separ
ate sides of the case briefly. and Judge
| Holmes charged at some length, reading all
the sections OF the statute bearing upon the
case. and told them that 70 be closed mean
any entrance. ami that il was not necessary
even to prove that liquor Was sold II bal
| was open. That II IL wss sold the proprl
etor Was responsible for the acts OF his bar
keeper CLERK or agent, and gave them the
usual charge tina, they must have c0nvlc
ton of moral certainty that the offense had
been committed before they could con
| Wet.
The jury wers out about five minutes
and returned q verdict of guilty a.
charged in the complaint" when the Judge
imposed a sentence Of $50 and costs. SlJ.O7
Daily procured bondsmea before leavin;
the court room and appealed the case.
In the Superior Court yesterday the cas-
Of Mary Laughlin against the Grand Rapids
street Railway Company for damages va.
| called and sixty days further time was al
| cepLions.
The case of Annie Smith. charged with
being q progiitute, was called, and as sac
failed 10 appear her bail was estreated
rhis order was afterwards withdra Sn. a,
Annie made her appearance, and she viii
have her trial this morning.
Mrs Frederick Hansen. charged with dis
orderly conduct, was tried before jury
| rhis IS the Zinzsr block case, which wa:
tried N the Police Court and appea ed. w
W. Taylor appeared for the city and ]. E
Mcbride conducted the defense: Mrs. Han
sen was charged with calling another resi-
dent OF the block vile names, and although
she tried To get out of il by swearing tina
1t was something else she said, the jury
after . shoIt elaboration. returned a yer
dict Of guilty. Mrs. Hansen will probab /
pay tbs tine and costs for using lsngua z
too disgraceful to appear in print.