Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-13
TO ARREST BUYERS.
He Who Drinks Milk-Shakes
Will Do So at His Peril.
WISHART'S CHANGED BASE.
Tired of Prosecuting Sellers, Con-
sumers Will be Arrested.
CARLISLE WILL FINE THEM S25.
THIS i. & o. Alderman Says the Supreme
Court Decision Applies.
WISHART'S CHANGED BASE.
jARLISLE WILL FINE THEM s25.
THE CAPTAIN CORRECTS MISTAKES.

Captain Wishart is weary of prosecuting
men for Sunday selling with no permanent
effect in inducing them to desist. For sew
eral consecutive Sundays his agents have
collected evidence against Druggist Kaer-
cher, ''Milk-Shake" Martin, the Casino
Museum vendor, and one or two others, ard
informa.ions have been made on Monday,
followed by trials later in the week; but,
with unquenchable ardor, the violators have
opened up on the succeeding Sunday, fract-
uring the day of rest. Besides, it is late in
the season, and the lemonade. milk-shake
and soda water will soon be out Of date
temporarily.
The Law and Order chief has a new plan
which will be brought to bear next Sunday.
Not only will the sellers be informed
agat-st and duly arrested, but the buyers
will share the same fate-that is if they can
be found the following day. The unwitting
consumer OF the palate-cheering milk-shake
will quench his thirst next Sunday with the
cold and fshy eyes of the Law and Order
myrmidons upon him to his peril Infor-
nations will be laid the next day, and Al
derman Carlisle will do land Office busi-
ness imposing the same fine as in the cases
against sellers. At least this is the pro-
gramme.
he WILL FINE THEM.
Alderman Carlisle was seen last night in
regard to this pleasing prospect for the
thirsty public. He was loath to admit that
the story was true, and finally, when
pressed, admitted that Captain Wishart had
said that he might" change his tactics as
indicated.
"Will you fine those who are arrested on
the charge of buying on Sunday?"
at will be SIS and costs for each and
everyone of them. OF course 1 shall fine
anybody arrested on the charge of buying
on Sunday. The Supreme Court held that
the buyer was as culpable as the
seller on the old principle that
1T takes two to make o bargain
and the law as construed is so
plain that do not believe that anyone will
appeal. Furthermore, 1 believe that this
plan will wind up Sunday selling in Pitts
burg, for where there is one seller there are
hundreds of buyers, all of them equally
liable. The Brooks law explicitly says
that those found in an illicit whisky or
beer concern are equally liable to fine with
the proprietor, and the Supreme Court has
decided positively upon the constitution.
ality of the Brooks law"
"Then this move is not a. bluff" asked
the reporter
SIT is my duty to administer the law, and
shall fine anyone brought before me on
charge of Sunday buying" said the Alder
man.
A RECRUITING LEAGUE.
"One would think" observed Mr.. Car
Isle, with cutting sarcasm, that some
newspaper men consort only with gamblers
and other disreputable people. tojudge from
what they say of the Law and Order
League 1t is not on its last legs. On the
contrary, where it had one friend two years
ago it has 20 now. This talk about per-
suading people to sell and then prosecuting
them is lie. will give you or anyone
else 500 if you can produce
case in which the seller did not
break the law of his own free will. Think
of the expenses which have been put on the
league by the ignoring of the plainest kind
of cases by the grand juryl Captain Wish
art is doing a noble work in restoring the
morals of this community, and he is univer-
sally respected much more in the
same strain of eloquent enconium upon
Captain Wishart, past present and future.
There were five cases entered before Al
derman Carlisle yesterday and no hearings.
He refused to give the names of the prose-
cuted parties.