Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
BRINKER WAS FINED.
Milk Shake Martin Scores a Point,
and the Squire Must Pay $25.
HE WILL APPEAL TO THE COURT.
General Blakely Rakes the Law and Order
Society Severely.
MARTIN MADE THE HEARING LIVELY

Milk Shake Martin had his inning with
Alderman Brinker last night before Alder
man Nc Nulty. 1t was very evident from
the outset of the trial that the majority of
the onlookers were in favor of more
freedom for soda water dispensers
on Sundays. Every point made by
Milk Shakes attorney against the Law
and Order League was greeted with
round of applause.
AT 7:43 P. M. the Alderman emerged from
his sanctum, when the crier announced John
A. Martin, who very promptly was sworn.
Before Martin was heard from, General
Blakely asked Alderman Brinker to show
the records of the Sunday information case,
which he positively refused to do, stating
that he was there as defendant and not
as an Alderman. John A. Martin swore
he knew Brinker, and alter much
difficulty found out that he was an Alder
man of the Twelfth ward. 81 was at the
hearing of Kaereher, held in Drinkers
Office. on Monday, August II, and when
Kaercher stated that the same case was
pending before Alderman Tatem, Brinker
replied, you're one day late.
AN ALTERCATIoN
here occurred between Brinker and Martin.
and the latter made threats which the Al
derman resented. Alderman Brinker cross
examined Martin concerning the day on
which he heard the Kaercher case. Martin
dogmatically persisted in saying Monday,
but after little deliberation changed the
day to Tuesday.
Kaercher stated the information was
served on him at midnight on Sunday, the
11th, and that the information had been
prepared during the Sunday hours, which
prohibited worldly employment.
Alderman Brinker, though he pleaded not
guilty, admitted that he received the In
formation and made out the warrant for the
arrest on Sunday. Martin here began to act
obstreperous, and became SO unmanageable
that General Blakely threatened to throw up
the suit Martin afterward cooled down,
and allowed Brinker to say ''that the exig-
ency of the case demanded that he should
accede to the Law and Order people and
issue the warrant"
General Blakely, in his address. went on
W tudI al dCb udu DCcu cudCbcu III LIVE
which imposed fine of "a on all people
who conducted any worldly business on
Sunday, except it was for charity or neces-
sity.
"Now," said the General, twas it ne
cessity for Brinker to open his Office on
Sunday to accommodate the Law and Order
League? The information could have been
made on Monday just as well as on Sunday.
1t certainly was
NOT IN 4 SPIRIT OF CHARITY,
and therefore the action of Brinker came
within the punishable meaning of the act.
''The Law and Order League when it
started out numbered some of the best
citizens Of the county, among others
Judge Shgle and General Moorhead,
but these have left it, because
it has hired thieves and marauders, the
lowest and worst type of men, to be its
agents and detectives. 1t has paid small
boys to 60 into stores to buy sticks of chew
ing gum, and induced them to break the
law. And why? Simply to reap big
DOODLE"
Alderman McNulty imposed fine of $25
and costs.
Martin generously proposed to present the
Alderman with his milk-shake machine.
Mr.. Brinker furnished bail for court
trial. Mr.. John Sadler was bondsman.