Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-29

Peter II. Tuohey, proprietor OF the
eorrel Horse Ho,el, Nos. 100 and 1o4
West Front street, was arraigned before
the Municipal Court this morning, Judge
Ball presiding, charged with selling
liquor on Sunday last, the 25th Instant
the occasion OF the big Quarterly"
William 8. Hiles, ESQ, appeared for
Quoted the prosecution.
Thomas Rhosds, q colored man, tesii-
fed that on Sunday last he wac admitted
through the back gate on Water street
into Tuohey's place, and that he bought
four glasses OF beer from the bartender
and paid for them. He knew Mr.. Tuohey
well, aud knew the Sorrcl Horse Hotel.
Chief OF Police Swiggett testified that
he heard OF the crowd going in at
Tuohey's back gate, and that he went
down and saw constant stream passin z
In and out, ind afterwards he placed q
couple Of policemen It the place to pre-
vent the crowd from gathering.
Elijah Blake, colored, testified that he
went in through the back gate at Tue
hey's place on Sunday and bought a
glass Of beer and paid for it. He saw
Tuohey at the gate letting people out
and In. He was In about five or ten
minutes; got no dinner; the crowd going
| IN WAS kept moving.
Mr.. Hilles, for the defence, said that
Mr.. Tuohey, expecting great many OF
his friends from Chester county to be
iu town on Sunday, prepared lunch for
them, aud that they were going In aud
out to that lunch. to prove which he had
ample testimony.
Ward Smith testified that he had
charge of the stables. He was in and
out OF the hotel several times through
the day, aud saw no liquor sold or given
away. He asked Mr.. Tuohey twice for s
drink, which he refused, ana he at last
gave him 10 cents to pay for a drink
wherever he could get one. There were
40 or 30 who won't In TO lunch. At Q o.
clock, Nj. Tuohcy and his bar tender had
locked up the bar room and went out Il
take walk.
George w. Mahan WAS there in the
forenoon, but saw no liquor sold. He,
too, asked Tuohey Tor drink Of liquor
but was refused.
Charles Hartman, q painter, was .
boarder at the ho;e. He was about all
day until nearly 5 o'clock, and saw nc
liquor sold.
William Punsley, colored, met friend
Tuohey's to get lunch, having heard thai
no had prepared for the occasion.
Levi Ruth, a railroad brakeman, was IL
Tuohey's ho'el from O'Clock Saturday
afternoon until about that time on sun
day afternoon, except the time when b.
went to his own home TO get dinner. HI
knew there was no liquor sold or RiveI
away, for II there had been he would hav,
had come, as he wanted drink and hat
, to take water.
Several other witnesses for the defens,
gave similar testimony.
Mr.. H'lles, In summing up, asked thu
court TO give the defendant the benefit o
E any doubts that may have arisen.
City Solicitor Turner called attention
t to the positive evidence thst had beer
5 sdeuced a. alnst the defendant and sal,
, It would be travesty OF justice to ALLOW
e the ilimsy evidence Tor the defence Il
Q override II.
, Judge Ball referred TO the positiveresi
of the evidence against Tuohey, which Il
e his view had not been successfully con
F.; troverted, and he had no doubt what
: ever of the guilt of the defendant ii
: then sentenced Mr.. Turhey to pay I'm
: OF 800 and costs OF prosecu,i n.