Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
LEGAL CR0SS-FIRING.
It Becomes Lively Between Milk
Shake Martin and the L. & 0.
THREE CHARGES OF PERJURY
Lodged Against the Smithfeld Street Mer'
chant by Wishart.
TWO ARRESTS MADE ON THE OTHER SIDE

Captain Wishart. OF the Law and Order
Society, has made information before Al
derman Brinker against John A. ('Milk-
shake") Martin. Three separate charges of
perjury are contained in the information,
which is as follows:
Thirteenth day of July the defendant, John
A. Martin, did commit wilful and corrupt per-
jury by swearing before d. K. McGunnegle,
Clerk of Courts, to the truth of a certain peti-
ton on file at No. Is June sessions 1855, misc,
in Court of Quarter Sessions. in which it is
falsely averred as follows: That petitioner
John A. Martin) paid the fine and costs i'm
posed by Alderman Schaffer and q receipt for
the same was officially acknowledged.
Secondly swearing on July l6. 1883, before
D. K. McGunnegle, Clerk of Court, to the
truth of a certain petition on file at No. Is,
June sessions. 1885, misc, in Court of Quarter
Sessions, in which it is falsely averred as fol-
lows: (which penalty of SIS and costs was paid
by your petitioner (said John Martinl, and
receipt taken for the same. signed by the
magistrate who tried the case"
Thirdly swearing before Alderman ]. ID.
Carlisle on or about the I4th day of July, 1885,
in a certain case then and there pending as
follows: 81 paid the fine and costs to Alder
man Schatter," which statement was wholly
and place in said case, II paid Schafer SIS 30.
which statement was wholly false.
The said offenses of perjury were committed
by defendant corruptly in this, that they were
done to escape from payment of fines for Of
fenses with which he there stood charged.
This information is made by the prosecutor as
private citizen and upon information re-
ceived.
MARTIN TUUNs THE TABLES.
Attorneys Robert Frazier and William
Yost, the States agents in collecting the
States portion of fines from aldermen, dis
covered that the fines which Martin said he
had paid these magistrates were never paid.
They were the cases in which Martin had
had himself prosecuted, so that the Law and
Order Society could not fine him second
time for the same offenses through Alder
man Carlisle. Upon making this discovery
the society's agent not only sued the milk
shake dispenser for perjury, but pushed all
the suits for Sunday selling against him in
Alderman Carlisle's Office. In four of these
Squire Carlisle fined Martin S25 and costs
each day before yesterday.
Yesterday morning Martin commenced to
return compliments. He sued Mark Wis
hart and Ed P. Hasson, Law and Order
detectives, for acting as detectives without
licenses. Hasson was admitted to bail in the
sum of $780, but Mark Wishart was hurried
off to Jail. He remained there one hour and
20 minutes before his release on bail. J.W.
Houston became his security. Attorney
Yost says that Houston was there in Alder
man McKenna's office when the constable
arrived with Mark, and that he offered bail
at once, but the clerk, making the excuse
that the alderman was absent, refused to
take bail, and sent Wishart to prison. Mr..
Yost was sent for, and he raised fuss, the
clerk finally accepting the bail. Mr.. Yos'
says the Law and Order detective license
does not expire for another year yet.
OTHER CASES HANDLED.
In the hearing before Alderman Carlisle
A. S. Kaercher, the Allegheny druggist,
was fined S25 and costs for selling last Sun
day, as was also VIM. Quinn, who sells
lemonade at the Casino entrance. Quinn
had had friendly suit entered against him
before Alderman Nolan and paid his fine.
The transcript showed that the suit had moi
been properly brought and Captain Wishart
had another charge entered, and Quinn was
| fined SIS and costs second time. Three
| photographers, whose names were not dl'
| yulged, were fined the usual amount fol
taking pictures on Sunday. A cigar dealer
named Fallen, on Penn avenue, near the
Point, also paid the penalty. Martin and
Kaercher will appeal.
Attorney VIM. Yost paid to the County
Treasurer, during the month ofJuly, -. .0S7
The money is the county's half of the tne:
imposed in civil suits tor selling oleomar
| garine brought by the agents Of the Law
and Order Society. The other half OF the
fines went to the informers.