Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-15
HE SUED THE SQUIRE.
Alderman Brinker Arrested Last
Night on Martins Information.
WORLDLY EMPLOYMENT CHARGED.
A Very Animated Personal CollOquy Pre-.
ceded the Arrest.
BIG BAIL FORFEITED TO MNULTY

"Milkshake" Martin gave Alderman
Brinker Roland for his Oliver last night.
The doughty dealer in the cheering and
Misunderstanding fluid has evidently become
tired of being stamped upon by the Law
and Order League. The hearing of Martin
on the information made before Alderman
Brinker, last Sunday, was as lively an epi-
sode as could be imagined. 1t had been set
for 8 O'Clock, and at that hour q motley
crowd had packed the Office to the doors.
"Milkshake" arrived promptly attended
by his attorney General Blakely. The pair
bowed stifiy to the Squire, and the latter
stated that the hearing in the case had been
continued a week.
whats that for?" said "Milkshake"
angrily.
"You have no right to continue the case
without the consent of the defendant" said
General Blakely.
Alderman Brinker said again that the
case was continued, and "Milkshake" in
quired whether the Law and Order League
had been over fixing the thing with the
Squire" Martin then demanded his dis
charge, as he was there ready for trial, and
there was no case against him. He repeated
his demand for trial or discharge and Alder
man B-inker again refused to proceed, at
the same time demanding that Martin re-
new his bail for hearing next Wednesday
on the same charge. Martin said he'd see
the Squire further. General Blakely then
advised Martin to leave the Office, which he
was about to do, when Alderman Brinker
considerably excited said:
''If you leave this Office I'll have you AZ
rested.'
General Blakeley faced Brinker, saying:
"You arrest him and I'll make it warm for
you."
The crowd gaped at the wordy warriors,
and the Alderman was pale with anger.
Martin and General Blakely then left the
Office unhindered.
THEY SUED BRINKER.
The two gentlemen then walked down to
Alderman McNulty's Office, and entered an
information against Alderman Brinker for
worldly employment on Sunday. consisting
in receiving an information against John
A. Martin for worldly employment in SELL
ing unlawful fluids on Sunday. Alderman
McNulty gravely received the information,
and dispatched his constable to Alderman
Brinker, who was shortly fetched in, to the
great evident amusement of Mr.. Martin and
his attorney. Alderman McNulty read the
charge carefully to his brother Alderman,
and the latter offered $500 bail, which
proved acceptable, meantime protesting that
he had pot violated the Sunday law.
when do you want the hearing to take
k.-op II r.
Nulty.
Friday evening"" said Mr. Martin.
81 have some hearings on that evening
and it will discommode me to be present
here" said Alderman Brinker. 4
"You don't worry much about discommod-
ing me-" said "Milkshake" sarcastically.
"Oh, well; make it Friday and I'll be
here" Then The bail bonds were signed,
amid a crossfre of personalities little too
strong to look well ins print followed, after
which the oral combatants parted for the
evening.
Alderman Brinker said when seen by o
reporter: "Yes, took the information on
Sunday because I believed had right to
do so. The warrant for Martins arrest was
not issued until Monday, however. hold
the action was perfectly legal. Well see
about the legal status OF the thing next Fri
day evening"
A MYSTERIOUS BOOK.
Mr.. Martin showed, in a somewhat mys-
terious manner, a tat notebook which con-
tanned, he claimed, a list of parties who had
been more or less phlebotomized by the de- |
tectives of the Law and Order League. He |
showed a newspaper man one OF the entries |
which purported that Mrs. Conway. of the |
Eighth ward. had paid an Alderman |
$50 on account to settle a suit, and that the |
woman had not been able to get receipt |
for the money.
Mr.. Martin was last night asked by an
other reporter for a list he is said to have in |
his possession containing names of people |
who are alleged to have settled with sundry |
Aldermen for a consideration, but he re-
fused to give it, saying that publication
would be premature. He stated that it had |
been gotten through some city officials, and
that there would be music by and by, or
words to that effect
The hearing last evening before Alderman
McNulty was izzle. M. W. Wishart, E.
P. Hesser and j. P. Young, against whom
Martin made informations for acting as de-
tectives without licenses, did not appear.
Their names were called three times and
Alderman McNulty declared their bail for
feited. James w. Morton was the surety |
for 81 900 in each case. The Alderman said |
that he would issue warrants for the arrest |