Evening journal., 1890-04-29
LAST EDITION
LIQUOR SELLERS FINED.
EFFECTIVE WORK OF DETECTIVE
KLoBERGER.

Selling on sunday Giving Away on
That Dav And Selling BY the Bottle.
$50 Costs in Each Case.
The liquor cases which have been
postponed several times, were heard
before j. Frank Ball in the Municipal
Court this morning. All the persons
against whom imformations were filed
pleaded guilty. The testimony of the de-
tectives was heard
Michael r. Bakey was the first case,
charged with selling liquor on Sunday at
the northeast corner of Front and Wal
nut streets. His attorney, Walter /
Hayes, Esq. filed plea of jurisdiction.
The pea was overruled. Augustus |
Gardner was the 6rst witness. he testi- |
fed that on Sunday, April &, he was IN |
Bakey's saloon and woman was tend |
ing bar. Witness asked for and |
received whiskey for which Harry Chap |
man paid. Hugh f. Fox took them there. |
The time was o'clock in the evening. |
Witness lives in Philadelphia and is a |
travelling salesman by profession. He |
came here on Thursday, April 3, and |
went away April IA. He called on James |
Megary on one occasion TO sell carpet. |
Besides selling carpet he was engaged in |
looking into violations of the liquor |
laws.
Later in the session Mr.. Hayes stated |
that Michael R.. Bakey asked that his
case be re opened, the plea of jurisdic
tion would be withdrawn and plea Of
guilty entered. This was accepted and
Bakey was fined 500 and costs.
Hugh F. Fox was called. He testified
that he never met Gardner to his best
knowledge, did not take him into Bakey's
saloon, did not know Chapman by name.
Harry Chapman testified that Fox took
him and Gardner 20 Bakey's saloon on
Sunday, Hpril g. They met Fox on Mar
ket street. The bar room was crowded
with people. Witness paid for the
drinks He knows Bakey, and saw him
in the saloon. His business was to search
out such cases. On cross-examination
witness said his real name was Chapman
Kloberger, and he was from Norwood,
Delaware county, Pa. He was re sworn.
Mr.. Hayes asked him who employed him,
but Judge Ball told him not to answer
the question. This closed the case for
the state.
Mr.. Hayes, for the defence stated that
the State would have to prove that
Bakey was licensed dealer. Mr.. Turner
stated that the plea of jurisdiction en-
tered by the defence admitted that the
prisoner had a license, under affidavit.
If necessary, he could easily prove the
license. Mr.. Hayes held that as the
State had closed, there was no case
against Bakey, and asked that he be dis
charged. Mr. Turner asked that an at
tachment be issued for Clerk Osborne of
the Superior Court, to prove the license.
Judge Ball said that the admission of the
defence would have to be considered as a
part and parcel of the case. He there
fore fined Michael r. Bakey 800 and
costs.
The case of Manuel Richenberger,
charged with selling liquor on Sunday on
two inf3rmations, was taken up, the
prisoner pleading not guilty. w. T.
Lyman, Esq, represented him. Then his
and entered one of guilty in one case
Richenberger was fined $50 and tosts.
Harry Kienle, No. 106 East Third
street, was charged with selling liquor
on Sunday He pleaded not guilty and
Chapman Kloberger testified that he
bought liquor there on February 8. A
man named Ford was there. He stayed
there an hour. On cross examination by
Mr.. Lyman he said he had been q detec-
tive for ten years.
The case against Kienle was reopened
later and his fine was reduced to $50
Two charges were entered agai nst
James Brown. No. 107 West Fourth
street, for selling on Sunday. John Biggs
represented him. He pleaded guilty to
one charge and was fined $50 and costs,
the other charge was nolle pressed.
Mr. Lyman produced a card purporting
: to be the business card of Chapman
Kloberger, dealer in diamonds, watches,
etc, and asked the detective about it.
hloberger said that he used that card in
case in Philadelphia. and it had nothing
to do with the present cases. The wit
ness evidence was unshaken. Harry
Kienle was fined $100 and costs.
Joseph Neher and William T. Greiner
charged with giving away liquor on Sun
day, were represented by Walter Il
Hayes. He stated that the detective
went into their saloon and tried to buy
liquor. but they refused After three
such refusals, they gave him glass Of
beer, which is a violation of TIE law
hloberger stated to Mr. Turner that sucI
were the facts. A fine OF $50 and costs
was imposed
Mary A. Reynolds, on the charge o.
selling liquor on Sunday, was fined k5l
and costs; James Thornton was charged
with selling LIQUOR in a bottle. HI
pleaded guilty, Mr.. Hayes stating thai
Mr.. Thornton kept q good place and hat
given orders that no liquor be sold un-
lawfully. The states evidence was that
the liquor was not bought from Mr.
TherntOn personally. but from one Of hi
employees A fine Of $50 and costs was
imposed
There were two informations agains
Charles T. Walther He pleaded guilt,
to one the other was nolle pressed, ant
he was fined $50 and COSTS
Three informations ware fled agains
z. G. Bourbon. He pleaded guilty to on
and was fined $50 and costs. The Other
charges were nolle pressed.