Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-25
FIFTH EDITION


$3.50 tnS c"ees Against thn
saloon Keepers Ter violation OF NV, INV
iiquor laws were to be heard this mnsn'
ihs had The effect Of drawing Nm ,,o
morse cr,wd which packed avery bart Al
Jnd2e Ball took his seat shortly alta.
y O'Clock and tie court was J,c,srs,
open BY Spstlal 0iileer Weld ..
Michael Coiloquen and Michael N.
venscn. two Italians, were PLACED IN ~.
dock charged with being drunk s,S S
hGltlnR at Front aud Market street, w.
teFday afternoon. The evidence shovel
that tho men went into a restaurant kan,
ny 40 Italian aud called for something IA
cal, which they refused to pay for
alteration ensuad. during which tha
counter was upset. They were each tnaJ
% and costs. >''N" ""''
Daniel Collins was lack again CHARGED
with dfunktnness, and the Judge sen,
enceu nun TO pay fine OF So aud cosi,.
John James IVES charged with bcln,
trunk and stopping people on the ,,re,t'
Goals. a''
JOIN Clark, who has frequently Leo,
before the court, wa, agaiu srrsi,neJ
charged with drunkenness, and sen.
fenced to pay fine Of 81 and coats.
Six hard-looKing specimens NJ br.
mainly were placed III the dock and
Officer Sherer testiflcd that he wa, IN.
formed by q lady that they WIRE ii H..
habit Of sleeping in barn near Lrs
house, 10 the suburbs OF the city and In.
sulting her whenever she pa;,rI ThoN
Judge ssid he was at loss to know vii,
TO do with them, as 1t seemed Ihe sbsr,,
would not enforce the yaerant act AM,
make them work.
City Solicitor Turner said IL wss nn
the fault oil the couv. that the law W,
not enforced, and Walter IL. Have
Esq., who occupied set within M,
bar, suggeated, soto voc., that they ID
held until three more are capturel' anil
tien mako base ball nine with them.
They were committed until tomorrow
morning.
The liquor cases were then taken I'm,
and Margaret Bscop was arrai.ncd on
four iuiormatlons, charging her with
violating the liquor law by bel lug vita.
out q license. She was represented bp
| William +. Lyman, Eco, aud throug,
him plcsded guilty to three charges ant
was ilaed $50 and costa on each The
City Solicitor entered nollc pros 90 tho
fourth cha"ge.
Henry 4. Pusey, of Lancaster avsnu,
and Scott street, pleaded guilty to selling
without . licenGe, aud was lined s5o aud
costs.
The case Of Joseph Nehcr IN. WI
liam I. Griener. tradisg as Neaer =
Grteuer, was called, when Water II
Hayes, ESQ, who Appeared Tor then
raised the question OF The jurisdiction {
the Court 10 try case Of violation 0! th
liquor laws whore the parties chaigs
have u license.
Judge Ball said that this question la
been raised before, and that Judge Gus
Minis, and also the upper court had d
cided that the Municipal Court had fl
Jurisdiction IN all such cnses.
Mr.. Hayes, however, insisted on In
ing bis plea filed, and then said Le W
ready to proceed.
, Harry Chapman and Hugh Fox, I
eo-called Philadelphia detectives, W
have been working up these cases, WI
: called, but they did not answer. TIL
however, wac nothing more than v
expected, - It was reported several d.
ago that they had waited upon some
| the accused and offered to enter into
engagements that they would not 10
hand when wanted, but whether or
this is 90 10 not known. stiIl, It Is I
tain that they were not present
morning.
Judge Rail said that he had receive
= letter from Fox's mvther stating tnit
10 very Ill with the measles, but CT
Swiggett said that he had information
the contrary, and had every reason
:, believe the witnesses had been tampe
with and induced to leave town.
Mr.. Hayes, after hurrisd consul
- ton with his clisnts, said that he wIs
It understood that he know moth
4 about these witnesses, and that
: clients had assured him they had nc
ing whatever to do with getting them
leave town. He wanted the reporters
make q note OF this fact, a. he did
wish the imPression to 60 out that
would take any part or be concerned
anything oil the kind.
He was present to defend these m
:. and while he doubted the JurisdictloI
II the court 10 hear the cases, WAS ready
- go to trial.
e. Mr.. Turner said that ~ these witnet
were not present he could not 20 abe
and asked that tho cases be poetpol
until o O'Clock Tuesday morning. I
was agreed to In all but the case
Philip Deery, which was dismisssd.
II Is understood that the Law q
= Order Society disclaim any particlpas
\ In this matter, and one Of the atlorn'
10 engaged In these cases said to rspres'
- tative OF the REPUBLICAN that In
m opinion the whole matter Is nothing mo
* than . piece of blackmsilinR, In VIM
4. certain parties, some Of whom res'ue
~ this city, have been engaged Tor W
n, time.
" 1t 10 known tina. two men who res
IL here have FOL. eome time been MAXIM
e good thing out Of the liquor sellers by
q ducing them to sell liquor to DO Va
at away from the premises and then thI'
ening them with prosecution nnlsss
. paid them sums varying from CIV 70
u each, the latter amount being deush
. and the former accepted when no
r. could be obtained. These men are
known and It 10 possible that they
iyet be prosecuted for blackmail.