Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04
INMATES OF SOLDIERS, HOME.
Is 1t q Violation Of the Law to Sell Liquor
tv Them?

In the Police Court, Judge Miller today the
case Of James Gallagher, charged with selling
liquor to soldiers inmates Of the Soldiers Home)
was resumed, Mr.. Dumont prosecuting and
Mir. G. Maurice Smith for the defendant There
were no disputed facts, the question being
whether an inmate of the home ia a soldier
under the provisions and meaning of the law.
MIR. Smith claimed that the law applied to the
soldiers in active service; that a discharged
soldier was mere civilian and that the inmates
OF the "home" were not affected by the law.
The court said man may be soldier and yet
not be in active service.
Mr.. Smith said il would be establishing
precedent which would have a terrible effect
on the community for the court to decide this
case against his client. as men might 60 around
and ruin any ones business.
ON THE SAME FOOTING AZ SOLDIERS N ACTIVE
SERVICE.
Mr.. Dumont for the prosecution said he
agreed with Mr.. Smith that man to be really
a soldier must be in active service, but that By
the rules and laws governing the Soldiers
Home 1t is distinctly stated that inmates OF the
Soldiers Home shall be on the same footing as
men actually in active service and shall be
governed by the rules Of war. The laws of tie
District must be carried out. said Mr.. Dumont
and here was q breach Of the law and the
offender must be punished. when a man
enters the home he subjects himself to the
army regulations and as a soldier in every
sense"
JUDGE MILLER SAID
that where police regulation came in contact
with an ordinance of Congress the ordinance
of course stood The whole question was
whether an inmate Of the home was a soldier
Once before he had decided that an inmate of
the home was a soldier. The question
a Wus mol nod IN
the length that it had been now
and besides the manner in which the soldiers
were trapped into the saloon by policeman in
disguise must be considered. Il will reserve
my decision for a time" were the words of the
judge, which for the time closed the case.
Arrival Of Justice Brewer.
d. j. Brewer, the newly appointed United
States Supreme Court justice, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, arrived at the Arno
from Leavenwerth. Kan, this morning. Justice
Brewer will take his seat on the Supreme bench
Monday. The ceremony of swearing in is sim
pie. He win meet the chief justice and ASSOC
ciate justices in the robing room of the court
and will there put on the toga OF Office. He
will then proceed with them to the court ROOM
where the oath Of Office will be administered
He will then take his seat at the extreme left of
the chief justice and Justice Lamar Will move
over to the other eud Of the beuch.
Justice Brewer this afternoon, in company
with the Attorney General and Associate JUS
tice Field called on the President
Real Estate Matters.
H. J. Gray has bought for $4,000 of VIM.
Gait square 9Sl, between II. 1. 18th and 18th
streets northeast.
C. E. Blunt has bought Of z. T. Sewers for
&12. 500 part lot 8, square l5s. fronting 80 feet
inches on Massachusetts, avenue between 18th
and 18th streets northwest.
2. P. Gunion has bought of c. G. Schneider
for 1880 sub lot IS, square 366, 20 by 100 feet
o between 9Th and 10th streets northwest
L. Sargent has bought of ID. b. Croft for
SO, $50, part "a. square s64, fronting is feet on
between 9th and 7th streets northeast.
A. Fisher has bought of W. L Weller ct al,
for SIS, 500, and sold to ]. Sondheim and b. Solo
mon, for a nominal consideration, lot ~ and
parts 81 and o. square s7S, rs by "a feet, at the
corner of 6 end 9Th streets southeast.
Q. I. Caldwell has bought for IS, 500 of Geo.
E. Hamilton sub ll6 50. 362-19$< by 9215 feet
on corner OF 10th and streets northwest
]. Darby Thompson has bought for $1,000 of
o. E. Duffey lot II, block 5, LIE Droit Park.
J. H. Click has bought of W. Danenhower
sub $50, SO. ALT by l04Ix feet on Il between
Marion and 9th street northwest.