Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-01
snssArIos IN ran LIoUoR rnIALs
Statements Implying TauipertnE
With she states Witnesses Who
Cannot be- Found.


statements Implying Tauipering
with she states Witnesses Who
Cannot be Found.
The trial of the liquor Gases at the oity
hall Friday morning attracted an very
large crowd. Tho i1f9rmstions in the
various cases were furnished by the Law
aud Order Society Of this city, through
their agents, who, for the past month or
1.-TWO, have been secretly watching the
saloons for any infraetion OF the liquor
law.
A profound sensation developed IN the
later part of the triAls Friday morning
Tuesday.
through certain statements made by the
city solicitor to the couEt, when Mr. Tar
ner said that The chief prosecuting wit.
pesses were absent, they could not be
found, and be had reason to suspect that
they had been tempered with.
The numerous defendants were repre-
sented by their attorneys, including
Messrs William T. Lyman, Walter
Hayes, Levi O. Bird and Frank Biggs.
Deputy Attorney general Henry g. Tur-
ner prosecuted for tho State, and Charles
q. Guysr WIS present 10 make verbatim
shorthand reports Of certain OF the Gases.
The defendants were AichAei BAkgy,
Front and Walnut streets, caargad with
selling liquor on Sunday; ArB. Margaret
Bacon, No. West Fourth street, selling
liquor without license; Fsstsri ! G..
Bourbon and William II. Wh.toratt,
United States Hotel, ceiling by bottle 10
be drunk Of the premises; Joseph Nahel
and W. 7. Greiner, No. 4O5 King street,
selling liq1or on Sunday; james : hornioni
Second and FTenoh streets selling liquor
by bottle TO be drnrk 90 the premises;
Mary A. Reynolds, Water gad Kiag
streets, same charge as the orayiaus Nc;
Harry Keinis, Ihird and KING streets,
selling liquor on Sunday; dsRry 4.
= Pussy, Lancaster avenue and 9cott street,
selling liquor without license; Philip
Deery, Jackson and Pleasant streets, soil
ing liquor vitiou license; Manuel r oh.
enberger (Sbarp'a Llots!), selling liquor
on Sunday; Charles I. Waltuer Fourth
and Adams streets, selling liquor sun
day; James Brown, No. lgI " est Fourth
street (Bnll'I Head Aotsl), selling liquor
on Sunday.
The fist casc called vas that OF Mrs.
Margaret Bacon, charged with selling
liquor without iitense. W, r. Lyman
Esd, appeared for Mrs. BaCoa. There
p
The defendant oleaied ga.lty to three OF
them. Judge Bsll sentenced her % pay
hns of $50 and costa in each count aa
provided by ordinance. City Solicitor
Turner entered nol,s prosauGi in the
fourth information.
Henry E. Easey OF Lancaster avenue
and Scott streets pleaded guilty 70 selling
liquor witsout license. Tie haa was
$50 and coBtB
Joseph Nsher and william 7. GseipsI
were charged with selling yqa5t on sun
day. Waiter Hayes, Esq, appeared sad
raised the question q the cnuri's juri4
election. he claimed thot thig conrt hgi
not tinAl Jurisdiction in cases Of licenga5
dealers charged with breaking the law
Judge Ball did not agree with caunasu'
opinion and reminded Mr.. Hayes Of
former decision Of the city Judge whet
he CJudge Bald was deputy state prose
eator and Lewis q, Vandegrii: raised III,
plea Of no jurisdiction in certain liquU
cases broughI Mp before the municlpa
court. Judge Ball acted at that tim
under the advice Of the attorney genera
and Judge Cunminq, the pres ding Judge
decided that the court possessed lusiadic
ton Ia the premises.
City Solicitor Turner then imforme
the court that he could not proceed i
this case Rs the States witnesses are OF
sent. They cannot BIZ found anywhere
He added that 1t is believed the witnes-e
had been tempered with, Mr. Iurne
referred to certain kilograms inst receive
by Chief Swggett which strengthene
the suspicion and led him to think this
the witnesses Harry Chapman, H1g
Fox and others lad been inteEfeTed Wit
TO prevent their appearance at cCurt.
MIR. Hayes declared emphgtioally tho
his clients, nassis. Eeher AM Greinel
nor he (Mr. Hayes knows snythin
whatever in regard to the absent wi
nessss. Ths ciiy solicitor SAID he al
not intend any implication against then
Judge Bail appeared des,roUg Of givir
serious attention to the implied ohargt
of tamperinR with the Stats witnesse
Discussion IN the case terminated In /
poatment to Tuesday next
Ihe cases OF Michael Bakey, Bonrds
i Whi,craft, Jaugs Thornton Mary
Reynolds, Harry Klenle, Manael BIC
enber9er, Charles T. Walter and Js4
Brown were aIao postponed for mai
In the case q PHILIP BEurg City sgii
itor Turner entered plea OF uoi
prosequt.