The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-02
THIRTY DAYS AND FINED.
M'BRIDEs PENALTY FOR SUNDAY
ILIQUOR SELLING.

The Mayor Inh!cts the Extreme Pun
ishment for Third Violation of the
Law-The Case App called TO the City
Council-The Testimony Upon Which
Mcbride Yves Convicted - Officer
Kavanaugh's Statement.
James Mcbride was before Mayor Nc
Donough yesterday morning for the third
time charged with violating the Sunday
law, and was given the full penalty. 800
and thirty days in Jail. Mcbride gave bond
and appealed the case to the city council,
and it will be tried before that body to-
night. w. W. Chisholm. ESQ, represented
the defendant.
There was big crowd Of saloonkeepers
present at the trial in the police court. The
witnesses for the city were Officer Kava-
naugh aud Julius Haines and Abram Fra
zier, two colored men. Officer KaYanaugh
testified that while be was aboard the
steamer Ethel last Sunday Haines
approached him aud asked him
il he knew where he could
that no one could got whisky on Sunday,
but Haines said if he would give him %
cents he could get it. The officer gave him
25 cents, and Haines afterward told him he
got whisky at McBride's.
SwoRE HE BOUGHT WHISKY.
Haines swore that he purchased q gill
Of whisky from Mrs. Mcbride and paid
Is cents for it. He said he was admitted
inro the house by Mcbride and went through
the dining room into the bar, the door of
which was ajar.
Frazier corroborated Haines', statement,
and said that he was along with him when
he got the whisky and that Officer KAY
anaugh had given Haines the money to
buy 1t.
Both negroes swore positively that they
turned to the left to get into the saloon after
entering the Houston street door, but couu-
sci for Mcbride proved that this was an inl-
possibility because the bar is on the right of
that entrance. Halnes' character was i'm
peached by Mate OHare of the Ethel, who
swore that the negro had at One time stolen
money, which he derived from the sale of
hides given him by one of the steamers
hands to dispose of. Haines Admitted the
larceny after trust, bat said it didn't make
any difference what he had stolen, he had
Cotton liquor at McBride's place. Sunday.
Both negroes were also positive about the
time, saying it was 2:l5 o'clock when they
came out OF the saloon.
M'BRIDE's STATEMENT
Mcbride swore that he never let either
Haines or Frazier into his house, that the
saloon was locked all day and the key up
stairs, and that liquor was sold.
Robert Lane, a white man, who boards
at McBride's, testified that he was eating
dinner at the time Haines and Frazier
claimed to have gotten the liquor, and that
No. a l. Al
of the bar. He was positive that the negroes
were not in the place nor was the bar open
James Taylor and Frank Quinley. both
white men, oorroborated Lanes testimony,
and Patrick Kearney swore that he was In
McBride's house all day and that the sa-
loon had never been opened, nor had
Haines and Frazier been around.
NEGRO BOYS STORY.
a negro boy who is employed on the
Ethel, testified that Officer Kavanaugh had
dollar changed on the, steamer, paid him
| cents he owed him for carrying water-
melon up town aud gave Haines 45 cents.
Hatnes, be said. then left the steamer, but
came back after a short while and lost the
a cssts gambling e. The ths boy stated also
had saId Il he Would 20 and get liquor and
tell hiai about it he tHRiues) would get 49,
At the Conclusion, of the testimony Mr..
Chisholm. made a Short speech, holding
that IN view Of the TACT that Haines'
character had been iuip eached, Officer Kav-
apalkh not knowing, anything about the
case 81 his own knowledge, and four white
men having sworn posltiYel thas McBride's
place had been closed. his client should be
acquitted.
| Mayor McDonough. however, didn't
accept Mr.. Chisbolm's view of the situation,
and stated Ia passing sentence that had not
| McBride's license been already revoked he
would attach that az a part of the punish
| ment.
| Mcbride 10 the first person who has been
| given the full penalty of the law by MAYO.
| McDonough, and the trial of the appeal by
council will be an interesting affair, and NO
doubt will attract big crowd to the meet.
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