The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-18
PUT UNDER HEAVYFIN
TIE MAYOR DEALS SEVERELY
WITH SABBATH BREAKERS.

Five SeloonkeeperS Fined 500
Apiece for Keeping Open Sunday
Grocer Houlihsn Plays in Hard
Luck-An East Broad Street Bar
keeper Got Even with by a Spite
full Wing Ching Lee Talks
Chinese to the Mayor.
Mayor McDonough had big information
docket yesterday morning, and the vio-
lators Of the Sunday law were dealt with
in severe manner.
Mrs Celia Walsh was charged by Officer
Christie with keeping open her barroom at
Bryan and Farm streets Sunday. She de-
MED the charge. but tho evidence was too
conclusive. she having bean reported by { 40
policemen besides Officer Christie. Mayor
McDonouKh gave Mrs. Walsh q brief
lecture and fined her 800.
Patrick ButtImer foolishly allowed liquor
to be sold from his barroom to the negro
gamblers who were arrested by Officer
smith Sunday afternoon. Hannibal Fagins,
one OF the gang, appeared as a witness and
detailed how he secured the whisky from
buttimers place. Buttimer denied any
knowledge of the sale, claiming that he had
the keys OF the bar upstairs. Fagins was
positive in his statement and Mayor Nc
Donough dned Buttimer 500.
GROCER HoULIHAN IN BAD LUCK.
Thomas Houlihan, who was fined 500 for
selling whisky on Sunday, Feb, 8, was fined
q like amount yesterday morning on another
charge. When Houlihan was fined first he
was given until II o'clock to pay up or have
his license revoked He didn't come to time,
and when Mayor McDonough IN
dertook to revoke the license,
"a he
The mayor then ordered him placed on the
docket for carrying on business without
license, and yesterday morning he fined
him the sum above stated, and in case OF
failure 20 pay by 10 O'Clock, ordered him
confined in jail for thirty days. An officer
with commitment was sent after Houli-
han, but he paid the fine rather than be i'm
prisoned. Heulihan has also to pay the
original fine of 800, and Mayor McDonough
issued an execution against him yesterday
afternoon. Houlihan will also have to take
out liquor license to continue business
which makes the matter rather costly one
for him.
GOT EVEN WITH A sALooNKEEPER.
John A. Fratas keeps a barroom at Jones
and East Broad, and he continued selling
liquor in spite Of Mayor McDonough's
warning. Last Sunday was just once too
often for his own good, however. In dis
brother in black determined to get revenge
| by reporting Fratas, which he did to Officer
W. Fl. Smith. Yesterday morning there
were three negroes in court to testify against
him. Fratas denied the charge and said the
whole affair was put up job, but Mayor
McDonough didn't see it in that light, and
| fined him $780,
J. H. SEMINARS and J. H. Laukeman were
reported by Officer Murphy for keeping
| hg
business is at Jones and Wilson streets
Both men requested Mayor McDonough to
| continue the case until this morning, in
order that they might have an opportunity
Of consulting an attorney. The mayor
granted their request, as he is willing to
give persons every possible chance to dis
prove charges brought against them.
| FINED AND GIVEN WARNING.
| John ii. LANCE keeps a grocery and bar
at the corner of Price and York street lane,
which is the loaing place of some of the
worst female characters In the city. Re
| spectacle people living in the neighborhood
have repeatedly complained of the nuisance,
but there was no abatement. Saturday
night humber of them congregated
there as usual, and amused themselves
| by using ribald oaths and acting in
an otherwise disorderly manner. Officer r.
w. Baughn put Lange on the information
docket, and yesterday morning Mayor Nc
| Douough fined him S25, and gave him a
severe lecture about allowing such conduct
in his place of business. He warned him
that If he were brought up again on a
| similar charge he would abate the nuisance
by revoking his license.
WING CHIN LEES TALE OF WOE.
| Wing Chin Lee, who keeps Chinese va
| riety store on Broughton, near jefferson
street, was reported by Officer 8. NJ. Davis
for having his place open Sunday. Wing
explained to the mayor that he had no
other way to get out but by the front door,
and that he only opened it to go to Sunday
school. Mayor McDonough fined Lee
50, and the meek-eyed celestial
asked in surprise if he was
fined for going to Sunday school The
mayor told him that the fine was for open
ing his store. Wing Chin inquired how he
was going to get out of mis- place on Sun.
day if he couldn't open his front door
Mayor McDonoqgh told him, jokingly, tc
go out through tine chimney or any other
way except the front entrance The mayor
however, will have the Chinaman's story
investigated, and if he is found to have told
the truth the fine will probably be re-
mitted.
w. NJ. Hubbard, green grocer at Pric,
and Jones streets, was fined $40 for keeping
open Sunday.
James +. Gillins (colored), for keeping
open his store at zubly and st. Gaul streets
was fined S.
George Athen opened his store at the
corner of jefferson and Charlton streets fol-
some purpose, and he paid S. for the priv
lege.
Delaney jerks, a negro, who operates ,
cook shop at Bryan and Farm streets, die
not think the law affected his business, anc
opened up as usual on Sunday. Delaney
however, changed his mind yesterday
morning when Mayor McDonough finet
him S..
A MURDERER'S TRIAL PUT OFF.
Ben Arkwrlght's Case Goes Over OF
Account OF an Error In Indictment.