The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-11
COUNCIL AGAINST HIM.
MAYOR M'DoNoUGH REVERSED IN
EIGHT LIQUOR GASES.

Recent Police Court Convictions.
Fines Cut One-Half In Two Cases and
the imprisonment and Revocation Of
License Clauses Stricken Out OF Nc
Brides Sentence-The Others Dis
missed Entirely-Informer Hughes
Character held Up to the Light of
Dsy-Attorneys Denounce Him as
Perjurer-Crowds IN Attendance at
the Trials.
The city council, after a session lasting
from o'clock yesterday afternoon till
nearly midnight, with the exception OF an
hour and half for supper, completed its
work as an appellate court with a record Of
eight complete reversals of Mayor Nc
Donough's decisions and the partial sus-
tanning of three others.
The meeting was called 20 consider the
appeals of the parties recently convicted by
Mayor McDonough on charges Of violating
the Sunday saloon ordinance, and it at
Sracted one of the greatest crowds OF specs
tators that has ever been within the pre-
cincts Of the chamber.
The friends of the persons charged with
offending against the law were out in force.
ana there was but little standing room TO
spare. Eminent counsel occupied seats
within the bar, and everything would have
indicated to an uniformed person that
issues Of great importance were to be passed
upon by the city fathers.
The members Of the board present, be-
sides Mayor McDonough, were Aldermen
Bailey. Harmon, Mcclure Myers. Cam,
Haines. Charlton, O'Brien and Carson.
The first case taken up was that Of ]. F.
Lubs, who was fined $40 by Mayor Nc
Donough July IL for having his barroom
open Sunday, July 10. Tue first witness
called was Policeman Murkens. who placed
Lubs on the docket. Murkens stated that he
was sitting on the steps about 10 o'clock on
the Sunday morning in question and saw
negroes constantly passing in and out Of
Lubs' place. He went over 70
investigate and met Lubs coming
out, and also the negroes. Lubs asked the
officer not to put him on the docket, and
wanted to talk to him about 1t. He de-
clined TO promise Lubs anything. He first
asked Lubs when he entered the place Tor a
piece Of tobacco.
HAD TO BE ALL RIGHT.
"Are you all right" asked Lubs'
'No, am not all right" Murkens re-
piled.
Hon. F. G. duBignon, who represented
Lubs, cross questioned the witness.
Mr.. duBignon wanted to know from Muir
kens If he owed Lubs grocery bill, which
he contracted in 1888, and also borrowed
money. Murkens declined TO acknowledge
thus.
G. W. Ford (colored) was the next witness
Ford testified that he went into Lubs' house
during the morning TO see about the store
keepers horse, which he had promised 30
take out that day. The house Is connected
with the bar. but Ford did not 20 into the
bar. He met Officer Murkens outside, but
as he was not in uniform, paid no attention |
to him.
John Gill testified he live near Lubs and
frequently visits him on Sundays, but never
saw the barroom open.
Lubs made statement, saying that he
had been in business since 1877 and had
never been on the docket nor called into
question for any offense of any kind. He
did not know why Officer MurRens should
put him on the docket unless it was because
he owed him a bill, which he had been
dunning him for. Murkens came to his
to buy piece of tobacco.
A THREAT TO FIX HIM.
Lubs said he refused him and Murkens
Mr.. duBignon made a brief review of the
evidence, showing that it was insufficient
Ia fact, If proved true that the front door
Of the grocery was open that did not prove
that the bar In the rear was opened.
Mr.. Cam moved that the case be dis
missed and the decision Of the mayor be not
sustained. Alderman Bailey seconded the
motion. The motion was carried unani-
mously aud the crowd in the rear OF the
room applauded when the result was an
nounced.
1.-The next case Ia that OF James Mcbride
said Mayor McDonough. The defendant
promptly came forward. There were three
charges against him. On the first he had
been fined 500 and thirty days in jail,
supplemented by a revocation OF license,
and on each of the other two charges he
had been fined 800.
j. J. Lacey was first sworn. He testified
that on June IL a man named Hughes asked
him to have a drink. They went into
McfEidefs place at Habersham and Bay
streets and had bottle of beer. He saw
three colored men IN the bar and Mrs.
the beer from Mcbride. Then they went
in Richard Whalen's place and had a couple
of beers each. After coming out of
Whalens saloon Hughes proposed the
drinks again, and suggested that they go
back to McBrides. Lacey said he agreed
ana bney went there and had more beer,
The witness said he had not drank anything
since that Sunday.
Mr.. duBignon wanted to know from
Lacey If it was true that he had been dis
charged from McDonough 81 Co.'s mill
about that time and recently taken back.
The witness said he had not been discharged
but had left the mill on three different occa-
sions and returned again.
HUGHES STORY.
Hughes was next sworn. He said he was
in Act3rtdeh place on June - aud had a
bottle OF beer. He bought the beer from
Mcbride. IL was between IL aud 10 o'clock.
Mayor McDonough asked Hughes If he
the mayor or any one else, had ever said
anything to him about acting as a detect
i've or doing work for the city of such
character, and the witness replied in the
negative.
Alderman Mcclure asked him IL be had
ever received any pay for his work, and the
witness said be had not.
Hughes said he had been in McBride's
az Ain on Sunday, july 10. He stated that he
had put Mcbride on the docket because he
thought it would be a benefit to himself.
AS long as Mcbride kept his saloon open he
would spend all bis money there. Hughes
said he was a broom maker and he has
been here about year.
The witness was sharply questioned IL he
had ever received any Compensation for re-
porting the violations but he persisted that
he had never received any Toopau Co.. his