The morning news., 1892-02-21
A DRY SUNDAY AHEAD.
THE SOLICITOR GENERALS WARN
ING TO OBSERVE TaE Law.

The Barber Shops, Cigar and Fruit
Stands to Be Closed and the Drug
Stores to Sell Only "Necesssries. "
The Saloons Supposed to Be Closed
Anyway-The Trial OF the First of
the Indicted Fruit Dealers Results in
An AcQuittaL
To-day will be the dryest Sunday in
Savannah In years, speaking from the
standpoint Of the inner man. Barber shops,
cigar stores and fruit stores viii be closed,
as well as the saloons. and the soda water
fountain will not fiEzle for the refreshment
Of the thirsty.
The old rounder who neglected 70 get a
shave last night, and to lay in supply of
liquid refreshments and stock of cigars will
have sorry day Of It and unless he Or
dsred his groceries, his roast and other
table supplies sent to his'home last night he
will get no Sunday dinner.
THE BARRIERS HAPPY.
The barber shops had a rush of customers
last night and kept open until IL 80 o'clock.
an hour later than usual, to accommodate
those who have heretofore been accustomed
TO being shaved Sunday morning. In most
OF the shops signs were displayed, This
Shop Closed Sunday The BARRIERS are re-
joicing In the prospect Of an uninterrupted
Sabbath. The enforcement of the Sunday
law is regarded with more favor by both
boss and journeymen BARRIERS than any
other interest affected.
THE SOLICITOR GENERALS WARNING.
Solicitor General Fraser has notified the
Cigar stands, the fruit stores and others who
have been keeping open on Sunday that any
violation OF the Sunday law will be prose-
Rntah The Ia AOuhflava ka r1hs
to the letter. The drug stores had out signs
reading: Buy your cigars and luxuries to-
night. Only medicines and necessaries will
be sold tomorrow"
The cigar dealers looked their stands last
Dight and put the keys In their pockets, and
several OF them will not show up at all to-
day in their usual places.
The Greek fruit dealers have regarded It
as their special right and privilege TO keep
open on Sunday, more for the purpose Of
airing their stocks than for the sales they
made, and the enforcement Of the law will
go hard with them
The average man will feel like a martyr
to-day deprived Of his Sunday cigars and
unable to obtain glass Of soda water to
quench his thirst. The average smoker
smokes twice as much on Sunday as any
other day anyway.
ONE OF THE vIoLAToRs ACQUITTED
The hrst jury trial OF violator OF the
states Sunday law took place In the city
court yesterday and resulted In an ao-
quittal.
1t was the case Of Peter Nicholas, who
keeps fruit store on Houston street. He
was charged with carrying on his business
Sunday and didn't deny it, but he set up the
plea Of not being aware that he was vlolat-
ing law.
George T. and J. Ferris Cam represented
Nicholas. They set up the claim that there
was no criminal intent in the offense, and 1t
wouldn't be fair to convict him In view of
the fact that he had never been notified
to close as 1t Is claimed
some had. Unless criminal intent
were shown, Nicholas attorneys argued
that no conviction could be had.
CRIMINAL INTENT MUST BE SHOWN.
Solicitor General Frazer argued that ig-
norance Of law is no excuse for crime, but
Judge MacDonell, In his charge to the jury,
ruled that criminal intent must be shown
In order Co convict.
The jury was out about an hour In arriv-
ing at its verdict. During the trial the
Greek colony was well represented in the
court room and the fruit dealers were de-
lighted at Nicholas aoquittal. The other
cases will be tried uext week. The major
ity of the Greeks will be defended by the
attorneys who secured the victory in yes
terday's case.