Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-30
SUNDAY DRINKING.
Capt. Rice Makes a Tour
of the Hotels.
SOME SURPRISES GIVEN.
Arrests Made at the Pawtucket Hotel.
Had No License.

Captain Rice created considerable ex-
element among a number Of thirsty In
dividusls last evening who were seeking
TO overcome the effect OF the oppressive
heat by imbibing liberal quantities Of lager
beer, etc.
The Captain had finished his days labor
at the station and started out for q ram
BILE about the town, taking Officer Roch-
ford with him.
They went up Broad street and stationed
themselves In front of the Hotel Auman
of which william II. Gurney is the pro-
prietor. They stood there about ten
minutes and during that time couBted
fourteen men who went In and dIsap-
pesred only to return In q few minutes
looking somewhat refreshed. Rice and
Rockford then went In and were greeted
pleasantly by Mr.. Gurney. The Captain
tried the door leading down cellar and
found IL locked.
He got chair and seated himself In
front of the door prepared to fight II out
on that line II II took all summer. In a
moment Robert Sterling came up stairs
with an apron In his hand.
When he opened the door Rice grabbed
1t and held II open and he and Rockford
went down cellar. There they found a
regularly laid ont bar with lager on
draught and liquors on ice. There were
four men there but nobody behind the
bar.
After looking things over and notify
ing Mr.. Gurney to come down to the sta
tion this morning they went over 70 the
Pawtucket Hotel, kept by William II.
Smith. AS they went In they saw Smith
come out OF the parlor with two empty
glasses in his hand. They followed and
he went to the cellar door and down the
stairs. Rice ordered him to open the door
and he did. There they found Joseph
Burns behind the improvised bar and five
men drinking. There was lager on
draught and In bottles; also liquors.
Burns was arrested and Mr.. Smith order
ed to come down and call on the Captain
this morning.
The couple OF bluecoats then wended
their way down East avenue to the Ger
mania House kept by Ernest Litterer
Going around to the side door they
knocked aud Mr.. Litterer came TO the
door and let them In.
They went through tho rooms and found
ten men drinking. In small room was
an ice chest with lager and liquors on ice.
Gilbert Payne was there with q white
apron on, apparently ready for business.
After looking the place over Capt. Rice
looked for Litterer to notify him to appear
but could not lind him, therefore the Cap
tain went down and interviewed him this
morning.
The reason that the arrest was made at
the Pawtucket Hotel Is because the hotel
license IL in tho name OF Mr.. Nickerson,
former partnsr OF Mr.. Smith. The
others whom the Captain visited have
hotel licenses in their own name.
This morning before Judge Blodgett
Joseph Burns was charged with Keeping
and selling liquor without license,
pleaded not guilty and was held In the
sum OF tl0O for trial Wednesday.
smith Before the Court.
This forenoon w. n. Smith, proprietor
OF the Pawtucket Hotel, was arraigned in
the District Court on two charges, one
for keeping a nuisance and one for keep
ing tavern without license. He pleaded
not guilty to both and was held in the
sum OF $500 on the FIRST charge and 900 on
the second for trial Aug. 8. Owen Clark
furnished surety.
Burns, the bartender has been released
John Boyle giving surety In the sum OF
800.
Commissioners Notified.
capt. Rice has reported to the Board Of
License Commissioners about the manner
In which he found the places OF Ernest
Li.terer and w. IL. Gurney.