The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-01-26
Indiana Tsst E,iauor Clasc
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The ease 81 3aggart We. Stehlin has
been glie of eIgr8ssiug interest o. the
temperance people, not OF Indiana alone,
but Of the entire nation The supreme
r0nrt of Indians has inst brought ia q
decision ia favor Of the plaintiffs, and
81 important IS this decision that wetake
0eeasisn t. eInpiiasi1e by brief review
Of the easa itself
AaE5 Haggart one or 0ur white
ribbngiefs and Sarah u RatlweIl own
real estate sritiia dwelling house thereon
on ss good street ia the eity ot Indian
apaiis, 5eorge Heidi owns q dwelling
and Dot asIiniiiina theirs. which De leased
- john II stehiin June l6, 1850. said
Sfellin sswifii full consent and knowledge
81 Heidi epened q saloon aud began the
sale Of iBt0xeating liquors; whereupoa
sHit Was brought by htrs Haggart and
Mrs. Ratbwell Oh the ground that their
real estate had beci soseriuuslN affected
that. though 1t womb have readily sola
prior TO The acts complained III. for
$780, IL maltld not NOW sell for more
than IS 600; aiisl wauld have Tentel for
$50, hat neN for not more than SIS per
month. The plaintiffs asked iudgmeat
Of two thousand dollars and that the
acts complained Of be enluined. Mrs.
HagEart was defeated in the first court
and then appealed the ease 10 the sa-
preme court. There, also, she met an
adverse decision. iBut ON motion for a
rehearing the ease was Opened again, a
new argument was had, and the court
reversed its first decision The ease was
sent back to tle lower c0urt fer Re-trtaI
pEobably fer the reason that the facts a.
70 the damages and the amount ali0aId
be Determined bs the verdict Of jury =
ne plea Of lie plaintiffs at the trial
before the supreme court wins Is Ell II
Ritter, and has passed into q prohibition
classic under the title sis License Com
Etit0ti0aal!2 The argument is IBastsrlY
Starting with the proposition that the
DESCENDANTS based right tustll liquor nrnn
q license granted by an act of the IHdi-
ann legislature, he proves not only that
no citizen has an inherent right 10 keep
2 saloon hasiness being what be shows
- 70 be, IAN act Of the state legislature
can not provide for the maintenance
and continuance OF sneb q bns-
incss The brief IL bristling with
TACT and argument and should be III the
hands of each opponent Of the salooh.
4 he Te-trial of the case will be watched
with breathless interest as its inner
tsnee 70 the temperance cause cannot BE-
oEeresiimated
The Chicago ReeOrd says: The aRgH-
ment Of the lHaiana court IN ruling thar
It was q case Nliere damages might l,e
assessed, gees into the entire question
Mileetifig the right of property owners IL
Eesistthe estahiisliuentofas saloon hi their
neighboFll00tis, whether there Il .any law
VI ordinance On she subject on not. The
judges say that the fact that 4 license il
required for tbs sale Of liquor ami flat
tlle seller must give bond to keep All
orderly llaase shows that the law regards
Tue tfaihe as dangerous to pablo aud
private morals, From this il is argued
that the business must be considered IN
the light of the license laws, as liable 10
irjure property in the vicinity wbere #
3seendueted. lfon the re-trial Of the
ease, there shall be q verdict Ordinances
and Judgment shall follow, sustained IN
the supreme court, new lOint 81 depart
Yrs Will have 9esn taken for the adiudi-
eaiAen Of She legal rights Possessad IN
esfMsfs % property adjacent To Saloons
ais question Of law viii 70 to the high-
est courts IN each state ard Is The federal
supreme court, whepe il viii lse settled At
last
That he ease IS regarded with interest
by the dqaur men, tie following gnafa-
tl1n from lie 9oHrHai Of Freedom anil
Aight tllqner 0Fgan) viii prove: eTlse
elect Of his decision viii lie felt Ia every
town and city IN the state. Ii means 4
ssAl0nll can be declared d nuisance, and
damages collected not only from tile
halaoh man himself but the property
owner ~ well. II II decision which
Will open NJ the avenue for selieAir.r
black-HlaiieEs and unerapnioas nea,,Ie
II means almost local optiou-I6eal
up1lQH ef Tie tgstrssf anil meet ,f.,t,,