The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-24
LIQUOR DEALERS APPEAL.
BALLOON KEEPERs VIOLATE THE
 LIQUOR LAW AT sAFIS ROCK.

Justice Pardee Fines Cox, MeGihn. TwIteh-
 ell. Mcclure and Dany One Hundred Dol
 iars-Moesiin and Raftii. Escape With a
 Fifty Dollar Fine.
 The eight saloonkeepsrs al Savin Rock. who are accused of keeping their places open on Sunday. were tried be- Tore Justice Egbert E. Pardse in West Haven yesterday morning. Several members of the Law and Order league were in attendance. The accused. who were represented by Attorney Hamil- ion, were John Cox. Frank McGinn. Louis Moegiin. Michael curnen. A. F. Rafile. Joseph R.McGuire. Charles puffy Thomas Twitcheil. An pleaded not guilty to the complaints. Tho court first proceeded with the case of John Cox. who was tried on four counts. The cases were prosecuted by Grand Juror David S. Crane. and he was assisted by sam uel P. Thrasher of the Law and Order league.
 An obection to the c mplaint was made by Attorney Hamilton. because thhCl iOGillou Ol lHc pldCt WH-Ec u Ss alleged that the law was violated was not specified. He finally withdrew 3t. In Cox's case the state introduced Jewelling C,mningham am and E. A. Cess ner the latter of whom testified con rerning his visits 10 the saloon on June 17 Cunningham accompanied him. He purchased glass of beer for himself, and a cigar for his companion. He testi- fled that there were twenty-five men In the saloon when he was there. and two bartenders were on duty serving liquor. He saw Cox there in his shirt sleeves, and he was active about the place. Gessner said he paid for his drink and the cigar. and left the place. On the next visit to the place on July l. he saw liquor sold and the same number of bartenders on duty Attorney Hamil- ton. on cross-examinatioql, drew the in formation out of Gessner that he was painter and lived on Second avenue West Haven. He had seen MT Thrasher on the vening of June 30 and the next | day went down to the Rock 10 see | where liquor was sold. He did not cX- pect to get any pay for what he had | done fin the matter. He also said that | he had never been in Cox's place be- | fore, and that on the day of his visit | he did not see the latter sell any beer | himself.
 Cunningham's story was In substance | the same as Gessner's. On July he had | had dinner at Cox's, and was served | with a glass of beeY Afterwards he | bought some whiskey. There were a number of customers drinking in the | place at the same time He afterwards | visited other places on the shore with | Gessner
 Attorney Hamilton then succeeded in l learning from him that he formerly | worked in a lumber yard in Augusta, Me; that he came here to work for Halsted & Harmount; that he formerly lived at 784 Orange street, but now re- sided at 53 Chestnut street and had been in the employ of the Law and Or der league since March last. When asked what he received for the work he answered, 'I get enough to satisfy me-"
 The accused offered no testimony, and Justice Pardee made the fine S25 in each of the four counts against Cox An ap- peal was taken under $50 bonds, fur nished by Joseph R. Mcclure of All Howard avenue.
 In the afternoon the final case taken up was that of Frank McGim. He was lined $100, and appealed his case
 The counsel of Twtchel, Mcclure Moeglin, Raffile and Duffy demurred but Justice Pardee overruled the de- murrer and fined the first two named f10O, and the next two $50 each, and the last named $1o0. They all appealed their rases under $50 bonds. The case of M Curnen will be finished this morning. Charles Miller was served with his sec pnd notice yesterday Miller's case will come up this morning.