The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-20
LEVY IN A BAD L1aHT.
The Ctty's Witness Against Saloon
Keepers Shown Up in Police Court.

The City's Witness Against Saloon
Keepers Shown Up in Police Court.
Isaac Levy, the city's witness in the
cases against the saloon keepers recently
made in the police court, was shown up
in very bad light yesterday morning.
Several respectable witnesses swore posi-
lively that they would not believe him on
oath, and one witness testified posi-
lively as to his dishonesty while in his
employ. As the result of the testimony
the cases made by Levy against Irene
Hall and c. H. r. Thorpe, were dis
missed by the recorder.
Recorder Wilson dismissed the case
against Mr.. Thorpe, the bar tender of
the Turn Nerein, on the ground that he did
not propose 70 enter into the merits OF
the club question in connection with the
saloon ordinances. The recorder said the
Turn Vereln is one of the smaller clubs,
and II the club matter is TO be entered
into he would wait until it was taken up
generally and the larger clubs included.
MIR. Thorpe said if he had served Levy
with any beer or whisky, which he did
not believe he had done 1t was under the
impression that he was member of the
club or had been introduced by a men,
Der
Irene Hall was represented by T.
S. Morgan, Esq. She denied positively
that Levy had ever been in her house, as
did Gertie Dayton, the "tall blonde, ~
whom Levy claimed served him with the
beer. She declared that no such person
as Levy would be admitted to the house.
Levy, when questioned, by the
recorder, could not give any
satisfactory description of the ar
rangement of the rooms in the house, or
of the character Of the furnishings.
Mr.. Morgan introduced several wit
nesses who testified as to Levy's bad
character. MIR. J. j. Oppenheimer swore
that he had known the witness since the
latter was boy, and that he was not
person to be believed. Mr. J. T. Cohen
swore that Levy had been in his employ
and that he had dismissed him because
he caught him passing a pair of shoes out
of back window. Mr. S. X. levin
testified that Levy had tried to secure
pair of shoes while in his employ
for which he had not paid. He said
that Levy purchased a pair of shoes and
had them charged. The next day Levy
was caught in the cellar putting on an
other pair OF shoes exactly like those he
had purchased the day before. When
charged with the theft by MIR. levin he
told him to charge the extra pair of shoes
to his account. Mr.. Levin then dis
charged him.
Mr.. j. G. Chislom, the gunsmith, swore
that he would not believe Levy on oath.
He had testified that Mr. Chislom had
been in Getsinger's saloon Sunday, which
Mr.. Chlslom denied. Mr.. Chislom also
said that Levy had applied to him for in
formation as to how to open a safe the
inference being that ne wished to get into
the safe of A. Kasels, the opawnbroker,
by whom he was then employed
Recorder Wilson was evidently very
much Disguised with Levy's testimony
and dismissed the case against Irene Hall
without more ado. It will take very
strong corroborative evidence hereafter to
support any cases which Levy may make
in the police court. 1t is generally ex-
pected that the first four cases made by
him in which fines were imposed by the
recorder, will be dismissed by council be-
cause of the character of the evidence.
The cases are set for a hearing next
Wednesday afternoon.