The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-18
MORE TO BE REVOKED
Several Other Saloon Keepers Will
Be Deprived of Licenses.
Liquor League to Meet To-Day-Charges
Against President Beatty-The
Case of ID. j. UBrien.

Superintendent Powell yesterday submit
ted the following report to Mayor Denny
in regard to the violation of the Sunday
liquor law:
IT have the honor to state that on the 18th
day OF March, 1884, the city of indianapolis
issued TO ID. j. O'Brien license No. SO. TO
retail spirituous liquors at No. "a South Hi
nois street, in this city.
II am informed that he has sold his liq-
uor business to William and John Shine.
and that they are conducting said business
under the firm name of Shine Brothers.
From reports furnished me by patrolmen
and other officers of the police force, l re-
spectfully submit for your consideration the
following information: My informants al
lege that, as officers, they are continuously
annoyed by attempted violations of the
law at said premises; that crowds of men
have been admitted to the bar at all hours
of the night and on Sunday; that on last
Sunday, April 10. 1894 the said Shine Broth
ers were continuous in their efforts to vio-
late the law; that the officers were COM
PEELED to dispense crowds of men gathered
in saiu barroom, and the Off
GERS would leave the crowd would be again
admitted, and the unwillingness to obey the
law was shown that officers had TO be-
stationed in and about said premises TO
prevent the illegal sale of liquors during
the day and night above mentioned. there
fore respectfully recommend the revocation
Of the said license"
In speaking of this case yesterday, Mayor
Denny said II have sent letter to Mr.
O'Brien notifying him to call at my Office
tomorrow wednesday, morning at 8
O'Clock, to make any defense he may have
TO the charges of Superintendent Powell
1t is my present intention to revoke this
license at that time. This is case that has
given the police great deal of trouble
heretofore. 1t would be my duty to revoke
this license even if there were no such
charges preferred against him. as it seems
that the license has been transferred to the
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law, as stated plainly on the license"
Late last night it was learned on good
authority that superintendent Powell would
this morning file complaints against Will
liam Beatty, president of the Liquor League
of this city. who keeps a saloon on Shelby
street near the Belt railroad, in the build
ing commonly known the Shelby House,
and also against saloon keeper on East
Washington street whose name could not
De learned. Mr.. Beatty was seen last night
and asked what steps the Liquor League
would take in case the license of O'Bren
was revoked this morning, as Mayor Denny
THAT is a matter" Mr.. Beatty said,
that / have not considered although il
has been discussed TO some extent by MEM
bers OF the league. The entire matter is in
the hands OF our attorneys John W. Kern,
OF this city. for the city league. and W.
II. Scale. of Terre Haute, for the State
league. We will have a meeting Tomorrow
and IL the license OF O'Brien is revoked we
will take some action and decide what we
heard of the Mayors action to-day in
OBrien's case. and am not prepared TO give
an opinion in the matter. If the Mayor in
tends 10 revoke the licenses of all the sa-
loon keepers who have violated the law he
might well begin at the beginning and
revoke them all, as / have no doubt that
at least 30 per cent. of the dealers here
have. at some time other been guilty Of
violating the law. 1 don't mean that they
have sold after legal hours i'm that many
cases. but those who have not sold after
legal hours have sold to minors. / myself
have never sold anything after hours nor
on Sunday, but IL has probably been sold
In this house didn't do il, however"
One OF the Shine Brothers, who bought
out the business of Dennis OBrien. on
South Illinois street. was shown "A copy OF
Superintendent Powelfs report TO the Mayor
and asked what he intended 10 do about il.
He denied that he had ever violated the
law, and claimed that the transfer of the
license was legal, or. at least. that the
transfer had been made with the consent
OF the County Commissioners. He said that
they We're doing business under the firm
name Of "Shine Brothers. Agents" Their
sign at the door reads "Shine Brothers
Agts." The name is in letters about six
inches high and "Agts." in letters about
half inch high The latter part of the sign
would never be discovered unless attention
was called To IL. Mr. Shine says il is true
that a man was killed In that place about
a year ago. but as they then had nothing 10
do with the place they should not be held
responsible for that.