The herald., 1895-09-23
The Crown City Experiences a
Great Upheaval
ARRESTS AND ARRANGEMENTS
One Plea of Guilty and Fine of One
Hundred and Fifty Dollars
Some Pasadena Policemen Taking Records
for Themselves, to the Disgust Of
Law-Ablding Citizens

correspondence on Saturday night the
days pogress of affairs in the Crown City
was not duly noted.
There has not been such an upheaval in
years as Pasadena is just now experience
ing, and it is not much more than yet
begun. In the liquor cases six warrants
are already out, and there are quite
mum Der yet to come. OF these six viola
tors of the law, five have been arraigned,
the sixth offender being out of town.
These arrests and the prosecutions to
follow are the work of large nun Der of
Pasadena's best citizens-people who
wish to see the law enforced in all re-
spects, and who realize that in regard to
the liquor traffic IN particular, the viola
ton of the law mas been most open and
tiagrant. The council for the suppression
OF the liquor traffic and OF vice in general
was organized in Pasadena June Oath
last, at which time The Herald cores.
ponjent was apprised of>the fact and OF
the work to be done. which was referred
to in these columns at the time in an
article which caused one of our contemp-
oraries 70 innocentiy ask "If The Herald
knows of violations of the law, why does
it not tell the public about it2" But the
time was not ripe. and while Kept posted
sill along The Herald has awaited the
proper time for the revelation to be made,
when it woulo count for something.
The following proprietors of restaurants
and drug stores were arraigned before the
recorder yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock:
Wong Sing, who runs restaurant in the
Baker building on Fair Oaks avenue; w.
J. Barcus, proprietor OF the New York
kitchen on West Colorado street and late
zaniero for tie Pasadena Land and Water
company; ]. Robinson, proprietor OF the
Saddle Rock restaurant on South Fair
Oaks avenue; Wong Lem, OF the restaur.
ant in the Wooster block, and DR.. G. B.
Thomas, the we'll known druggist at the
corner of Colorado and Raymond. DR..
Prittie, the proprietor of the Chicago
drug store, next to the posto:fice, was
out of town, and the warrant has not yet
been served on him. City Attorney Ar
thur appeared for the prosecution. He
will be assisted in the prosecution of the
cases by Attorney Gibbs. DR.. Thomas,
after some consultation with the court,
pleaded guilty, and 8 p. m. was appoint
ed as the time for passing sentence. The
complaint in this case is sworn to by
George II. Carpenter, who swears that
whisky was Illegally sold there on the
9th of September. W. ]. Barcus was then
called up. The complaint in his case is
signed by Eugene N. Baker, who alleges
that defendant committed a misdsmeanor
by selling whisky contrary to the provis-
ions of the ordinance on the 9th day of
August last.
j. W. Robinson of Robinson Bros, pro-
prietors of the Saddle Rock restaurants
alleged by A. e. Baldwin to have sold beer
on the same date in q manner and at
hours not contemplated by the ordinance.
The complaints against the two China
men are signed by A. E. Baldwin, beer
having been the article said to have been
dispensed. One offense is fixed on Aug
ust 18th and the other on the 2Sth.
All the defendants, except DR.. Thomas,
who plead guilty at once, asked time,
and they were told to appear at O'CLOCK
to put in their pleas. DR.. Thomas and
Robinson were allowed to 60 on their
own recognizance, but the Others ware
unable to raise the 5000 bail required and
consequently went to jail.
At l O'Clock on Tuesday w. J. Barcus
will appear for sentence. He stated this
afternoon that he supposed that the COM
planning witness in his case would per-
jure himself and thus convict him, SO
that he nigh as we'll plead guilty.
The Cinnamon both plead not guilty
and demanded a jury trial. Their cases
were set for Tuesday, Wong Lem at 10
o'clock and Wong Sing at 2 o clock.
Robinson pl ad not guilty and waived
jury trial. He is to appear on Wednes-
day at 10 O'Clock. Bail was fixed for all
at $3.50 each. Thomas Banbury and
Charles Copsln signed for W. j. Barous
and the others went to jail, as Cinnamon
were refused as slreties for their brother
celestials. and Robinson seemed to have
no sureties at the time.
Sometime after these had gone to Jail
DR.. Thomas was called up for sentence
and asked if he had anything to say. He
said he had leased the store on the LIST of
January to NJ. 2. Green and has had no
connection with 1t since that time. The
court: Have you acted as agent for Mr..
Green?' DR.. Thomas: Not at all. My
name is on the sign over the door and on
the bottles, but l an in no way respon-
siDle." Mr.. Green zorro borated this and
added further that he was very seldom
present in the store and left every thing
with the clerk with instructions to han
die the liquor traffic judiciously. and"
he added. IF liquor has been sold to
minors, as they charge, l didn't Know
It," Thus the blame was twice shifted
until it rested upon one who was not
present to defend himself. The court
said that considering the mitigating cir
| cumstances he would fix the fine at $3.50
| and this was prom ptly.paid.
The complaint in the case of DR.. Prit-
| tie Is signed by George H. Carpenter and
whisky is the beverage alleged to have
been illegally sold, the date being Sep
TENDER 8th. In this case pea of not
| guilty was entered. Others will come up
as fast as they can be easily handled, and
the prospects are good for the courts TO
be kept busy for some time.
| As a contrast to the recorders per-
emptory denial in the Kowalsky case that
the defendant should go with an officer
one block away to get ball. note the radi-
| cal difference between that case and these
cases now pending. In the Kov alsky
case the fine was 50, which would midi
cate rather trivial offense com pared
with these liquor cases in which the fine
is from 500 to $500. How about the pro-
curing of bail in these cases? Take that
of W. ]. Barcus for instance. The fol-
lowing was the interesting little dialos ue
that occurred in court. After satin
time for sentence Recorder Rpsster 81 t.
the bail at 500 and says: "Mr. Bsrcus,
have you bondsmen here?' Mr.. Barcus
mo, but 1 can get them" and walks
ous of the court room. City Attorney
Arthur looks daggers at the recorder, but
1t is all lost on that functionary who
asks in surprise: What's the matter?'
City Attorney Don't you know he's
not under bonds now, except only to ap
pear here at clock. which he has done
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