The herald., 1895-07-25
PASADENA NEWS MATTERS
The Saddle Rock Restaurant
Man Sold Beer
LUNCHES FOR TEN CENTS
A San Francisco Widow Looking for
Mitchell T. Ward
She Claims That He Got Away With Her
Propcrty-LocGI Notes and
Personals

PASADENA. July 24.-The case against
J. W. Robinson of the Saddle Rocl, res.
taurant, charged with violating tho liquor
ordinance, occupied the recorders court
this morning and half tho afternoon, and
was attended by 4 large crowd of inter-
ested spectators. The case was called at
10 a. m. and nearly two hours were con-
sumed in selecting jury. City Attorney
Arthur conducted the prosecution and
Attorney Flint of Los Angeles looked
after the interests of the defendant II
was near noon before the following Jury
was selected: Wesley Bunnell, W. O. Bas-
ore, Charles $. Frost. Charles Grimes, A..
b. Tubbs, NJ. F. Simpson, J. i. S. Rush,
Walter l.. Wotlyns. W. r. Grimes, George
Benton, \. +. Sloan, J. B. Hughes.
f. %. Brown of Los Angeles was the
first witness called by the prosecution
His testimony was to the effect that he
and friend named Toney, also OF Los
Angeles, went to tho Saddle Rock restaur.
ant and ordered q lunch of sandwiches
ana bottled beer. They procured tho
lunch at the reStalTant about O'Clock in
tho afternoon. Each ate a sandwich and
had bottle of beer between them. In
reply to a question from the city attorney
witness said they had not stated that
they drank four bottles of the beer. and in
pint OF fact, they did not consume more
than the one bottle.
1t was expected to prove nv the wit
n'ss john Mohn, that he hi d said in his
testimony during recent Trial that he
had procured beer in the defenLAnt's s res
II uranc. but instead of doing SO Mohn
swore that he had made no such state
ment and that he had never been in the
Saddle Rock restaurant in his life, nor did
ne know Robinson by sight.
Officer Goltman, tho complainant in
the case. testified that he went to the Sad
die Rock restaurant on the evening of
July llth. about half past 8 O'clock see.
ing parties going in there who gave rise to
the suspicion that they were after beer.
lie entered the back door and saw in
little back room of the restaurant the de-
fendant and three other persons with
three glasses of beer standing before the
latter. The beer had foam on it ana had
every appearance OF having 5een fresh
drawn In the room there was refrig-
orator and upon a snelf near by row of
glasses. In the refrigerator there was
the handle Of beer pump He arrested
the defendantstor violating ordinance No
220.
On cross.examination he stated that he
did not break open the door. but found
it unlocked. Gus and Clint Veal testified
that they had procured beer there, but
ordinance.
Fred Downing and John Brenner both |
testified that they had bought and drank |
beer at this restaurants without meals, |
and the latter testified that he had done |
so as late as s O'Clock, in company with |
others.
Officer Gotman was recalled and testi-
fed that he saw Messrs. Brenner, Down |
Ing and Reed coming out OF the restaur-
ant at 80 on the 14th of July.
John III. Robinson. one of the propri- !
etors of the restaurant, was next called TO |
the stand and testified that he had never
sold beer in the restaurant outside of or
dinance hours OF during ordinance hours
for less than 20 cents. He admitted, |
however, on cross examination that he
had attended to the front part of the es-
Ia blishment while his brother, the accus-
ed, had attended to the "store room,"
which, somehow, seemed to require a
great deal of attention
The defendant himself was then put on
the stand, and after answering few oues-
tlons made everybody wonder at his stu
pidity in not pleading guilty to the
charge in the first place, and thus save
lot OF needless expense and waste of time;
Tor in answer 10 question put TO him by
his attorney he said that he had sold beer
with lunch for 10 cents. This complete
give away OF the case made good eli
max to the beating about the bush that
SoN cooIi SoiHS Ou tuIOuSuOuL VIC ttSLl-
mony OF the preceding witness and caused
4 broad grin.to spread around the room.
While the attorney for the defense wore
look of the greatest disgust.
Of course after such an unexpected turn
II affairs there was no occasion for argu-
nent and the case was at once submitted,
1t took the jury only time enough to
write the verdict, after the room had been
leared. to be ready to submit it, and the
'rowd had hardly more than gos outside
Until they were again admitted to hear
he verdict, Guilty as charged" His
ionor after referring to the needless TAX
ng up of the time O: business men of the
om immunity who were summoned as Jury
nen and witnesses. not to speak OF the
Expense involved in the trial of the case,
vhen the defendant knew beforehand
hat he had no case, sentenced him to
'ay fine OF $3.50. or failing so to do, to
e fined in the county jail for an equal
lumber Of days.