The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-11
Grand Jury and the proprietors viii prob
ably be indicted.
JURY ACQDITS THEM.
saloonkeepers Indicted for Sell
ing on Sunday Get Off in
the Sessions.

The saloon interest was largely repre-
sented in the General Sessions Court this
morning. A busy day with the trial of
saloonlxeepers and bartenders for the sale
of liquor on Sunday was expected, but the
majority of the defendants thought bet
ter of it, retracted their former pleas of
not guilty and pleaded guilty or non vult.
Those who retracted were Louis Frck,
Isaac Abrahamson Michael O'Neill, James
White, Louis Wcisbrod, Thomas Mitchell.
Emanuel Gross and Max Feinstein. They
We're each fined IS and costs
Lawyer Carey called the attention of
the Court to the case of Andrew Cassidy
who was indicted for violating the law
Cassidy was lying at the point of death
at the time and his wife was in charge of
the saloon. Mrs. Cassidy was taken to the
Fourth Precinct station house. She told
about her husbands illness and was per-
mitted to go back home. Her husband
died that night, but notwithstanding that
fact an Indictment was found against
him. When the summons to appear be-
fore the Court and plead, Owen Cassidy
Andrews brother, appeared. His name
was put in the indictment and he pleaded
not guilty. Mr.. Carey asked that the in
dictment be thrown out. Judge Hudspeth
said that would be matter for considera-
tion when the case came to trial. After
ward it appeared that Owen was running
the saloon for the widow and he pleaded
non yult, He was fined S. and costs.
The attention of the Court was called
to the fact that Lawrence Sutton and his
barkeeper had both been arrested at the
same time, both pleaded guilty and were
fined S. each and costs The Court tholIeht
one fine sufficient and remitted Sutton's s.
but the costs stand The same action was
taken IN the case of James Langdon. He
arrested under the same circumstances
Ine hrst case tried was that of Herman
FPlaack,,. Paaa. one Of the proprietors of the
Green streets. Policeman Peter +. MUIR
ray testified that on Sunday, April 19, he
saw Flaack standing in front of the Mont
gomery street entrance. The witness asked
nm M II ne gould get a glass of beer inside.
tIaack said yes and opened the door for
mn mn with WITH a key The policeman went in
sac; nougnt a glass of beer from the bar
tender, paid him five cents for it and
placed him under arrest. The bartender
sent ort for Flaack and the policeman
placed him under arrest also. Flaack de-
meg meg mat nat the barroom was open for busi-
ness. The barkeeper was there cleaning.
up and Flaack was not aware that any-
thlng was being sold.
Lawyer Carey in summing I'D said that
TINS was sudden spasm of virtue on the
part OF the police. 1t was a good thing to
enIorce the law, but it should be enforced
consistently and impartially. Virtue is such
a rare thlng among public officials that
this sudden exhibition of it by the police
would be refreshing if it was not a con-
cesslon to the ranting spirit of Certain
church fanatics He asked FOR acuuittal
Prosecutor Winfield admitted that
spasn1s or virtue are Very rare and he
remarked very significantly that IN his
forty years experience at the bar SPA mn :
OF indfcting men for violating the LIQUOR
.lsl,s4 law are indeed very rare. Flaack was ae-
Ernest. Ewest of Broadway and child.s
2venue Marion, was next called to the
par. Poilcennan August Hertel testified
@ @Inal at 9:4o T. M on April 10 he went into
EWests saloon in full uniform and saw
thres men sitting in an anteroom drinking.
Deer; seven men were standing in front
OF the bar engaged in the same occupa-
tlon, and the proprietor was filing a
GROWER" for a boy about twelve wears
oid. Ine defendant denied that seven or
any other number of men were Standing
IN front of the bar. or that he sold beer
10 boy. He had three friends in his nri
vate apartments, and he treated them To
peer, but they did not pay for it. Anton
Fahr, the defendants star bartender WIZ
mops the floor and does the cleaning les
uned that no beer was sold and the saloon
was not open for business. The iurv IS
out. 1uiy 10
Joseph Tremble was next called. but his
case proved TO be similar to that of Silf
Ton, ana on his plea of non vult sentence
WAS suspended on payment of costs
me cases of Louis Budenbender and
fafhaoas Fritz were not called