The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-09
Liquor Appeals Before
Common Pleas Today.
A Large Number of Defend
ants Failed to Answer.
Rec0gnizances Were Called and De-
faulted-D0cket Clear.

A very large numb of liquor appeal
this morning, and In many cases no APP
pearsnce was made for the parties who
took appeals. The reading of the names
OF the parties appealing and the an
nouncement of their recognizances be-
ing defaulted took Deputy Sheriff
mayer about two hours and q half.
Attorney General Dubois has had the
docket cleared Of all these cases which
are of the kind that naturally drag
along. The reason why these cases are
not disposed OF az readily as other court
matters is that in many instances the
parties against whom sales are obtained
by tue police and are brought into
court have never before been found guilty
of any offences sgainst the law, and as
soon as they are caught they express a
desire to quit illegally selling liquor and
they are given time to settle up the sc-
count the State has against them.
There are cases, however, where the
parties are old and persistent offenders, and
they in some way, too, manage to keep
the edg@ of the sword or justice turned
from them for awhile, but at last there
comes time for reckoning, and their
bondsmen have to pay. The costs do
not diminish with time. John Fox, it
has been many times alleged, sold liquor
in an illegal manner and today bis recog-
nizances were defaulted In about 20 cases.
Jury's have said time and again that
John was guilty of maintaining a nui-
sance. constitutional points and excep-
tions in the part of the able attorneys
John hires have kept him from any very
severe punishment. The other day Alex
snder Martin, barber, was found guilty
OF maintaining a common nuisance on
Richmond street and this morning he
failed to appear and answer three charges
against him for illegal sales OF liquor and
hts sureties " i'll have TO settle. Lillian
Blsnchsrd was another party who failed
to appear and prosecute the appeal taken
by her from the decision Of the lower
court adiudging her guilty of illegally
selling liquor. According to an attorney
who has an extensive clientHge among
the short-sighted people who violate the
liquor laws, Annie Cara han, W ose surety
will have to settle for her soon, has
taken an appeal 10 times.
Lena Hemple, whose residence is on
Fountain street. and was the scene of a
much talked about suicide short while
ago, was one OF The parties that by advice
OF her counsel, John M. Brennan, decided
to take the opinion of jury on the evi.
dence offered by the police as to her hav-
ing violated the law by selling liquor
without having a license.
Among the partiss whose cases were
called and deiaulted today were the fol-
lowing: Mary Conners, Robert +. Hay
oen, Peter A. Cross'n, Lillian Rhodes,
Charles K. Curran, William III. Mcdonald,
Joseph X. Law, Iottie Howland, Annie
rahau, Emanuel vadnais, Richsrd Full
Ter, Robert Sideoottom, Ma bel Hayes. j.
III. Barry, George Hemipway, Belle
Walker, LILLIAN Blanchard, Ruth Harris.
Nay Walton, Robert Hall, Charles Judge,
Alexander Martin, Thomas Ready, Mary
l.. Clark, Howard Dewoli, James Riley,
Louis Il. Richards, Peter Thompson, Jonn
McNary, John ii. Smith, Il. j. Dean,
A. Smith, John Fox, John }.
Rogers, Dsuiel Jacobs, Vicsnzo Betro.
Thomas Eaton, Michael McCabe, Michael
Winters, Maggie Hamilton, Thomas Eagsn, |
John Fox. j. &. Warnnda, John Sherry, |
Thomas McGoldricK, Nellie Read, James !
F. Miley, Honora Conway. George Weir,
lara Hull, Katie Clark, John Cannon.