The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-07

He sold no liquor to any one that night
after midnight.
DR.. Higbee, after being sworn by Aid
Bigelow,- said he had lived across the
street from the saloon for the past six
teen years. He had never seen Eggert
before to know him, and had never
been in his saloon. He had seen many
men and women going in and coming
out Of Eggert's saloon. He had also
seen them go into the house next door,
which Eggert said he owned. The
women were reputed to be disreputable
characters. The saloon had the repu-
tation of being a tarbor for disrepu-
table women, and had obtained bad
name. He had been informed by the
police officer on the beat that there
were fourteen disreputahle resorts right
around there. The saloon, he said,
was conducted the same on Sundays as
on other days. Being cross-examined
by ex-Ald. Brady the doctor stated th.,
policeman had told him the names Of
number of the women who lived in
the neighborhood and frequented the
saloon, but he did not remember the
names. The same officer had also told
him there were fourteen diSreputable
resorts In the same block as the saloon.
He had seen women going into the sa~
loon by the Ninth street door many
times and had seen them accompanied
into the house adjoining, which Eggert
had testified he owned
Dr. walker, living at Ninth and Rob
ert streets, sworn by Aid. Bigelow, tes-
tilted that women living in the house
adjoining the saloon on Robert street
sat by the windows all day and beckon-
ed to men who passed 1t was p
pretty good sign, he thought, that the
women were not respectable when they
did such things. He had spoken to
Mr.. Doty some days ago about the sa-
loon, and said at the time that he
hoped no license would be granted to
the place this year. He had been re-
queSted to come to the meeting and
testify, but it was against his wishes
that ne did so. Ladies visiting his
house, he said were afraid 10
go to the cars alone owing to the class
of people who visited the saloon and
stood about the corner
DR.. Higbee, recalled Said he had seen
women living in the house on Robert
street beckon to men who were passing
hundreds Of times. Mr.. Reardon asked
the doctor if he did not know the neigh
borhoOd had been a bad one for forty
years The doctor said he had not,
to which answer Mr.. Reardon said he
had been aware of the fact for a long
time.
Rev. D. Morgan. being sworn by Aid.
Bfgelow, said he had visited the sa-
loon the night of April 8, and had
seen women in the place at 1920
O'Clock He saw two men drinking
what he thought was beer and saw
Eggert take money from the counter
put there by one of the men who was
drinking. He had made complaint in
the police court, and Eggert had been
arrested and fined $40 on April 9 last.
He had frequently seen women beckon
to men from the house owned by Egg
CERT adjoining the saloon, and on one
occasion had been stopped by woman
who came out Of the house and invited
him in.
Charles A. Cowgirl, Of 963 Burr street,
who was with Morgan the night of
April 3, corroborated the testimony of
the Bethel preacher. Ex-Ald. Brady,
after being sworn, said he had fire.
quently been in Eggert's saloon, and
1T was quiet and orderly place. Egg
CERT, he said was one Of the best Of
the 300 saloonkeepers in the city. He
had seen women in the saloon, but
they bought cans Of beer, and did not
loiter about the place. Cross examined
by Mr. Doty, Brady said he was an
applicant for license at the saloon
formerly conducted by E. L. Murphy
on Wabasha street. He did not know
anything about the tenants Of Egg
gert's house adjoining the saloon.
This concluded the evidence, and, as
Mr.. Reardon was in doubt as to wheth-
err, under the law, the council could
give Eggert a license after having been
convicted in the police court within
the last year, an adjournment was
taken until this afternoon. Mr. Egg
CERT will. according to ex-Ald. Brady,
be. given a chance to make a state
ment in his own behalf.