Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-20
S'AGllER AGAIN PULLED.
Given Ten y Months in Jail for
Unlicensed Liquor Selling.
THE PRISONER 50 APPEALS
Beside: BESIDES the Jail Term, Justice Furness
Fines Him $40 and Costs. Jalse
Smith Pardone... a Pros
pective Wedding.

-. y. SaSer Is again in trouble
Readers of the Press will romember
tnat he was recently arrested, tried and
n ana convicted of selling liquor without
y; license and fined by Justice Furness
+ he appealed the case to the county
court which, after an elaborate trial
con1lrmed the decision of the lower
81 court and increased the fine imposed by
Z the Justice from 5000 TO $275. Through
mas counsel he moved to set aside the
lnry,s verdict on the ground that it was
contrary to the law and evidences. but
argument on the motion was postponed
until the December term, the prisoner
being admitted to bail in the sum of 500
Tor his appearance.
Owing to the absence of Judge Lee in
warwick. county court where he was
detained by the protracted trial of Sam
Hall. Elizabeth City county court lost
It's term and Sager's motion for new
trsai Went over, as the law provides,
until the January term, the bond valid
Until the motion came up in court
x esterday, however, Sager was again
arrested by Sergeant Wesley Cunning
liam, OF the county police on a warrant
charging him with again selling liquor
without license at his small store and
restaurant near the Josiah Simpson
z hospital on Mill Creek. Sager had u
hearing yesterday before Justice L. P.
resented by counsel, but Common
Wealth's Attorney T. s. Collier was
present to represent the State Several
witnesses testified to ha eing purchased
liquor al the place and the evidence
was conclusive of guilt. In view Of the
previous violation Of the law and other
aEEravating features If the case the
commonwealth asked for an ad:uua tie
punishment and one that would not per-
NIT the law to be set at defiance. Jus
tloe F'urncss, who, under the law may
ADD imprisonment tn Il fine for this Of
Tense. awaited himself of this prncoga-
tive and gave Saser ten months in the
county Jail and fined min, SD and costs,
a fetal Of s24.75: The prisoner was
brought to Hampton Yesterday after
Noon and committed 10 Jail.
st the former trial Of the case II de-
veloped that uncer the st:ltut. L jury
Could not linrnSe a.: Imprisonment
penalty, but they did irnp,se a fine Of
$40 and costs. The costs contributed
20 little to the penalty. the expenses Of
The two trials swelling the total to
nearly $3.50. The Judge. ,,-iicvns the
punishment fixed by the jury adequate
70 the offense. declined t. add a jail
term. This $3.50 fine is still unsettled
tbs, molten for i new trial which will
come up at the January terri The
second offense Will hardly have a ten
dency to influence the court IN the mo-
ION for. new trial.
The place where the liql,,r w:ls sold
an attic or loft above and is located d;.
rectly across the electric railway track
from the Josiah Simpson general mil
itary hospital, about half :: mile north
of Phoebus on Mill Creek ana TIN, Buck
zoe beach branch of the electric rail
way.
The court declined to grant a license
to sell LIQUOR there for obvious good
ana sufficient reason, but Sagar. unable
70 secure a license. procaetcl to run
what is known as / -.Dlinl tiger or
speak easy" 1t was achieved that the
punishment imposed upon Sagar would
deter, others from Violating rhe law at
this point, but it would seem to have
f.lied to do this.
Whether or not the United States
governing mt will take any coynizanct of
The case or not remains % hc. seen.
Saser's cunsel was out cf town YES
tes.day, but it is probable the prisoner
VIII appeal the case to the county court
despite the dscouraging results Of his
last appeal.
Sager's counsel, Mr.. A. J. Montague.
arrived in the city last night, and
made application before Justice Furness
for bail for his client. pending an APP
peal TO the County Court The Justice
fixed lhe bond at $1,000. which was
promptly furnished and the prisoner
released from custody
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