Evening journal., 1899-02-09
PEO ON THE RACK
Some Damaging Evidence
Against the Hotel Proprietor.
YOUNG eIRLs OBTAIN LIQuORL
LILLY HOUGHTON, AGED 20, AND
ANNIE Common, 16, DRINK BEER
IN THE WASHINGTON HOUSE.
SAMUEL PED ABLY DEFENDED.

IN lftE MASHlINNlON hODSE.
SAMUEL PED ABLY DEFENDED.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
AT the opening Of this mornings
session CT Court OF General Sessions
Samuel Pec, proprietor of the Wash
ington Hotel, was arraigned, and plead
ed not guilty, on two charge of selling
liquor to minors.
Austin Harrington and Rlbert G.
Harman represented the defendant,
and upon stating that their client was
ready for trial on one charge, a jury
was drawn in the case. The frst wit
ness calledwastAnnieC Connor. She teesti-
fed that she lived ait No 1910 West
Second street and that she would be
II years Of age on the 2Oth OF August
next. On the night of January 26 last
she, in company with Thomas Cava-
lnaugh and Lilly Houghten, went to
the saloon of Samuel Peo, whom she
know, at No. POS Market street.
Annie testified that she, in company
with the others. went to the side door
and were let in by Mr.. Peo They then
went into a private room and sat
down. Cavanaugh then went into the
bar and brought out three glasses of
beer. After this had been drank a
second glass apiece was orderedlwhich
was brought in by Mr.. Peo, who took
the order Cavanaugh paid for the
drinks They remained there about
fifteen minutes and then went home
She was not drunk.
Onn cross-examination Annie said
that she had left home on the night of
January 26 and went to dancing school
on Front street. There she met Thomas
Cavanaugh and Lilly Houghten. After
remaining about an hour the party
went TO Peo's house, where they OBJ
tained their liquor.
Upon being asked by Mr.. Harman if
she (the witness) was not arrested for
drunkenness on January 27 Mr.. Cooper
objected on the groand that that had
nothing to do with the present case.
Mr. Harman stated that he wanted to
prove that Annie had been arrested for
DRUNKENNESS, and that she had obtain-
ed the liquor at some place else, whom
the authorities did not dare to prose-
cute, and so they put it on the poor
man" Cmeaning Peo), who was inno-
cent.
Mr.. Cooper arose at once upon this
statement and emphatically informed
Mr. Harman that the authorities would
and dared to prosecute anyone VIII,
violated the law They would rlgidly
carry out their duties Mr.. Hartman
lendeavored, by a number Of cunningly
worded questions. TO have the witness
admit that she was arrested on Janu-
any 27, and stated 10 Chief Dolan that
she got no liquor at Peo's on January
26, but obtained it at Turn Hall on
January q. The question WAS declared
inadmiseable by the court. Witness
admitted that when asked by Chief
Dolan if she got liquor at PeJs on
January 26 that she at first denied it,
and then, later, said shehad got it there.
She denied saying in the presence of
her father and sister last night that
the reason she admitted She got liquor
at Peo's was that she was scared into
saying so by the officers. Denied be-
ing told that if she testified to-day she
would get s4
On redirect examination Annie etated
that Peo came to her house and took
her father and herself to Mr.. Har-
rington's office. Mr.. Harrington stated
that he held no interview with Annie
and that Pee brought them to his Of
flee without his knowledge.
Lilly Houghten testified that she
lived at No. 1O1 South franklin street.
andthat she was 20 yeans Old on the
18th Of November last. She corroborated
the statement Of Annie Conn-u in
every detail relative to their visit to
the dancing school. and Of their later
visit to Samuel Peo's.
Miss Houghten stated that Cava-
naugh bought beer twice and paid for
1t each time. PeO brought the beer
inuJ the room on one odoasion.
Thomas Cavanaugh testified that he
was employed at Poole's machine
works, and was connected with a
dancing school on East Fourth street.
Annie Cavanaugh and Lilly Houghten
were at dancing schiolol on the night
in question and he accompanied the
girls to Peo's ptalse when they left and
bought beer for them. He did moi
know whether Peo brought the drinks
or n5t, but he paid Peo for them.
John COnnor testified that he was
, Annie Connor's father, and that she
would be II years Of age in Augusf
next.
The state clcsed at this point, and
for the defense Theodore Falley was
o called. Falley testified that he was q