The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-11
brennan After the
Sunday Law
Breakers.
ISRAEL TO APPEAR IN COURT.
He Will Be Charged With
the Violation Of the
Closing Law.

Chief Drennan's axe, sharpened up for
violators of the Sunday law, has fallen.
Abraham Israel of the firm of Israel,
Cohen & Shultz, wrapper manufactur-
ers at As Water street, will be brought
into court in a few days for violation
of the Sunday closing law on warrant
sworn out by Capt. David A. Matthews
of Station 2. who made the first move
in Station district to make storekeep-
ers in that section observe the Sabbath.
The warrant was sworn out yester-
day after a conference with the chief.
Both officials thought that Mr.. Israel
had violated the law.
Mr.. Israel closed his shop week ago
Sunday and intended to keep it closed.
He read the statutes, and then decided
that he could run his factory on Sun
day. He argues that he is not violat-
ing the law and bases his claim on the
following portion of section of the
act which has reference to Sunday clos
ing:
Whoever conscientiously believes
that the seventh day of the week
ought to be observed as a Sabbath
and actually refrains from secular
labor and business on that day shall
not be liable to the penalties of this
section for performing secular bust
| ness and labor on the Lords day, if
he disturbs no other person."
Israel owns the house next to his shop
on the south side and on the north and
west sides his shop is bounded by the
| Ledge street school yard He also
| owns the two houses next to his own
| on the same side of the street, and
| fails to see why any person should be
disturbed as all his tenements are oc-
| cupied by people of the same belief as
! himself.
He has made a literal translation Of
/ the law and Sunday morning when the
janitor of the shop came around to clean
| up for the week he ordered him to GO
| after the help. AS soon as they got
around he put them to work and short
| ~ after 7 o'clock the shop was running
full blast.
officer Charles Favereault, who pa
trolls the district near Mr.. IsraePs shop,
heard the machines running and talk
ed with Mr.. Israel about the matter.
| The latter was willing to close up his
shop if the officer ordered him to do so,
| stating why he had opened. The Of
| ficer telephoned to Capt. Matthews and
according to Mr.. Israel's statement,
Capt. Matthews telephoned back to the
officer that he could continue doing bus
mess for the day.
| Capt. Matth;A's says he did not tell
the officer that Mr.. Israel could do bust
ness on the Lords day, but the propri-
etor of the shop understanding the mat
ter that way did not close up and kept
his hands working until o'clock.
In conversation with a Spy man Mr.
Israel says that it is not his intention
| to break any laws of the country and
If, the law says he must shut up his
shop he will do so. He observes the
seventh day as Sabbath and thought he
had a perfect right to keep his shop
open.
Other Hebrews in Worcester are u
the same opinion and understand that
they can do business among themselves
behind closed doors, providing they dc
not disturb other people and can also
go through the streets with their carts
and dicker with members of their own
race, providing they do not disturb 9TH