The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-06

Six more alleged illegal liquor SELL
ers gave bail before Alderman Myron
Kasson yesterday to face the prosecut-
ing agents of the Mems union at the
October quarter sessions. The parties
and the offenses with which they are
charged are:
George Wuench, 1892 Lackawsnna avenue;
selling on Sunday.
O'Conno- 4 Walsh, 21S Lackawanna avenue;
selling on Sunday.
John J. Gettings, 1897 Lafayette street; sell.
ing without license.
Henry Rush, South Seventh street, selling
without a license.
J. c. Taylor, 100 North Ninth street; selling
without n license.
Robert Wilson, chief agent of the
Mems union. is the prosecutor in each
case, and the arrests were made by
him or his assistants. All waived a
hearing and gave BAN in the sum of
$500 EACH
Wuench's bondsman is his son. John
Wuench. Robert c. Wills became
bondsman for O'COnnor & Walsh;
Hugh Larkin for Gettings: Martin Nc
Hale for Rush, and Frank ]. Dwyer,
of Dunmore, for Taylor. Rush entered
bail before Alderman Kelly. In the
case of O'Connor & Walsh, the arrest
was made last week. Yesterday was
the time set for the hearing. AS an
ticipated, they waived this right and
simply gave surety for their appear
ance at court.
| SECOND CASE AGAINST TAYLOR,
This is the second case the Mems
| union has caused to be brought against
| Taylor. He was one of those included
in the first batch of warrants, but he
managed to keep out of the way of the
| officers until after the grand jury had
| finished it's session. The agents of the
union allege that he has continued to
| sell, despite his arrest.
Taylor denies this. He says he ap-
| piled for a license. but finding that
there were four speakeasies in the
immediate neighborhood to compete
| against, he concluded not to go into
| the business, and though the license
was granted he declined to take it out.
The information in this case was
given the agents of the union by
| County Detective Leyshon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor expressed great surprise
on hearing of this and proceeded to
| tell Attorney f. +. Beers and others of
| the representatives OF the union that
| the county detective was responsible
| for all their trouble.
When they bought their hotel prop
| erty they went to the county detective,
| they said, and telling him of their in
tention to open a licensed saloon. fur
| nished him with the names of the four
alleged speakeasy keepers in their
| neighborhOOd and agreed that they
would also furnish the evidence to con-
vict them if he would bring prosecu-
! tions against them. The county de-
tective, they said, took no steps in the
| matter.
Mr.. LeyShon's side OF the story is a
| tritie different. He started out to Sc
cure evidence against the four places
reported to him by the Taylors, just
| as soon as the information came to
him, he says, but before he could catch
any of them the crusade came on and
they quit. Taylor, however, opened up
and proceeded to do business without
a license, he says, and he put the
Mems union on to him.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Mrs. Margaret Kennedy of South
| Warrington avenue, who was arrested
L.
nedy. who was on last criminal trial
| list to answer for selling without a
| license. He succeeded in having the
case put over until next term by send
ing in a doctors certificate setting
forth that he was seriously i'll of collie
The place has been kept open con-
| tinuousy, the unions agents say, with
Mrs. Kennedy in charge.
brought by the International Detective
agency against alleged speakeasy keep
ers in Olyphant, Jessup and Winton,
We're instigated by the liquor dealers
OF those localities. The detectives de-
cline to say whom they are acting for.
The license of Bridget Coleman for
the place on South Washington ave-
nue., of which Robert Allen is now pro-
prietor, was yesterday transferred to
Mr.. Allen. The latter was arrested for
selling without license and escaped
prosecution by the plea that ne had
purchased the place only a few days
before from Mrs. Coleman and sup
posed she had taken out a license. The
license had been applied for and grant
ed, but she had neglected to take it out.
The prosecutions are having the ef-
feet of closing up hundreds of speak
easies all throughout the county. Most
of them have gone out of business alto
gether. but some are simply closed
temporarily, their proprietors being
possessed Df the idea that the union
will get tired Of its task before long
and that nothing more than the regu-
lar officers of the law will have to be
feared, or rathered considered.