The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-01

Mayor Moir and his body of speak
easy crusaders were kept busy yester-
day, and at the end Of the day, 800
was collected, and two men committed
to the county Jail. John Quinn, of S16
Keyser avenue, was arraigned before
Mayor Moir yesterday morning, in po-
lice court, and fined $50.
owen Moran. of the Notch, was CIV
en- a hearing before Alderman Millar
yesterday afternoon. Moran was ar
rested two weeks ago, and entered ball
for a hearing. He vehemently de-
MED the charge when arraigned before
the magistrate, and several witnesses
were then put on the stand, who tes-
titled to having secured beer and whis-
key in Moran's place. Moran indig-
nantly contradicted the witnesses and
glancing ferociously at one of them,
exclaimed, "Oh, ye are the man that
had the cramps so bad, and wanted
something to ease your pain. Well, al
derman, all ! gave this man was Ja-
maica ginger"
What" exclaimed the alderman,
do you mean to say you gave him
Jamaica straight"
well. no." Moran admitted reluct-
antly, 81 made a sort o. little prepara-
tion of my own"
Moran was also found, by the evil
dence to have been guilty of selling
liquor on Sunday. and Alderman MIL
lar fined him $50 and the costs for SELL
ing without a license, and held him in
$500 bail for selling on Sunday. Moran
1,n 20 O
committed to the county jail. The
prisoner then complained that he was
sick and lame, az which Alderman
Millar put his own equipage at Moran's
disposal and he was taken to the
bastile in the magistrates buggy.
BLACK COULD NOT PAY.
James Black. of Frink street, who
was fined $50 by Alderman Millar on
Thursday night was unable to pay the
fire at the time and was imprisoned
in the Center street station for the
night, he declaring that he would be
able to pay it yesterday. He was still
unable to pay, however, when taken
before the alderman, and was COM
mitted to the county Jail.
Mrs. Sarah Crane, of 1928 Capouse
avenue, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Mounted officer Joseph Bloch.
and taken to the central police sta
tion. She was arraigned before Mayor
Moir at 40 o'clock and fined $50 and
the costs in the case.
Several complaints have been re-
ceived about this Woman's place, and
she is known by the police to have
been the proprietrcsSs of a speakeasy
for over ten years. When her case
came up for trial, she denied that she
was at present keeping a tipping
house, but admitted that she formerly
| practiced this illegal business. She
was represented at The hearing by At
torney J. Il. Jordan, who remarked
after all the evidence was in and his
honor pronounced sentence, that his
client would appeal the case. Mrs
| Crane claimed that she, at present
! Keeps liquor in her establishment for
| a neighbor and never sells it, although
| she occasionally gives it away.
| Three witnesses were put on the
| stand by the prosecution, and all OF
| them testified that on various occa-
| sions they drank intoXicants in the
! place, some paying for the liquor anc
others receiving it gratis. However
as the law fOrbids even the giving
away of any intoxicating liquor with
out the necessary Legal permission, th'
fact that on occasions no price was
paid for the liquor, availed nothing
| When Mayor Moir fined the defendant
shes nonchalently pulled a big walle
out of a pocket, and extracting the
necessary sum. handed it over to Pa
|
without o word.
AGAIN ARRESTED.
She was later arrested at the instanc,
of Agent Wilson, of the Mems union
and arraigned before Alderman Bailey
of the Thirteenth ward. She waived
hearing and entered bail in the sum o
$500
Altogether, so far, about twenty-five
arrests have been made in the mayor
war on the speakeases Besides tn
numerous fines imposed, and the sew
eral men and women committed to tn
county Jail, the movement has born
fruit in that it has caused licenses t
be taken out which have made tn
city richer by s1,4OO. Mayor Moir i
closeted daily with his agents.
II > idlllCl a plly' llt lOlidlhth yNo
terday, that the length of time i'm
prisonment for those who do not pa,
the fines, is not longer than thirty days
That period does not seem to have sue
terrors for many of them, as a longe
one does, but still thirty days is all tn
ordinance provides for, and in fact al
that can be given for the offense 4
this city If Scranton was city o
the second class 1t would be different
and violators of this ordinance coul
be imprisoned for a considerabl
greater time"
The exact amount collected from a
the sources, in this speakeasy crusade
cannot be ascertained until about Sep
tember 3, when Clerk Hatton will hav
completed the work Of figuring up tn
months receipts. August will be
record breaker. as regards city receipt
from the police. Besides the revenu
from the speakeasies there was one bi
raid, which netted $3.50, and a grea
| number Of fines WAS also collected