The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-20
WAR ON THE DRUGGISTS
AFFIDAvITs IN JUSTICE SMOKES
COURT AGAINST THIRTY.
Augustus WfImoth and Thomas Cain
mt the Bottom of the Mat
ter-Fines Paid.

John f. Johnston, sol North Illinois
street, and George NJ. Weber, Pennsylvania
and Ohio streets, druggists, yesterday
pleaded guilty i'm Justice Shocks court to
doing business without a license and
paid fines of s. and costs. amounting in all
10 S19 each. When Mr.. Johnston drew his
check in payment of the amount he said,
We'll, here's a nice Christmas present for
some thief" He declared the act was an
outrage. He said the man who made the
affidavit against him came into the store
Saturday night and asked for whisky.
which he claimed he needed at once for
medicinal purposes at home. He asked for
but a small quantity and 1t was given him.
The ~afidavits against Weber and
Johnston were made by Augustus Wilmoth.
of 1881 East Washington street. and on the
affidavits appears the name of Thomas
Cain, of 1425 East Market street, as a wit
ness. Wilmoth also made affidavits against
Isaac N. Helms. 11 North Illinois street;
w. N. Short. SO South Illinois street,;
Charles w. Eichrodt. 227 South Illinois
street, and c. NJ. Warner, of South I'LL
nois street, and these defendants nave al
ready been cited to appear in court. The
same men have made and filed in Justice
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lowing druggists: William Hollenbeck.
Jesse l.. Showers, Michae Staley, 749 Vir-
ginia avenue; Hiram Rafensperger. 449
East South street; George c. Morrison. $40
South East street; John p. Fritz, G37 vir-
ginia avenue; Otto Schopp. COZ South ILL.,
nois street; Lee 7. Nash, 500 South nli-
nois street; Louis Z. Haag, 9O2 Massa-
chusetts avenue. Charles Norton, 37s
foncnnh,cn+s. 1-ss s--,s "A
North Senate avenue; Edward Ferger,
Bates House pharmacy; Albert & Benton
Izor, Oil West Washington street; Charles
Lay and o Hawthorne, S4S West Wash
ington street; Herman T.. Frauer, 456 East
Thomas e. Collins, 300 Indiana avenue;
Robert BIodau, 42 Indiana avenue: VII
c. Clark, 6fS East Washington street; Louis
Mattill. 110l South East street; Ferdinand
Mueller, 45s East Washington street. and
William III. Hornbrook, 502 East Washing
ton street.
Thomas Cain is one of the men who a
year ago was one of the principal witnesses
for the State in the indictments against a
large number of druggists for selling liquor
without a license. Wilmoth. II is said. has
also assisted in making cases against drug
gists- Who is behind them could not be
learned yesterday. Prosecutor Gronninger.
In Justice Shocks court, said the men
came into his Office Saturday last and asked
IL he would file such cases In that court,
and after being told that they would If
there was a violation OF the law and any
possibility of making a case, Wilmoth be-
gan the Monday following to make the af-
fdavits. Wilmoth lives at 1881 East Wash
ington street. and according to his wife is
an upholsterer by trade. AT the side of his
home is a sign. chairs Gained" She
claimed to know nothing of his connection
With the prosecution of druggists.
The charge of doing business without a
license" is one which is made in lieu of the
charge of selling liquor without a license
as was formerly done. In the repeal Of a
portion OF the law which prohibits the sell
ing OF liquor without a license that portion
repealed contained the penalties for viola
lions of the law, and no other provision was
made for them, so convictions cannot now
be made under that aw. The present
charge is under the State law, which pro
vides a penalty for carrying on a business
without a license for which the city or
county requires a license.