The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-05
LIQUOR CASE IN
SUPREME COURT.
East Palestine Case Which Has
Received Much Attention.
LANDS IN STATE COURT.


Indefnitly as Deputy Inspector OF The
New sixth Mining District-Coium-
bus News Notes.
From STAFF Correspondent.
Columbus, June 2.-The East Palestine
Bower liquor case has reached the Ohio
supreme court.
Today the village of East Palestine
filed petition in error in the circuit
court Of Columbiana county against H.
e. Bower. The case has already at
tracted widespread attention. Bower
resides Just beyond the boundary line
Of East Palestine, and on September 25,
1899, a complaint charging him with
keeping q place where intoxicating
liquors were sold contrary to law, was
filed by Chief of Police George d. Suth-
ern, Of the village, before its mayor,
e. L. Lyon.
Bower was arrested, tried and found
guilty and sentenced to pay a fine Of
$50 and costs amounting to $7.35. Bower
claimed he had not violated the law.
declaring that he had delivered liquor
in the village which had been purchased
outside Of it's corporate limits. Quite q
question was raised as to whether
Bowers method Of doing business could
be construed into a violation Of the stat
ute and on January "a, 1900, Bower filed
a petition in error against the judg-
ment Of Mayor Lyon in the common
pleas court at Lisbon. This court
promptly confirmed the ruling Of the
mayor whereupon Bower carried the
case UP to the circuit court, where the
lower courts were reversed and judg-
ment given to Bower.
The petition in error filed in the su-
preme court by the village is not very
lengthy and recites "That the defendant
in error, H. e. Bower. received a judg-
ment by considerations Of the circuit
court Of Columbiana county. against
the plaintiff in error In an action in
which Bower was the plaintiff in error
and the village Of East Palestine was
the defendant in error.
It Is claimed First, that the circuit
court erred in reversing the judgments
Of the common pleas court and +. E.
Lyon, mayor Of East Palestine, and in
sustaining the petition in error Of H.
e. Bower.
Second. The judgment is contrary to
law.
Third. That the judgment was given
for the defendant in error when It
should have been given to the plaintiff
herein.
Wherefore, the plaintiff in error prays
that said judgment of the circuit court
be reversed, that it may be restored to
all things which 1t has lost thereof"
Bower has agreed to waive the issu.
ance and service of summons in error
and enters his voluntary appearance.
c. P. Rothwell, Of East Palestine, IL
attorney for the village and Moore and
Williams are the legal representatives
Of Bower.
1t will probably be several months
before the case will come to trial.
State Mine Inspector Biddison today
stated that James p. Davis, Of Dell Roy,
Carroll county would be retained indef-
initely as deputy inspector Of the new
sixth district. Some say that this
means that Mr.. Davis will be kept on
permanently. Reese T. Davis. of East
Palestine. has an application on file for
the place.
Columbiana county is a part of the
sixth district.
Miss Ida Williams. of Massillon, q
clerk in the office Of State Labor Com
missioner Ratchford, has been notified
that her services will no longer be need
ed after June s. She desired to be re-
tanned. Mr.. Ratchford has decided to
retain Miss Hannah Jones. who has been
a clerk In the ofiice for q number Of
years.
GEORGE T. BLAKE.