The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
MORE TROUBLE.
Manager weights Bartender
is Arrested.
The Council to be Asked to Restore the
Roche Liquor License.-A Com.
pleted Case.

In his order revoking the liquor IL
cense of E 81 Roche, Inc, Saturday
afternoon, Mayor Currier gives as MS
reason for revoking it that the place
was open unlawfully on the following
dates: Jan Q and 8 until a. M; Jan.
10. and 90. until 1880 a m Jan. ~
and 81, until 1926 m Jan ~. and
90 until 1850 a. M; Jan, 30 and 81,
until ITO a. M; Feb 2 and 3, until
3:55 a m. The law requires that the
saloon be closed at midnight. The sa-
l on is located at 3l5 South Front
street, and license revoked runs from
Dec 10th 1899, until Dec 10th. 1900.
Although the license was revoked late
in the afternoon. the saloon was not
closed untilmidnight Monday morning
the place was opened as usual. At
alb ut nine o'clock Officers Morrow and
Thilgen went there and saw man go
to the bar and order drink of whisky.
1t was handed over to him and after
drinking he laid down the customary
fifteen cents on the counter The bar
tender, VIM Hodges. pushed the money
back, saying that the drink was on
him The officers then arrested Mr..
Hodges on the charge of violating
city ordinance in giving away liquor
without license Mr. Hodges pleaded
not guilty and his trial was set for Feb.
10th at 10 m. He was released on
$1oO bond with Andrew Rudberg and
w 81 Anderson as sureties
s B. Wilson appeared as attorney
for Mr. Hodges and will also act for
John 2 weight. manager of the saloon.
He desires that a special meeting of the
council be called tn act on the mayors
order, instead of waiting until the next
regular meeting. Feb. 18th, as stated in
the mayors order. 1t is the intention
to ask the council to restore the license,
and some of the aldermen are known to
be in favor # this.
Mayor Currier sta es that the matter
now rests with the council. If the Ii
cense is restored he will revoke it again
as soon as he finds cause. He states
that he has had many complaints in re
gard to this saloon Complaints of
another nature than those stated in his
order have been made but not substan-
tiated He states that he has plenty of
evidence to prove the charge in his
order. as the police have been keeping
close watch on he place.
The saloon came near being closed at
the time that the old license expired, as
the money for the new one was not
f rthcoming until several days later
The police at that time had orders to
close the saloon if the license was not
forthcoming at certain time When
the officers went to close the place the
matter was adjusted
A delicate question has arisen as to
whether this saloon can be closed, as a
wholesale as we'll a retail business is
carried on. If the place is closed, the
wholesale business is shut off, while if
it is not closed it is feared by the off
GERS that the retail business will be
carried on. City Attorney Daley be-
lieves that the place ,nnot be closed,
and has suggested that man be en-
ployed to watch the place to see that
no retail business is done. until the
council meets. The mayor stated this
forenoon tn It he would act on this sug-
gestion.
The saloon was closed during the
day.