The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-04

vigorous crusade against illegal
liquor selling, gambling and bawdy
houses was yesterday inaugurated by
the Mems union of Green Ridge.
Twenty eight warrants were Issued,
and informations are being prepared
in as many more cases. The crusaders
say they will not cease in their efforts
until these evils are entirely eradi-
Gated, and Scranton made a city where
law is not a hollow mockery.
The Mems union comprises about one
hundred and fifty of the most promi-
nent men of Green Ridge, and is close
ly allied with the Green Ridge Wo-
mems club, whose efficient work in the
interests of health and morality is too
well known to need mention here.
Some months since the union engaged
Robert Wilson as it's general agent and
| set him to work, under direction of Its
| executive committee, investigating the
| alleged violators and securing evil
| dence.
With James Reid and George West
as his assistants, he has been quietly
! going about on his mission, and at n
meeting of the executive committee.
Wednesday night, submitted a report
| showing what evidence had been Sc
cured.
DECIDED TO PROSECUTE.
! The committee decided to move at
once to prosecute, and after a consul
tation with District Attorney Jones.
proceeded to lay the information be-
fore Alderman Fuller, of the Sixteenth
ward. Attorney Fred +. Beers, who is
member of the union, has charge Of
| the prosecutions. James II. Torrey, OF
Welles & Torrey, is associate counsel.
The twenty eight warrants sworn out
| yesterday charge illegal liquor selling.
County Detective Leyshon is named as
| prosecutor in twenty-one, and in the
other seven the prosecutors are T.. Il.
| Sturges, Fred +. Beers and G. II. Pond.
members of the union. These gentle
men took this onerous responsibility
upon themselves, that it might not be
said they were asking others to do
what they themselves would shirk,
even though the task is one which
these others are sworn to do and paid
for doing. Following are the informa-
tions:
P II. Coyne, of Lackawanna ave.
nue., p. ]. Gilroy, Ala North Main ave-
nue., and John Cavanaugh 345 Penn
avenue, charged with selling on Sun
day, are those against whom f. b.
Sturges appears as prosecutor
Fred Durr. 313 Lackawanna avenue,
charged with selling on Sunday, and
r. p. Halligan, SIP Court street
charged with selling without license
are the cases in which C. II. Pond Is
prosecutor.
Attorney f. f. Beers is prosecutor
in the cases against Jenkn Harris. OF
800 Center street, charged with selling
on Sunday. and Dominick Degutis
441 Penn avenue, selling on Sunday.
THOSE ARRESTED.
County Detective Leyshon is named
as prosecutor against the following
james j. Padden, corner of Washing
ton avenue and Phelps street; McCabe
& O'Connor, st. Cloud hotel, Wyoming
avenue; Burke 6 Fadden, Palace hotel
Lackawanna avenue; Mrs. Bridget
Walsh, corner of Washington avenue
and Phelps street; John j. Morris, IA;
Penn avenue; P. j. Mangan, Thomas
Cosgrove. NJ. ]. Fahey, North MAR
avenue; Mrs. Ellen Evans, West Scran
ton; John Il. Kennedy, 344 Soutf
Washington avenue; Robert Allen, 40
South Washington avenue; Michael J
Burke, Providence road; John ]
Skelly, 122 Penn avenue; James e
Hughes, Twenty second street; Rosen
berg Bros, 316 Penn avenue; T. Hun
= Brock, Windsor hotel James j. Kelly
, 1892 North Washington avenue; d. w
Vaughan, 426 Lackawanna avenue
3 Oetzel & Rossar. Penn avenue; Loui
Bonicampagni 81 Lackawanna ave
= nue.; Edward j. Horn, 122 Franklin
5 avenue.
: Most Of these are charged with sell
. ing on Sunday. In several cases sell
. ing without a license is charged a
5 well, the unions agent having discov
/ cred that the parties failed to TAX
- out their licenses.
= Constahles began serving warrant
v at noon, yesterday, and number o