The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-17

to What the Magistrate Had to
Say Yesterday.
Police Magistrate w. ). Milar. after
dlscharsng four saloon Keepers ar.
rested yesterday at the instance of Di-
rector of Public safety +. j.. Hitch
cock. on the charge of selling intoXi-
cants to minors didn't hesitate to eX-
press his disapproval OF the manner
in which the evidence against them
was secured by the three private detec-
tives who worked under the direction
OF Director Hitchcock.
The fuur Saloonkeepers arrest Il
were lsnat2 Dram and Jacob Harris.
OF South Washington avenue: John
Kelly, of taoouse avenue. and Mrs
i'iideet Walsh. OF North Washington
avertie. The prosecution. represented
by Special Officer kcene, offered as evi-
dencc The testimony of a small boy
whom I<eene said he gave money to
purchase beer in these several saloons
This was enough for Magistrate Mil
lar, who when he heard that this WAS
the Kind of evidence TO be offered in
each of the four cases, discharged the
live up 20 the law in the future. In
speaking about the matter to a Tri-
hune man yesterday afternoon, he said:
OPPOSED TO METHOD.
Il am uralterab'v opposed. and so
told Mr.. Keene this morning. to this
way Of securing evidence against these
saloonkeepnrs This idea of giving =
little bDy of tender vpurS money and
sending him into saloon to tempt
these people to disobey the law is con-
trary 10 my sense OF Justice and | Go
not propose to countcnance il IL my
cou..
wy 'e'"." III .he P"St SHOWS !hat
'.IN' III "Pn"'u'''S' ''e lit" anu iu''-
s',ls - Us N'o,'torS' nut i ooh .elieNe
w. ,''",.',,s ,,, tnese sa''oiiheeIers IN ,h's
WY Te'.'is 10 minors Is Oh course
''''.'e' pu. '''ere are other ways OIL Sc
.u.ins eni'e"ce 'i'''n nS uepauchinS a
s''i'S VIII" y! SehuihS nun lhto Il
S",uU'
mere are So''ie people VINO oei'oEe
,.! 'n". =" saiooIlNeepe' ls ABOUT ''ie WORST
Ninu u, h'ti III the World just pe-
,'iuae ne - s'loo''heeper' anu VINO
.,, ','''t ne Siou'' "e pc'secu''"
m u,i''i ne is u'iVeli OUT Oh tfie business.
ina' nol my iuea' 'i'iiik liiat the
,'en "'o "'e iloM paying Hi'loo ior d
ii,r"H' anu NHo ny So doiliS are con-
'rI'u'l''S 1t .i'l," oi ti'e Guy en'ire
revenues H"o.'i" not pe holhued at
eNe'S n''i anu ,ei''p'r' i'''o u.S"peSi''S
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"fle might have had decency enough
to near our evidence. at least said
ne lheSe persons VINO We're arrested
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hove henr fraor,enti,. vornod h,. tbis
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dren
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