Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-04
POLICE COURT Do1Nas
More Druggists and Saloonkeepers Be
 fore the Court To-day.

More Druggists and Saloonkeepers Be
 fore the Court To-day.
 The third batch of saloonkeepers and druggists for violation of the li- Quor laws was before the city court this morning. Judge Burpee presided. the first time in many days. The usual cases were first disposed of:
 James O'Neill and John Manning, for vagrancy and 1ntoxication, were sentenced to sixty days in jail. and Michael Crosse, charged with intoxi- cation and resisting Officer Michael Sullivan, was fined $5 and costs on the latter complaint.
 Then the liquor cases began. James Reardon, saloonkeeper at 53o Bald win street, was the first one called. He was defended by Attorney Russell, who tried to throw some interest into the cases by hammering at Bedell, the now famous private detective, on his knowledge of the city. Bedell said he did not know where the Abrigador is, though he had heard of it frequent ly. During the past few days an i'm precision has got around that Bedell and his colleagues were never in half the saloons and drug stores in which they have testified they were, but ob- tained their knowledge of their inter- for by selling books in them during le- gal hours. Bedell, however, denied be ever sold books here. The offence charged against Reardon was alleged to have been committed on September l6. Bedell was corroborated by Her zog They said there were two men in the saloon when they got i'll named Fitzgerald and Ryan. The first named | h,yy hnf in the same day. Where the saloon was witness declined to tell. There was no defense and Reardon was fined $50 and costs, which is $1O more than the fines imposed by Judge Bradstreet i'll the cases tried by him.
 Elizabeth X. Lawlor. East Main street. pleaded guilty to the same com plaints. keeping open and selling. Mrs I.awlor paid the fine immediately, $1O and costs on each complaint.
 Everett NJ. Roberts, q druggist at 4G3 West Main street. decided to fight his case. He was fined S25 and costs.
 John J. Murphy, proprietor of the sa- loon in the Earle hotel, Bank street was called next The circumstances of this case differed in no way from the other saloon cases. Sergeant Dodds was called by the defense to show that Prosecuting Agent Pierce was off his trolley when he charged the ac- cused with violating the law at 3332 Bank street Attorney Russell held that the above number was that Of the Earle hotel proper. The officer tes- tified that the hotel and saloon were connected. but his evidence. he said. related to the condition of things as they were q year ago. He knew nothing about the present situation. The accused also testified. He said he never saw the witnesses. Adams, Bedell or Herzog. His evidence was concerning the construction of the in- terior of the hotel and his saloon. the object being to show that the alleged sale took place in a room in the hotel. Murphy was found not guilty of keep ing open and was fined $15 and costs for selling.
 Joseph Zweibel faced two complaints and four counts of selling and keeping open on September ? and 9. Zwei- beIs saloon is at Belleyiew lake. He was fined S15 and costs on each count. An appeal was taken.
 George F. Geddes, druggist, S2G Bank street. was charged with two offences. on September and 9. At torney Lawlor appeared for him and stated that he would waive eNamina- non ana tnefe1Ofe expected lenlenCI- The court replied that he felt inclined to deal more severe with druggists than with saloonkeepers. He then inn posed a fine of S15 and costs on each complaint.
 Charles Connors, proprietor of the Hub restaurant on Phoenix avenue. was charged on two counts, keeping open and selling on October '. At the time of the alleged offence the license was in the name of Dan Pullin, but Miss Dora Egan, assistant town clerk, and the town records showed that the accused had bought out Pullin before that. A fine of S1o and costs was i'm posed on each complaint.
 A complaint against Benjamin J. Beebe, druggist 134 East Main street, was nolled for $40. Mir Beebe was charged with selling and Mir Pierce stated it was really MT Beebe's clerk who committed the offense, notwith- standing that he had strict orders to sell drink to no one, that he has num- Der of drug stores and visits them ire Quently. but the one where the offence alleged took place he had not been to in some time.
 John J. Kelleher pleaded guilty to selling on September 2. 9 aid Is. and was fined $50 and costs in all. The license at the Plaza is ill kelleher's name. This finished the batch.