The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18

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dence, He Alleges.
| Director of Public Safety + l..
| Hitchcock una dashed by the criticism
| of the methods pursued by his agents
| in securing evidence against saloon
| Keepers charged with selling liquor to
minors, yesterday caused the arrest of
| Messrs. Metcalf and Henderson, of Won
Siorch avenue. on the same charge,
and offered the same evidence pre-
sented before Magistrate Alillar on
Thursday. when that official discharged
the prisoners arraigned before him.
The hearing in the case against Met
calf and Henderson was held yester-
DAY morning before Magistrate Howe.
The prisoners were represented by At
torneys 6. T.. O'N1alley and Joseph
O'Brien, while Director Hitchcock him.
self conducted the prosecution. Charles
ROBINSON, president of the Central
pennsylvania Brewing company, was
also present.
James Reed and George West. two OF
the directors detectives. were the ones
VINO secured the evidence assisted by
fifteen-ycarold boy, Ray Kecno by
name Reed was examined at length
II" testified to having given the boy
ten cents to get some beer: that the
boy got The beer and that he and West
tasted 1t and found it to be genuine.
WANTED AN ORDER
Jlc said the boy came back after en-
ielin- the saloon the first time and
said that he couldn't get anything
WITHOUT an order The hoy was given
an order by West. and he got the beer
Rov knnno iho ..hn,. ao,os,i,,. :,
he has been called. WAS next sworn and
testified that West had given him thc
note which he took into tho saloon. 'rhc
note was signed ".Jchu Dixon" hc said
and the barkeepcr gave him thc bc,r
without stopping to question whether
john Dixon was his father or not
1his was all the evidence heard
Director Hitchcock asking for q con
tin,lanco ,nti1 bo nrenarcl =, hr;,f
which he desires to present.
During the hearing cx- Sheriff Robin
son. who is now generally stylcd
"nlayor," on account of the honor CON.
fcrrcd uron him by councils told
Director Hitchcock very pointedly that
he ought to he asha med of himself for
bounding the saloonkecpcrs tbc Nay
he is. and sending small bovs into
saloons To secure cvidcnrn ara;pst
them. The director renlicd that he vas
running thc department of nuhIic
safety. and that hc was noinc ,o run
il AS he saw fit
When seen by n rrihune ren,rtor
Yesterday afternoon Dircc.tor IIitch.
cock made the ro,Io,yinr .t,temnnt =,
defense of tho mctbods hc is usi,e.
hli'H'o''h STATEMENT.
'The criticism which this crusade of
mine has provoked consider to be
very unfair. The talk of tcbauchinr
young boys is all foolshncss. The boy
We have been using is fifteen years old
and is acting in this matter with the
entire consent of his parents He is
under no tcmrtation. being constantlv
under the care and s,ncrvisiun of two
good mon.
"If there was any other way of CT
ting evidence in eases Ike his 7
would be glad TO adopt it, but | find
after TRYING other methods that this
is tho. only successful way. desire to
saw That Nest exceeded his insiruc-
tionS in writing that order ana sicrin.
it John Dixon. I did moi toll hin, IA |
do that ana | tlo not n,.nroyn of il
"i;ut ;hn feet that the s,Ioonl,ccno.
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