The age-herald., 1901-02-28
Selling whisky on Sunday.

 I "Alne Hall and 2. E. Burgett are two names that I see on the docket this morning" said Judge FeagIn in the Police Court "They are charged with violating the Sunday laws. Did they work Sunday"
 "No, sir: they worked me" said a rough and ready man, with fiery red moustache who looked as If he needed e long treatment with soap.
 "How did they work you?" asked the fudge; with a plow?"
 "No, sir they sold me whiskey on Sunday They are druggists and have no liquor license. They thought Sunday was a good day to sell bad whishey. bought 25 cents worth of corn and 25 cents worth of rye. When l drank the corn 1t put my mouth awry. and when drank the rye 1t made corns on my lips. am permanently disflgured Judge" said the prosecutor, with a tear in his eye.
 "Judge," said one of the defendants 'I move to exclude that tear from the evidence If he would take 1t out of his eye he could sec better how to tell the truth. We only sold him mineral. wa ter"
 Cant you tell mineral water from whiskey?" asked the Judge of the prose- cutor
 ITO the best of my knowledge, Judge" said the latter. 1t was whiskey. There may have been mineral water in it. as the whskey was very rocky"
 Here a witness for the defendants took the stand and said he didn't sec any whiskey sold on that Sunday while he was there"
 Did you see 1t when you .wern't there?''
 "No. sir"
 "This man is not seer. Judge" ex- plained an officer.
 The other defendant then took the stand and said that he never sold the prosecutor any whiskey. That he 0he prosecutor) was drunk when he came in and left flask to be filled. T told him I only filled prescriptions. That if he ! wanted to get full he must first get a Jprescrption. That all whiskey cold on Sunday was sold on prescription"
 "You did not sell for cash or credit on z Sunday? asked the Judge No, sir
 "I have no doubt that some men un- dertake to get whiskey on Sunday" said the Judge.
 Some men will undertake anything, your Honor" said one of the defend ants They are natural born under takers"
 "Bar-rooms that pay a high license for selling whiskey," said the Judge, have a right to protection against scalping drug stores I don't know whether drug stores take out a retail whiskey license or not
 "I think they take out manufactur- CTS license" said an officer. 'They make whskey out of mineral water"
 T suppose the drug stores think the liouor dealers ought to let them have one day in the week." said the Judge, and that Sunday is their busy day. They also think that their right to sell whis- key on Sunday is a prescriptive right not necessarily requiring a prescription I will let these defendants off, but if they come up again I will do some pre- scribing myself and there will be no whiskey in It."
 A Question of Title.
 "C. s. Brooks is the next defendant said the judge.
 I've would like a warrant, your honor" said his attorney, "so we can know what particular crime we have committed"
 Most defendants are not so particu- lar" said the judge. "He is charged, however. with malicious mischief, and whea this is charged to a man he has to pay cash for it.
 Well, we want a warrant, judge" said the attorney, 'so that the offense charged can't be changed during the trial
 ''lVe make the punishment fit the crime in this court" said the judge. We can change warrants here as easily as you can change partners at dance"
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