The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-28
REBUKED LAW
AND ORDER

The Court of General Sessions yes.
tcrday afternoon granted the contest .
ed liquor licenses of Joseph b. Brown
at Fifth and Spruce streets and Jo-
srph McCullin, at Fifth and Tatnall
and in reviewing the licenses the
Court put its foot down on outside
doctrines employed by the Law and
Order Snciety to gather cvilcnce Il,
unreliable. The circumstances were
filled by the Law and Order .Socicjr,
On Wednesday the detectives en-
ploycd by the Law and Order Society
testified that both saloon keepers sold
to intoxicated persons and also that
McCullin sold Oh Sunday. Another
complaint against Brown was that lie
allowed Il rattle in his place. Brown
explained that the rattle was for the
benefit Of man who had broken his
leg and was entirely a charitable
affair. Yesterday morning Thomas
ficrSon went on the stand and tesli-
fled that he had had broken leg and
that the rattle was for his benefit.
When court met yesterday after
noon William S. l'rickctt, attorney
for the Law and Order Society. came
into cuurt to hear the decision. Chief
Justice Lore said that the charges
made by DR.. liam s detectives W +.
Of a criminal nature, and being 81 the
EcrSonS whom they are made againS.
have Il right to have almost as much
notice Of Il charge in tn" license court
as when they have 70 face an iudic,-
mcni. lie further said that the Law
and order Society knew ihal the
grand jury had been in Session and
that the attorney. general has been ir
court, and they could have brought
such charges before thom for their
action. as the court itself in such a
matter was not willing to he The
grand jury, the petit jury and the
attorney general.
Chic! Jn>tirc Lore in Spoakin" OF
the 'rStimnny given 10y lhrdrirrtiNcS
said That men had hcriIhrUught from
orIlsi 'c Of the Stntc aud | I'D given
Testimony against the sal"nl.krrpr
Nh'n they could not identify any II
them uSj'ivcIy Il, the ollrn;Icr,.
M:. nrirkrtl want 1t to knew if
the iu.urn:aiiUl that had to lr far.
n,hr' to the slio"n-hrcprrs had to
hc ct I lie sam" character rs furnished
lay al iiniirtmcnt The court url!rI
i!!al the IN "ornllO1 has to b" sllli.
cent 10 H'QlHinl the >aluon krr,cr,
with the nature pf the chargraTainSt
tlrn, aud crnIi ln'ny. slillnr Ahilr
the detectives Of lhr Law aud Order
Suri"'y lad given csIimouy, the Sr,.
tlal Iu,;li policemen and Tulc on lha 4
sinI'. aud test lii"d hat otlmrii kept ,
p'&rr> and that one of |
l';rm in fact, was Il model place, The
roul then ordrrrl that the license
I.c %rait"i Eru"n anI McCuIIn.
Iltr case ui ,Iuhu =. Dma'luc ,
against he Slal Publishing Company .
"rnpI"d the greater part Of the at
'"nli'n't the count darn. the day
William 5. liiIlr> represented the
plaintiff. and j. Harvey Wnilcmm
t"h Victor j Wnulcy, the dr!2ndln /
|fUnlllur seeks 10 recover 80 ODp
damages TOR an alleged libel grow NJ
,'l Of On article in the Sunday Star /
white he was Il can'idulc for the
Democratic nomination for rrprcsCn-
Iljvc III the Fourth district in 1890.
After nearing the Arguments the
.nivt rnSfn,t,J,tl ;ir I,,.i, ;.,
The Court refused the application
f llOrccG Knowles for il new trial
II the case Ut William II Blair vs.
he Wilmington Steamboat Company
II Knowles represented the Steam.
oat Company.