Evening journal., 1902-02-27
SALOON MEN FIGHT
FOR LICENSE PRIVILEGE
Law and Order Society Detectives
Give Testimony Against Three
Liquor Sellers

Court of General Sessions gave con-
sideration TO the license applications Of
Lawrence M. Taylor, Joseph ID. Brown
and Joseph A. McCullin In the Tay-
lor case the license was granted, the
court having been assured by William
T Lyman that the place would here
after be conducted as a restaurant
The remonstrance against MT.
Browns application for a license set
out that Mr.. Brown had permitted rat'
hes, which are contrary to law. To be
conducted in his saloon, William Ben
nett. Cyrus A. Starkey and John II.
BROMLEY. detectives In the employ of
the Law and Order Society. presented
the sOclety's opposition TO the appllca-
tion. The detectives had slips of paper
containing records of their visits %
the saloons, by glancing at which they
recalled the exact dates and hours OF
the alleged infractone of the law.
\ Thomas Jones rs visiting his parents
lin Smyrna.
Mr. Bennett testified that on Decem.
her 81, 1901, he visited Browns saloon
and bought a ticket for the raifle OF d
lraooon. He returned at night when the
saw the men throwing dice on the bar
He also saw two men. who were intoxl
lcated served with whskey On Janu
AIRY 6. the windows and doors OF th'
saloon were obstructed by frosted sub
stance. he said
The either detectives corroborated hi
Testimony.
Police Sergeant Massey and Patrol
man William A. Ward, who were calle'
In Mr.. Taylor's defense. testified tha
they considered the saloon orderly
IFollowing the introduction of this ties
ltimony, John Biggs, who appeared TO
, lMr. Brown, asked that he be permitte
, to read a letter signed by Ill resident
, i'm the vicinity of the saloon. statin
+ THAT the proprietor was law abiding
a hut the court would not admit the LEI
ter.
% After comforting about the Brow
lremonstrance, the judges asked M
lBiggs If he could produce the youn
, man for whom THE rattle was given. MI
{ lBigg ssaid he would have the youn
/ man in court tomorrow afternoon a
, I2.30 o'clock
, The granting Of license to Mr.. Nc
r lCullin was opposed. for the reason tina
he had served beer and whiskey 90 IN
'IIINlliltl NitlAf anu AAANAN AA'iN'A ANNN' t''N
{ been sold on Sunday. Detectives Broom
sley and Starkey swore that they ha
been served with whiskey in the plac
on Sunday, January 10.
In mis- defense McCullin said he neve
sold liquor on Sundays, and he wa
positive ne never sold liquor to tn
Law and Order detectives to the bes
Iof his knowledge He would not eve
cell to his father and mother he sale
He attended the bar after S.o'clock q
night. and said he never had seen Tn
detectives before
Joserh Trissler. bartender at the so
elloon. said he never. 10 the best OF hi
knowledge had sold liquor to the La
and Order detectives, and he woul
swear that he never sold a drop {
liquor to the Law and Order detective
and ne would swear that me never sol
b a drop of LIQUOR on Sundays. He sal
that on one night he had seen one
e the detectives intoxicated I'm Kane's 81
loon. in Orange street, and me was sins
ing and dancing.
This ended the license hearings. AT
n swer of the court in the last two case
/ was withheld.