Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-02
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le1o H.n~ R'HH Fer5a GalaHar,
afHs aJiafoE man. was plaeaf 1rs5.'
arne.t bg denuty sheriff, charged
Eith selling whisky without q license.
The charge while serious one viii
not he prosecuted it Is thought, to
any extent III tact, Bis arrest is moth
ing more than a prctext 10 keep him
from leaving the city, in order that
he may be brought before the grand
Jury today aa d witness before that
bod. Ills arrest and the eircur-
stances Isadins thereto make a Fel%
introstine story. in which ncsapa-
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Sheriff Hofoy ueti6ea al tic saloon
10 Close. slE&aF = week a&e ~as the
first Sunday aftea the c.iitf. aal taa
citF. as far as il Has possible u a.
certain vas or that day dry. + Wa
predicted by all that the order WoaId
have temporary effect only. Lest
Sunday came and the saloons again
had the appearance Of being closed.
The police said that if there was any
liquor being sold III the city they were
unable TO locate it. and the deputy
sheriffs made similar expressions.
1t remained for the newspaper man
to demonstrate that liquor was being
sold. Sunday night about 10 o'clock
he walked into one Of the hotels and
called the negro porter off to one side,
asked if there was any whisky pro
durable close by. The negro replied
in the affirmative. and was handed
5o-cent piece by the newspaper man.
He walked out of the building and in
a few minutes returned with the de-
sired half-pint On Monday the story
was published in the Graphic. 1t
created a furore.
The writer Of the story was sum-
med from the theater last night be-
fore Circuit Judge Grace to whom he
gave II affidavit as to the correctness
of the material parts of the story.
Judee Grace Immediately wrote out
bench Warrant for the arrest of the
negro porter. whose name IS Felix
Coleman. charging him with selling
LIQUOR without license, and he was
Jailed
1t is very likely that the newspaper
man ana Coleman will go before the
grand jury today and as it is very
well established as to the ldenty OF
the saloon man who sold the whisky
it is very probable that the grand jury.
with it, marked tendency towards
strenucs:ty, viii take some action in
the matter at once.-Helena World.
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A Novel Experience.
Judge Grace is subjectins the city
of Pine Bluff to the novel experience
of closed saloon on Sunday.
Vile Guard.
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Test of Sincerity.
Last Sunday Pihe Bluff Graphic
reporter concluded to test the sincerity
Of the saloon men of Inat city i'll OBJ
serving the order of Circuit Court
Judge Grace as TO Sunday liquor sell
Ing. He gave negro fifty cents to get
him bit of "booze' and in q short
time the coon" returned and deliver
ed q half pint He published the fact
in Mondays Graphic and Judge Grace
therenpon issued a bench warrant for
the arrest of TIE egro and he Was
aiicd He and =. reporter were call
81 before the grand jury and the result
will No doubt be that the Sunday sa-
loon man sho sold the liquor dill have
to pay dear for thai !. ,.nt.-Rot Springs
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