Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
BOYS BUY WHISKEY
AT ROCKY FORD SALOONS.
The Synopsis Of Evidence at a
Recent Trial for this Offense.

no Syn0pSiS OF evi0enCe al a
Recent Trial for this 0ffense.
In Judge Harris court on Friday last
the cases OF II. J. Turner aud Of J. r.
Deweese, charged with the Illicit sale OF
liquor to minors, came up for hearing.
Mrs. McCrate was the complaining wit
ness and her sou Robert and the two
bnrtenders OF the saloons who were
charged with the ncinal selling OF the
liquor, appeared rs witnesses. The cir
cn,nstances Ms brought ont in the evil
dence briefly stated. are these: Mrs
McCrate went to the law office OF Dep.
uiy Dist rict Attorney Goblin aud reported
TINT her son Robert, minor, wns being
supplied with whiskey by the loca,
saloons. Her evidence seem vi plentiful.
but in order to satisfy himself that such
violations OF the law were going on Mr..
Goblin accepted the woman's proposal to
show him that the boy conld buy liquor
wherever she sent him. Giving the boy
quarter aud getting into her buggy
with him she drove over in front Of
Phenicie's store aud drew mp while the
lad went into til. Hub saloon aud re.
turned in u few minutes with u 10 tie OF
wiiiskey. which she took from him mud
returned in triumph To the District
Dapuiy's Office.
ln order to make assurance doubly
sure, Mr.. Goblin let the b y try again.
Another quarter was given ! | u nni while
the mother stood in tho attorneys Office
window aud watched the lad went down
at. (..l
view from tho window entered the psrlor
saloon aud returned with another bottle
OF whiskcy.
When Mrs McCmte appeared on the
witness stand siic dccm.l II necessary
OF wise to Disguise tho fact that IN ili-s-
particular cases thcr- WAS pnt up Ioh
an the saloon keepers hni she. under
oatt. represented 10 tho court tiist she
vas on her way Ia yisi, sick friend
when III. boy prevailed on her To stop
till hs went into place 81 business she
did not know tho character Of nj ih.
time os his going in, and cain" out
with bottle of whiskr!. ~hicl, shc for
cibly took from him.
When Attorney Goblin fonnd the
woman and hcr soil putting mp this false
story To til. csnrt frum ih. witness
stand. b. was vis,biy irritai-d aud cha.
hand hs gusc them q severe r~primani
aud insisted that they nov toll ih. court
tho real facts IN connection with th. get
ting Of thi. particular bp,tl. Of uhiskry.
The old woman. Who out af tho dchsit.
of hcs Ignorance aud moral ab,usrncss
had thought u n-ctssary In dis.:uis-, tho
scheme for catching tho iaw.hruakrfs. Ai
oocr owned mp that she and tho hoy had
brro lying. aud then told the tue story
ii tho whtskcy gviiins.
Bartender kin4sbpry ot tho Hub
saloon vas put on 80 stand. where he
positively aud fais,.siiy denied ceiling
Tho 10y tho bssil. ai liquor, az oven 500
ting him IN tho saiesn. lie dill sdraiify
tho bottle as bearing III. lais"l oi The
liquors ssli al tho Hub. A witness. Nc
CInfe. uas called To s~car that he was IN
the snleun and cav McCfsic come 10
and stand hy The ooan,sr. Ba, he did
not 500 tho hoy speak 10 tho bartender
OF buy tie i.siic ot liguor. saF iii he
SEQ him help himself.
Attorney Nicholas. uhp sppearrj for
tho drfrhdab's. saw his Opportunity IN
tho lying blundcr Of tho McCratcs. and
proceeded to make the mest os Il. He
had previously iniroiucci In evidence
letter at wliic, Mira. McCra'. acknav.
lr,istd ih. authorship, IN which siis init
mated that uuirss the saloon keepers
returned To- her ann u money lief hns
band had stolen ifum her ani spent iu
vbisksy si,e wpuii preSc To prosecute
them. Using these iwo factors uf The
witnesses perjury anl the lr',cf anl
then assuming that the bpy was thief
ne well as - liar. aud had stolen from the
IIub bar the bo;,l. o, uhiskey prpiac.
cd In court. he With little sr9urnsn. SO.
CURED a DISMISSAL Of his r.itn,s, Turner
and HE bsr.kecpes,
Attorney 9obiu then asked for hear.
ing of the Deveese case, aud primarily
he rounded mp his witnesses. the Nc.
Crates. again and charged them To- tell
the truth and nothing but The truth this
time. The circumstances Of the obtain
ing Of the srconi bottle of uhiss-y were
then feciicd substantial. ne stated
si-pve
The detcntsn, then put on the stand
Bartender ". q. A'hey Of the 2sFIo,
saloon, whom youpg McCra,e hal pre-
,ibasIy idehiiiied q. tie t..aH ,.bs sbll
HIM the bottle Of liquor. Athey. who
testified that he was professional bar.
tender. that lie came 10 town three weeks
ago and went tu work for Mr. Devices.
the preyious Monday. then positively ic
nied that he sold the hoy the vbiskey OF
had ever seen him before.
This case presented nu features Uf per
iuTy on .be raIs pf The witnesses not any
pi.Hsit,le po-s, abilities ct the boys pur.
loiuins the vbiskcy. AMI u put the de
PENDANTS attorney on his me'tle to
secure from the cpnT, another dismissal.
He grew eloquent ovcr THE unhappy
plight of the old woman with drunken
husband and sons who wonli drink. aud
yet did not do The pathetic side Of The
case half Justice. hut what lie said
.sssesi as q preliminary ipr wasing slo-
guent on The greater enoFmity 6t lying
IN a court of justice. ot which be made
much. But 1t did not quite suffice to
satisfy the court 'ba; two blacks made q
white. aud that because the witnesses
bad spoken falsely in previous case
this plain violation Of the liquor laws
should go entirely unpunisheyl. but the
cgurt siw its way TO draw 1t mildly in
sit. iysyfese,s ln'frssi and a.sessei a
fiue ~ 81.
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