The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16

Were Taken Up fcr Drunkenness
by Sergeant Brooks.
CHARGE OF SELLING TO THEM
S. [. Ullman Viii Have to Clear Himself
IN Court To-Morrow-J. H. Tyler
Fined for F. dding Whiskey.
Story of the Police Court.

A case of much Importance and cor
siderable interest will be heard in the
Police Court tomorrow. 1t is that OF
S. L. Ullman. charged with selling liquor
to small boy. from the effects OF drink
ing which he became so intoxicated that
along with another small he was taken
to the station house.
On Saturday afternoon about O'Clock
Sergeant Brookes took up three small
BOYS for drunkenness. They were
Thomas w. Baughan. w. l.. Farmer and
Eddie Farmer, all under sixteen yeats
and small for their ages.
From statement made by young
Baushan, borne out by the elder Farmer
bow. S. L. JTllnlan, who keep tar
room on Broad Street near second. was
charged with selling the liquor to the
boys.
pairhan how said he went into Ull-
mans and paid Is cents for the whls-
,ev He said he got it from man with
light mou tacae, and when W. ..
Bowers the clerk in the place, appeared
as a witness the boy identified MIN as
the man from whom he got lne htiuo''
EMETIa BOTTLE tILLiID.
Young Farmer stated that he and his
brother waited outside the bar and
Baushan went inside with the empty
bottle and came out with 1t tull
Mr.. Ullman did not know anything
| about the matter of hi own knowledge:
He had never seen the boys before. ana
| his strict instructions have been for his
men to refuse to sell liquor to all
| minors unes~ they present an order
"Orders don't CO." said Justice John.
| Its just as much breach OF the law
| % sell to minors on orders as it is to
! sell without orders. Anybody can write
an ORDER
dor cor,
d:ticn." replied Mr.. Ullnan. land have
refused many of them
Mr. Bowers was put on the stand. He
sait. that he never saw the boys before.
Young Raughan was positive he got the
whiskey from him, and said also that
there was a young, colored man IN the
| place at the time. and that the color=d
| man took the bottle from him. and the
| White man filed it
| I,uring this examination. the boys stat
Ell that they had purchased half pint
| Of liquor in a bar on Second Street which
| they drank. Then they went to Broad
| Street. and got another half pint. That
| made them drunk, and they were arrest
ed.
The case will be further inquired into
tomorrow. and the Second Street bar
Keeper will probably be present.
| WALKING SALOON.
j. II. Tyler was arrested Sun
| lay by Officer Kuhn on the charge OF
| bedding whis!ley in bottles. Only two
| ~eel.s ago he was taken up on a similar
| charge
! Mr. Kuhn learned from the man, after
| .one hesitation on his part, that he had
| given Tyler twenty-five cents to get
him some whiskey. and that he had gone
away some place, returning in a few
| ni1utes with tho whisi.ev.
TYLER said he got the wfisl1ey from
| negro and bought one bottle for himself
| at the same time.
| He was p aced under bonds for twelve
month, fined 5000, and will be turned
over to the United States authorities for
| avadinS the revenue laws
POLICY CASE.
| Wellington Tsuckado a co'ored man
| who was almost caught in the act OF
writing a policy sip. was the next man
The officers could not prove that Well
| rgton wrote policy. as the pencil ne
held in his hand was not touching the
| oaper and he was dismissed OF the
| charge. but he was put under oonds lor
Sadie Hackett Notwithstanding his
name. is a man And he is a most dis
| reputable looking darkey. at that He
| was arrested on account of his personal
| au,,earancc and because he had bag OF
| q iron He was discharged.
! James Mullen and James Meader. col
| O, ed got in Il little scrap on the street,
| and it amounted to s. each
| Rosser Coleman G.. W. El!inger. and
| R. w. Blakey. the three white men VINO
were arrested Saturday night on the
charge of breaking into Robtnsons store,
| On Eighteenth Street. and carrying Off a
! 1uantity of whiskey. two weeks ago,
| will be heard tomorrow.