The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-12
KEPT UP THREE BALLS
PAWNBROKER KASKEL's NEGLECT
TO TAKE IN HIS SIGN
WILL COST HIM $50.
FOR DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT \
CITY LICENSE.

Recorder Myrick Holds Him Guilty
of a Violation of Ordinances-De-
cisiOn VIII be Rendered in Police
Court This Morning - Kas<eI
Claimed He Had Quit the Pawn
brOLing Business and Was Only
Closing Out His PIedses-Had TAX
en- Down His Signs and Deputy
Marshal Hussey Put Him on the
Docket.
Because he has the sign Pawn
broker" in front of his place, although
he claims that he is not now engaged
in the business, Edward Kaskel has
been adjudged guilty of violating the
city ordinance, by Recorder Myrick,
and the sentence will be entered this
morning on the police docket. The
case is rather an unusual one and for
this reason interesting
Haskell was docketed on Feb. by
Deputy City Marshal Hussey charged
with doing business as a pawnbroker
without having a license. On the
trial of the case it appeared from the
testimony of the deputy marshal that
haskell has a place of business open
on Congress street, west, and that in
front of his place were all the signs
of a pawnshop. 1t was where Haskell
had carried on the business of a
pawnbroker, and the place had been
open since Jan l, as it had been be-
fore. The words "Pawnshop" and
"Pawnbroker" were painted over the
front of the building and there were
three yellow globes, made of glass and
containing electric lights hanging in
front of the door The place had ev-
cry appearance of a pawnshop, and
Haskell seemed to be doing a pawn
brokers' business.
kasI<ePs side of 1t.
1t appeared from the evidence intro
duced in behalf of Kaskel that he was
no longer carrying on the business of
paWnbroker; that he had signs in
side of his store stating that no
pledges were taken; that when
party came into his place to pawn an
article he was referred to a nearby
pawnshop; that he made no more re-
turns to the police of property pawn
ed; that he was merely closing out
unredeemed pledges; that if a party
came in and wanted to renew a loan
on an article already pawned, he
would be allowed to pay up what had
been loaned by Haskell on the article,
with interest, and then was referred
to another paWnshop to renew the
loan; or the article would in the first
instance be taken out of KaSkeps
place to another pawnshop and there
the money due Haskell with interest
would be paid, and the article put in
pawn with the other pawnbroker.
There was no denial on the part of
Haskell that the words and signs
| ''paWnbroker" and "pawnshop' were
! painted on the windows and doors of
| his place of business. 1t was further
| shown in his behalf that the usual
| pendant three gilt balls were not
hanging in front of his place of bust
ness. one having been knocked off.
Not "a Specific Charge.
1t was contended by Kaskeps coun-
sci that he could not be convicted of
violation of the ordinance because he
was not specifically charged with its
violation by reference to it in the
charge on the police docket. The court
| did not take this view of the matter,
and holds that it is not necessary to
| specifically refer to a particular ordi-
nance in a charge on the docket, the
general charge of violating a city ordi-
nance being sufficient. By having the
signs of "pawnbroker' and pawn
shop in front of his place of business.
painted or printed thereon, Haskell is
| liable for pawnbroker's license, under
the terms of the ordinance, and this,
| regardless of the nature, or character,
| of the business carried on.
1T may be true that Haskell has not
carried on the business of a pawnbrok-
| er since the LIST of January 1903" the
| Recorder says. but he is at fault in
not removing the signs of his business
! from the premises occupied by him.
| This could have been done easily, and
| trouble would have been avoided; by
not doing so, in the opinion of the
court, he becomes subject to the pay
ment of license for a pawnbroker. In
asmuch as he has failed, or refused, to
obtain such license, and persists in