The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-12-19

T,ml@S Garvln |. Lum Holt. L. A.
\Icin,lough, W. Irving Hill. Maurice
G. Rr'rrr, Howard bradley. L. Kirk
Cameron aud William NJ. po@ur.
States Attornry-clcct j. wilson SGuigr
read the indictment. which charged CHS
her With selling or giving away. ON his
promise in Port Deposit, ~ll July 4th.
last liquor containing alc2hol, he uu
being Il regularly licensed druggist to
Samuel o. Burlin, also of Port Deposit.
Bu1Iin to0k the stand and HiHi'I that he
h"d gotten 'tt:nh1oSia" at GiSier'S on the
dat" mtMtioncd and nd other times. four
,rf five hrttltS Dl some occasions. Thr
t''ainhrp-iu'' 1%rnlblrh beer and made
him feel good. Edward j. Hurlin. son of
the previous Witness, testified to being ut
Gi>lrr'S and drinking the "anblu'~a"
there with his father. .tt this point Gis-
Ter Withdrew his previous r,'a of "%ot
-"i,tT," and plead "gui!ty'' nA three in
diCtmrnts, the State Ngrc cling to >tpt the
remaining foHr lilr y Juror WAS with
'!r&wm, the pleas We're recorded. aad GiS-
Ter W;,a ruIlraMled to juil.
state Vi. Alfred Bender. also of Port
lel"rs.t, selling liquor, WAS next taken
iUp before the following jury Z X
Cameron, Foreman. |. Lum IIr,t, Tho>.
G.lvin. Howard Bradley, James John
>'.n. George W. Chidc>trr. Maurice c.
Hc"'!cr, John f. Pierce. Robert y. Rus
sell. j. Morgan IIcvrrin, Il. N. Cameron
AMI X. 4. Mccullough.
States .\tturWey-cl2ct Squi,r opened
for the prosecution. explaining the val
I!rn> counts in the indictment, which
charged Bender with selling or giving
la.coh"lic liquor to William Nannort, on
hi> promises in Port Deposit. Vannort
took the stand and said hp knew Bender
but had never bought any liquor from
him since May 1$t Witness welS before
the Grand jury in September. but was
uh asked anything about BeiIl,r Wit
nr>S ha'l gotten "amhrU>ia" from Will
lam Mohrlcin, alias "Curly." who had
run Whist was known aS Bpndcr'S lower
place" Mohrlein had left Port Deposit.
Witness and Il man named Rrgan had
drunk ''ambro~ia' AT Bendtr'< upper
place" his home. which Il boy brought
to them in stn inner roum. Regain or
dcrcl the drink, and NHnr"it drank it
from the bottle. which wgu1 labelled
'nmhm>ia.' He would not call il beer
e ii did not affect him and could not say
that it contained alcohol. He did not see
Bender about the place. Samuel O.
Hur.ln, States witness against GiSlcr.
waS called t" prove that ''vmbro~ia"
would int0Xic3te, but Mr.. Constable OBJ
lI"rtct and the Court refused to let him
pose rs an expert. The State rested.
""d the defense offered lu Testimony.
Argument then began.
John - StrIh"rn opened fUr the prose-
ruti"n, saying thmt the Stat,' hnd shown
.at Bender had no right to sell LIQUOR
ana that he had allowed 'MmbroSia" to
he ordered and served ON his premises.
The jury knew that ''amhro~in" would
iHi"Nir&te and had Il right to conclude
that N"Gnnrt drank it for that reason in
hNA Rrmier's and Mohrloin'> places for
'vrWhotiy knew that "ambro<ia" was
"r'f lle tWittrd the defense with being
afraid TO put Bender Oh the stand.
Hester Hess for the defense. told the
JnrH thlt it must deal fairly by the ac-
cuS~! %nd nDt convict him without ab-
.e"nte proof "f his guilt. The States
y>lH.yl could not instruct them os TO
"amhroN'a. The witness. Nnnuort, had
#id it did E"t affect him, and the jury
could not a>'>umr 1}Gt it would intoXicatc
, him. The State. in all fnirnc,<. should
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