Evening journal., 1905-04-27
Two of the Six Saloon
keepers Tried Today
for Violating the Screen
Law Were Discharged
by Judge Cochran in
the City Court
Police Testify to One
Thing and Friends Of
Saloon Men Give Evil
denCe in Contradiction
Thereof Gases Re-
sumed This Afternoon

six Of the eighteen saloonkeepers
charged with violating the screen law
were tried in City Court this morning
before adjournment was taken az 2.45
until o'clock this afternoon Two Of
the six defendants were dismissed.
They were Thomas Mullin. of Mary
land avenue and Bird street, and Jerry
Calvin, Of Second and Adams streets.
The evidence In both cases was not
strong enough to hold the defendants
and only one witness was heard In
each case when the court halted the
proceedings and discharged the men.
Before the hearing began judges
Cochran announced that ne would hear
the evidence in all the cases before
giving a decision and after the evidence
was in ne would listen to the arguments
OF counsel.
When the court reconvened this after
noon. the first case called was that Of
Dennis Lucey. OF Conrad and Monroe
streets. Police Sergeant White testified
, la.t- three windows in Luccys sa-
loon. two ia I,isi--l aft-- -'-a one IN
Monroe. The shutters Of the two ConTasi
street windows were closed but he could
see In the Monroe street window. The bar
was dark, however, owing to the shut-
tors Of the windows in Conrad street be-
ing closed.
Patrolman Purcell stated that he could
see IN the bar through the Monroe street
street were closed.
Lucoy testified that he always closed
thes hutters I'm Conrad street at night
street window was always kept open.
Sylvester d. Townsend who represented
the defendant Informed the court that
he could call several witnesses. but did
not think il necessary, as the only ques-
ton at issue was a point Of law. He
asked that the case be dismissed. but the
court at the request of Assistant C-~y
Solicitor Springer refused to entertain
the motion.
Mr.. Springer said that he would show
that any obstruction in the window, no
matter how small was an infringement of
the law
MUNDY'S CASE FIRST.
The first case to-day was that Of
Patrick Mundy. of Front and French
streets. He entered a plea of not
guilty Police Sergeant Lyons testi-
fed that there are two bars i'm Mun-
ldy's place of business. one on the cor
ner of Front and French streets and
the other on Front street between
French and King.
, He testified that on Sunday. April
l6, he could not see I'm the latter bar
owing to the windows being filled with
81 bottles piled one on top of the other
o. Oh ~
q glass in the doors. He admitted that
1 the front bar was exposed to public
p view.
e Sergeant Thomas Bayley and PATROL
e men Dutton, Aiken. Burchinal and
+ Davidson also testified that the rear
b bar was not exposed to public view.
y The patrolmen all said that by get
ting close to the window and shading
g their eyes the interior OF the bar
q could be seen by looking between the
d, bottles. James W. Ponder and David
IN. Marvel, Of counsel for the defense.
cross examined the witnesses but no
additional evidence was brought out
In his own defense Mundy testified
ll that he had not moved a bottle in the
y window in question since he received
the notice that he was hiding his bar
He said he conferred with Chief Black
on the matter, telling the latter that
g he did not wish TO violate the law and
a asking him to visit his place of busi-
=, ness and point out defects il he was
# violating the law.
He said that Chief Black referred
: him to Captain Evans and the latter
N promised 10 visit the defendants sa-
q loon but this he failed to do at that
time. but did so later.
: Mr.. Mundy told the court that q
a girl aged S years one evening last week
n between o and o'clock was able tc
; see into any part of his place Of bus
mess from the outside. Other wit
+ lnesses called by the defense were Johr
= lT. Dickey, Huey Clark. Joseph Nc
4 ICorkle. Representative Willard 5. Mer-
a edith DR.. Daniel l. McColley and Po-
h lice Captain Evans. The latter testi-
n fed that he went to Mundys place al
the latter's request He stated thai
he could see into the interior Of ths
saloon at several places.
Z BEER SIGNS IN THE WINDOW.
James White. of Front and Poplar
: streets. was the second defendant. HI
was represented by William King. Al
in Mundy's case Police Sergeant Ly
> lons was the first witness called by tn
prosecution. He testified that a clea
= view of the defendants bar roor
s. could not be had ON account OF bee
lie signs, bottles and two wire screens be
Sc ing in one window and water cooie
on the bar in front of another window
on cross ss-examination the witnes
= said he could look into the saloon b
-, getting close 70 the windows. tn
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