The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-19
ELEVEN FINED FOR SUNDAY VIOLATIONS ;. Judge Feagin Olsposes of Many
 Cases in Court THE JUDGE GIVES WARNING Law-Abldng Saloon Men Are Urged to Aid the Police to Break Up
 Sunday Violations of
 the Law.
THE JUDGE GIVES WARNING

 fines ranging from s25 to sloo by Judge Feagin yesterday.
 Two of the cases were continued until Friday and two were dismissed because of the lack of conclusive evidence, show ing a total of sixteen arrests from F o'clock Saturday night until o'clock yes- terday morning.
 It was during the trial of Frank Hullett and a number of men caught in saloon at Twenty-second street and Alley A, where Huiiett keeps bar. that Judge Fea- gin said that the time had come when reputable saloon men should rally to the aid of the police and assist in ridding the city of saloon men who persist in violating the law.
 of they don't do it." the question of a dispensary is likely to be agitated again and the establishment of a dlspensary In Birmingham will force many law-abiding men out of business. l find that most of the arrests of late comprise men asso- ciated with saloons in the outlying dis tricts of the city and my docket today contains the names of two women, both of whom have been arrested before.
 Alarming Conditions.
 "This is an alarming state of affairs and think the reputable whisky men should have the law changed so that it would be a violation of law for any saloon man to open his doors on Sunday for any purpose As the ordinance now stands, 1t Is possible for the proprietor or any regularly employed clerk to enter f to IlU this class of men who take advantage of this loop-hole and abuse the Sunday law. I admit there are a great many good men who go to their places of bus iness on Sunday but they do not violate the law under any circumstances. The latter class should stay at home and have the law so amended that the bad men will have to stay out of their shops"
 The Hullett case was fought hard by Attorney McCrossin, who took an appeal when Hullett was fined s100 and every man caught in the place fined $25. They were: Jesse Cleveland. negro porter; N. l.. V. Berges, P. T. Archer and P. L. Spitzer, white; Ali Patterson and Kinch Sears, negroes. Matte Agnew, white woman who runs house over the saloon, was fined s25 in the same case and Henry Leak, negro, who keeps a small restau- rant, adjoining the saloon, was fined b5O.
 Chest Contained Beer.
 During the trial evidence was given to the effect that straw which is used to pack bottles had been scattered on the floor in the rear of the saloon. and on the steps leading to the rear of the wo- mans house. It was also shown that an Ice chest containing cold bottled beer was open and that number of empty bot ties were cold, showing that they had recently been emptied, according to the belief of the arresting officers, Lieutenant Egan and Policemen Rates, Hickman and Armstrong. The police testified that it was possible to pass whisky or beer through a window to the second floor, occupied by the Agnew woman, and that the floor by the window was covered with number of pools of water or beer freshly made by bottles that had been on ice. The negro restaurant keeper was convicted because the court held that his place was being used as an entrance to the rear of the saloon. Att torney McCrossin will represent all per- sons when the case is tried in the crim- inal court.
 simon smith, the negro eiiplOyeO dl Ferguson's place. Avenue B and Twen- tieth street, was fined $25 It was shown that he passed bottle of whisky to an- other negro. A charge of selling whisky without a license was also preferred against the negro.
 Mrs. kienan's Saloon.
 J. c. Walker. the white man who was caught in a raid made on the place of Mrs. William Keenan, was fined s25. Mrs. Keenan, who operates a saloon at Eiev- enth street and Avenue B, asked for continuance until Friday. Ii was granted in her case as well as that of William Evans, who is said to have been her outside man.
 Jesse Eddngton who is said to be bartender for his sister-in-law Mrs. Egan, who has saloon on Fourteenth street, was fined s25 and given a warning that the license would be revoked if he or any other person connected with the saloon. ever appeared before the judge again. It was on promise not to violate the law again that Eddington got off with such light fine. the sudge first de- claring 1t would be s100. Only two persona arrested managed to escape They were Jesse Oliver and Fritz Carl. from whose place Policeman Parker says he saw a white man named Veitch get bottle of whisky. yeitch says he bought bottle of brandy Saturday night and that when he reached home he found that Carl had made a mistake and given him whisky. He says he carried 1t back Sun