Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-05
AND WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS.

For the past three years Police
Magistrate Osborne has had dccid-
cdly easy time. The absence of sa-
looms has the usual effect IN the re-
duction OF misdcmeanoFs and diSoE-
der, and whole weeks would pass
without criminal entry on his dock
ct. But Monday he had = rush OF
business TO make up Tor some OF tic
lost time. The refusal OF the supreme
court to interfere with the action OF
the district court III seating Aldermen
Reiiel and Lawson put new conf
plcxion on the municipal situation.
A number OF Our sober citizens
thought that the time was ripe to
stop the sale OF liquor under an ille-
gal ordinance, and Marshal Baldwin
was furnished with such evidence as
justified him in arrcsting the saloon
keepers and bartcndcrs OF our three
saloons. Nine men were arrested
Monday evening, the complaints be-
ing based on the evidence OF men
who will make no cquivocation on
the stand. but will testify in the most
positive manner. that they made pur-
chase OF whisky. Judge Osborne re-
quired that each party should give
bond OF 5000 on each complaint. The
arraigncd saloonists are Frank Gload,
Karl Weld, Harry Kress, c. H..
Countz, K. c. Cadman, Henry Bow.
man, G. b. Fuqua. Ansel Dcwccse and
Thomas Conibcar. The two first
named each have two charges against
them, the others only one.
OF the eleven bonds required.
) were signed as follow: Nine by
J.. II. Harris of the First Nationa!
and two by Charles Rocker.
J. II. Harris, of the First National,
offering his name as surety on the
bonds OF the saloon keepers and bar
tenders was in response to a direc-
ton from the First National Bank
of Denver. OF course the Denver
bank was backed by the Zang Brew
ing company, and perhaps two others.
Four moro arrests were made Tuesday
evening-the alleged proprietors of the
three saloons and James Cullison who
lhad acted as bartender. Cullison's $500
bond was signed by Chas. Recker, the
bonds of Fuqua and Coontz by M. S.
Martin and that Of Cadman by J. R. Cum
ningham. All the saloons were closed
Tuesday night and the st. James and
Fuqua's did not open up Wednesday.
at never rains but it pours." Saloon
keeper Coontz was arrested again We'd
nesday on two charges. His two 5000
bonds were signed by Frank Green.
Tho saloon trials have been postponed
until Monday on motion of the defendants.
The Enterprise is pleased with the
changed complexion OF the city coun-.
Gil for two reasons. The first, of
course, because the change secures
the abolition of the saloon with all its
acknowledged evils. The second is
that it relegates Mcssrs. Stoop and
Nicholes to private life and relieves
us of the disagreeable necessity OF
"hauling them over the coals.."' Dur
ing the recent municipal turmoil, when
the wishes of large majority. of our
citizens were being defed by. the four
license aldermen, who were the active
tools of the big breweries, it was our
public duty to expose their indefensi-
bic acts. Now that their public life
is ended we shall give them rest.
The place which Alderman Stoop has
had in the public eye, and in the un-
justiiable municipal legislation, seems
to have been enjoyed by him, while
Alderman Nicholcs was heartily
ashamed of the whole business. Now
that these two citizens are no longer
in office we will recall the fact that
the Enterprise had never assailed
their personal character. While this
is true, we have given their official
Gtcts strongest words of condemnation
to be found in the dictionary. Their