The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-23
ONE STORE CLOSED
Sabbath Law Enforced on a Small Candy Dealer Out in
 Eighth Ward.
SAYS HE WILL MAKE FIGHT
Complaint Made by Persons in the Neighborhood Led to the Ar
 rest of Iicbman.

One lone store conducting a cigar, | candy and newspaper business was closed by the police yesterday, All day, l however, other enporiums transacting a similar business fourished unarrest- 1 ed. The store that had to suspend Sunday operations was situated on the northwest corner of Willow and Orange streets. It is one that is conducted by M Lebman. The latter says that he wants to abide by the law. And if hel abides by the law he insists that theI other merchants of New Haven shallI be required to do the same 50 far as their business relate to keeping open Sundays.
 Tt is not fair to make fish of one and fowl of another said he. The police arrested me. IfatSis Tight that they arrest me, why Is 1t not right that they arrest the other people in the city who are also doing a Sunday business? I have a little bit of a store. There are bigger stores down town do- ing a Sunday business. Why didn't the police close them up, too2 There was no complaint the police may tell you well, there was a complaint in my case, and who was 1t that made the complaint? It was some of my own people?"
 At 10 o'clock yesterday morning Liebman received call from Patrol- men Kennedy and Lawor He was told that he must shup up shop, that there had been complaint, and that for him to keep open was to violate the law. His case Is scheduled for trial in the city court to-day.
 Liebman says that the complaints were chiefly registered against him by Samuel Thalheimer, S01 Orange street, He also says that others were interest," ed. He mentioned the name of Rev Harold E, Wilson, pastor of the Ep- worth NJ. E. church, who lives at the, same address,
 Captain William O'Keefe of the Dix well avenue police precinct has no ob- 1 jection to the existence of a store there He says that Liebman conducted a place at Gamer and Orange streets for many years and that he simply moved down toward the city, He always con- ducted his store in an orderly manner
 "He has son in Yale college and is trying to make an honest living" said Captain O'Keefe, "by running this little store.'
 Captain oKeefe lives at ST Orange street.
 "The reason why the trouble comes now is on account of my having had some business relations with Mir Thal- helmer," said Liebman. He wants me to get out of the way, but I won't do it. I'm going to fight the case to the finish. am only trying to earn an honest living
 Now I'm going to see the city at torney tomorrow and nsK him if this act of the police is fair? If he arrests me- why doesn't he arrest the others as well? All I want is justice. and think when it is explained that have not sinned, and that do not intend 10 sin, everything will be all right l am willing to suspend one day in the week. I could suspend Saturdays. the Jewish Sabbath, if necessary In ex- change for Sundays Why wouldn't that do as well?
 "The reason why the store was clos ed, as I understand it," said MT. Thal- heimer over telephone, lis that it wa; not needed in the neighborhood. ant that keeping on Sunday was agains the law There are quite a number o the neighbors who oppose stores doing , Sunday business up this way