Putnam patriot., 1908-07-24
NO 30

things that are gross--not these iittle trivial things,
 IL seems to me this man ought to hc acquitted. IT he Is not acquitted feel sure that some time and somewhere therc will be & change of sentiment here.
 tn reply, the Prosecuting Attorney said he thought this man came hcru with the intention of violating the law --and he did violate 1t. He works for a newspaper company that tries to run things to suit themaelyes. They picked out good man when they, sent this defendant, for he certainly saccecdcd tn breaking the law to considerable de- gree. Will prosecute things more gross 1T they are pointed out. He then called attention Ia The imandan,as decision of Judge Rorahack, as changing his opin- ion about some things. He .Aoagh the man should be found guilty and the full penalty of the Jaw imposed.
 Juige Russell said there had hccn only technical violation of the law. The man came to the city without any intention, as far ss 1t appears, of sell. Ing papers tn Putnam. He did not know about the law, and thought he was living up to the law by not sell ing his papers In the city limits. Theu K only a technical. not gross. viola ton of the law. will pay no atten- lion To the iirst count l ind him not guilty on that, as consider that was \ warning te him, but lind him gull ty on the three last counts, and impose a inc al sl en each. and. as la the nth- er eases, shall remit costs. The lines were paid.
 Michael ]. Lynch, of this city, who assisted in folding the papers, also had the charge against him nolled, on the same ground as the first against Mor- rison.
 The case ofRoheftHammond charged with exposing property for sale, pcs- forming secular labor not work of necessity CT mercy, and keeping open q shop on sunday, contrary to Section la6e, was taken up Thursday morning. Testimony was offered showing that the officer went to kita's Cafc Sunday morning and saw goetis exposed on tho shelves. The cigar case was covered over. but cigars co,titi be seen through one end. Hammond Was back of the counter with some knives and forks in his hand when he was arrested. Mir. Rita testified thm he ran restaurant aud had regular boarderss Covered up the cigar ense, and told his elefks not ta sell any elsass, lee cream or sosia ot. Sunday, and that none were sold. Tho Prosecuting Attorney had told him he could serve meals on sunday. Com suited a lawyer who told him tn pur- he thought a man had right to sell meal nt any time as long as it was substantial meal Atlorneyt tarpenter, who appeared for the defendant, said he didn't see how his client was al- lowed to keep open lo serve regular meals and was then arrested before he sold anything. The pfoseeutingAttor- ney contentled that the place was shop, that il was kept open, that pies were property and that they were ex- posed for sale, and ihatHanmond was there engaged in secular business. NIT. Carpenter coniended that restaurant was necessity, and thnt that being so
 
 erly was work of necessity. Ham, mond WAS found mol guilty on all three counts. The Judge was asked for his opinion whether or not ice cream could be served, and stated that he thought IL l..I1i l.l. .llll .xlIll l4.4...I.