The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-26
Jury Decides for Defendant on
the First Count for Selling
Liquor.
Other Counts Against Him on
Trial This Afternoon.
nth AND BROADWAY CASES
Eve, the jury, find the defend
ant not guilty as charged in the
warrant. II. w. Enders, one Of
the jury"

This verdict was rendered this
morning at 1920 o'clock after hear
ing evidence In one of the cases of.the
city against Theobald Peters, 114O
Broadway. charged with selling liquor
without a license.
Two detectives, ID. G. Mcdonald
and Thomas Boone, swore they pur-
chased four bottles Of beer in the
place March 1G. and that each drank
two bottles and experienced a dizzy
sensation.
The bottles were without labels
and the detectives said the contents
resembled beer in taste. Ten cents
bottle was paid for the alleged beer.
Theobald Peters swore that he has
not sold beer or any intoxicating
liquor since a license was refused
him. The defense said Peters bought
Ia temperance brew from a brewing
association. and the firm guaranteed
that Il was not over per cent alco-
hol.
A local brewery agent said he sold
Peters the temperance brew and that
he knew from experience that il was
not intoxicating. The defense was
represented by Hal s. Corbett, and he
made several attempts to break down
the reliability of the detectives testi-
mony. No witnesses were introduced
by the city other than the detectives.
City Solicitor James Campbell. Jr.,
represented the city in the case No
bottles of the liquor were produced in
the trial, but in the other cases the
city has two bottles of the alleged
beer and four bottles Of alleged
whisky.
This afternoon court will be held
and the other cases against Peters
will be tried as well as the case
against G. A. Chandler. charging him
with permitting gambling on his
premises, and the case against John
CroaL charging him with operating a
game. For the first time In many
years case was tried in police court
with a jury and this morning the
police department was notified to
have 80 men to act as jurymen on
the cases this afternoon. At all times
this morning the court room was
packed with spectators and several
times the enthusiasm of the crowd
gave way and Judge Cross threatened
TO clear the court room.
This Afternoon.
With renewed interest the trial of
Theobald Peters began this afternoon
in police court, and the room was
crowded with representative business
men of the city. Before noon the
police department was ordered to
summon 80 men, but Immediately
after court convened this afternoon
City Solicitor James Campbell, Jr..
moved that the sheriff of the county
summon the jurymen. Hal Corbett,
for the defense, objected, but Judge
Cross sustained the motion and the
venire summoned by the police was
discharged.
Warrant No. was taken up, but
Attorney Corbett said important wit
nesses were missing and asked that
another warrant be taken up. The
commonwealth agreed. and warrant
No. 4. charging Peters with se,lina
liquor without license on March is,
was taken up.
At the discharge of the jury Hal
Corbett filed a written statement for
a continuance, but Judge Cross over
ruled the motion, and the trial of
warrant No. began. Mayor James
p Smith was an interested spectato,
at the trial.