The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-12

With the exception of the closing of
all fruit stands, butcher shops and
bOCt-black stands, the places of bust
ness which usual remain open on the
Sabbath were operated IN this city
Sunday. The electric street cars
maintained their regular schedules,
bOth on the city and suburban lines,
and street hacks were operated as
formerly. Work at the Louisville and
Nashville railroad shops continued as
heretofore, but no work. of loading or
unloading vessels at the company's
docks were done, as the Gulf Transit
Company did not consider 1t neces-
sary to continue the work of loading
on Sunday. There are no vessels
with cargoes to be discharged at the
docks.
Only three warrants were issued by
Justice of the Peace Nickelsen yester-
day, these being for John Nicholas,
proprietor of the bootblack stand on
South PaIafox street, near Govern
ment, and Chris Hootas and Victor
Spassino, VINO are employees of that
place. The three defendants are
Greeks and were arrested for Operat-
ing the stand on Sunday.
Deputy Sheriffs fCusachs and
Smith were notified Sunday morning
by County Commissioner Joseph
Brown that part of the office force of
the Fisher Real Estate Agency were
at work, and as a result c.. J. Bell,
J. A. Williams and w. A. Leonard
employees of that place, were instruct
ed to appear before Justice Nickel
sen yesterday morning, but on advice
OF Solicitor Loftin no warrants were
made against the three men.
The following, against whom no
warrants have been made, were also
instructed by the deputies to appear
before Justice Nicholson yesterday:
S. A. and S. P. Moog. employees of
A Moog's wholesale liquor house,
who were found in tde Office of their
employer.
Harry Kahn. secretary-treasurer of
the Welles-Kahn Company, who was
engaged in writing a letter when the
deputies called.
Morris Bear, NJ. L. Bear and Gus
Villa, who were found in the office
of the company
Justice NickeIsen based his refused
TO make warrants against the men
found in different Offices on an oBin-
ion furnished him by County Solicitor
Loftin.
The Solicitors Views.
To Journal representative yester-
day afternoon Solicitor Loftin said:
THE evidence submitted TO me was
to the effect that certain business men
were seen in their places of business
on Sunday morning; one was reading
a newspaper; another was writing A
letter. which he claimed was a Dri-
waite letter TO a friend; another was
looking over his mail, etc. | inform
ed the justice of the peace that in
Diy opinion the evidence Was not SUI
hcient to show that these parties
were Following a pursuit, business OF.
trade" or keeping open store"
within the meaning of those terms as
used in our statutes.
The courts have universally in
teFpreted the term keeping open
store" to mean keeping them open
Tor the purpose of selling goods.
wares and merchandise. and that it
was not violation of the statute to
open store for some other -purpose
on Sunday I do not think the term
following any pursuit, business or
trade could be interpreted to prevent
a man from entering his office or
place of business on Sunday. or TO
prevent him from reading newspa-
Pers therein, or to prohibit MIN from
writing private letters to friends. but
IL he proceeded to perform his ordi-
nary daily employment or TO transact
bis usual daily business therein he
would no doubt be violating the law,
unless 1t was a necessity"