Evening journal., 1911-08-02
tcontInued irom FIrst Pagel

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costs imposed by Magistrate Robert
son.
Brown claims to have gathered to-
gether a few serious thoughts on the
State law, and be will not tolerate
any indifference shown them, hence
the arrests for breaking the Sabbath
The warrants we're served on Mon
day for the entire ball team as we'll
as the other two residents, and SER
vice was made on all but Frank
Leach, a ball player who is In Ches-
ter. He will have to do his time If
convicted without the companionship
of his team mates, II he doesn't pay q
fine
The men who were arrested held
meeting. az Arden yesterday and de-
cided to take trip to the Work
house in case Of a conviction, and
when they left Arden they we're ac-
companied to the railroad station by
their wives and sweethearts. Among
the party was finclair's young son,
who said: Gee, pop certainly will be
funny on the rock pile. He'll be
saving. oh dear, oh dear, don't
seem to be making this rock grow any
smaller
The defendants arrived at the
magistrate's office before Brown, and
a call was made for him, but he was
not In sight After waiting re"
minutes Brown appeared wearing n
rubber collar and tie, also those
lavender socks and sandals. BY this
time the front of the 'squires once
resembled a box office at a theatre
and Brown had to force his way
through
After gaining an entrance, a COM
edy commenced which would surpass
any playwright's Imagination ana
Brown fas the star
'Uppie" Played Tennis.
Magistrate Robertson called tne
names of the defendants and all ans
Wered but Leach He read the charges
and Sinclair, who was SPOKESMAN
asked permission to tax. he au-
mitted TO playing ball and tennis ON
Sunday, but said they mad done 30
not knowing they violated the law lie
had consulted three lawyers, he con-
tinued. and they said the term play
games, etc, in the law pertained 10
games of chance. The magistrate de-
sired to know how they were going
10 Iltdu anu Ai'M az hHANN
To talk. The Squire entered a plea
of not guilty in the case Of the ball
players and Sinclair and Brown was
called as a witness.
Brown said, @0n Sunday last | took
nv usual stroll around Arden and
suddenly / heard boisterous language.
Continuing | came to the Commons
where these defendants we're practic-
az a o. start
ed and / secured the names OF the
Arden team, but not Of the others or
the umpire as I did not want TO be
spiteful." This caused laughter and
Magistrate Robertson raped for or
der. The witnesses said they were
playing ball but this assertion was
made with the reservation that It was
poor exhibition. He claimed that
the language was very slangy, the
term slide, you dub" being used.
Joseph II. Garrod, a professor in
/ the Northeast Manual Training School,
| Philadelphia, asked Brown if~he did
not ask Alexandcr Dublin. one % the
defendants, who IS a song writer, II
he preferred 10 stay out OF the mat
ter. Brown admitted this. saying h'
intended to ask all the same ques
ton. Brown then said, "At the pres
ent time | feel that there is a seri
GUS desecration OF the Sabbath anS
state laws by playing baseball II
Arden" The defendants laughed, anC
the witness continued Not that
am a Christian man, but / desire
peace and quiet on that day and 1t II
supposed to be a day Of rest for th'
toilers."
Nav Send Son To Jail.
! Professor Garrod asked Brown
his son did not sell papers on sun
5 day and he replied. Yes, but h
will be here on Tuesday next II h
sells them next Sunday ! viii max
! no distinction and will have him pun
ished the same as others"
Sinclair asked Brown II he did no
offer TO withdraw the charges II b.
! be allowed to speak at the privat
! club. This was denied by the wit
. ness.
Don Stephens asked what noise an
moved Brown, and he replied Sue
yells as slide you dub and others lik
; il and it shocked my nerves" The wit
, ness was then asked II Sinclair
game Of tennis annoyed him and h
replied mo" and said he could not tel
,. whether il was we'll played, however
3 and he did not understand the game
Fred Windle, Philadelphia lawyer
one of the defendants, then turned
cross examining the witness and aske
what time the game was played. Brow
turned to the Magistrate saying, Il an
\ here under the protection Of the cour
! am not here to be brow-beaten by
little weazened half-baked Philade
phia lawyer" Windle did not appea
s TO mind this retort, and he shot ques
tions at Brown, who replied: Il sa'
Harold Ware playing pretty bum ba
in the field He was looking through
cage like a monkey and he had bi
pillow in his hands and was grabbin
at the ball / am not familiar with th
D. game TO call its technical terms.
Dob Stephens then asked why th
y case was not brought last week an
the witness replied: zone week ago +
= night I was sent to the stone pile b
y this Magistrate. although / could hay
y paid a fine. and while there / though
I, long and seriously Of many thing
which heretofore had attracted onl
my lighter thoughts. I have had
y change Of heart about some thing
~ Formerly I had opposed the law, b'
y came to think that by the Leg
"A procedure / could teach you how ri'
iculous the whole thing is. and the
!. the belief fastened upon me that
- term in jail and an acquaintan'
~ with the stone pile would be goe
"a thing for you boys, the only thing
~ fact Of which ! know will refor
an Won