Evening journal., 1912-03-05
COURT DROPS
BLOUTH CASE

Henry Blouth, proprietor OF BlOuths
Hotel, Front and French streets and
Arthur Johnson, "A saloon keeper at
No. 4O4 West Front street, charged
with selling Intoxicating liquors to a
minor were dismissed i'm City Court to-
day by Judge Cochran. Edward Bar
rett saloon keeper at Front and
Market streets, was not ready for
hearing on the same charge, but the
court heard the states one witness,
Frank J. O'Noal, aged twenty
years, OF No. PIP West Twenty-seoond
street and then continued the case un-
iii Thursday.
In passing on the Blouth case which
was tried first Judge Cochran said
comment about him dismissing recent
cases in which liquor selling was
charged was unfair. He said he had
held the defendant i'm the Gollob case
but that the attorney generals office
had dropped the case because only one
witness had appeared This case re-
fcrred TO the sale of liquors to IL
year-old boy. The Judge said evidence
ln the Turn Hall case did not warrant
the holding OF tho accused mon Con-
tinuing The court said IL know how
h1AN H. 10 i'A Law Nlu NlN'i NNNi'N
and officers TO get evidence I'm cases
like this. have to be guided i'm such
cases by the evidence submitted"
Mr.. Blouth was represented today
by } Frank BAH who contended
O'Ncal had mlsrcpresented his age
when he got a drink IN the hotel
O'Ncal said he got whiskcy at Blo,nhs
On January 20 the day he was arrested
for drunkenness The boy said he
was not questioned by the bartender
as to his age. Mrs. Anna r. O'Neal,
mother of the boy, testified as 60 her
sons age This concluded thc states
evidence and the defense called Ma
| son Boggart the bartender. who said
J. O'Neal bought beer from him after
! O'Noal said he was % years of age.
This question Boggart said was an
/ swered by ONoal twice Tho bartender
said Mr. Blouth had told him 10 be
careful about whom he sold drinks
too.
William Brennan who Is employed
| by Mr.. Blouth corroborated Boggari' =
testimony as TO the bartender Ques-
/ tioning O'Neal about his age.
Mr. Blouth testified he had been in
| the saloon business for 81 years and
/ this was the first time he ever had any
/ similar trouble He told of warning
/ his bartenders to he careful in their
salos
O'Neal upon being recalled, denied
that Boggart had asked him his age
or that he had bought beer ONcal
/ insisted he had bought whiskey i'm the
hotel Both sides closed aud Mr.
Ball said that in cases where Their.
was but one witness for the state he
did not believe the attorney generals
Office would entertain the charge. As
an illustration he cited the Gollot
case. AZ this point Judge Cochran
referred TO criticism of him.
Mrs Ball. i'm arguing the case, sait
the evidence had been refuted by two
witnesses. Assistant City Solicit ~
Lynn asked that MIR. Blouth be heit
for the upper court, but Judge Coch
ran said he would give Mr. BlOuth IN,
benefit of the doubt, and he was thei
dismissed
! Mr.. Johnson, who was rcprcsente,
by Robert II. Richards, was next ar
raignod aud O'Neal admitted he mis-
represented his age when he got
drink in the saloon. The charge Wa
dropped
When Mr.. Baratts case was callaI
the defendant who was not Represents
ed by counsel, asked for a continu
ance. This, he said, was due TO
witness being absent The court d.
Icided TO hear the prosecution an
O'Neal was called He said he wen
TO the saloon before o'clock o.
February %, and while there me
Thomas Pamar, who was later an
rested for robbing him O'Neal sal
. he did not see Mr. Barrett about an
e saloon. Later. when he left O'Nea
said he was arrested for drunkenness
y The case was then continued unit
i Thursday