The Caucasian., 1913-03-20
MAROUN IN THE TOLLS.
His Undoing Is HiaWatha SO-called.
The Decree OF the City Court
Leaves Joe i'm Semiparalytic
State-He Expected an Acquittal.
Penalty Six Months on the Parish
Farm and a Fine of $6O7. so.

Farm and Fine of $607.50.
1t would seem that there are two
kinds of Hiawatha, the beverage
which is insipid and not in great
demand, and the Hiawatha that
stimulates and has some peculiar
influence on some men. Some men
tanked up on the Hiawatha that is
always in demand may believe they
are millionaires and give the town
laway, while some other men would
climb a pole, as would a monkey II
| they could, but never mind these
frailties of the human kind.
1t is of record that Joe -MarOun
is in the tolls and he will be held
lfast and beyond any reasonable
probability of escape.
| For years, or ever since prohlbl-
ton, Joe Maroun has been dispens-
| ing these Hiawathas, and for
months if not years Commissioner
| Fullilove has been laying traps to
catch him, but as the willy fox he
has scented from afar the bait laid
| out for his entanglement.
AS described by Assistant District
Attorney d. C. Scarborough at the
time of the trial, about ten days
| ago, Joe MarOun ''was one OF the
leading prohibition law violators
who had waxed rich from the sale
of HieWatha. When the trial of Joe
Maroun was concluded Judge L. G.
Blanchard announced that he would
take the case under advisement. In
the interim Joe Maroun was con-
fident of a decree that swould be
favorable to him and he was there
fore astounded when the decree was
against him.
He could not understand how he
could have been convicted.
The conviction of Joe Maroun
was on the testimony OF CommlS-
sioner Fullilove, Willis P. Butler,
the city chemist, Barney A'Brantes,
| a dealer in near-beer and his negro
lporter.
| When Commissioner Fulliloye en-
tered A'Brantes' place, Watts, the
NEGRO porter, was serving a-giass OF
lHiawatha to negress from a keg
which A'Brantes had ordered from
Joe Maroun. The keg was not Ia
beled. An examination by City
Chemist Willis P. Butler developed
THAT the Hiawatha from this keg
ianalyzed 3.f2 per cent alcohol. At
the trial the porter, Watts, exhibit
led blue label with the words "Hia-
watha' which had been placed on
the keg. 1t was subterfuge.
The case is to be appealed to the
District Court and probably it may
be taken to the Supreme Court.
| With Joe Maroun it is now almost
anything to escape six months i'm
Iprisonment at hard labor on the
Parish Farm.
| The penalty in a fine OF $500 is
not of great concern. 1t is the i'm
prisonment at the Parish Farm.
| Maroun is represented by Hon. w.
II. Scheen and F. A. Blanchard. The
Estate and City, were represented by
Assistant District Attorney Scarbor-
Tough, who is to be commended for
his skill in the prosecution OF this
lease.
On inflicting the penalty in this
case Judge L. C. Blanchard hasere-
sponded fully to the requirements
iof the law, besides he is aligned
with Commissioner Fullilove and al
good citizens who want the laws en-
forced .fearlessly and impartially.
Il 1t is only by the terrors of the
law that they may be persuaded.
This conviction of Joe Marount
: may have good effect on law.
breakers who have imagined the!
lare not amenable to the law, but il
caught their escape of deserved
J. punishment may be secuerd by
lfne in dollars which they are read!
to pay.
The penalty of six or NOR
months for Hiawatha and the near
beer which is not near-beer will pu
Ia stop to these defiers of the law.
Tho napalfv is. Two fines one fO
the city of 500; for the State $50
with costs of court in each case
SCOT so, with a prison term of 81
months on the Parish Farm, and i
:, default of the payment of the fin
u six months additional on the farm
lgl River Stage.
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