The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-19
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4 Boy Claimed He Got Liquor.
E. D. Cragan told of boy that
was working for him, who, when he
thought that Cragun was with the
'"wets." he had told him how easy
it was to procure liquor. This boy
was under sixteen years, and claimed
to have gotten it. Learning that
Mr.. Cragun was "dry," the lad had
refused any more information. Mr..
Cragun expressed the earnest hope
that the council wollld ferrit out
the men who sell liquor TO boys and
put them out of business
Mayor Meyer said that. generally
it is some man who gets the liquor
for the boys. They had tried to
find out who does it, but it is diff
cult.
Mr.. Cragun: "What would you
say if the boy said that he bought
it himself?"
Mayor Meyer: "If | thought that
the boy was reliable, l would in
vestigate his statement"
This brought Mr.. Schaub to his
feet with the statement that minors
who go into saloons TO buy liquor
ought to be prosecuted. This would
be great help in enforcing the law.
He asked for an expression from
those present on this.
Rev. Arthur said that if boys were
doing this wilfully, the ministers
would stand by the authorities in
Prosecuting the boys. They were
not blaming the saloonkeepers in
particular.
w. A. Plymat said that Mr..
Lorenz's name had been mentioned,
but the case was not one where he
had been convicted of selling to
habitual drunkard after motto :
had been filed, but where there was
not notice. AS a citizen and tax
payer the speaker was anxious to
see the law enforced
Notice Was Posted.
Rev. Mr.. Keesay: "Was notice
ever posted against the party TO
whom he. sold the liquor?"
Mr.. Plymat Yes. sir"
Rev. Keesey: Then the case
comes under that law
Mr.. Plymat explained the circum-
stances of the case, where mother
had asked that her son, who was
posted, be allowed to have some
liquor, as he was acting unbearable
at home without it, and she thought
that little would be good for him
No formal complaint had been lodg.
ed against the saloon keeper, but
he had been ordered to appear in
court and his statement was taken.
Rev. Arthur: "WEy did he plead
guilty." '@2!
Had Asked Forgiveness.
Mr.. liymat: Because he was not
advised by counsel He came into
court like Sinner and asked for.
giveness." ~ 500
I Mavor Meyer told of the munich.
pal judge and chief of police talk.
ing over the case with the mother
and the judge had told her that the
prohibition could be removed but
that this would nit alter the case,
as the blacklisting would last for
a year. The boy must have gotten
too much liquor, because he was
subsequently arrested for being
drunk. Mr.. Lor2nz had been called
over, but it was thought that there
was not much cause to proceed
against him, but the mayor had ad.
.vised the judge to fine him, so as
to make him more cautious in the
future. This was how he came to
be convicted
Reverted to the Petition.
Rev. Mr.. Kelsey reverted to the
petition and said that the petitioners
asked the council to revoke the
licenses of Messrs. Mettler and Hag>
en-, and that the law made it mana
tory on the council to do so in the
cases of Klages and Lorenz. There
had been laxity about the observance
of the liquor laws in the CITY, The
Petitioners believe it good for the
morals of the city and good for the
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the law. The petitioners do not
want to be unfair. They had had
only newspaper reports as to the
Lorenz case. If he did not have
counsel it was his own fault.
Robert Haedt on Situation.
Robert Haedt, a Decoria farmer,
said that he. was greatly interested
in Mankato, and felt that what bene-
flied Mankato benefited the farmers.
He was sending boys to school in
this city, and he looked upon the
city administration to BE- their guard
ian and chaperon while they were
here. This was the case with thou.
sands of other parents who send boys
to school in Mankato. He was not
against drinking. If he came to the
city and turned his team around in
the street the wrong way he would
be arrested, and why had saloon
keepers more right to violate the
law than he had? He was sure that
the council would do the right thing.
Rev T. r. Paden said that sixteen
pastors, representing about all de-
nomination and language, ever pres
ent, and all had agreed upon the
petition asking for the revoking of
Licensees II might he that the ga.