Evening journal., 1913-10-09
THREE MARKET
Law VIOLATORS
DRAW FINES
Zimmerman Case Heard, But
Court Reserves Decision
For One Week
PEANUT VENDER AMONG
THOSE INCLUDED TODAY

Seven stand operators IN King
street market were before City Court
this morning. charged with violations
of the law regulating the farmers,
and truckers market. Those who had
been arrested upon these charges
we're Jacob Zimmerman. Michael
Polese, James Ricco, Henry Buckson.l
Benjamin Hicks. Nathan BernBteinf
and Catherine Celia
The cases OF Hicks and Hunkaon
we're continued until Thursday OF next
week upon the application Of Willian
T. Lyman, counsel for the man.
There was an amusing incident I'M
the Hicks case, for Il was found that
warrant had been sworn out for
the arrest OF Benjamin HICKS, and
that the police had arrested Bliaa
Hicks. hts father. without any RED
tape BENJAMIN Hicks was ia Court
and answered the warrant and plead.l
ed not guilty along with Mr.. Bucksont
City Councilman zimmwmann wad
tho first OF the. accused 70 bol olarraign9
ed. He was charged weh rllegaiiJ
exposing for sale tripe. and aaueR
kraut upon a stand in ithe farmer&
and truckers' market. Through HID
counsel. Robert q. Harunan. he pleadri
ed not guilty.
Clerk Of tho Market Paris testta
fed that yesterday Mr.. zimmarmanm
was selling "kraut," 'trfpe and BRAND
from a stand upon the footwalk afI
Fifth and King streets
Police Oh1cers Elisha Johnson and
Edward G. Lewis testified that the
defendant was sellingetripe and sauer'
huout.
Mr.. Harman objected to the answer,
and asked that It be stricken out be-
cause his client was charged with ex-
posing goods for sale and not for SELL
ing them. The testimony was order
ed stricken out
Mr. Harman asked that the case be
dismissed upon two grounds. First, h'
E said the identity Of the defendant ha'
y not been established. Second. that IN
q defendant was charged with exposin
y, goods for sale when there is nothin
y IN the law making II improper TO e.
" pose for sale. The ordinance e.wn
20 deals with sales He read n
a. Ordinance, showing that his contel
al tion was borne out by the provision
OF the market ordinance.
aNNNANNNnN Wy o0INANNA AfNMn II
> answer called the courts attention
8 to section z Of the ordinance whicl
T deals with exposing and Offering
3 goods for sale.
{ The court denied the motion tc
dismiss the case.
Mr. Zimmerman was then called
= TO the stand and asked by what au-
= thority he was standing IN King
{ street market on Saturday. Witness
said he had n permit from the city
b and a State license.
p The permit from Former Clerk OF
b the Market Gael was produced and
Mr.. zimmerman said he paid $l50
for the permit and that the money
he paid for II had never been return
ed to him. nor had the permit been
/ revoked.
; The permit was offered IN evidenc,
D by Mr.. Harman. There was no objec
{ tion upon the part Of the prosecution
r Upon cross-examination Mr. Zim
mermann said he had known forme
n Clerk OF the Market Gael for q mum
q Der OF years and when he obtainel
n the permit from him 70 sell IN th
e market he did not make any preten
y sions that he was farmer O
l. trucker.
70 Witness was asked II he made an.
bargain with Mr.. Gael other thar
the purchase Of permit and the an
/ swer was that he had not He sais
h the permit was given him IN the Of
IN fee Of the clerk Of the market, which
ID Is the same quarters as used by the
n city building inspector.
le During Mr.. Lynn's cross-examina-
J. tion Of the manner in which the per-
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