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 we're 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
were Jacob Zimmerman, Michael
Poleso. James Ricco. Henry Buckson,
Benjamin Hicks. Nathan Bernstein
and Catherine Celia.
The cases of Hicks and Buckson
were continued until Thursday Of next
week upon the application Of William
lT. Lyman. counsel for the men.
There was an amusing incident IN
the Hicks case, for It was found that
a warrant had been sworn out for
the arrest of Benjamin Hicks, and
THAT the police had arrested Elias
Hicks. his father. Without any red
tape Benjamin Hicks was in Court
land answered the warrant and plead
ed not guilty along with Mr.. Buckson.
City Councilman Zimmerman was
the first of the accused TO be arraign-
ed lie was charged with illegally
exposing for sale tripe and sauer
kraut upon a stand I'm the farmers
lana lIUIhiIn iNhi h'is AnANNhn NiN
counsel. Robert G.. Harman. he plead
cd not guilty.
Clerk of the Market Paris testi-
fed that yesterday Mr. Zimmerman
was selling "kraut." tripe and brains
from a stand upon the footwalk at
Firth and King streets.
Police Oflcers Elisha Johnson and
Edward G.. Lewis testified that the
defendant was selling tripe and sauer
krout.
p Mr.. Harman objected to the answer.
, and asked that fl he stricken out be-
- cause his client was charged with ex-
posing goods for sale and not for sell
b ing them. The testimony was order
y ed stricken out
d Mr.. Hartman asked that the case bc
n dismissed upon two grounds. First. he
le said the identity of the defendant het
'l not been established. Second. that th
ed defendant was charged with cxposin
w. goods for sale when there is n0thin
,rt In the law making It improper 20 81
o. pose for sale The ordinance simp
TO deals with sales lie read q
"a ordinance. showing that his contc
raj TIN was borne out by the provision
of the market ordnance.
Sc Assistant City Solicitor Lynn 4
o. answer called the courts attentio
as 10 section Z Of the ordinance whic
or deals with exposing and onerinl
ls goods for sale.
J. The court denied the motion e
~ dismiss the case.
W Mr. Zimmerman was then called
F. 10 the stand and asked by what au-
D. thority he was standing In King
IL street market on Saturday. Witness
n said he had a permit from the city
j. and state license.
l. The permit from Former Clerk OF
j. the Market Gael was produced and
MIR. Zimmerman said he paid $3.50
~ for the permit and that the money
r. he paid for II had never been return
a cd to him, nor had the permit been
" revoked.
= The permit was offered In evidence
10 by Mr. Harman. There was no obiec
RI tion upon the part of the prosecution
i- Upon cross-eXamination Mr.. Zim
mermann said he had known forme
m Clerk Of the Market Gael for a mum
ne ber of years and when he obtainc
m the permit from him 10 sell In IN
te market he did not make any preten
Of sions that he was a farmer o
A. trucker.
be Witness was asked II he made an
bargain with Mr.. Gael other thai
the purchase Of permit and the an
" swer was that he had not He sail
ch the permit was given him I'm the Of
in fee Of the clerk Of the market. whicl
ed Y Is the same quarters as used by th'
er city building inspector.
he During Mr.. Lynn's cross-examina
m tion Of the manner In which the per
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