Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-01-25
end OF LIQUOR Case
IS NOW IN SIGHT
Judge Philpot Notifies Re-
monstrants That They
Have Till Monday Night
DECISION NEXT WEEK.
Petitioners Will Require Very Little
Time for Presentation of
Evidence.
DECISION NEXT WEEK

The end of the present liquor petit
ton case, which has been on in the
county court before Judge c.. M
IPhilpot for nearly two weeks, is in
sight. Judge Philpot, after adjourn
ing court Saturday noon until Mon
day morning NJ O'Clock, served
notice on the remonstrants that they
must have all their evidence in by
Monday night. He said he would hold
a night session on that day in order
TO give them plenty of time in which
| to complete their side of the case.
"Then l intend to give the petit
oners only one-third of the time that
you have used" said the court.
People abroad will soon begin to
think that We have a mighty poor
county judge here if do not dispose
of this case. 1t took Judge Asher
in Little Rock just three days to
| hear a similar case. | have other
| official business to attend to and a
party of business men are insisting
that l go to st. Louis with them to
secure reduction OF freight rates,
and | believe l ought to 60"
why not suspend court until your
return?" suggested Attorney w. B..
Sorrells, for the remonstrants, 1--WE
are willing
Eyes, and they would be willing for
you never to return" added Judge
W. D. Jones, counsel for the petit
oners.
"No, not that" replied Mr.. 6orrells
"but l don't believe our side can fin
ish by Monday night
Judge Philpot is growing tired OF
the continual grind and delays. He is
determined to get through with the
evidence and decide the case one way
| or the other in few days, and It Is
very likely that he will tell Judge
Jones to start with his witnesses on
Tuesday morning, even should the re-
monstrants fail to end their testi-
mony. The petitioners will bring in
a very few witnesses and will hardly
require more than a day or two to
present their side of the case. The
arguments will probably take day,
so it is expected that Judge Philpot
will be ready to- give his decision by
"Wednesday or Thursday Of the COM
ing week at the very latest.
| Attorney .Sorrells stated yesterday
that the remonstrants had challeng-
ed 1909 names on the petition and
have about three hundred more to
challenge. He admitted that all the
challenges would not pan out" but
asserted that the remonstrants can
let the county court take the govern
ment census, presented by the petit
tionrs, as to the number of white
adults inhabitants of the city, and
then win out.
The. petitioners say that not one
third of the number of names chal-
lenged have been sustained by evI-
dence or in any way shown to- be il
legal. They are sure that they will
have a large majority on their petit
ton even after Judge Philpot makes
his totals.
| Judge Philpot would not hold
court Saturday afternoon. because
he had to 60 to Tucker to inspect the
county convict farm. Twenty-three
| witnesses testified at the morning
| session.
Witnesses Called.
When court convened for the day,
IA. l.. Cason was the first witness
heard. He testified that he lived
outside the city limits; that D.. F.
Segars lived at Twenty-third avenue
and State street; RIP. King, Twenty
sixth and Poplar; DR.. Ray Weinrich
at Twenty-fifth and Linden; L. r.
Brasher. seven miles out on the Main
street pike. and ]. J. Sullivan, on
the Sulphur Springs road.
Rev. w. C. Watson, Of No. Fla
West Fifth avenue, testified that D.
| E. Harper. who is in the saloon bust
ness here or rather was up to Janu-
airy i. 1914. lives at Camden. He
said thst A. w. Binyon had left .he
city and that Binyon had signed the
liquor petition twice. This latter