South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-14
MAYOR REVOKES
0 NEIL SLICENSE
TO SELL LIQUOR
Testimony for Defense in Di-
rect Contradiction of Wit
ness Hired BY City-LegaI
Objection 0VerruIed.

Mayor Keller revoked the saloon
license OF Thomas O'Neil. 1912 Wash
ington nv, Friday afternoon at $50
O'Clock within one minute after the
arguments OF both sides had been fin
ished. The hearing concluded with
the testimony of O'NeH, who denied
the allegation that be kept his saloon
open on Sunday, July Il. City Atty
Eli +. SeebiTt in his closing remarks
urged that an example be made of
O'Nen In order that the other saloon
keepers in South Bend might take
warning. II IS a question whether an
appeal can be taken but attorneys for
the defendant asked that the case be
taken 70 the superior court
Henry Hollinger. 611 w. Tut ST..
testified that he had purchased liquor
In O'NeiPs saloon on Sunday. July II,
but when questioned by Henry Steis
and Barry ScanlOn, attorneys for the
defendant. HOllinger admitted that he
had received payment for securing the
evidence through the approval OF his
bill by Chief OF Police Kerr.
The hearing opened at 10 o'clock
and the first witness to take the stand
WIS Carl McKeehan, deputy city clerk,
who produced the records TO show that
O'Neil had been convicted OF selling
liquor on Sundays on two different
occasions since the first OF the year.
The saloon keeper paid his first fine
but the second case was appealed TO
the superior court The fight between
City Atty. Eli Seebirt and counsel for
the defendant Is regarding the second
case. An attempt TO stop the hearing
was made by the attorneys for the de-
PENDANT upon the grounds that the
mayor has no right TO act in a case
which is pending in another court 1t
was maintained that conflicting deci-
sions might be made IN the same case
but City Atty. Seebirt contended that
the case in the superior court is
criminal matter while the present suit
is civil.
OverruIes Objection.
Mayor Keller overruled the Objec-
ton and Hollinger was placed on the
stand by the prosecution.
The witness said that he entered the
side door OF O'Neil's saloon on sun
day. July II, about 20 o'clock with
Frank Steele and another man. Liquor
was purchased by the party according
to Hollinger who declared that three
other people were in the saloon at the
time and were being served drinks by
O'Neil. He alleged that he returned
TO the saloon later with Steele and
that the latter purchased a bottle OF
whisky which was turned over to pO-
lice officers by HOllinger as evidence.
William Barnhart, police sergeant.
testified that he, with another officer,
saw two men enter the paSsageWay
which goes into the O'Neil saloon on
the Sunday morning and when the
officers knocked on the door for adj
mittance they received no answer.
Serg. Barnhart alleged that voices
were heard In the room below and
that several people ran up the stairs
20 th8 rooms above where O'Neil lives
HOllinger said that he was in the
room at the time the officers knocked
on the door and that the tables were
Immediately cleared and all those
present scurried for hiding places.
Testfes for O'Nen.
Philip Var Tile Of near Edwards
burg. was paced on the stand by the
defense and asserted that on the Sun
day in question he was at the O'Neil
home all day bartering horses with the
defendant. He said that there were
quite a number Of people in O'Neil's
home that day but denied that the
saloon keeper had gone down stairs TO
serve liquor. The knocking at the
lower door was heard but O'Neil re-
FUSED TO answer il. He denied absO-
lutely that O'Neu had sold any liquor
on the day specified in the complaint
against him.
Frank Steele also denied that he
purchased the whisky from O'Neil as
was asserted by Houinger. He stated
that he was not in the saloon on the
day IN question and refused 10 cor
rObOrate any OF the testimony given
by Hollinger.