Weekly journal-miner., 1915-04-07
SlOO FINE AND 90
 DAYS IN COUNTY JAIL
(From Wednesdays paily.)

Hammond, his attorney, convicted of violating the prohibition amendment, by Judge Smith yesterday morning in the Superior court.
 The jail part of the sentence was suspended during good behavior, which means that if at any time dur ing the next two years the court finds that defendants have not lived up to their promise, the suspension will be revoked and they will be com pelled to go behind the bars.
 It was evidently the theory of the jurist that man out of jail with an incentive to be a good citizen is a better man than one in jail. Under the circumstances it behooves them to walk the straight and narrow path during the period of probation for the sword of Damocles will be hanging over their heads, and a misstep will result in the severing of the slender cord holding it. As a further incent- i've for not breaking their promise, an order made later in the day appoint ing Sheriff Joe Young as probation officer was very significant. If the sheriff in this capacity should report 10 the court any dereliction, it will be the jail for not only these defendants but all others who have been shown similar ieniency.
 A large crowd was in the court room yesterday morning at the time of pronouncing sentence. The motion for a new trial. made last Saturday was over-ruled, following which the attorneys for the defendants with drew from the case. Attorney Ham mond then speaking in behalf of him self and his co-defendant, Dodge, asked that sentence be suspended. It was then that Judge Smith made his announcement, as given above. A reasonable time was given the de- fendants in which to pay their hnes' in default of which they must work them out in the county jail at the rate of g a day.
 The cases just closed aroused a great deal of interest not only local ly. but throughout the state as well, they differing materially from what are commonly called "bootlegging cases. Prior to the first of the year, Dodge, acting upon the advice of his attorney, Hammond, issued a large number of bills of sale for certain quantities of "wet" goods. The liquor was kept in the store of Dodge, form erly a saloon, on North Cortez street, and there the holders of the bills of sale could go and draw it in any quantity they pleased up to the limit set by the documents they held. No retail business was conducted, the booze being obtained only by the bottle.
 1t is needless to state that for quite while the Dodge establishment was the most popular place in town and those holding bills of sale were look ed upon with envious eyes by the thirsty ones not so fortunately situ- ated. The bill-of-saler walked down the street, entered the Dodge place, went to the ice-chest and took there from a bottle of the vintage of the hops. then entered a booth and re galed himself on the contents of the aforesaid bottle. This was the extent of the transaction with the exception of leaving quarter of a dollar with the proprietor for every bottle ot beer consumed. All went well until one day Sheriff Young appeared on the scene armed with a warrant and arrested Dodge, later also arresting Hammond. Fourteen charges, seven against each, were preferred, and at the preliminary hearing the two men were bound over for trial in the Su- perior court. Despite the fight put up by able legal counsel the jury rendered a verdict of guilty, and after several delays sentence was finally pronounced yesterday morning. The bills Of sale failed to hold water and now they will not hold either whis- key or beer, for the Dodge place is closed as tight as drum, and will remain SO, for that 90-day jail sen tence will effectively put bar to any further business there in the future.
 Tn the meanwhile holders of the bills of sale are talking of bringing suit to replevin the wet" goods they have in storage with Captain Dodge and although the case is ended, there may yet be another angle to 1t, in event action is taken along the lines indicated. It is a certainty there is plenty of stock to meet all the bills of sale call for, and then some, so il such a court action could be made to stick, several in the community would not be "dry" for some time to come.
 
 RITTER FIGHTING