The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-04
LIQUOR CLUES TO SELL TOMORROW
 AT THEIR PERIL
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] fled The Young Emrnet club was one of them.
 As a result of a long argument in city court today in which Attorney Thomas M. CuIlinan defended the rights of the Young Emmet club Ito sell liquor to members, the county commissioners. it is expected, will act on the remonstrance next week.
 Hearings upon the granting of i censes to the Acorn Athletic club at .Kossouth and Nichp1s streets; the Ok ford Social and Outing club, at Ma pie and Hallett streets; the East End Athletic club at Seaview and Crescent avenues; and the Liberty A. c. at East Main and Clarence streets. in all probabinty, will be held next week.
 Attorney Cullinan, in defense of the Young Emmet club, said that an in justice was being done the various clubs by holding up the hearing to which they were entitled. He asked the court to withhold a decision in the case of the Young Emmet club until such time as the county commis- sioners shall decide upon whether or not they should be given a club n- cense.
 In his defense of the Young Elm met club, Attorney Cu1linan said: snThe officers and members of the Young Emmet club do not feel that they have violated any law. The club
  is a chartered club As soon as the law governing clubs was passed in the legislature last November, the Young Emmet club applied for club license This was done in a proper manner and the application was pub lished in the daily papers.
 ssIyhe license is now pending before the county commissioners. The hear ing has been repeatedly deferred for some unknown reason; not that care to criticize the commissioners, but wish to offer a suggestion.
 seThey are selling legally and they assumed that they could sell while the hearing on the license was pend&Hgs. They were never warned to the con trary by the commissioners or the po- lice. They were only technically guil- ty.
 1.-The decision of this court today will have a great effect upon their ap- p1ication for a license. They have acted in good faith and should not be punished
 Prosecuting Liquor Agent A J. Mer- ritt then said that he had no objec- ton to continuing the case for two weeks and admitted that he disposi- ton of the case by the county com nldssioners would have a great bear ing on the decision of the city court.
 Judge Frederic A. Bartlett granted 8. continuance in the case with the un- derstanding that the Young EmInet club stop the sale of liquor until a de- cision has been made by the county commissioners. Attorney CuIlina,n ad- mitted that under the present revised law, the club could not sell liquor without a club certificate, even though it applied for license.
 Bridgeport's own raid-1eading po- lice commissioner. John c. Stanley, will be on the job tomorrow. Just as he led his blue coated braves in their attacks upon liquor clubs last Sunday, he'll be around tomorrow, if there's any promise of excitement.
 After a hearing which lasted two hours in city court Judge Frederic A. Bartlett found the accused guilty in the case of William Thomas, alias Baby Doll" steward of the Royal Social club at 839 Broad street, charg- ed with violating the excise law.
 Attorney John M. Chamberlain ap- peared for Thomas, and he insisted that the club had a, legal right to sell liquor to members pending a hearing by the county commissioners of it's second application for a license. The Royal Social club at previous hear ing was refused a license by the county commissioners.
 Tn the opinion of the court, the club has no right to sell liquor pending the hearing, and the accused was found guilty. Disposition of the case was reserved until Tuesday morning.