Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
CALL WINE ROOM
SLEUTH NAMES
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Order League came in for a goodly
share of criticism. Dodge, however
was simply Dodge" to the attorneys;
Guyer was mustered" once in awhile
dent of the No-License League, was
censured for his share in the investi-
cation.
The argument followed the hearing
of the last emonstranCe-the objec-
tion filed by Middletown residents
against the renewal of the license for
John +. Snyder, a wholesale liquor
dealer. on the ground that he sold
whisky to a minor.
st. Charles and Harris House
Argument was heard this morning
on the remonstrance against the st.
Charles and the Harris House and
a part of the Savoy case.
Harry d. Saussaman, counsel for
the remonstrants, conducted the dis
cuSsion in opposition to the licensing
of the places: d. S. SeitZ and c. II.
Bergner represented the license appli-
cants.
President Judge Kunkel stated from
the bench that the court would con-
slider the testimony as adduced hut
that the methods by which it was OBJ
tained was not in question.
The Snyder Protest
The hearing against Snyders ap-
plication was comparatively brief and
was based on the contention that he
had sold or permitted to be sold to
Andrew McCurdy. a colored youth,
whisky on various occasions. Both
Snyder and his clerk declared that
they believed the negro was a man OF
25 or 20 years of age as he is a big
hurley fellow who looks much older
than his eighteen years. McCurdy
according to the stories of the wit
nesses. bought the whisky and then
went to a moving picture show. Dur
ing the showing of the pictures he
made no pretense at concealing his
desires to satisfy his thirst from the
flask.
Then argument was begun on the
st. Charles Hotel remonstrance. And
in summing up the testimony of how
the scarlet women and the yellow men
of the tenderloin gathered in the
winerooms of that hotel, of the dis
order, of the serving iutoXicants to
drunken patrons, of the open solicit
ing of women to men patrons-Attor-
ney Saussaman pleaded to the court
to refuse the applicant, Leslie B. Pot
ter.
Bull Dog-Goat Fight
To clinch his argument. Mr.. Saus-
SdIildll iHtHllOneu the lnCluGlt OF the
bull dog and the goat.
During the hearing, witnesses who
testified as to the disorder in the St
Charles barroom told how a goat. the
property of patron. had been goaded
into lighting with a bull dog.
Surely" demanded Mr.. Saussa.
man, this court will not permit the
licensing of a place where the pro-
prietor, for the ediication of his
no 1.
to attack a poor, innocent and de.
fenseless goat
Dcnounces Witnesses Methods
Attorney d. S. Seitz in arguing fol
the applicant. bitterly denounced the
methods which had been employed to
detect the violations of the law The
fact that Dodge had purchased beer
and other intoXicants for the women
of the tenderloin for the purpose OF
getting them intoxicated in order to
learn If the walters would serve them
while in this condition, was scathingly
condemned by the lawyer. Inciden-
tally, Mr.. BerGner, counsel for the
Harris House and Savoy applicants
added a bitter arraignment of the in
vestigators on the same subject.
That only goes to effect the cred.
ibility of the witness observed Presi.
dent Judge kunkel, and doesn't re.
lieve the licensee who is selling the
liquor
Calls 'Em Hirelings
MIR. Guyer, Mr. Seitz, added was as
bad as Dodge. Neither. said he. were
the public-spirited citizens that a great
many people seem to think they are
They conducted the investigations. he
declared, for the money they were
paid; for their stipend" They were
paid hirelings' the attorney insisted
Mr.. Seitz's reference to the Rev
Harvey Klaer's share in the investi.
CATION was brief. To conduct such ar
inquiry was his privilege, he pointed
out. although he questioned the meth.
DDS that were employed. However
added the attorney, that will be 6
matter for the court to determine
whether or not these methods shall bt
approved"
However we may decide thes,
cases" gravely observed Presiden
Judge Kunkel from the bench, doe.
not involve the question of our ap
probation or disapprobation of tht
methods"
Want to Know About Pilot
The citv solicitor incidentally re
ferred with biting sarcasm to the alb
sence of TRULY LentZ, the fellow
sleuth of Dodge. Guyer had declined
to subpenaL entz because he said h,