The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-16
Evangelist Non-Suits Whiskey
Men of Wilkes Barre in
Trial Before Judge.
FAIL MISERABLY IN TEST
OF LAW BY COURT
Two Years of Persecution Ends
in Victory for Man Who Had
Courage to Tell the Truth
About Booze Control.

evangelist were bowled out of court.
On their own evidence and without
a single witness being heard In Dr.
Stoughs defense. Judge Charles f.
Terry took the case from the jury, and
in long opinion fortified by several
Supreme Court decisions. non-suited
william J. Cullen.
Cullen is the least offensive OF the
four Hazleton liquor bosses, and his
case was brought to trial first AS
: soon as his case was thrown out of
court the other three liquor bosses
STIMULATING with DR.. Stough's attor-
neys that their cases should not go
to trial until after Cullen's case had
been appealed.
Now instead of getting the 5000
600 damages which the liquor bosses
demanded from Evangelist Slough.
they will have to pay all the costs OF
the two years expensive litigation
which they started.
As soon as Judge Terry opened
court il was plain that most o. the Ii
quor bosses buster and noise would
be eliminated from the case by the
cold. Impartial application of the law.
Their case, which depended largely on
an anfiated sense of the injury done
| to their precious regulations shrunk
! day by day. But when 1t was whitfield
down to nothing whatever by the test
/ of law, they We're absolutely dumb
I for nded.
Startling Finish,
/ Tt ST. rtI {s.ar Eratc r.
which had been built up for two years
with every recourse at the command OF
the liquor bosses. They had succeeded
! first in denying DR.. Slough a jury
| trial. They had forced him to trial be-
! fore hand picked board of arbitra-
/ tors, who regardless of all rules of
evidence and law. let the liquor bosses
bring in all kinds of hearsay testi-
mony.
Then the arbitrator decided in favor
of the liquor bosses and wrote q nice,
long opinion of which a newspaper
page full published with all possible
prejudice against the evangelist. Then
the attorney for DIR. Slough was at
tackled and disbarred for charging that
Luzerne County judges were involved
by the testimony in the case.
| The liquor bosses and their able
army of lawyers stopped at nothing.
They had done everything In their
power to discredit silence and ruin
meeting.
John Harvey, superintendent OF the
and supporters who were in court.
rushed to the office of the Slough at
torney, Paul Sherwood. and there and
/ then held Thanksgiving prayer
new inspiration to the fight against
the liquor curse
! DIR. slough. with Mrs. Slough. then
hurried to their hotel to pack, and
left within an hour for Danville, Ill.
where the evangelist is conducting a
campaign.
| The Slough trail-hitters, witnesses
| the militant temperance evangelist.
They failed miserably when they we're
i put to the test of law by Judge Terry.
Harry w. Jacobs a brewer, and
John Fierrio. an italian liquor boss.
remained in court to the end Max
Friedlander. wholesale liquor dealer
and Democratic boss who also sued DR..
Slough. did not wait for the end. When
Judge Terry's question put to the IL
quor attorneys indicated that he might
ithyow them out of court, F'1edlander
left.
! Jacobs hid his chagrin behind a
broad smile. Fierrio, the little Ital-
/ ian boss. knitted his brows and looked
daggers.
Evangelist In Tears
When he realized that the liquor
bosses plot against him had come
to naught, Evangelist Slough burst
into tears.
Praise God from Whom all bless
ings now" he said, as he embraced
! both his attorneys, Paul Sherwood.
I OF this city, and George II. Harris, of
Hazleton.
! May the light OF righteous judge
| shine through the land and bring
Coleraine colliery and brother of the
| Mayor, OF Hazleton. led his fellow
witnesses in prayer.
| lord. we thank You for the mani
festation Of Your presence with us
yesterday today and the day before
yesterday" he said. I'VE thank you
for having helped Righteousness
against unrighteousness justice against
injustice"
Then they all sang, Praise God
From Whom All blessings Flow"
and pledged themselves to continue the
| fight against the liquor ring to the
end. Together they also offered their
| thanks to the North American for
the support it has given DR.. Slough.
Judge Charles E. Terry Is one of
the purest as well as one OF the ablest
judges in tho States" said Attorney
sherwood. When i learned tnat ne
was to preside at this trial, I knew
that both sides would get exact Jus
ltice. I appreciate the congratulations
! given me as counsel for DR.. Slough.
but I must pass most Of the credit
on to my young assistant. George H.
u arris. who has been tireless In digging
up the law covering the case"
| Even to the last, when the liquor
bosses saw their case shrinking un-
der Judge Terry's impartial rulings.
thev endeavored cvraftily to arouse
prejudice against the evangelist.
Everybody Included.
! In explaining some OF his Haxle-
ton sermons on the witness stand, DR..
slough declared that In his charge
against tho liquor bosses and the IL
quor ring he included everybody con-
nected with the trafYic. the churchman
renting his property for a saloon and
to the lawyer defending them. So az
a last trick. vohn Bigelow. one Of the
attorneys for the liquor bosses, re-
called DIR. Slough.
He went over his testimony with
him first.
You included everybody who had
any connection with the liquor traf-