Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-01
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE
ARGUES FOR MORE
TIME
BILL LENGTHY ONE
CHARGES AGAINST SALOON.
KEEPER COVER TEN OR TWEl.
We PAGES OF TYPEWRITER
COPY--JuDGE ELDREDGE SETS
HEARING.

Daniel j. Dinnecn, accused yiUlator
of the license law, will know Monday
morning whether be can continue to
operate his snloon without city per
init, when an injunction will be
threshed out Before Judge Eldredge III
tho Cjrcui, Court. This was made
clear this morning when the court
sci tho city's bin to cnjoin Dinneen
for hearing at . O'Clock.
The attempt to force Dnncen into
Submission via the Circuit Court
where any violations of an in uncii0n
cJct would hold him in contempt and
subject to arrest and punishment.
came late yesterday afternoon when
Attorneys II. NJ. Kelly and Roger
Clark, for the city, filed n bll before
Judge Eldredgc. The case was to
have been heard this morning but At
iorncy j. J. Conway asked for more
tune in which to study The contents
Of the bill before going to trial. Judge
Eldredge granted him until Monday
morning to prepare his defense. Mr.
Conway asked for another week, but
This long q delay was denied him.
The city sets forth in It's bill of par
ticulars that Dinneen at one time was
cleetcd a commissioner of the city OF
Ottawa and that at the expiration OF
his term he engaged IN the saloon
business and disposed of liquors and
beers in quantities OF less than one
gallon and by The glass, and that Din
noen continued to operate his saloon
until the 10Th OF April at which time
because of alleged violations of The
saloon ordinances his license WAS re-
vOkcd
Then followed legal citations show
ing the definition Of saloon licenses
under the dram shop act. Continuing
the bill says. Your orator furlhei
shows to The court that withstand
ing The fact that the license Of salt
Daniel ]. Dinncen 10 operate a salo0l
in the city Of Ottawa was revoked II
tho manner aforesaid, yet the defend
AMI nnlawfully and without right q
authority from the city council. con
Times to operate II dram shop arlc
aud since the date Of The reYocatiO
and down to the present time, delyin
The mayor and commissioners Of tn
city council and dcfying he poiic
officers Of the city Of Ottawa
The bill adds that Dinneen mad
he threat he would continue to 0pc
ate his saloon regardless Of whetht
or net he had y license and the bi
adds. "and has since said time to III
present time carried out his threat
A number Of legal authorities al
cited Il, here and then the bill got
On To say that Dlnnceu serving aS h
own bartender has sold quantities
liquor IN less than gallon lots to y
irons numbering us high aa iweni
i've TO forty AT u time aud because
this the dram shop or place IN whi'
The said Daniel Diunecn is opcratn
Is and becomes u common or publ
nuisance injurious to the conduct AZ
morals Of the general public at lar,
and particularly to all allowed to q
scnblc or congrcgatc therein.
The city further claims that in spi
Of frequent warnings Dinnecn fall
10 obey them and continued to opt
alto his saloon violation Of The law
reference Is made IT, The issuance
warrant on April 70 at which tin
the city dismissed It's ease lolloWl
which the defendant continued
keep his place open
Tho conviction of Dinneen IN j
ice l.. l.. Thompson South Otia'
court and il,c difficulties conrrDnli
tho city in such prosecutions, 7
city alleges that most oI the men "
gather In the saloon are friends
Dinner, and that they do not care
have him prosecuted for his allies
violations of the laws.
Tho casr before Thompson is &c
Into soinc length and TRANSFER
of somc Of The evidence Is given
show 10 what extreme the prose
tlon hnd gono TO gather It's cvldcl
against the defendant and iina
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