Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-04-05 | Page 8 | Saloonists Fined for Violation of the Dramshop Law

fiNED FOR VIOLATION OF 1 THE LAW LAVI CHICAGO April 5 Suits t. t in lag are arc to be bo filed today against saloonkeepers and tho the owners of the buildings in which the tho saloons are located because of ot the sale of liquor to tho the four convicted slayers of Mrs Hattie Kaufman Relatives of tho convicted men have havo joined the tho husband of tho the slain stain woman and his children in bringing time the suits It will be charged that the crime crimo was duo to the intoxicated state of tho the murderers The suits are being brought under the tho law hw of Illinois It is held by lawyers that a verdict in favor of the tho plaintiffs of whom there aro are ten ma may revolutionize tho the sale salo of liquor in inthe tho the state Four saloons aro are involved in the time suits The actions ara re l lein by the Citizens Citizens' league 0 of Chicago of which h Rev Peter etor T J. 0 Callagnan is president and ana Dr Annie R. R Banes llanes su su- su Mrs Kaufman was shot eliot and killed last December while on her way Wy home from a theatre with her husband The Themen Themen Themen men men convicted of the crime and sent to the penitentiary are arc George Georgo Ra Ra- bennu benau John ohn J. J Stacey William Channel Chan nell nel and Fred Bonham