Deseret Evening News | 1910-01-08 | Page 1 | Judge Takes a Rap at Saloon Keepers

JUDGE TAKES A RAP AT SALOON KEEPERS Declares The They Have To Too Many J U Ith Iw Finds Guit Guilty Nick Alexander ono one of the proprIetor tor o of a pol pool and billiard hal hall was found guilty by Judge Bowman n this morning of violating the pol pool table tabie ordinance o b by Ite keeping the place open on Sunday Sunda The defense sought to sh show w that Alexander could rot riot be guit guilty or of vIolat vIolatIng violating Ing the ordinance inasmuch a as he was simply a mom bel of a club or corpora corporation ton tion The case upon an agreed state statement statement ment or of facts had ben been to Judge Jude Bowman anti and In him rendering lila hIs decision time the court took occasion to tomako tomake make mako a few ew caustic remarks relative to 0 the schemes hatched by saloon men and kePl keepers or of pol pool halls to evade Ute the thela law la Judo Judge Bowman declared that In thIs case I it wa was Quite apparent there was wasa a deliberate attempt to escape punish punishment mont ment for of tIme the law and that tha the keepers or of th the place had undoubted undoubtedly I ly permitted the tho to run on Sun Sunda Sunday da day He caned called attention t to tIme the feet fact that ther there are ro but three officers In the club chub and there was no pro provision vIsion for a meetIng of r runt Ater finding the defendant guilty a as charged Jan H 14 was the tho date sot set for tor sentence H F Robinson a druggIst charged liquor on Sunday wa was th time next loser followIng a hard fight I it seems that Barlow gave gave to hIs secretary Heran Herman L Bauer Eauer money with which to purchase from rom Robinson The evidence showed that Robinson sold time the liquor Counsel far Cr the tho defendant argued that as the city was a party t to the amid In fact invited a violation or of the ordinance the accused could not be bell held Judge Bowman took a different view ew or of the thc mater matter and said there Is a law against the tho sale le o of liquor on Sunday Sunda anti that time person seln selling It no imo mater matter to whom would b be guilty or of te the otense offense Robinson wi will be sentenced Monday afternoon