| Show SALOON CASES IN HANDS OF Arguments Submitted I and andI Court Takes Cases Under UnderA A Advisement d vis e nl e n t. t ALL ROAST CHIEF PITT Secret Service Scheme of Police Department Comes in for Bumps Arguments on the tho motion to dIsmiss dismiss dismiss dis dIs- miss the tho ease of the tho city eity against Michael of Albino proprietor of the tho Orpheum saloon loon South State street who with other proprietors of or saloons is 13 charged with violating tho ho Sunday closing law taw were wore concluded yesterday afternoon and Police Judge Diehl Dichl took the tho motion under advise advise- ment menta A motion to dismiss the case caso against P P. S. S Nelson who is charged jointly with Albino who also made and being argued was submitted Judge DIehl Diehi also took toole this motion under advisement and will render a decision some time next week weel weelon on both motions Attorneys Soren X Christensen eli A. A J. J Weber and R- R P. P Armstrong argued for a dismissal of ot the thc case against Albino and Nelson and anel their combined combined com corn argument Occupied nearly three throe hours hurs Not Responsible for Attorney Christensen contended that the ease case against Albino and Nelson should be lie dismissed because he said Mid oven even if it tho the bartender employed by Albino Albino Albino Al Al- bino was guilty of ot selling liquor on Sunday Albino the proprietor was not responsible for tor the acts of ot his bartender Attorney Armstrong addressed the court replying to Assistant City Attorney Attorney At At- torney Dalys Daly's argument of of Tuesday In In which air Mr Daly contended that the thc action against the saloon men was wasa a a. civil action and nat a n criminal ac ac- ac- ac tion Hon Attorney Armstrong claimed that the was purely criminal lie lIe also held that the saloon man was vas not responsible for tor the acts nets of the bartender In an nn address replete with Invective invective tive ive humor and sarcasm directed at nt Chief Cider of ot Police Pitt and the members of ot the mysterious secret service employed b by Chief Pitt Attorney A A. J J. J Weber asked cd the court to dismiss ho tile case against both Albino and Nel Nel- son Soil Out Four Treasons There are arc four reasons why I ask that thai the case a against both of my clients di dints cli- cli cats who are arc Jointly charged in fn this complaint be dismissed said Mr Vc Weber el First First The fhe defendants arc are charged jointly with making a 1 sale of certain liquors in the saloon on on Sunday al although although al- al though Peterson and Speare the tho witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses for the city admitted on tho the stand that only P. P S. S Nelson had sold the liquor Second Second It Tt Is charged In the complaint com corn plaint that Peterson and Sp Spears rs purchased pur pur- JurI Jur- Jur chased il tho tI fh liquor luor jointly r. r although I thi thy e on the tho that orr If IV p d Third Third Peterson P Peterson terson and Spears the witnesses for the tho city who testified that they were together when the evi dence so called was secured are arc accomplices accomplices ac ac- ac- ac am and accessories Furthermore Furthermore Furthermore Further Further- more their heir testimony Is utter utterly un un- un- un corro corroborated orated Induced to 0 Br uk v. La Fourth Peterson Fourth Peterson and Spears were sent out b by lW the chief of police pollee a a. city official to Induce citizens to break the law and the funds of tho the olty city was used Usel b by two pigeons to purchase purchase pur pur- chase the tile liquor the they r have o exhibited as l e.-l evidence enco In concluding his address Mr rr l Web Web- I or cr soundly rebul rebuked ed Chief of ot Police Pitt for fol his part in the business of or gathering gathering- evidence c against the saloon aloon keep keepers ers Chief Pitt has hag sent these cases into this his court COUll on Oil the word word of a bogus policeman policeman policeman-he he has taken money out of or tile the funds of or tho the eH city r to furnish the expenses of getting this titis testimony and he has used 01 every effort to induce I these defendants to break th the law laws lawi |
