| Show threatened T 0 k IT I 1 L L H E 1 k U m V S a t L t I 1 WHY A WOMAN AND A BART BARTEND ENIt ER WERE ARRESTED I 1 jane doe doc cody who says her name la Is loulee holliday tells a remarkable story in court I 1 the case of charles lunnen bartender at the oxford cafe basement of the eccles building charged with selling liquor to women was continued in police court the defendant having pleaded not guilty when arraigned friday jane doe cody the chief witness in the case was present and gave louise he her testimony her true name Is louise holliday she stated that she went into the oxford cafe at 6 5 ln in the evening entering by the washington avenue entrance going into one ot of the small rooms at the rear she stated that she had ordered a glass of beer and upon its being served she paid kinnen ten cents and proceeded to empty a bottle of laudan laudanum urn into it with the intention of committing suicide when questioned regarding her reasons for attempting to end her life she he replied that she thought that the quickest way to end her troubles she stated that the bartender prevented her from swallowing the deadly potion she also claimed to have obtained two glasses of beer at the boston cafe and had bad other times bought liquor at various cafes and saloons in the city the defendant when examined stated that ho he had answered the call bell in 14 one of the rooms and finding the woman there refused to fill tier her order for beer and ordered her out of the place telling her that she was drunk he further stated that she had replied that if he did not sell her the beer she would swallow the contents of a bottle which she exhibited whereupon he seized the bottle of poison and took it from her spilling a portion of it on his clothing and the furniture of the room ho he said that lie he had then sent toni tom stevenson for an officer policeman erickson answering the call and arresting the woman stevenson was called and substantiated the story told by bunnen attorney horn represented the defendant and after cross ex examining amiling the witness submitted the ca cage ae without argument city attorney devine dolg doing tho the same the court thereupon discharged cla arged the defendant i new york oct 30 application for a joint receivership for the hudson river electric company and seven other kindred corporations having an aggra aggregate gato capitalization of was wag marle made yesterday before judge ray of the united states circuit court b by y lawyers representing the bondholders bond holders the application Is based upon a sult suit in equity brought by ebon eben ii gay and joseph W jackson jacks on of boston in which insolvency mismanagement and mingling of funds Is charged I 1 |
