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Saloon Keepers Convicted In Spotter Evidence Test Case
The Bristol case led by William L Taylor on charges of selling lager on a Sunday resulted in a 20 fine and 10 days in jail after judge Bosworth found the testimony of Louks and Wilson credible despite counter witnesses. The decision spurred appeals by Taylor and several associates, with trials and additional cases advancing against other alleged offenders in Bristol.
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Bosworth
William L. Taylor
John M. Brennan
Providence
L .S. Hoffman
Taylor
Gale
Merrill S. Louks
Central Falls
Louks
Melvin A Wuson
Bristol
Taylor’s
Brennan
Wilson
Edward Eastwood
Richard T. Keene
Jas. A. Andrews
Eastwood
Keene
Hoffman
Mr Andrews
William L Taylor
Lavinia Hazard
Warren
Arthur TD Stratton
YMCA
Pawtucket
William Lees
David Bloomfield
Lees
Rhode Island
Board of Aldermen
Lonkind Wilson
Common Pleas Division
Supreme Court
Isaiah Crowley
Bristol Hotel
Timothy Hurley
Henry Opitz
Mr. Hope
Dennis Ryan
Thames Street
Rudolph Yatser
Augustus A Graves
Diquor
Melvin A. Wilson
King Philip House
Mount Hope Park
Edward Dev O'Connor
Gravel
Patrick Coffey
Coffey
Joseph Meyers
Fall River
Russell
Bullock
Capt Dimond
O'Connor
Henry F Rawson
Rawson
Dewey Park
S. Hoffman
Council
E I Brownell
T M Morris Raweson