“THE plea of liquor dealers for a money indemnity reminds one of the man who killed both his father and his mother, and was convicted for it. When asked by the court if he had anything to say before sentence was pronounced, he remarked: ‘Judge, you ought to be merciful to me. Remember, I’m an orphan.’”
Seeking a paltry pittance from the pawnbroker to quench the awful thirst that consumes him. Drink-crazed, the wretched victim will take the baby's shoes, the wife's clothing — in fact, anything that will secure the price of a drink.
