President of St. Charles v. O'Mailey

This was a suit commenced before a justice of the peace by the town officers of St. Charles, for the violation of an ordinance prohibiting the sale of liquors, for a failure to pay penalties, a certain sum, not exceeding one hundred dollars. A judgment was rendered before the justice against defendant for one hundred dollars debt, and costs of suit. The defendant appealed to the circuit court. At May term, 1856, of the Kane Circuit Court, the cause was tried on the appeal, before I. Gr. Wilson, Judge, and a jury. A witness was sworn, who testified that O’Mailey had sold him two drinks of…