Show STRAW MAN FIGHT RAGES IN RUM CASE CASEI I I Conflicting Testimony Given on R Rote Role le of Andros in Alleged Speakeasy CLASHES ARE RE FREQUENT Prosecution Rests Defense Witnesses Called What role the straw man or one iOe George Andros pla played ed in the opera tion of a speakeasy allegedly rented with the knowledge of City Commissioner Commis Fred E. E Williams of Ogden was a matter of controversy as trial tria of the official indicted on a charge of or liquor conspiracy neared an end in federal court here Tuesday More conflicting testimony was given concerning the identity of Andros who official Ogden documents documents docu docu- ments purportedly show obtained a soft drink license for lor Twenty fifth street in Ogden the site which allegedly was rented b by Williams to Harry Fotis for a s speakeasy The government rested its case shortly before no noon n and the defense began calling its witnesses It was expected the defense might rest late Tuesday afternoon Verbal clashes between counsel were frequent Tuesday morning notably on one occasion when the defense de tense in cross examination cross sought to attack the ethics of prohibition agents who conducted an n investigation into asserted liquor corruption dm rin Ogden and Weber county AGENT TESTIFIES This occurred after John J. J Mitchell Mitch Mitch- ell en of Denver special agent of the prohibition bureau told of a visit he and another agent A. A G. G Miller had made to the Ogden home of Mrs Pearl Newman sister of Williams Mitchell testified they went vent there thereat at the invitation of her husband T. T A A. Newman to learn the circumstances surrounding the renting of the property prop erty at No Mrs Newman is an officer of the Williams Investment Continued on Page Pue Two STRAW W MAN FIGHT RAGES IN RUM CASE Continued From Pace Pare One I company company which is i part owner of ot Twenty fifth str street t Did you not go there for the express ex ex- pre press press' purpose o of obtaining information information tion ton to send her brother to prison Defense Counsel Lindsay Linday R. R Rogers queried This his brought a denial from the witness witness wineS wit wit- wi- wi ness neS and an indignant declaration I from George H. H I Lunt Lunt assistant United States State district attorney that tat Rogers was trying to create an atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere at at- and a very smelly sely one Well Wel anyhow it i doesn't dont don't smell of liquor the defense defene attorney I coun-I coun coun- No but Its It's Is I's a mighty stinking atmosphere atmosphere at at- at atmosphere Mr Lunt answered CONTROVERSY BEGINS S STe The Te controversy begun Monday over Andros Andro whom the prosecution characterized as a straw staw man when it maintained that Fotis Foti was wa the actual actual ac ac- ac operator of ot the alleged speakeasy speakeasy speak speak- I easy eay was wa renewed when G. G F. F Boyd prohibition agent agent was called caled as as' as a asa aa a witness government wines Tuesday Boyd testified tetIe he had never seen such a person as a Andres Andros Andro and never had heard of him until now Shown a group picture introduced as a an ex- ex exhibit by the defense defene and purporting purport purport- ing to show Fotis FotI and Andros Boyd said he did not know the te man the defense de de lease ene claims claim is i Andros Arthur Smalley Ogden jeweler later was wa called caled as a defense witness and testified he knew Andros and that the latter formerly operated a bootblack bootblack boot boot- bt- bt black stand at about Twenty Twenty- fifth fth street Miller Mier called caled by the government government testified about about the meeting he and Mitchell Mitchel had with wih Williams Wilam in the te latter's lat lat- atter's ter's office orce last lat Januar January during which the commission dictated a statement purporting to tell tel the details of rental of No Miller Mier testified he asked aked Williams who would be the person to see if i one wanted wante to rent the premises at at that address addre and that Williams replied I am president of the company and would be the te man to see OTHER WITNESSES Other defense witnesses called caled Tuesday Tedy morning moring were the Rev Re John Edward Eward Carver Caner of Ogden and A. A B. B Foulger member o of the Ogden Ogdon board of education who both said they have known the defendant to be bea beaman beaman a aman man of good go te character and R. R W. W Craven Ogden city purchasing agent agent Craven acted aced as a stenographer when Williams Williams' statement was wa given He testified testie that some of it i was dictated at the direction of Mitchell and Under under un Un- der examination cross cros admitted that Williams was wa familiar with wih the statements statement's state state- ments ment's contents content when it i was wa com com- The defense won a point Monday afternoon when testimony of J. J C C. Littlefield Ogden city recorder er backed by official documents document showed Andros had applied for and md received a license to operate a soft sol drink drik parlor at that address last Sep Sep- LittIefield testified he knew both Andros and Fotis Foti and that they were two persons I I I T. T A. A Newman law brother of the defendant testified he had collected collected collected col col- col- col rent from froth No on several occasions and that he had observed Andros Andro there but never Fotis Mrs Mr Newman sister of Williams Wilam testified that as a treasurer secretary she directed direct direct- ed all al rentals of property held by the Williams Investment company and that she was responsible for rental of the property properly at No to Andros and that she never knew of ofa a Fotis Foti occupying the place The government turned its it guns gunson on Andros Andro contending he is a man of straw and that Fotis Foti was wa the real operator of the alleged speakeasy C. C B. B BAyers Ayers prohibition agent agent test tet- tet fied fled that in numerous official visits visit to the alleged speakeasy he had seen Fotis Foti but never a man named Andros He testified further that he had never heard of such a person in Ogden PICTURES PICURES PRODUCED The defense produced a group picture picture pic plc- ture showing both Fotis FoUs and Andros Their pictures picture were pointed out from the witness stand standby standby by Mr Newman and Mr Littlefield Littefield Under cross cros examination Ayers was wa asked ased about conversations between between be be- be tween Fotis Foti and ad John J. J Mitchell special federal prohibition agent of Denver in the latter's hotel hotl room rom in Ogden last last at Friday night Michell Mitchell previously had testified he had told Fotis he understood the latter later desired to plead pled guilty guity and that if such were truel h he Mitchell Michell would recommend leniency for Fobs Fotis Foti Mitchell say Defense Counsel Lindsay Linday R R. Rogers shot at Ayers that they wanted to stick Fred Williams Williams' and that if J he Foils Fobs would come across across- they they would ask ak leniency for him Ayers denied that Mitchells Mitchell's Michels Michel's conversation con con- had been In these words I Well Wel didn't you hear Mitchell Michel say that If i Fotis Foti would come across he would seek leniency Rogers asked aked The witness wines answered he had heard Mitchell Mitchel say h he would talk to Mr Lunt but that that nothing had been said about going to court court |