Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-14 | Page 7 | Officers Find First 3.2 Beer Destined Here

OFFICERS FIND FIRST 32 BEER DES DESTINED TIN ED HERE Toffie Hauzen 26 Faces Trial Thai for Violation of State Prohibition Law The first case of posse possession Son of 3 32 per cent beer intended for fox distribution tion in Utah will be heard eard In police court this week when Toffie Tome Hauzen 26 goes to trial on charges of violating violating violating violat violat- ing the state prohibition laws Hauzen was arrested near State and First South streets early Wednesday morning with 15 cases of 32 per cen cent beer In his car according to the po po- po lice He admitted ownership o othe of the 1 beer and and took the arresting officers officers of of- ricers to West Temple street and Broadway where a truck containing 20 cases of beer was found the o of- of said Notations in a notebook found in Hauzen's pocket Patrolman D. D Vinson said showed the beer had been obtained ob ob- ob tamed in Evanston Wyo and that 1 18 cases had already been disposed of Another notation in the book showed book that thal on a previous trip Hauzen had hac disposed of 30 cases 30 cases of at beer in Utah according to the police I hope Hauz Hauzen n pleads not guilty and fights this case casc in court Chief Chie f of Police W. W L. L Payne said Although it Is against state law Jaw to sell liquor containing more snore than one half of ot 1 per cent alcohol I dont don't believe i it would be possible to find a jury in Salt Lake that would convict a aman man mai manof of beer that the federal federa J government has decided Is legaL This case should give us some indication of ot what action to take regarding beer in the future Two 1 weeks ago J. J N N. Hawkins was arrested on similar charges but his case is dissimilar to the arrest o of oC Hauzen in that Hawkins insisted his beer was in interstate shipment I