Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-02-19 | Page 3 | 2000 Cases Beer in Editor's Home

2000 GASES CASES BEER IN EDITORS EDITOR'S HOME Michigan Supreme Court Decides Search Law LawIs Is Invalid By Associated Press LANSING Mich Feb 19 The The search and seizure law under which state officers have taken evidence for use in prosecution of persons charged with violation of Michigan's prohibition prohibition prohibition tion law was held invalid by the su supreme supreme supreme su- su preme court in upholding the decision of In law the n. n lower I court i sear ch that the nci Damon i In law n. n I i sear ch nci i authorizing search and seizure e iwas was superseded by the Wiley act under under under un un- un- un der which the stat statA is now dry The decision was rendered in the case of August Marxhausen l owner of the Detroit Abend Post from whose home state food and drug officials officials of officials of- of took tool 2000 cases of beer Attorneys Attorneys Attorneys At At- for Marxhausen contended that the present law does not prohibit the keeping of liquor In ones one's home and can not prevent any anyone one from bringing liquor into the state The Michigan state constabulary posted along the Ohio-Michigan Ohio border border border bor bor- der to run down whisky smugglers constituted itself a traffic squad and confined its activities to regulating the movement of hundreds of automobiles automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles down the Dixie highway bound for Toledo and other wet Ohio cities On receipt of news from Lansing that hat the supreme court had declared the the- search and seizure law invalid state and county officers ceased making making mak mal ing arrests of prohibition law violators violators violators viola viola- tors and the county prosecutor announced announced announced an an- no more warrants would be issued