| Show i THE TIlE DRUGGISTS LIQUOR CASES Distinguished d Array of Defendants and Attorneys Invade lie file Dingy Old Police Pol cc Court Room Amid Wordy Contention CO The Case of F A Druehl Goes Over for Ten Days Th The drug ug toro tore liquor cases which have been pending In the police court for tor several weeks arno ame up before Judge Judg Dl hl this morning at 10 In Iii all nil there were nine nino cases Th Thy city was vaa represented by Assistant City Attorney C U D Stew Stewart Stewart art and Police rolice Court Clerk while Judge Powers lowers and Attorney Lipp man roan appeared II for tol or eight of ot the defend defendants defendants ants ante and Attorneys Fowler and Johnson for tor one ono ot of the tho accused The defendants were all present pres nt and andas andas andas as they took their seats within the rail railing railing ing In Judge DieM Diehl smilingly remarked This Is the most moat distinguished array of ot offenders over ever before me inc After tho the laugh had subsided the attorneys pro proceeded proceeded ro to business The Tha first taken UI up was vas that of ot F A Druehl the specific charge being bring that on August the tho accused offered for tor sale saJe did dill sell deal out und and otherwise dispose of ot spirituous vinous malt and other oth intoxicating liquors without having a license lIc Judge Powers stated edt that at h he wished d to say that the th In the corn com complaint com complaint plaint did not constitute a 0 public of ot offense tense tenee and was not in ill violation of t any ordinance anti and that the tho matter could be b argued later It If necessary ne essar OFFICER BROWN TESTIFIES TI J D Brown the tho complainant was the first witness lie said an nn answering Mr that he lie purchased n ft 1 bottle of ot whiskey at drug drugstore drugstore store on the tha of August Ho He bought the liquor from a 0 clerk but did not know his name Mr Stewart then produced p a bottle of ot a fluid antI and am asked the witness If It It was as whiskey Witness said It itI was wasI I 1 suppose you OU will admit this Judge asked tho prosecuting officer of at Judge Powers Well the Judge I 1 suppose so If It you Bay a so no You are the judge I bavent touched a drop for tor r ten years This Thill was toll bya bi Hearty laugh but Attorney Stewart was wilS dined to bo bD mirthful The Tho whiskey was offered In evidence WHERE GOT TilE THE MONEY When Judge Juda Jud e Powers Pow rs took the witness he lie asked Where lid did you get the money mone to purchase this whisky with This question was WitS objected to but Brown Drown was WM permitted to I had hod some same s me money of ot my own and andI I got some down stairs Lid Did you OU get It from tram the city I presume so t Officer Drown Brown said raid he was an nn officer slid and that he was las acting for tor the city ana anu was assigned as the work by b Chief of ot Po Police Police lice Hilton Here Judge Powers ques questions lions were objected to but the objection tion wag rn overruled You purchased the liquor to make a aj j case against Mr tr counsel Officer Brown raid he did j that he acted under the chiefs orders r which were to Go 00 out anti and purchase all nil the whisky he could get and then make complaints CITY LICENSE NS INSPECTOR John U ollen was WIS called next and Judge Powers lowers asked If It the tho purpose ot or othis othi his hi testimony was to prove the defend defendant ant alit had hud no license The city attorney replied that It was and counsel for tor de defense tense rense admitted the paint point We rest said Attorney Stewart So to do we vc from tram Judge Judee Powers We dont care to argue said the prosecutor hut But wo we do said Judge Powers Counsel then launched forth on a 11 lengthy length argument to prove poVo that no of at offense tense fene had been committed He lie said there was no case first on the facts and second on law la No man mali no municipality no public corporation can earl procure Illegal acts to tobe tobe be done donel and nd then prose prost I cure for tor It When the public procures wrongful acts nets to tt be done the public I Iannot cannot annot complain com Judge Judie PoW read from a long 1 list of or authorities on cases cas es In pont point po t all to o show sUo that when on another nn ther to commit oin a crime against I the tho fIrst person on ho cannot complain compian ATTORNEY STEWART REPLIES Attorney Stewart replied refIlled to Judge Powers argument and am argued that the tho authorities cited by counsel tounsel for the tho de tIe defenso rensa discussed cases In no way elm sim similar liar hut to the case at bar barWe barWa barVe We Wa have proved said he ho that Mr Druehl Is president of ot the Smith Drut DruH company The clerk sold the liquor as asan nn an agent of at Mr Ir Druehl and therefore he hip h Is 18 responsible We dont doit have to how that It Is ts a corporation we that Druehl Is IR president of the com COIn company compan pany pan and that Is IR enough Counsel then proceeded to argue that tho the city nor Brown Drown could be ho beheld beheld held belt party to the crime for tor the reason that It was no crime to purchase the liquor bItt t was waR against the tho ordinance to sell It without t a license The attorney then cited authorities as ns asto nato to agents and principals showing hoving that the principal could be held responsible ble bie for tor pets arts of ot the agent agentIs Is ts It right that these men who pay paya n a merchants license should be per permitted er to sell elt when hen saloon men who are In the tho business of t ehling liquor have to pay pa a much greater license Is Is right thundered Mr Stewart As All to the method of at apprehending the crime I may say sa It Is the only vy Iy y Toward the close of the case caie a n lilt hit bitter ter tor contention arose ns to which tide side should cloe cIoe the arguments aT At A first Attorney Stewart said RaId he would sub submit submit mit the thO case cane without argument After his reply to Judge Powers Mr III tIer dor stated he desired to submit more authorities The defense objected and after atter a tl long war of ot word wort the tho court ourt granted the prosecution ten days cla In which to submit a n brief with the tho de tIe defense tense permission to reply TIm Thus the case Cl e II 11 If U the court finds Mr tr not It with will likely dispose of ot all the other eases Following arc the name of the de tIe defendants In the eaves nell U L 1 P Robinson n F P 1 T Jill HII F P C C 1 Schramm tnt Jan L f p C F P Little Ed E T fineness Rufus Rutus Johnson Johnton and Louis I oll tz |
