Show WillE DEClARED NOT JOT GUll GUILTY TV TODAY i i Jury ury Holds Him Not Responsible Re Re- for Cook Girls Girl's Liquor Purchase Following forty Corty minutes of or deliberation tho the jul Jury hearing tho the case casa of or tho state to against E. E I L. L WUie manager of ot the Louvre re Iu cafe cate char charred charged cd with selling liquor to a n minor returned a verdict of or not guilty guilt Just before noon today The Tho decision de do- cislon Is In reversal of ot the findings In to the criminal division of ot the city court nn and 2 sets eels n aside a fine line of or entered In the rf court Immediately following the retirement of ot the Jury juo Judge Ritchie called another appealed liquor case caso lor tor hearing The case caso Is against t Charles lo Ie Malro Malre formerly formerly for tor- merl merly connected with the Louvre cafe ente It Is charged In the complaint that heBold he 1301 Bold eold 2 liquor to a minor In the Louvre on the night of or April 14 H. It Is alleged that brand brandy was sold Old t to o Lillian COOK the tho same P girl that 1 figured gur in the ca cue case e which has hns Just been closed Seven Jurors were obtained fo for forthe forthe r the Le Mai Maire re caso case thle this morning To permit permit permit per per- mit of or additional jurors being summoned sum sum- the case was as continued until 2 o'clock Willo Wille Was WM Not In House In tho the Willo case cabo O closing arguments argument s were before betor the Jury for the first prat hour hou sr r of ot the court session cession Soren X Christeneen Christen en een attorney for tor forVille Ville contended that t there had been no violation c ci cf the law He pointed out th that t no liquor was purchased purchased pur pur- chas chased d b by the girl He tie declared that wine Willo had not served the liquor and the that there thero was os nothing In tho the evidence t to o show that was Ras In the building at nt a the tho time Mr Ir Christensen Christenson also contend contended that tha t Wille was Willi not the owner that h 9 was merel merely an au a agent nt and could not b bo o held for the acts act of or other agents The man at tho the dance dance- nail hall who Introduced Intro Intro- Introduced the girls to their escorts and the tho escorts he branded as walking hyenas who were wera d deserving of punishment Mr Christensen directed attention to the Frank case and pointed the danger of or a 11 verdict of ot guilty on public cl clamor mtr pronouncing pronouncing pro pro- this action nothing short abort of ot crucifixion I In Charge of oC Conduct DI District Attorney 1 E. E O. O I Leatherwood declared that S was In charge chargo of or the conduct of ot tho the cafe and that he was to- to re responsible for tho the servIng of ot liquor to minors minora He held that while Mies Cook did not purchase liquor outright from Mr Ir Wilts there thore had been a n technical sale nn and ami that Wille was nag responsible With the finely drawn drown lines IInes he said Mid thero there was waa S need of ot the tho passage of or a n law at tho the coming session of tho the legislature broad enough to mako make er e every per person on connected connected connected con con- with a n sale cale of or liquor to minors whether principal I vice principal servant ant or servant co-servant responsible responsible- In closing he said DaM Dont be misled b by this talk of ot cruel cruci leet lest you TOU unconsciously crucify cruelty the virtue of or tho the girls on en tho the str streets street of or our city The court Instructed the Jury jilT that tha t It tt must return one of two verdicts either guilty of selling liquor to a minor or not guilty of ot selling liquor to a minor The 1 he jury retired at 11 o o'clock clock and returned its Jb verdict forty minutes later |