Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-18 | Page 5 | Five Liquor Agents Testify in price Club Case Hearing

Five Liquor Agents ants Testify oo In III 11 Price Club Case Hearing PRICE Feb 18 Five 18 Five inspectors for the state liquor control commission commission commission com com- mission testified to purchase of drinks drink and events leading up up- to the closing of Jones Jones' club here the night of January 24 at a preliminary hearing Friday for M M. D. D Jones proprietor who with violation violation vio vio- vio-I vio lation of tl the e state l liquor q or con control act I Victor V Christensen and H H. S. S Bell inspectors were chief witnesses for forthe forthe the state Counselors for the state were George H. H Lunt of Salt Lake City and Marl D DJ Gibson county at at- torney The hearing was held before before before be be- fore Justice J. J W W. Hammond in inthe inthe inthe the county courtrooms Jones was represented by Fred Keller former district attorney Robert E. E Lee brother of Mayor J J. Bracken Lee and Arthur Camomile Camomile Camomile Camo Camo- mile bartenders were arrested the night of January 24 by Mr Bell Jones was placed under arrest the following afternoon Closing of the club resulted in a fight between Inspectors Bell and Chester K Dowse and City Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrol Patrol- man William McIntire and Mayor Mayo J. J Bracken Lee who allegedly went to the club at a a. a m. m on January 25 to investigate a complaint that the state agents were drunk and confiscating property The state inspectors inspectors inspectors in in- were arrested by Mayor Lee Leefor Leefor Leefor for resisting an officer when they refused to ad admit it the two Price Price om-I om Later Beli Bell was was' rele sed and Dowse bound over to district court Inspector Christensen testified Friday morning that he accompanied accompanied by Don Mitchell and Mr Bell had purchased drinks at the club on seven Different occasions beginning January 13 and including January 24