Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-31 | Page 9 | Declares Minor Said He Was of Legal Age

DECLARES MINOR SAIDI SAID I HE HEV WAS V AS OF LEGAL AGE AfiE Richfield Bartender Puts Up Strong Defense Before Judge Jensen I n Republican Republic in Special Service Richfield Jan 30 Judge Judge Jensen had hadOr f for Or r consideration yesterday the case of AS 8 John Millet In which tho time thod d defendant was charged with permitting permitting permit permit- ting UnK minors to remain Id a saloon In which he hc was bartender during tho the Christmas holidays I Ys lie IIo entered a plea of or not guilt guilty Special officer Joseph f Peterson an and ono one of ot the tho minors were tho the only witnesses examined Tho The bo boy boj admitted ho told the bartender he lie was 21 years jears old oM The Tho defendant was wa rep rep- I r resented by Attorney g. g J. J I K E. Hoffman Horrman Tho point he raised was that the that thc prosecution pro pro- had imad not shown Inte t on tho I part of ot tho thu hi defendant to lo commit an au offense Judge o Jensen Jonsen took tho UtO matter un under cr R advisement i iThe iThe The Thc ball baU given by tho M. M r. r I I. I associations of the second ward 1 l- st t night war one of ot time the greatest Rt social o of the season Time The directors of ot the Commercial club have hac decided to conduct the thc club hereafter without tho the buffet append append- age liSt Tho Time Monroe Commercial club ha gone gono In for tor substantial Improvements In lim that town Last night a banquet and ball was sas given hen by 11 tho time organization And tho pi price Ice to time the was aN a days day's work In iii malting making Main street the bost best thoroughfare In this part of the time State stale All 11 LII the prominent men of ot the tho town to out during during- tho the week weel am and I laid a coat of ot fine gravel on the street