Show MANY DRINKS CONSUMED TO GET EVIDENCE ON RUM SALES Federal Court In Session On Ogden Liquor Cases PADLOCKING P G ASKED SIED Prohibition Agents Testify Testify fy to Buying Buying- Booze at Resorts 11 D. D D B John foil 1011 this Ibis afternoon look took tin sin tin ads 1 the tue Stales's governments government's gut request I for tOr Or the padlocking of the Em List- Empire pire molier Six drinks of oC whisky each cacti eve eve- evening evening ning were either consumed wholly ly iy or partially by a government Io undercover man during February ary In obtaining evidence against Ogden Ogdon soft sort drinks parlors ac ac- according ac- ac according cording to the testimony tl given gl In Inthe Inthe Inthe the United States district court here this morning by C. C M. M Moore who ho was as employed temporarily as agent during the early part of ot the tha year Oear The government repaid him for forthe the tho money he spent In buying drinks he further testified AGAINST X G IDA il 11 Moore gave o his Ills testimony in Its inthe the case of the government go against tho the Empire nt tit Twenty fifth street sweet In which a restraining order to padlock the tho place for tor one year ear Is sought by bv Jesse K 1 Smith assistant United Untied States Statu district attorney The ca cais cat is against Ida Dem Deru said MIJ to b he s owner of the property and C. C L. L Slaten Staten who is said to have ha been the bartender early enly this year Testimony was completed at noon but arguments will not In- In b completed until tho the afternoon ses sion slon Owners of the property prope ty through counsel are arc given ghen the op Op- opportunity Opportunity In the case to show v cause why ny tho the place should not bo bG closed BUYS nUYS MANY DRINKS The case casEl was heard before betor Judge Tillman Tiliman D. D Johnson with Assistant District Attorney Smith conducting the case for tor the gov gov- government H. H H. H Henderson ap ap- appeared appeared ap- ap appeared for tho the owner of ot the tile prop prop- city erty Moore testified that each eve eve- evening evening ning on February 19 U 19 20 0 21 1 and 22 he visited three soft drink parlors on Twenty fifth street and purchased two drinks of ot whis whis- whisky whisky ky Icy in each e place In the tho Empire he said he also 1110 bought and drank two drinks paying 25 cents a ashot ashot ashot shot Moore said that a man named Slaten was waa In lit charge of ot the bar but he was unable to definitely identify Identity him hint in the courtroom Other cases against soft sort drink parlors parlon on Twenty fifth street are areto areto to 10 follow tollow the Empire case but they will probably not be e heard hear 1 until Friday here BUY FLASK Sli Moore said raid tho the password Jl 1 for whisky as the Empire was WiS a ashot ashot ashot shot and he lie ordered it this way Although the tho place sold Mm hInt plenty of or drinks ho lie said tho the bar bar- bartender bartender bartender tender refused to sell him hint a a. flask of ot liquor The Tha agent said ho he worked out of tho the Denver prohibition head head- headquarters headquarters quarters luar ero and was wa disguised sed as a a. workingman wearing overalls o and anda a a. soft shirt On four lour consecutive lIve tive evenings evening ho he said ho he visited v three soft soH drink parlors on fifth ty-fifth street and anol purchased purchase 1 the drinks in each place making his hU total six drinks a a. night Ho lie sent senta a II dally daily report to the tho prohibition officers and was reimbursed for tor forthe tho the money he spent for tor whisky while ss Ho lie had a partner he said lIal 1 who pretended to bo be n a salesman but they seldom went In a a. place together but often orten met Moore said edd he was not cut cm- by thu lists government go at this thu Urn time and was only used temper temper- temporarily temporarily silly to purchase drinks and se secure so- so secure cure evidence PU Hn MAN I. 0 O. H. H Dennis Dennia who pro ed to b be Moore's Moores partner with the tho punch punch- boards boarde also took the witness stand Ho tie testified he did not purchase drinks in tho Empire but saw raw Moore Moore- purchase and Continued on Page Two BUYS DRINK TO GET EVIDENCE Continued Continue front from II c One drink a a. whisky Ho He also saw another man purchase a a. halt half pint of ot whisky whisk from Slaten he declared He said he carried the and pretended to take orders Deputy Sheriff D. D 1 I Steele Also was called to testify in the case and under direct examination said he the reputation of ot the Empire was that hat liquor was wa sold there Upon examination cross-examination by Mr Hen Ilen- Henderson Henderson derson he said eald he had not found liquor there during raids and had made no arrests He smelled smelted odors which he he believed belle vere ere from liquor he testified MADU Dl NO 0 0 PROTEST I. I K E. Hammond r- r federal pro pro- prohibition prohibition prohibition officer gave testimony along the same lines Imes declaring the he reputation of the place pace was not good goo 1 Attorney Henderson asked him hint if he had made an any protest to the Ogden mayor against the issuance I of ot a R. license to o the place as a a. soft drink parlor par- par parlor lor or and he hc answered no Arguments In the case will be beheld beheld held at the session this afternoon Upon motion mot of or Mr Ir Henderson the he case Me of or the tho government go against the Grill cafe caCe was con- con continued continued without date ate when he ex explained ex- ex explained explained that an error had been made mad in the description of ot the premises Action is also being taken aken to padlock this place for tor a year jear ea r. r The third case Is against the he Star Pool hall hali on Twenty Twenty- T ent fifth firth street A crowd crowll of ot men some sonie who have ha lave the reputation of ot being Iden- Iden Identified with drink parlor operation In n Ogden attended the session this his morning and appeared to be Intensely Interested |