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Show VERDICT II MAXIM CAFE CASE IS 'NOT GUILTY' The c&sji of Ogden City vs. Jerry Krowu. known ;i the Maxim Cafe case, was continued this morning ;nd occupied the entire session of the municipal mu-nicipal court from 9 o'clock to noon. The first witness of the morning was Mrs Florence O'Neill Stanford, City recorder Mrs. St mford testified testi-fied that neither the defendant nor P. C. Blankenshlp, the owner of the i Maxim cafl . had a elty liquor license. P. J. Jensen, the second witness for the city, substantiated the testimony of R. H Martin, which was given yesterday, to the effect that he was one of the party to whom the liquor I had been 6old nearly an hour after I the saloons of the city were closed. I He also positively identified the defendant de-fendant as being the man who seised seis-ed the liquor. Lptov Carroll, the third member of tbe dinner pasty, corroborated the testimony of the other two men. William Eastman was the fourth witness for the city He stated that he was served with liquor at the Max- ! Im cafe at the same time the other three men were served, but he could I not Identify the defendant as tb waiter who did the serving. P C Blankenship was the first witness for the defense. He stated that Brown was not in Ogden on the night of June 17 In proof of bis statement, he said that the defendant defend-ant had gone to Silt Lake on the morning of the 17. and did not return until Thursday noon. As evidence of the truth of his stnt. ment, he placed before the court a check for $10, Which had passed through the Salt Lake rleariuu house, which, according accord-ing to his statement, he exchanged with Brown for a similar amount of silver, Just before Brown left lor Salt Lake City The witness also placed in evidence the cafe time-book which, be explainedt Bhowed that Brown had DOt worked at the Maxim n the night In question. In addition to this, be said he had loaned Brown a raileige book This record was closely examined ex-amined by Assistant City Attorney Cook, who declared that the date on which Brown was not employed was the ltith. instead of the 17th. The defendant hpxi Buomiuea his testimony. He stated that he vrent to Salt Like City early in the alter-noon alter-noon of .lune 17 While there he Went the Kenvon hotel to get an , acquaintance there to ldentif him so that he could f;ot the check cashed This party, he said, could be produced, produc-ed, if necessary. After geltlim the check cashed, he passed most of the night at a negro Club. lie gave other proof of an ! alibi. Michael Carlnl, tbe violin playpr at the Maxim, staled that he gae Man 1 ager Blankenshlp his Bamberger mileage book, which was given by the latter to Brown to pay his passage to ami from Salt Lake Tin mileage book he Bald, was turned over to I Brow n bj Blankenship on the morning morn-ing of the 17th He also testitie.i I that the defendant was not at the cafe on the ninht of the 17th. , Jimmy Tanneseo, tbe piano player at the Maxim, testified that he saw , the passing of the mileage book from I Clriua to Blankenshlp and also said I that he w as, present when the book wa returned to the violinist two days later. He also made the positive posi-tive statement that the defendant, jerrj Brow n, v. a not in the cafe on the night of June 17. After the testimony was in, argu meats were made at length coun- ' e and the case was turned over to j the Jury at VI oclock noon After! an hour's deliberation. the Jury' I brought in ; verdict of not guilt and the defendant was discharged. |