The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
4 Jury Composed of Representative
Citizens Decided that He Was
Not Guilty.
MANY KODAK PICTURES TAKEN
THEY WILL BE PLACED OVER SOME
LOCAL SALOON BARS.
A Large Crowd in the Courtroom Dur
ing the TriaI-Dcfensc Had
No Witnesses.

A Jury composed OF Paul Krauss, haber-
dasher; Charles Letter, commission NOR
chant; William G.. Cook, clerk; w. II. Wal
ter agent of the American Dairy Company;
Charles Nichols, salesman; James X. Nc
Cam barber; A. II. Darling, plumber;
Lewis Meyer, gum manufacturer; Leonard
Quill, clerk; H. S. Riley, assistant cashier
indianapolis Gas Company: j. +. Matson,
publisher, and James Thornburg, insurance
agent, Yesterday in Police Court discharged
Yves Stout. who was charged with selling
liquor on Sunday, in his place of business
at 136 West Market street.
The case was one instituted by the Civic
Alliance in its effort TO stop illegal selling
of liquor Stout was arrested and called
for a jury trial. After being postponed
several times the trial was called yester-
day afternoon. Considerable time was
spent in impaneling the jury. Eli f. Ritter,
Charles ]. Osborn and James A. Collins
appeared in the prosecution, and Clifford,
Browder e. Moffett and Henry n.
Span for the defendant. The first
witness was George c. Chamberlain,
a young man who took much pleasure in
arguing points of good citizenship with
the attorneys for Stout He testified TO
Sunday, Aug. 4, from bartender who said
his name was McGill. T. p. Kiser and b.
F. Clark, who accompanied Chamberlain,
testified that they had also purchased beer
from the bartender and two bottles of beer
were produced. The defense introduced no
witnesses and Lawyer Spaan FASTENED TO
say, I'VE rest" as soon as the State had
finished its case. About an hour was taken
up with argument and the jury retired.
after being instructed as to the law by
Judge Stubs DeliberatiOn of about five
minutes enough for the jury and it re-
turned TO the courtroom with verdict OF
mot guilty"
This verdict was not unexpected by the
prosecution after the arguments. Members
of the Civic Alliance say other cases will
be prosecuted. The case yesterday was for
selling liquor on Sunday. Judge Stubs. in
his instruction 10 the jury, stated that the
men could, under the evidence do nothing
but return a verdict of guilty had the case
been tried on an affidavit made charging
violation of the Nicholson law.
The courtroom was packed during the
afternoon. Most of the spectators were sa-
the expense of Lawyer Ritter. y man with
a kodak attracted considerable attention.
His speciality was taking photographs of
the attorneys for the prosecution and the
States witnesses. Half tones. ii was said,
will be made of them and printed i'm the
local saloon paper for the benefit of saloon
keepers and bartenders, who may i'm future
be called upon to sell liquor to the same
men. One of the saloon keepers said he in
tended TO frame all of the pictures and
hang them over his bar with a suitable in
scriptiOn. The dispensers of liquor left the
courtroom much encouraged because of
the failure of the Civic Alliance to secure
convictions by the use of detective sys-
tenn.