The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
ANOTHER SENTENCE.

And Another Verdict of Gui1ty-Many
Woes for Kline, Hoo1igan
& Co.
There has been a fourth convic-
ton of officers of the socal1ed Cor
wallis Social and Athletic Club, and
a fourth time Mike Kline, prophet
or of the place, is to receive SEN
tence for violation of the local op-
ton law. A jury in Justice Hol-
gates court Thursday evening, af-
ter being out but seventeen minutes
brought in a verdict of guilty, with
Kline, Hooligan and the barkeeper
as defendants. But one ballot was
taken, and according to the state
ment of more than one Of the jurors
the verdict might as well have been
returned in less time. but that they
did not want to show indecent
haste. The jury was: w. w.
Ashby, w. G. Davis, w. H. Dill
1y, Alex Campbell, W. Newton
and J. E. Cronk. The case is the
third trial by jury, making eighteen
men who have gone on record with
out break, and not even with a
dissenting voice in pronouncing the
scheme as bogus, the place as
fraud and the men who conduct it
as hypocrites and false pretenders.
Indeed, it is incomprehensible that
men, after hearing the evidence
and then Simply reading for them
selves the local option law, without
any comment whatever of court or
lawyers, could do anything else
than convict.
The convicted men are to be SEN
fenced by Judge Holgate Tuesday
morning. The figures of the
fines are getting to point where
it would seem to be matter of con-
siderable interest to their bondsmen.
There is not a lawyer in Corvallis
but believes firmly that Deputy
District Attorney Bryson will win
out in the higher courts. There is,
for instance, not a decision of the
higher courts where a bona fde
club, much less such a shebang as
Kline conducts, is permitted to op-
crate where local option law is in
effect. This makes it look like
the men who are giving bonds
right along for the outfit are taking
strong chances of being hit hard.
The testimony brought out more
clearly than in any past case the
real character of Kline's place, One
witness swore that he called up the
boys and after treating them to the
drinks, paid for it, just as he
would have done at saloon. Also
that he sometimes got bottle of
beer and paid IS cents for it,
sometimes a bottle of whiskey,
paying nearly always for what he
got at the time he got it. Another
!, witness swore that they kept his
account, that they showed it to him
: either on a slate or paper, be could
6 not remember which, and that the
:. prices of what he got were all car
ried out the account being called
his assessment. The evidence
reveals transparency of the attempt
TO cloak regular traffic i'll booze
, under false pretense of intellect.
. ual culture and moral welfare. and
, showing up the sham to be so hol.
low and empty that the wonder is
: that men could be found stupid
!. enough TO attempt to palm off such
: mockery on n ordinary commun-
ity. That the real business of the
place is to sell liquor is established
by the presence of the revenue Ii
cense, and by the further fact that
Z about I 5, 900 pounds of beer and
: 1900 pounds of stronger booze has
been shipped to the concern since
it began business.
One noticeable feature in the last
trial is the fact that William Bro
ders, one of the saloon men who
went out of business when loca'
option went into effect, appears a:
an active supporter Of the cause o.
= the club. A we'll known citizer
5 said yesterday that Broder's activ
ity and sympathy in behalf ofKlint
: will help to make a majority of SOC
= = or more in Benton county tor 1oca
: option the next time it comes to
:, vote.
A fifth case against Kline and hi:
satellites was on trial all day yes
terday, and will go to the jury SOM
! time today.
/ Thatcher & Johnson
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