Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-17
PROSECUTOR THINKS THEY
LIED ABOUT BUYING LIQUOR
AT MILLER's SALOON.
ROBBINS CENSURES JESSUP
And War Of Words Takes Place In
Police Court Over Liquor
Prosecutions.

and Louis Kettler, were placed under
arrest yesterday morning on the
charge of perjury. These lads are
both eighteen years of age and were
arrested because of the belief OF
Prosecutor Jessup that they gave
false testimony in the case of M. X
Miller, who conducts saloon at 1873
+. Wayne avenue, and who was
charged with selling liquor to mi
nors. His case was heard in police
court yesterday morning and was
dismissed at the request OF Prosecut-
or Jessup, because of the testimony
of the King and Kettler boys. Miller
was represented by Attorney j. +.
Robbins.
Last Wednesday night, Louis Ket-
tier, Charles King and Roy Schaef-
fer attended dance and before GO
;, decided to get drunk. Harry
Walters, who is of age, purchased
whiskey for them. Later they de-
cided that more booze was necessary
and collection was taken up among
the three boys, and King, according
TO a statement made to Prosecutor
Jessup Thursday morning, purchas-
ed pint of whiskey from M. r. Mil
Ter i'll his saloon.
Prosecutor Jessup in preparing his
affidavit against Miller, charged him
with former arrest on the same
charge Mr.. Robbins took excep-
tons to this and argued that his for
mer arrest had nothing to do with the
case under investigation. After
much legal sparring this charge was
stricken from the affidavit. In the
course of the argument, Mr.. Robbins
attacked Prosecutor Jessup,' stating
that it "was the first time, Wayne
county had ever had a prosecutor
who made a speciality of liquor cases
and who was ever ready to do the
bidding of a body of men who were
fanatics on the liquor question: Mr.
Robbins also stated that Mr.. Jessup
was seeking advertisement.
Mr.. Jessup replied that he was not
unfair to the liquor men, believing
that they had as much rights as any
other class of citizens and cited an
incident that came up last week in
which a local saloon keeper sold liq-
uor to a minor, but was not prose-
cuted because of the fact that the
MINOR gave the appearance of being
over 81 years of age. He further
said that he sought no advertisement
but was only doing his duty as he saw
it.
The Schaeffer boy was called upon
and admitted that he and the other
two boys had taken up collection to
buy half pint of whiskey, and that
the money was given to the King boy,
who, he thought, bought the whiskey
in the Miller saloon. He gave a
thorough, straight forward story.
The kettler boy was next called,
and to every question put to him by
the prosecutor, he replied, "I don t
reeollect.' He did not remember
drinking with the other two boys
did not remember King buying any
whiskey and his memory was blank
as to the interview he had with Mr..
Jessup, in the presence Of Superin-
tendent Baily, Thursday morning, in
the course of which he admitted ev-
erything he denied yesterday. The
KING boy, when called upon to testi-
fy, began on the same tactics adopt
ed by the Kettler boy. but was sharp
~ reminded by Judge Converse that
he was under oath to tell the truth
and that if he lied he would be called
upon to answer to the charge of per-
lnry. This frightened the boy lit
Tie and he admitted contributing 6
cents to collection to buy whiskey
lie also confessed that he was given
the money to get the liquor, but went
back on his story told last Thursday
that he bought the whiskey in the
Miller saloon, stating that he got
some old man who was standing al
the corner of TT. Wayne avenue an6
Eighth street, to buy the whiskey fol-
him.
Realizing that it was impossible t.
convict Miller on the testimony o.
the principal witness, the prosecutor
asked that the case be dismissed ant
this action was taken by the court.
The three boys were allowed to go