Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22
GOODRICH FINED ron CONTEMPT
sa~IoonkeePer Assessed $500 for Vio-
IRtion of Court rider.

saIoonkeePer Assessed $500 for Nio-
IRtiOn of Court order.
e. c. Goodrich, proprietor Of a saloon
at 21s South Main street, charged with
contempt of court in that he was alleged
to have violated an injunction restraining
him from the illegal sale Of liquor, was
fined $500 by Judge Wheeler in district
court yesterday. He was also assessed
an attorney fee Of $50 and the costs Of
the proceeding. Goodrich. II was charged,
sold a case Of beer to Harry Senift, a
minor, on a Sunday in May Of this year.
The sale was alleged to have taken place
in a room In the State hotel. in which
building the saloon is located.
Goodrich declared his intention of max
ing an effort to secure a writ of certiorari
from the supreme court, which would have
the effect, upon filing a bond in the re-
quired amount, of suspending Judgment in
the lower court until an appeal court be
determined. In order to secure his release
from custody Goodrich deposited with the
sheriff a certified check for the amount
Of the fine, attorney fee and costs.
Injunctlons were obtained against eight
cen saloonmen, the defendants waiving all
technicalities In order that they might be
in shape to start all over again on July
1 with a clean bill of health, so to speak.
The saloon keepers and the reputed owners
Of the property where the saloons are
situated, who were made party defend
ants, are as follows:
John Brennan and Independent Realty
company; Max Olsen and Independent
Realty company; f. z. Peters and C. II.
Letchford; NJ. T. Sullivan and Fannie
Latham: L. G. Wroth and Independent
Realty company; o. X. Hardin and indie
pendent Realty company: Ed Rogers and
f. A. Wickham; Hoist & Spetman; Au-
gust Wedlandt and Charles Schmidt; Mar
tin Mortensen; Grand Hotel company
Frank Warrington and Barnhart & Klein
w. r. Gourly and John A. Creighton ReaI
Estate and Trust company; Fred Rapp and
Independent Realty company; George w
Jackson and Mrs. Katherine Ritter
Charles Johnson and Barnhart & Klein
Nels Skriver and M. j.. Kelley; James
Mithen and Casseil company.
In all of the cases except that against
James Mithen, the state of Iowa is plain.
tiff, the suits having been brought by
County Attorney Hess. In Mithen's case
R. r. C. Chambers, district superintendent
of the Iowa Anti-saloon league was thu
plaintiff. Chambers is also plaintiff II
similar suits against F. L.. Owens of tn,
fremont House bar, and w A. Gray. pro
prietor of the Metropolitan hotel. and a
the request of M. s. Ode, attorney To-
the Anti-saloon league. who was in Coun
Gil Bluffs yesterday. County Attorne!
Hess will prosecute these two cases a
he did the one against Mithen yesterday
The county attorney commenced yester
day an injunction suit against John Erick
son, who conducts a saloon on South Mali
street. solomon L. M~ossler, owner o
the building. is made party defendant
Erickson, until recently. also conducted
saloon at $50 West Broadway, and a few
days ago was fined $3.50 by Judge Wheele
for violating an injunction.
M. S. Odle, the attorney for the Anti
saloon league, came to Council Bluffs yes
terday to look into the matter of the new
general petition of consent recently Sc
cured by the saloonmen OF this city. TIL
Board of Supervisors will meet Wednes
day to take action on the petition. bu
Mr.. ode told County Auditor Innes yes
terday that It was doubtful If he would b
able to attend the meeting, as he had +
be in Crawford county.
1t is not known how successful the anti
saloon forces have been in securing with
!. drawals of signatures from the petitiol
of consent, as those in charge declined t
give out any information yesterday. TIL
withdrawal statements are in the office o
f. c. Lougee,