Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-30
BOYS TESTIFY TO HAVING
BOUGHT lNToxIcANTs IN
PLACE.
FOUR LADS SAY THEY
= PATRoN1zED THE BAR
Defense Rests In Both the Clifford and
the Friedrich ca.es-state Finishes
Main Case Against Schulz G. Wetz-
stein, and the Defense Hesins-Trials
Are Nearing An End.

Friedrich saloon cases late Tuesday af-
ternoon, and the State began this
morning to pile UP the evidence in its
case against the Schulz & wetzstein
saloon, on North Center street, which
County Attorney j. H. Egermayer Is
seeking to close with an injunction
The bulk of the states discriminating
evidence was in the testimony of four
boys, ranging in ages from II to 20
years, who testified that they had pur-
chased intoxicants in the place.
These boys were John Neiderhauser
aged 10, the son Of Jacob Neiderhau-
ser, south OF the city; Earl Monohon,
aged 10, and Russell Monohon, aged
II, sons of Ed Monohon, Of Timber
Creek township; and Jesse Lukehart,
aged 20, living south Of the city. Earl
Monohon and Lukehart were witnesses
against Clifford and Friedrich.
Boys All Bought.
All of the youths testified that they
had bought at the bar and drank the
intoxicants they purchased there Earl
Monohon said he had purchased both
beer and wine. Lukehart answered
evasively that he had bought and
drunk beer there. Earl Monohon said
he bought beer there and drank it in
company with other young men. The
last time, he said, was on June 8. John
Neiderhauser said he had bought beer
there at various times, but later he had
been refused and was told not to come
into the saloon.
Denies Purchase as Accused.
Charles Bonawitz aged II, the boy
from whom County Attorney Eyer
mayer took a bottle of whisky on June
s, after he had been seen to go into
the Schulz & Wetzstein saloon, denied
on the stand that he purchased it there
He said he bought 1t at the city hay
market for George Mech. 81
Miss Frances Mech told on the
stand how she saw Charles Bonawtiz
and George Mech together, and saw
Mech give Bonawitz money, and how
Bonawitz went to the Schulz g. Wenz-
stein saloon.
County Attorney Egermayer went on
the witness stand and testified that af-
ter Bonawitz came out he accosted him
and accused him OF buying liquor IN
the saloon. That Bonawitz finally ad.
mitted it, and turned the bottle OF
| whisky 'over to Egermayer, who pro-
duced and identified it in court. All
the substantial points Of his testimony
were corroborated by George Mech
bought the whisky.
Sieners Deny Consent Money.
j. IS. Perry and Henry E. Sundell.
property owners within fifty feet OF
the Schulz & Weszstein saloon, testi-
fed that they had given their consent
to the saloon, but that it had been
without consideration.
Perry and County Attorney Eyer
mayer engaged in a lively tilt while
the former was on the witness stand
and when he intimated that Egermayer
had been dealing doubly in the saloon
prosecution, and that he had not fol-
lowed the same vigorous methods in
the country that he had in the city
Defense Begins.
The defense in the Schulz & Wetz-
stein case opened with John Robb, an
employe of the saloon, being placed
on the stand. He said he did not know
any of the boys who had testified tina,
they had bought at the bar, but that
he was not certain that they had never
been in the saloon.
| Jack Wilson made a general denia
Of their ever having been in the sa-
loon. He was on the stand when cour,
adjourned until o'clock this after
noon.
Defense in Clifford Case.
| Frank Edwards, Oscar Fosse, c. Cliff.
ford, and Howard Loney, employees o.
the Clifford saloon, were put on the
stand to testify In closing the defense
in the Clifford case. The testimony O.
all was a general denial Of ever flav.
ing sold any of the minors, who ha6
testified that they bought intoxicant:
at the place, some of whom were ir
the court room at the time. Edward:
denied that he ever had seen any O.
the youths before, and that he did no
remember Of selling any Of them.
Oscar Fosse also denied he had eve,
seen any of them. He had seen minors
refused and ordered out Of the saloon
he said The testimony Of G. Cliffort
was very similar to F,osse's. The tes
timony Of Howard Loney said he hat
tended bar in the place during part o
the county fair, and had never seel
lany Of the youths who we're witnesses
in the place.
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