Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-22
STATE BUILDS Up
SUITS against BARS
MUCH EVIDENCE PRODUCED TO
SHOW ILLEGAL OPERATION
OF SALOONS.
WITNESSES TESTIFY THAT
CONSENT MONEY WAS PAID
Minors Take Witness Stand and Swear
That They Bought Beer at Both the
Friedrich and Clifford Saloons-State
Rests in Friedrich Case Clifford
Case Begun.

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BY witnesses whom the state pro-
duced in district court Monday after
noon and this morning, County At
torney ]. H. Egermayer began to build
UP cases against A. C. Friedrich, ct AL
and P. E. Clifford, ct al, to prove the
states contention that both saloons
have either secured the consent of
property owners by purchase or have
violated the nlulct law by selling to
minors.
The state has rested in the Friedrich
case, after proving that consent money
was paid and that Intoxicating liquor
had been sold to a minor. Three wit
nesses were put on the stand this
morning to prove that minors had pur-
chased liquor in the Clifford East Main
street saloon. This was as far as this
case had progressed when Judge Par
ker adjourned court until 3 O'clock this
afternoon.
Defense's Inning Later.
With the beginning of the afternoon
late today, the defense for A G. Fried
rich will attempt to tear down the
structure of evidence which the state
has erected against the West Main
street saloon. The evidence taken for
the state in the Clifford case was done
50 that the witnesses, who Were from
the country, could get home as soon
as possible.
Or. Fry Important Witness.
DR.. I. H. Fry, who owns block close
to the Wellington bar, was one of the
principal and at the same time most
evasive witnesses for the state in the
Friedrich case. The state attempted to
prove by him that he had received a
price for his consent for the saloon to
operate. Most of his answers We're
evasive, and his memory failed him
when he attempted to answer many of
the material questions put to him.
His statement of consent, which con-
tanned reference that it remain in eff
feet as long as the agreement entered
into by DR.. Fry and Friedrich was OPP
erative, was read into the court rec
ords. Asked what this agreement re-
ferred to was, Dr. Fry replied that ii
meant that Friedrich promised TO keer
reputable place and operate it ac.
cording to law.
Admits Getting presents"
Pressed harder for details of the
agreement DR.. Fry finally said that
Friedrich had promised him presents
Asked what these presents were, he
said that once it was two bottles of
port wine. Pressed still farther, he
finally admitted chat they were checks
for s25, but he was at a complete loss
to say how often these checks were
given to him. He thought that he
might have received three or four since
the first of the year. but he was not al
all positive about the number
He said T. w. Brewer gave him
checks for SIS. Brewer operates two
saloons in the city for the Des Mones
Mating Company. according to the
testimony Brewer gave later.
Brewer denied that he had ever
drawn any checks payable to Fry but
admitted that he had delivered checks
to him. He, like Fry. could not re-
member the amount or frequency OF
these checks.
Others Get Money.
Frank B. Wiley, city clerk, testified
in the Friedrich case that he had de-
livered checks to Louisa Calhoun 70,
his father, II. B. Wiley, owner of the
building.
p. e. wanbetg was put on the stand
to prove that he acted for his brother
Jonas Wanberg, a property owner
within fifty feet of the Friedrich bar
Mr. Wanberg said the agreement he
reached with Friedrich for his brother
was that the consent was to be giver
for the sum of s. a month
Italian Boy Testifies.
Joseph Petroni an Italian boy, who
said he was II years of age, testified
that he had frequently purchased bee
in the Wellington bar. Asked how
often he had done so, he said some
times as frequently as once each week
and sometimes once a month. Count,
Attorney Egermayer went on the stanc
to corroborate the boys testimony
claiming that he had seen the boy
come out Of the saloon.
Other witnesses put on the stand b,
the state We're Fred III. Pepper ant
Erastus Cornell
State Contends Consent Money Iieoa,
1T Is the contention of the state tina
the purchasing or the consent Of prop
erty owners Is contrary to law, and Il
not contemplated by the mulct law
which provides how consent NAV b.
secured. This contention, it is al
legged, has been ruled upon in a sim
dlar case by the supreme court, whicl
has held that the consent of a propert,
owner is not a proper thing for barte
and trade, and that the mulct Law
never so intended it.
Minors Testify Against Clifford.
When the state rested in the Fried
rich case three witnesses, two of whom
said they were minors, were introduce
by the state in the Clifford case.
The first of these was Charles Fulle,
who said he was 19 years old last fall
and lived three miles east of the city
He testified that in company with Eel
mer Paul and Robert Kendall, tn
three purchased beer in the Clifford sa
loon during the county fair last fall
On cross-examination Fuller said tina
he was married at the time.
His testimony was supported by Ell
81 Mer Paul. three and one-haR mile
southeast Of the city. Paul said he wa
80 years Of age. and that he had bousl
beer ct the same time Fuller and Ken
daii did. Kendall whom the witnesse
said was an old man, was not put o
The stand.
Pauls father, w. H. Paul, was pu
- the stand to corroborate his SON