Arizona republican., 1910-03-15
.PROPR|ETORS 0Y TRIAL
 FOR SALOON LICENSES
FOUR OF THE REVOCATION CASE
 HEARD.
The Defendants AlIege That They Are
 Victims of Conspiracy.

The trial of complaints against five holders of saloon licenses and appli- cations for their revocation for sell ing liquor to minors took up all the time of the district court yesterday. The defendants are M. L. NieuX of the Anheuser saloon: the Arizona Invest ment and Development company, oth- erwise the @. T" saloon: the Phoe- nix Amusement company. the Casino; ; John Bodet of the Palace. and John Eyrich. All the cases were heard eX- cept that of Eyrich.
 Charles and Frank Shindiebower and Floyd Butts were the boys to whom the defendants are charged with selling liquor at times from as far back as last lure to February of this year. They appeared as wit nesses for the territory in all the cases and un cross examination they became the avenues through which the name uf J. W. Canning was drag Ged into the proceedings
 The testimony in the first three cases was not regarded as very con elusive that there had been a viola tion of the law. IL was more definite in the case of John Bodet when all three boys swore that they had bought liquor there frequently begin ming July I9 of last year
 Butts and the younger Shindlebow- CT are seventeen and the elder Shin dlcbowrr. nineteen. The most posi- tive testimony was given by the younger Shindlcbower who said that he first entered the saloon to get a drink on the above named date. He said that he was accompanied by his brother and that both of them drank several times
 He was there after that hut the last time was in October when he went with his father who he said had gone for the purpose of requesting the pro- prietor not tu let either of his boys have liquor. He said that Mir. Bo- det got angry and ordered both of them out of the saloon hut they went when they got good and ready"
 On cross examination. the boy was asked if he had not gone to his home in Buckeye with George Stokoe and that the arrangements for the journey were made by Mir. Canning Inc boy was not sure of the intervention of Mir. Canning but he was sure that he had not told Stokoe of his animos- ity to Bodet and had not boasted of having caught him in d trap by going into the saloon and drinking liquor which had been ordered by another person.
 The elder Shindlcbowcr boy was not quite so positive as to the dates s,rs f,, ha who served him He said he was nineteen years of age. that he had been a resident of Tennessee and he admitted on cross examination that he had lived for a time in Custer county. okla. He would not admit though that he had deserted wife and child there
 He was asked if he had not been arrested last week in the Palace sa loon and if he did not have 1t the time in his possession pair of brass knuckles. After some sqIabbling over the question he was allowed to say that he had been arrested but the cause of his arrest was not mentioned nor was there any further reference to the brass knucEles
 The defendant was put on the stand. MT. Bodet denied that any of the boys or any other minors had ever bought drink in his house He said that before the present law was pass ed; in fact when he bought the sa loon five years ago he put up warning notices to boys all over the house Regardless of the question of morality. he did not want boys about the place: a boy in a saloon is nuisance and is calculated to keep older and better patrons away. The average man does not care to drink at bar in the pres ence of boys who are not famed for being close mouthed.
 The defendant said that he had warned all of his bar tenders to sell no liquor to minors and when in doubt as to the age. bar tenders were to give the house the benefit of the doubt and order the boys out He said that he had frequently telephoned to the h>l In M.0l. +l