The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-19
MUST GIVE BON D
TO STOP SELLING
Fred Page Convicted of
Second Offense.
DETECTIVE GETS A GRILLING
Affnrpaxy Mvyarc Cbn,.,c ,,o
Attorney Myers Shows up
Rists' Character.
Detective Says he Received Money for
Withdrawing Affidavit Three
Cases I'm One Day Wherein De-
PENDANTS are Charged with Liquor
Law VioIations--Mayor Court.

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| If Mayor Settlers judgment sticks in
the higher court, Fred Page, the north
Main street restaurant keeper, will be
compelled to pay a 5000 fine and fur
nish bond of $1,000.
The mayor rendered his decision in
the important case, at 10 o'clock sat.
urday morning. The court room was
crowded when Mayor Setter arose to
pronounce sentence. owing to the fac,
that 1t was Pages third offense, in
addition to the fine he was sentenced
to furnish a bond of 81 900 as q pledge
not to repeat the alleged violation OF
the Rose option law.
This was the first case where n 10.
cal court was empowered to impose
as n maximum fine, more than 5000
Page was liable to fine and a $1,000
bond. After the first orfense, the law
makes the penalty very severe.
Execution of sentence was suspend
ed pending the filing of exceptions in
the common pleas court. The attorneys
for the defendant believe that the
mayors decision will he reversed in
the higher courts owing TO an irregu-
larity I'm the trial proceedings
Page was arrested on an affidavit
filed by Edward Rist the Mt. Verno \
detective who was recently employed
by the city to run down Rose law
vioators. He was charged with selling
liquor on March 3rd. He secured his
release by furnishing bond for$3O0.
Attorney Louis f. Myers showed uD
the record of "dry" Detective Edward
Rist, in the course of the sensational
trial of Herman Kalkbrenner, held in
Mayors court between the hours of
$3.50 and 1890 o'clock last night.
as it fact that you sold out IN
your case against Michael Burle""
queried the attorney.
"Yes; and we got the money too"
replied Detective Rist.
"How much did you get?' asked
Myers.
Indirectly, we received STAG" replied
the detective.
Attorney Myers had gone to no little
trouble to look up the detectives
record. He forced him to admit that
he had been arrested fifty times o"
more. He did not deny that he hal
sold out cases before coming to Ma
rion. "We are after the money" stat
ed the detective.
Friday, Detective Rist Withdrew the
affidavit against Michael Burke with
out giving any particular reason for
his action. Attorney Myers arraign-
ment was the result of the action. 1t
is believed however, that the afldavir
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that the evidence against Burke was
lacking in weight. M. Burke asserts
that he never saw the detectives and
denies having paid them any money
to withdraw the affidavit.
AS developed in the course of the
trial, Detective Rist was formerly q
Marion county boy, having been rails
ed near Espyyille. He was arrested on
a charge of embezzlement, upon tn,
complaint of Henry Johnson, a local
farmer, several years ago. He admit
ted that he was arrested about twn
weeks ago on a charge OF jumping a
livery bill at Mt Glead.
"Does your past record hurt your
conscience; have you any feeling for
Justice and righteousness?" asked At
torney Myers TO this question, the
detective smiled and declared that hu
had knocked around in the world s.,
long that he did not feel ashamed Of
anything. Rist admitted that he hal
worked In other towns under assumed
names, but held that Rist was his
correct name.
Aside from the two detectives, the
state placed on the stand, Captain
Link Bond and Patrolman James
Thompson. Their testimony was of lit
tie importance.
The defense placed seven witnesses
on the stand in effort to prove that
the detectives had been refused liquor
at Kalkbrenner's place on March 3rd
Kalkbrenner testified that he was not
I'm his place of business at the time
the liquor was alleged to have been
sold. Neither detective was able to
point out Kalkbrenner in the court
room.
In the course of the argument !,
some very bitter words We're spoken.
Attorney Myers arraigned Detective
Rist in no quiet manner, calling him
a crook, Jail bird. ana other uncom.
|plimentary names. "You had better
not say those things out OF the court
room" remarked Rist. "I will sav
them anywhere; I know your filthy
record, you cur" loudly shouted
| Myers.
Mayor Setter reserved his decision
until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
William p. Fetter the second victim
of Detective Ed Rist and Jack Powers
was tried in court at $3.50 O'Clock