The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-08-12

To the People Of st. Clair County:
My attention has been called 10
certain falsehood that is being indust-
riously circulated i'm an effort to induce
people 10 vote against me.
have no apologies, explanations or
excuses TO offer for the course | have
pursued during my first term, but do
object to these misrepresentation
This does not mean that claim to
have made no mistakes, for, Of course,
/ have. However, If the real facts are
understood, | am content to let the
people judge me on my record.
The falsehood refer to now is the
one that is being told i'm reference to
the case of People VS.. Stolker, who
kept a saloon in Port Huron township,
and was prosecuted and convicted of a
violation of the Sunday law. The story
is told by some of my opponents that
together with others, went to his place
of business on Sunday; that Stoliker's
bar was closed; that he himself was in
the living apartments upstairs; that
upon being asked for a drink he
at first refused. That | then called
attention to the fact that | was Prose
cutting Attorney, and it would be all
right for him to sell us something to
drink.
This story is an absolute falsehOod.
and the people who started it on its
rounds know it to be false, as we'll as
do.
The facts are these: On the Sunday
in question there was a serious rail
road wreck at Capac, in which one
man was killed and several Others
were injured. At the request by tele.
phone of DR.. j. III. Dancey, President
of the Board of Auditors, | together
with driver and Albert Taylor,
stenographer, started for Capac to
make an investigation to see whether
or not there was any criminal liability
on account of this accident. In pass.
ing StOliker's saloon on our way to
Capac, Mr.. Taylor made the remark,
"Stoliker is open, lets go in and get
drink" | told him that numerous
complaints had been made to me about
Stoliker keeping open on Sunday, and
[ would like to know whether or not
he was open at that time, as | had as
yet no direct evidence on which to
prosecute him. also said if | did find
him open, he, Taylor, would have to be
d witness, and | did not care to get
him into anything of that kind with
out his consent. Taylor replied, 81
have no objection" and we then drove
up in front of the saloon or hotel. |
When we reached the door, il was i'm
mediately opened by Stoliker as if he
had seen us coming, and before any !
one said word about a drink or any
thing else, Stoliker said, fright this !
way" Mr.. Stoliker then led the way |
into the bar-room, went behind the bar |
and asked what we would have. Mr.. |
Taylor and the driver of the machine |
took a drink, one taking glass of |
of beer and the other glass of liquor. |
took cigar, and another man in the |
barroom at the time, was asked what |
he would have and he took glass of |
beer. We then went out. Stoliker |
said, "come again" From all appear
ances Mr.. Stoliker was open to receive
all corners.
The next day issued warrant up.
on the testimony of Taylor, and with
i'm a day or two afterwards Stoliker |
came into court and pleaded guilty |
He made no claim at that time that he
had been imposed upon, no1did he ever
make such claim to me. On the day |
he was to plead before Judge Law, and
while waiting in the County Clerks /
office, | walked through the room. |
Stoliker then asked Albert Ryan,
Deputy County Clerk, "Who is that
fellow that just went throughY ?" Ryan
replied that was Prosecuting Attor-
ney. Thereupon Stoliker exclaimed,
"Oh, hell" Not only were no induce
ments offered 20 Stoliker TO sell me or
anyone of the party liquor, but he did
not even know that | was Prosecuting
Attorney.
This statement of facts is fully sus-
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