The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-04
guilty had been committed to jail by

guilty had been committed to Jail by |
him.
w F. Hodges, assistant prosecuting
attorney in charge of the Gary police
court, gave a line of testimony similar
to that in the Mcbride case He said
that the interlineations In the affidav-
its were put there by McCracken, who
inserted the words. '.for two years
past" which were evidently inserted
to make the immunity bath cover all
sins for that time back
Attorney Houren was placed on the
stand and did not mince his wrods
when he stated that he purchased whis-
ky and beer in the defendants place
of business. Attorney McCracken tried
to belittle Houren in the eyes OF the
jury when he asked questions to the
effect as to whether he was not a wit
ness in order to Knots impeached
so that he (Houren) could become city
Judge These and several other ques-
tions OF an insulting nature were ruled
out by the court, who In one instance
told Houren not to answer them. Nc
Cracker and McAleer. the defendants
attorneys, were severely arraigned by
the court for their unprofessionai con-
| duct
Saw No
Beer Served.
Ex-Ponce officer William Marquardt
| took the stand and said he was now
q teamster. but did not tell for whom
| he was working now. Marquardt had
been in the rear room Of Rogers es-
tablishment to attend fish dinners bu.
he saw no beer served. These were
gala occasions observed by the "Oid
Settlers Association" who had been in
a hes
were a temperance crowd. according to
| Marquardts story.
One of the prize witnesses of the day
was Policeman William Titus. who was
on the force a few months last sum
mer and during which time he worked
for Rogers as a bartender.
Did you know that Rogers had nc
license to sell liquor?"t Titus was
asked.
The question never came to my
mind" was the innocent response.
Later when Titus was recalled to the
stand he stated that he never gold IN.
toxicants while acting as division SUI
perintendent fthe bar-room. He SOLE
these wonderful thirst-quenching Iiq
:, Matted Fizz"
Ginger Ale"
''Blatzs Brewette."
Sergeant Mulcahey. who took tn
stand, did not know whether Chic
Martin or Mayor Knots raised him t
the dignity of wearing chevrons. H
was so busy patrolling the town an
, looking for burglars that it never oc
= CURED to him that there had been
q special session of the grand jury. H
: found Rogers In his place of bushes
: but once after the mayir ordered tn
blind pigs" closed and Rogers was en-
r gagged in the commendable task of i'm
a bibing learning from the pages of
II magazine. George Nestorovich. former
: ~ of the Gary police force; Alfre
Jones, editor of the Lake County Demo
r. crat, and County Auditor Johnson wer
8 also called to the witness stand. NJ
$ Johnson's testimony showed that Ros
q ers' last license was issued in Noven
= Der, 1907
Although Richard Winkler. Mayo
- notts' secretary, said that he had bee
/. in Rogers place hundreds of times
70 as he stated, still he had but a poi
70 recollection of seeing any one drinkin
Is there and recalled but seeing Roge
1T behind the bar but, once. and that WI
v. when he was handing out cigars.
City Clerk Harry Moose who sa.
r. he does not touch intoxicants, also tie
,e titled to being in Rogers place nur
,g Der of times, but not being a connoi
ir seur Of liquors de luxe he could sta
lv but little about what was drunk in Il
p thirst alleviator. Walter Gibson
n Tolleston was also placed on the stal
Nv and admitted to getting bottled beer
he the place just before election.
Joseph Tischbien. who won mu
ed fame as witness in the Mcbride cas-
or was somewhat less reluctant in
Of testimony yesterday. He had a rece
he lection of beef tea being served
es whisky glasses and some other liqu
was dispensed from quart whisky be
ties and pint beer bottles. The w
ness couldn't remember seeing j.
Rogers in the place.
e. 1t took long time for the prosec
tion to draw out from Elmer Reid,
carpenter the fact that he had whist
- and beer in Rogers emporium. At fir