The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16
MRS. Q. MILLER DRAWS s4oo
VIM. Burke Found Guilty
w aud Fined $500.
Mayor setter Imposes the MAXIMUM
Zine in Each Case--Burke Trial
Conducted This Afternoon A
Bond of $500 Is Furnished I'm Each
Case---Cases VIII be Carried 20
Common Pleas Court.

Unless the higher courts reverse
Mayor Settlers decision in the Miller
case, Mrs. Charles Miller must pay
$500 and costs for violating the coun-
ty local option laws. Yesterday after
noon at the end of the testimony for
the defense, the mayor found Mrs.
Miller guilty on two charges. both
for selling, furnishing or giving away
intoxicating liquor July :, 1911 and
imposed the MAXIMUM fine of 5000 in
each case. Tho charges had been
brought against Der by Ernest Harvey
and wiiliam q Proper, dry detec-
tives.
Mayor granted a suspension of the
execution of the sentence until a bin
OF exceptions could be filed and the
case carried to the common pleas
court Mrs. Miller's bond was fixed
at. $500 in each case. The bond was
furnished and she was released TO
await the meeting Of the common
pleas court
Yesterday afternoon. Mayor Setter
found Mrs. Miller guilty after the de-
Tense had rested the case. She was
the last witness 10 be examined and
stated that she had no recollection
OF seeing the detectives at her home
July z. l.. f.. Myers, her attorney.
MED motion for new trial but the
motion was overruled bv the court.
william Burke. charged with selling.
furnishing or giving away intoxicat-
ing liquors July IL, was found guilty
in the mayors court this afternoon
and fined 5000 and costs by Mayor
setter. After overrulng a motion for
a new trial, Mayor Setter granted n
Totion by Mouser * Maloney. the
defendants attorneys. which asked
that the executio nof the sentence be
suspended until the case could be
carried to the common pleas court.
Burke was placed under a bond of
$500 A bondsman was secured and
he was given his release. to aprear
before the common pleas court.
The Burke trial was taken nm yes
erdey Afternoon shortly after Mrs
Charles Miller was found guilty OF
violating the liquor laws. Attornevs
A. White and John Clark. for the
anu-saloon league and City Solicitor
BOYD conducted the prosecution
arnest u, Harvey tho dry detective
Nho preferred the charge against
Burke was tile first witness called 10
the stand for the prosecution. He
told of purchasing whlskay al tn
Burke pmce Of business on North
Main street.
After the prosecuting ATTORNEYS
finished questioning the witness no
vas turned over To the defense's A.
torneys, Mouser & MaIoney dwelt at
length on the actions OF the d.tectlves
Ia the Pilgrim Inn; questioned him
concerning liquor which had been Civ
en- 10 number OF persons I'm tho
Motel and also about the work ana
the company he represented. When
asked whether or not he was paid
more money when he and his partner
We're successful In securing tr, con-
Vctlon OF bootlegger, Harvey stat
ed ne did not. I've are never cen-
sured when We lose a casa ana re.
ceive no praise when we win one.n
he explained.
Before Harvey had conuletsd his
testim6nv the court adjourned To con
Vene this morning at o'clock.
The usual crowd was present ana
manifested great Interest in the pro-
ceedings when court opened tins
49, fAhtN's PdlAltIt W Una Ifl
Proper. was called to the stand lie
loid practically the same story which
Harvey related to the court
When the prosecution rested the
case with the mayor. the ATTORNEYS
Tor the defense asked for a contlnu-
ance of the trial on the grounds that
they had been unable to secure all
their witnesses in the case. The mo-
toh was overruled by Mayor Setter.
Kay Seligman, former night clerk
at the Pilgrim Inn. was then called
TO the stand. He repudiated many Of
the statements Of the dry detectives
and claimed mat he was refused
liquor when he accompanied the de-
tectives to the Burke place.
Frank johnson w. j. sifritt, vii.
ham Regan and George Jenkins were
the next witnesses examined for the
defense William Burke then took
the stand in his own defense. He also
denied the statements Of the detec-
tives. While he was on the stand,
he attorneys for the prosecution pro-
duced record of a federal license
Which had been issued from the Co
lumbns revenue office TO c. E. Burke,
who is a partner Of his brother. VIII
liam.
After Burke's testimony the mayor
found the defendant guilty. The at
torneys for the defense filed motion
for a new trial. After impassionate
speeches by both sides for and against
the granting of a new trial, Mayor
Setter declared in favor of the drysl
and refused 10 sustain the motion