The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-10
Mayor Setter Finds Hotel
Proprietor Guilty.
WITNESSES DISPOSE OF BOOZE
Liquor Was Purchased in
Bucyrus as Accommodation.
Trial Is Well Attended and the Crowd
Much Amused ut the Unique Way
Thlngs-Conliicting stories Led
Mayor TO Decision.

George Ackerman, proprietor of the
Hotel Ackerman ON north State ST.,
charged with keeping a place where
intoxicating liquors are kCi,t, the re-
suit Of search of his autOmibilc Oh
March J, by the police, was lined
500 and costs in the Mayors court
yesterday afternon.
Attorney l.. Il. Myers represented
the defendant and city solicitor
Boyd, assisted by j. w Crabb, Vi
Columbus, an anti-s.iiOOn man, con-
Quoted the prosecution for the state.
Alter Ackcrman had been founu
guilty and hned by mayor Setter, At
tUrncy Myers filed a motion, asking
Chat the execution OF the sentence
bc SUSPENDED untli the case could be
carried to the Common Pleas court.
The motion was sustained by tn,
mayor.
Wncn the trial opened, the court
room was well nllcd with adherents
of both the vets ana the drys. Thl
Marion Ministers Association was
well represented and manifested
great interest in the proceedings, pro-
bably thinking that Idchland anu
Pleasant townships are territories ih
need Of Billy sunday or other miss
IUnares
rhc defendant had six witnesses on
! the stand vino testified in his lavol
but they did not cling to their stat,
| ments with any great tenacity. Sew
| cral times during the trial conflicting
stories were told.Achcrman's defense
rested on the iuct that he had madL
the "trip 10 Bucyrus on business anu
as an accomodalon 80 mis- friends, hau
| purchased 1udrty eight quarts o.
whiskey for them and eight Tor hls
own use. 1t seems that the police
| overlooked one quart Of liquor in the
automobile the total number bough,
| IN Bucyrus was hfty-siX. rhe testl-
monies Of some or the witnesses
brought peals Of laughter from the
| audience. one fellow said, Its bet
| Ger than vaudeville show. They
mad "a very unique way Ot eXpressins
| things.
Jacob Lichtenbefger, of Pleasant
township was the first witness for the
| defense after Chiot Klinefclter anu
officer Thompson had told their stor-
| les Of the capture of the hfty-liVt
uuarts of booze. Lichtenberger testi-
.hcd that he mad ordered Il nd hau
paid Achcrman the sum Of 81 fol
our quarts to be purchased In Buc-
| yrus by Ackerman. Crist Bensler,
also OF Pleasant township was eA
| dmined and he became II little twisteu
ds to dates under the lire of ;ht
attorneys question. lie swore tina,
ne had ordered two gallons OF tht
hquor to be brought .IUm Bucyrus By
| aCkerman.
| rranK Esser of Pchri street, Il brich
| ldyer, was next examined He had "
uercd two gallons Of the liquor whlcl
,s in the hands of the police at The
pIescnt time.
| George MIiliruu ana GOtlieb Mack
iuImcrs VINO reside south OF the city
~ ere called in ana IN their testimony
ave gallon oI the booze was taken Oh
Ackerman hands. Mack had orderel
,nree and Milnion Two. j, \, Cuyel
an enploye OF Crist Bcnsler mad or
ucred Two gallon tnC same night lha
pensler mad puschased his wniske!
Nnlch they were to call Tor later.
Ackerman took the stand and testi
hed tnat he mad not sold u drop o
liquor since the c,ty nau been voteC
ury. lie stated that he had cOnVeye,
,le Whiskey from Bucyrus TO Marlol
as an accommodation 10 the men name,
; above as they were particular frlend
Jb ms. His statement We're conflict
ing at times but he attributed TN
90 tie tact that he had 50 man
tnings To remember that he Decdm
\ confused Alter the evidence Was al