The Detroit times., 1911-11-24
SHEPHERD DASSH'T
PROSECUTE TDSE
! CASES AGAINST NE
r. -@JIMMY"BURNs.
Hotel Man Would Wagr Prose
cutor Won't Take Pesonal
Charge of Complaints.
TWO WARRANTS Issued
AGAINST FREE POSTAL
Autos For Vice aids Hired
From H. w. Luckr, Owner
of Notorious aloon.
-aJIMMY"BURNs.

Former Sheriff JamelD. Burns has
placed $40 In the handsof Rep. BIZ
Martz as a wager, DR. Prosecutor
Shepherd to cover, thaShepherd will
not personally proseute the two
saloon cases against Drns, on which
the latter was arraned, Thursday
morning, the hearing being set for
Dec. /.
shepherd dasen' come into po-
lice court and yrossute those cases
against ME" sSs Rrns, land defy
him to cover ne 50 bet that | am
placing in Mftz's hands. IL win
the bet, I'll gve II to charity, and II
he wins he eght to do the same"
Burns woidn't explain the pro-
posed wage He wouldn't tell what
he had uthis sleeve" but he lust
said ''Sheterd dassen't come into
police cou on those cases"
Il don want 10 be drawn into any
controvey with man OF Jim
Burns t!e." said the prosecutor when
told OF Fns' proposed wager. II am
not a bling man and will not cover
the moy. haven't anything at all
to saybout his proposition. except
that bis getting charitable"
"Wl does he refer to when he
avs At you 'dassen't> go into court
gain him?" was asked.
81 vent the least idea," said Mr..
Saefrd.
~ you go into court and prose
cutAe cases personally"
save nothing to say about II at
all
Autos Hired From Tucker.
other odd angle to the saloon
apvice crusade, which Is rapidly
gAg down to the short-arm jap
Sc. is the discovery that Henry w.
IEer. the saloonkeeper at No. 95
Nroe-ave., who also conducts a
age, has received S126.04 for hire
automobiles used by the prosecu.
10 office In the vice raids. This dis
iery comes on the heels OF Prose
oor Shepherds statement in his
lsonic temple speech, Wednesday
ening, that he doesn't see how pub
officials can have anything to do
It'll law violators. The PROSECUTOR
As stated that he would rath<r put
ucker In Jail, as a chronic law viola
Dr., than any saloonkeeper he knows
e.
Now comes Justice Jeffries. with a
epetition of his statement that hotel
iining.rooms should be closed up on
Sundays, In spite OF Shepherds con-
struction of the law. The justice
quotes supreme court decision, dif-
ferent from that cited by the prose
cutor.
The man who charges the little
fellow with a violation OF the law Is
a righteous refsrmer," sarcastically
remarks Justice Jeffries The man
who charges the big fellow with VIC
lating the law Ii demagogue.'
Prosecutor Shepherd Is chuckling
over additional ind convincing proof
that he has the slot machine situa-
lion under such control that poses
sion OF a slot machine now seems TO
Give a pan'cty feeling Thursday
morning, tn, prosecutor received a
machine, b. express, sent in by a
saloonkeepf In the county. with no
comments. The saloon mans name
was withhld by the prosecutor.
Two coIplaints were issued against
Erad poAl OF the Griswold house.
by Juste Jeffries, Thursday morn.
ing. chging the sale OF liquor on
Sunda NV
:. -. ing wrangle over Henry W..
-, place Is to be given chance
.N,art airing, complaint having
ioi ,sued against Tucker by JUS
&C. sffries. Thursday.
precutor Shepherd says he has
,otaof 10 complaints against james
rms. and that he is going to de-
warrants on every one OF them.
nt not satisfied with Jeffries' ac-
Tin granting only two as test
lie will get warrants in every case
roffers against Burns. where there
apparent grounds for a warrant,
- rs Jeffries, n
Other warrants issued Thursday
ere against the following James IA.
uchanan, No. "a Randolph-st., Marsh
}. Bush, No. 974 Champlain St,
George McGonigal, No. 293 Jefferson
ave-, and Fred Chidester, No. 6ss
Fort-st. west.
Says Shepherd Hedges.
Prosecutor Shepherd Is hedging
when he tries to show that the law
doesn't require hotel dining rooms to
close on Sundays" says Justice JEFF
fries. There Is a big distinction be
tween the local hotel cafe, and din
ing room The Warner-Cramton law
says. "All saloons, restaurants, bars
in taverns or elsewhere, or all other
places, except drug stores, wherein
liquors are sold or-hept for sale, on
week days, shall be closed on the
first day of the week, etc"
81 quote the case OF the People vs.
Cox, Jackson saloonkeeper, In
which he was complained against fol
not closing his living room and
kitchen, where be had sold liquors
during the week. The lower courts
charge was upheld by the supreme
court. IL was: III that room or any
others was for the purpose OF deal
ing out drinks therein. or bringing
drinks to their customers. then II IL
my opinion that II would be a par
of the saloon, and not to close II
would be a violation of the statute
The comment of the supreme courl
was: IL one engages In the sale Of
liquors and sees AZ to connect his bar
room by doors and Railways with his
living room or sitting room, and e
allow persons to pass through to and
g. \. - L..