Arizona republican., 1911-03-01
THE INSIDE WORKINGS
 OF THE HORSESHOE CLUB
TURNS OUT TO HAVE BEEN A ONE
 MAN AFFAIR.
The Wife of Proprietor Found Guilty
 or Liquor Selling.

All afternoon yesterday Justice ,Johnstone's court was occupied by q study of Phoenix club life and the re- lation of the excise laws of the terri
 tory thereto. This problem was pre-
 scented by the Horseshoe Athletic club. "a resort at the corner of Jefferson and
 Seventh street established for the re
 juVenation and eXhilaration of such
 members of the colored race as cared
 to avail themselves of the opportuni- ties offered.
 Y The matter came up in the case of
 the territory against Charles Rivers
 the president and manager of the club
 and his wife Ruby Rivers charged with
 selling liquor without d license. While iclubs are allowed to dispense intoXicat-
 ing liquors to their members II was
 charged in this case that liquor had been sold to those who had no mem brrship in th" organization.
 II Before the beginning of the trial.
 District Attorney BulIard moved for a dismissal of the case as to Rivers. in or
 der that il might be brought before the
 graIal jury and the trial of Mrs. Rivers
 proceeded.
 IL was brought out by the evidence
 that on February r.. Ramon Moreno.
 Jose Figueroa. Francisco Robles. the lreputed wife of Moreno and Ramon Flores were all at the club drinking; lthat they were there in the morning
 and that they returned in the after moon and that they had consumed about Ia dozen drinks of whisky and wine iapiece
 II It was also brought out that Moreno
 was not member of the club, though
 all the other male members of the par lty were But Moreno appeared to have lbeen put up." inAclub parlance, mean ing on the authority of a member of ithe club he had been temporarily in
 vested with the rights and privileges
 nf club membership. But in this case.
 h, seems rather to have been stuck up" He had money and his privileges and rights involved the privilege and right of setting them up to the regu- lar members. fo-. according to the evi- dence. he paid for all the rounds at 40 cents apiece.
 | Moreno said that he and his com panions were at the club in the morn ing and had several drinks. They re- turned in the afternoon and had several more That was his first visit to the club and he found it desirable place The next witness was Figueroa. He proudly produced a card showing that he was a member of the club. But on cross examination it was developed that his formal association with the club began after the date of the al legged violation of the law. That was trle as to the other witnesses who were present on that fatal Sunday. Francisco Robles when she went on the stand was asked what was her business. She replied apparently T- .revalentIv that she was protected by her husband" She meant that she had no regular occupation. She admitted having been at the club twice on that Sunday
 All these witnesses testified that they had bought the drinks of Mrs. Rivers ibut others who were called testified that they had purchased drinks there las members of the club, but they had thought them from an assistant. Mrs. Rivers testified as to the events ,of that sunday. She said that she had sold drinks to no one She said that lin the morning a couple of MeXicans had come there and had been served