The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-08
BREWERS MAY FACE
HENNEP|N JURY
SOON
Investigating Committee to
Take Strenuous Measures
Against Men.

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porting charges of gross misdemeanoi
against Phil Riordan. secretary of the
Purity Brewing company. n Charles
Gluek. vice president of n Gluek
Frewins company was presented tc
the Hennepin county grand jury today
by Special Prosecutor NJ. c. Brady. In
dictment was asked on the ground
that the defendants refused to answer
%$ubpenas issued by the special state
senate committee investigating charg-
as of brewery ownership and control
nj saloons and brewery activity III
blind pigginE.
Witnesses called 10 testify in the
case in municipal cour We're taken be-
fore the grand jury instead. following
an agreement between MIR Brady and
attorneys for the brewing company to
a continuation of tho preliminary en-
animation before Judge w. &. LearN
10 2 y. m. Thursday. and the promise
of the committee attorney to present
the evidence to the grand jury at once.
II is probable that n vote on the case
will be- made late TODAY by the srand
jury and a report made to Judge John
DAY Smith.
George w Peachey. secretary of the
senate during the special session last
June. when the resolution authorizing
the appointment of the committee was
passed. produced before the grand
jury the original resolution introduced
hl senator John SauCstad. and the
minutes Of the senate show that it
was passed in regular order, Senator
~Saugstad. chairman "f the committee,
testified that s%ubpenas had been is
sued for the defendants and that they
tailed To respond TO the cali. Deputy
Shcrifts Joseph Schutta and Charles
Budd produced the returns OF sub
peO3S served on the TWO men.
Court Proceedings Probable.
The defendants We're represented in
municipal court by Fred Zollman. at
torney for the Minnesota Brewers as
ISOLATION. Pierce Butler of ST. Paul and
Frank A. Hubachek of Minneapolis.
ATTORNEYS for the brewers refused to
state what heir proceedings would be
in case indictments We're returned, but
it is understood thar the matter will
be brought before the district court at
once by writs of haheas corpus attack
ing tine validity of the resolution under
which the committee is working. 1t is
maintained by the brewers represent
atiVes that the committee in the alb
sence of a specified time for sitting to
TAX. evidence ranno meet during re-
Cess of the senate.
James A. Larson, assistant secretary
Of state. was summoned as a witness
~ appear III me Hlt!iIIlIlldI: Ilc1I ms.
but was not called before the grand
jury Mr.. Larson was expected to pro-
duce certified copies of the senate
journal. showing that the resolution
was passed regular by the senate.
Hearing Mcsumcd.
Pending the action of the grand
Jury, the committee met at 100 p. IN.
and began taking testimony. Former
Alderman Martin McHale was recalled
. -, ~, .tf1~t 10 ct,o1- la olt.,.it1 ~
brewery interests in defeatins an ordi-
nance introduced by him to prevent
saloons being located closer than 400
feet from a school building. His ordi-
nance provided measurement in a
straight line from a school building.
and not around the corner of the
block. j. d. lEnsle, formerly chair
man of the prosecuting committee of
the Civic Federation, was recalled and
several witnesses Suhpenaed Monday
We're expected to testify late today.
If the brewers SHOULD be sustained
in their contention tina the resolution
is invalid. the committees work would
he at an end until the meeting Of the
mex session of the legislature. accord
ing to Mr.. Brady
Unless the court holds that the
resolution is Void. We will continue Ii
investigation" said Senator %Saugstad.
! al nc VI nv IL II loS-
sible that If indictments are returned
and the cases 20 over to the fall term
of court. that We will be unable to get
testimony from brewery officials and
others who refuse to recognize sub
penas, but We already have enough
willing witnesses to give the inveti-
cation a fair hearing, and We will be
able to produce sufficient evidence to
prove the charges"
Plans of the committee include fur
ther Investigation of the charge that
brewery agents attended meetings of
the license committee and activity of
breweries in sal" OF beer to blind pig
gers in the lax district. 1t is prob
able that Fred Hawkins. convicted last
Year of the charge of blind plugging at
Excelsior, will he called. Hawkins,
after his conviction. brought suit
against the Lauritzen Malt company
for damages. charging that it sold beer
under a malt label. He obtained dam
ages of 81 in a trial before a jury in
district court last spring. Other sub
penas will be issued late today. accord
ing to Senator Saugstad. including
several aldermen and other officials.
Ugh on at MOOrhead.