The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-06
WINE ROOM CASES
AIRED IN COURT
Decision Reserved in Other Case
PRlEToRS OF TWO WE'RE
FOUND GUILTY.
Decision Reserved in Other Cases
The Remaining Cases viii BE
TrIed Saturday and MondaX

Tried Saturday and Monday.
I'm police our yesterday morning.
which WIS crowded with spectators.
IN" cases of tine various saloon and
wine room proprietors. charged with
violating the city ordinances. result.
ed IN two being found guilty and four
other cases continued To SATURDAY
and Monday.
The result Of The cases were. N
cola Boscia. fined $50 and costs or
thirty days IN jail Henry Uachmau.
fined $50 and costs or thirty DAYS iu
jail. The cases postponed and dates
set are as follows. civ ~. Fr.-rl
x Moran. propriefors or the Center
Cafe. evidence concluded Yesterday.
but the court reserved decision in
order To allow presentation of argu-
ments Saturday morning city vs..
steve and Frank Kurutz. postponed
until Monday moruiul. city VS.. ~. l.
Wheat. postponed until Monday morn
ing. city IS. Carl Dolnics. postponed
until Saturday morning
The first case called was Nicola
Boscia. Edgar Speer. OF the Wheel.
ing NcWs. was the first witness. Tie
said Boscia was located az e. Six
teonth street. with the wine room on
the second floor. and the entrance 10
10 on South street. Hp said he was
in the place three and a half hours
and that there were women in ii an
the time: that a dance was seen. and
that an indecent ong was heard from
one of the girls. Bert Kline. OF the
News. testified along the same line.
be having accompanied Spe-r on his
visit. Charles Noitle. OF The News.
also beiug In company with Speer
and Kline. testified To seeing women
come in and drink. and Of seeing
some dubious conduct on their part.
Denied Charges.
nicola Rpscia. tho owner Of tho
place. testified that q dining room
q conducted upstairs and that
everything was conducted Legitimate
D. lie said drink. were served there.
but no coffee. and that foreigners
were served meals Rosie EIScIa
daughter of the proprietor. sand she
served drinks iu the room and that
everything was conducted rieht and
100 bad conduct was allowed boo The
place. Mabel. % girl who frequent
od the place. testified of being BOO the
place when two reporters We're there.
She said she and another Girl bad
danced. but That nothing disorderly
had gone uu. She aid she had seen
bout q dozen din' 80 women there
in about three weeks and some OF
them drinking
Attorney SDhuck. representing the
city. said that the coffee house was
plainly dealt with zoo the statute and
that the testimony by all the Wit
resses showed that the defendants
should De- found guilty. Attorney
Porter. for defense. attacked the
c'tys witnesses and claimed the
place vas conducted az 81 restaurant
end was 20 O. coffee house.
Judge Robinson entered a fine OF
500 and costs or thirty days aeains
'h" defendant. and. ou motion OF a..
furu"y Porter. 900 appeal WIS taken
aud bond fixed zoo 5000
Center C7fe
Ih" case of Er'-rh A. Moran. of
fH' Center Cafe u1s rrrf taken 49,
Attorney Frank O.Hriou ropresentiul
rho defense and Sprar-. Royd. Kline
end \oI ie. News reporters. we're the
principal Witnesses
-prer- testified chat He had soon
co.0rrd women ir.ulirs Ir fla iIrk
room ~ fhs rHin They were drinks
iuE In the back room ~ thc cafe
They were drirkinr a drrk fu.d OF
fhn rH-rmhIHrcn of herr However.
lc would NOT lt Do Vas beer Kline
and No.fis testified they .i. fH.m
come ou' of fHr f'lrr hH' 400 MOI
-"H .h' WOMEN Ir fhn place r.rf'a
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urfI saturday morning
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lr.. v.ra made ht Tho at.0r
Ha f.iEa Robinson entered o. rra
. 500 n fn.f. So. rn off appeal