The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-09
SENATE QU|zzERS
STEAL MARCH ON
BREWERS
Unexpectedly Transfer Scene
of Inquiry to St. Paul
From Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Mimi. August g.
Sending out a nan in a taXicab to
gather up ONE from South WASH
iIgton street and other districts of St.
Paul as witnesses and serving sub
penas to he obeyed forthwith" upon
License officials, former license officials,
the clerk of the municipal cou and
tie agent of q bonding company. the
state senate special committee inves-
tieating brewery control of saloons de-
scended on ST. Paul late today and be-
gan an unannounced session at the
capitol.
The women were hurried before the
committee to forestall possible efforts
to spirit them away before they could
testify.
The committee made this sudden
flank movement. Senator john Saug-
s1ad. the chairman, said today. at the
request of citizens whose names he
would not disclose.
1t was a temporary interruption Of
the work in Minneapolis which
brought out, among other things, tes-
lie examiner, that he had examined
the books of the Minneapolis license
inspector two years G and had no
ticed initial letters M, G.. p, W.. H., or
the first letter of the name of some
other brewery, prefixed to the entry of
80 per cent of the saloons listed, and
that Matthew Walsh. bookkeeper for
h license inspector at hat time, had
told him the letter indicated to whom
the inspector should go in case of de-
linquent fees Or reports of disorderly
conduct. Another incident was the
indictment of two brewery officials for
refusing to obey subpenas from the
committee.
Have Secret Session.
Senator'S John Saugstad and Edward
Rustad Of the senate committee were
in secret session at the Merchants no.
tel, st. Paul, several hours today, dur
ing which they issued fifteen subpenas
for witnesses at the hearing in the
capitol late today. A citizen in a taxi-
cab was sent out at l D.. m. to bring
the m
Chairman Saugstad said today that
information had been furnished by
that 14S st. Paul saloonkeepers had
admitted that the property or fixtures
in their saloons were owned by brew
ers. that the licenses were taken Out
by the brewers in the names Of the
saloonkeepers. but paid for by the
breweries' Offices and that the men
running the place repaid the brewers
in weekly installments.
Would Quash Indictmets.
Argument or demurrers to the in.
eictments against Charles Gluek. vice
president of the Gluek Brewing rom.
rany and Phil Riordan.% treasurer and
attorney for the Purity Brewing com.
pany. will be heard by District Judge
E. F. Waite at 10 a. M, Monday. Au'
gust ~. The brewers were arraignec
today. charged with failure to ap'
pear before the senate committee
TIE Indictment, drawn by the specia
county prosecutor, states that the
&C mmittee has authority to investigate
into brewery ownership of saloons ane
br every activity in blind-pigging. TIL.
brewers were released without beint
required to put up any bail.
Pierce Butler of counsel for the de
PENDANTS demanded an immediate
hearing on the remurrers. The prose
cution asked ten days stay. Butte
maintained hat the special prosecute
had tentatively promised that the &C
ton would be fastened to get a de
c:sion Of the legal question as 4
whether the senate committee had. au
thority to conduct the investigation