Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-28
of voters In his ward.

, Attorney Whitmore that he bought
whisky of Louis Schaub in July, 1912
He said he bought four or five drinks
On cross examination he said he
bought the whisky when the saloons
were open from Schaub and month
ago he bought some from a man nam
ed Shuckrow.
i H. B. Metzger, 213 North Ash street
declared he signed withdrawal No. 7Sl
on Sunday. When cross examined Mr.
Metzger said he signed only his own
name and he fixed the time as Sunday
because 1.-The folks went to church.
He said he gave E. H. Metzger author.
ity to hold the withdrawal before sign
, ing as the witness.
I G. E. Styre said that Evan Reese
lived on Queen Ann avenue, but NOV
ed to Laddsdale on Thanksgiving day.
| Owens Amused Court.
c. H. Owens identified his signature
on the saloon petition and was then
quizzed at length on signing a with
drawal. He first said he was forced
into it by his minister, but he said
he could not begin to tell what was
said to him to withdraw.
Were you told that you could not
belong to church unless you signed?"
Attorney Jaques asked. '"t
HE never said anything pointed"
responded Mr.. Owens.
Did they offer you any money!?
asked the attorney.
mo" said Mr.. Owens I'm never
lucky when money comes around"
Wien asked to sign his name in ink
and by pencil by Attorney Whitmore
Mr.. Owens wanted to know if they
| thought he was a "graudate." Mr..
Owens said Enoch Gee was with J. w.
Alderdice when he signed the saloon
petition. The drys challenged the sig
nature of Mr.. Owens on the ground
that it had been altered. s.
Charles Tragord identified his sig
nature on the petition and he was not
cross examined.
J. w. Alderdice told Of witnessing
the signature of G. H. Owens.
Cord\ Chance secured the withdrawal
of Redrick Box according to the testi-
mony of Mr.. Box When asked to tell
the circumstances, Mr.. Box replied:
cord Chance told me if didn't take
my name off I could not vote for five
years. He said he was an old sol.
petition to go through. The witness
withdrawal If Box had not told him
about voting
William BeIgard QuIzzed.
The first attack through testimony
upon the Louis Schaub, one of the sa-
loon consent. petition solicitors was
registered late. Saturday afternoon by
the drys in the person of William Bel
gard, who lives five miles east of Of
tumWa. The witness testified to know
Schaub conducted restaurant on
East Main street. He then related
two incidents of being with men whom
he claimed purchased liquor from
Schaub He told about riding home
one day with Henry Hoover, and held
the lines of Hoover's team while the
latter went into Schaubs place Of
business.
Hoover had pint Of whisky when
he came out said the witness, "and
near the old Castor house, he gave me
a drink" The second instance relates
to another time when he was riding
home with Tom O'Connor. The wit
ness declared that O'Connor got out
of the wagon and entered Schaub's
place, and later on, about where the
Iowa drug store is, O'Connor was said
to have given Belgard a drink. In
response to the question of Schaub's
general reputation, the witness said
Schaub was known to be bootlegger
and that his restaurant was known
by reputation to be place
wherein. bootlegging was con-
Quoted. He said that the Incl
dents he related about Hoover and
O'Connor happened about year ago.
Attorney Jaques before cross exam
lining the witness, moved to strike out
his evidence on the grounds that
it was too remote, incompetent and
happened at time when the saloon
petition was not in circulation. The
witness responded to the cross ques-
ton by saying that he was employed
in March, 1912, by the Wapello County
Civic league to look up evidence
against alleged bootleggers. He said
he believed the Hoover and O'Connor
incidents happened late in December,
1911, or January, 1912 at time when
he was not working for the league.
The witness answered in the affirma-
tive when Attorney Jaques asked him
If he was to get S. down when he
presented Mr.. Whitmore with a pint
of whisky and told him the place
where it was sold. When asked why
he did not take a bottle from Schaub,
he responded that 1.-The spoilers got
wise to me before l got to Schaub."
When asked to state if he positively
knew that Schaub ran the alleged
bootlegging place, the witness said he
understood so, but could not say posi-
lively from personal knowledge. The
witness said he was promised $40 adj
ditional for every conviction in sa-
loon cases, but stated emphatically
that he was not promised anything
for testifying in this case.
Myers Knew About Taxes.
George Myers, a witness produced
by the drys to testify to the actual
residence of Paul Heckart, gave some
expert testimony on the question of
taxes. Mr.. Myers lives in Jefferson
park addition and he said that Heck
art lived outside the city limits. On
cross examination, the witness said he
knew he lived outside the city limits
for the taxes were not as much as
they are in the city.