The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-07
FINDS MUCH LIQUOR
At DRASICH PLACE
ConfIscated by Deputy ChelIew
to Satisfy Judgment

Executing Judgment for . note
held by the Calumet store company.
Deputy Sheriff Chellcw yesterday at
ternoon visited the establishment
ot Matt Drasich OF Seventh street
and contiscuted the following:
o2-g l!lon barrel of whisky.
Two bali barrels of brandy (peach
brandyD
Six barrels of wine Cthree Michigan
grape Wine and three California vlue)
Eight cases of beer
Two half gallon jugs of whisky.
Eighteen bottles of wine under
seal
Several Of the barrels had not been
tapped and were found i'm the cellar of
the place while the Jugs of whisky
aud sealed bottles of wine We're found
behind the bar In the establishments
These liquors. DraSich claims. were
a part of his stock, when hc was i'm
the saloon business here few years
ogo.
brasich's hearing on the third
charge of selling liquor without paying
the tax was adjourned in Justice Fish
orS court this morning for one week.
10 allow for the tranSCribiug of the
testimony. Having procured bonds for
cach at the three cases pending, lac
has been released to await his ad-
jourucd hearing
Thre" Witnesses testified AT the
hearing this morning. Deputy Sheriff
ChellcN, who related the circum-
stances of his visit TO the Drasich
place yesterday as mentioned above.
Nike Nakdish and Paul Staduhar. the
later two testifying that Nakdish had
purchased whisky in The Drasich case
on April -. the day Of Drasich's first
hearing on charges of selling lIauor
without = license.
Nakdish and Staduhar testified they
met in the saloon conducted by Paul
Shaltz which is across the street from
the Drasich place. ON the day of the
first hearing They were discussing
the ease they claim, when Nakdish said
Ec thought he could buy whisky i'm the
Drasich place even then. and offered
tu make the effort If Staduhar would
lut ~ the money.
Nakdtsh testified he entered ilio
Drasich place ana asked for whiskcy.
Mrs. Brasich. who was waiting Oh
him, told him she couldn't serve him
whisky n the bar, hc testified. but
invited him into the kitchen. where
he says she gave him Whiskey aud he
paid for II. lie testified that for the
past year or two he had been In the
habit of going to the Draslch place
once or twice "a week and that he eX-
perionced no difficulty IN securing
wine or whlsltcy. lie admitted how
ever that Drasich had never waited
upon him personally. lie testified
that about one month ago he visited
the Drasirb place and purchased two
bottles of bctr and drank them and
that he saw six other men sitting at
a table drinking wine.
Staduhars testimony corroboratcd
that of Nakdish as To the condi-
tions under which Nalldish visited the
Drasich place.
Justice Cour, Notes.
ON complaint of llis wife alleging
non support. John Adamsid. who re"
sides near the Calumet Dam, was ar
T9igned before Justice Jackola this
He pied not guilty aud win
be given hearing later.
Louis Beaudcin and Charles GileIu
of Lake Linden were arrested and ar
before Justice Jackola this
morning charged by Roger Dunlop
with the larceny of $40, They denied
the allegation and stated that Dun
iop gave them $3.50 when hc was in
toXicatcd one night in April and that
tn" three proceeded to spend this
Their examine tiun was sci FOR
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