Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-17
FIRST TRIAL, RESULT OF
VICE CRUSADE, STARTED
indictments Followed Probe by
Anti-SaIoon League.

The first trial growing out of the
vice crusade conducted during last
May and June by the Anti-Saloon
League is in progress today in Quar-
ter Sessions Court before Judge
Harry Y. Osborne. where a struck
jury is hearing evidence gathered by
young men connected with the Anti
Saloon League against Henry schlos-
ser and John Seibert, jointly indicted,
charged with maintaining a disorder
ly house at &c Bank street.
This place is known as the Bank
cafe, and Seibert was the proprietor,
while Schlosser had a lease on the en-
tire building and rented the first floor
to Seibert. Schlosser, it is said, was
also employed in the saloon by Sci
bert. Evidence against this place and
the Casino cafe, in Halsey street, was
quietly gathered by corps of young
men under the guidance of Rev 3D.
ward [. Stearns and G. Roland Mon
roe. both officers of the Anti-Saloon
League. and the evidence laid before
the September grand jury, which re-
turned indictments against Seibert
and Schlosser in connection with the
Bank cafe. and Jacob Rosenthal. or
the Casino cafe. Rosenthal will go
on trial tomorrow.
Before the struck jury, consisting
of SO names, had been called in court
TODAY. Frank NJ McDermit, counsel
for Seibert and Schlosser, sought an
adjournment, stating that John Deit-
rich. a bartender, who had worked
at the Bank cafe during the time OF
the crusaders visit, was now in chi
cago and could not be produced as
witness at this time. Under questions
bv Judge Osborne 1t developed that
II was not known to certainty that
this witness could ever be produced
and Judge Osborne ordered the trial
to proceed
MIR. McDermit also Sought sever
ance in the indictment, claiming that
Schlosser, under his lease ana optloh
to buy the building, was practlcaliy
the landlord, while Seibert was the
tenant. This contention was not
allowed by Judge Osborne, who re-
fused to grant the severance.
THE first witness called was Alfred
Young the owner of the building. he
stated that under his contract with
scblosser he received 800 a month
for the building. including the saloon
and two floors above used as apart
ments. and not connected with the sa-
loon He said he had never found
ANYTHING Objectionable in the saloon
when he visited it.
Mr.. Young was followed by Clarence
Hedden. a young man, VINO, as an
investigator for the Anti-Saloon
League, had visited the place on May
% and June last. both occasions
being Just before midnight on Satur-
dav nights. Mr.. Hedden described con-
ditions as he found them in the back
room of the cafe and said that men
and women were sitting at tables
drinking and engaged In loud talk.
AS Mr., McDermit was crosse
lining the Rev. Edwin l.. Stearns. SUI
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League. and endeavoring to get from
Kim a statement that the league had
at times employed immoral women
il, an effort to trap saloon-keepers,
Juror No. Z, S. j. McCauley, arose
and objected to McDermit's line of
questioning. complaining that he did
not think it had anything to do with
the case and was simply resulting in
q. waste of time.
Judge Osborne explained to the
Juror that q lawyer had a wide lee
way in cross examination and al
lowed Mr.. McDermit to proceed
which the latter did after he had en-
tered a formal challenge against the
Juror remaining in the box, claiming
that he had shown bias by ms ques-
lions and objection.