Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-08
rvs or eEvEN DEFENDANTe
ARaA,oNEp TUESDAY AFT.
ENNooN okTrLED.
suRNs MEN, NGRE A.
WITNESSES, IN COURT
Nave a0oeds" On osale~A Whs Aur~y
to Square W Fines and costs-sum
Of S42.5s AsssssDA IN Each cass-
Liquor cess Defendants Msive-one
Other Arrsse Made

Five Of the seven tobacco dealers be-
fore Justice BurYita Tuesday afternoon
charged with the Illegal sale Of cigar
ets. ON informAaous signed by George
e. Bidwel. special agent Of the Iowa
department Of Justice, and fled by
County Attorney 4. n. Farbsr. catered
plAas OF guilty, and paid fines Of SIS
and costs aaaoxnakng to sls.ss. a total
OF $4s.5s.
The cagarue cases disposed Of were
John Kelly, Roosrt w. Westlake. Bliss
Anderson. Ffsd Dletsrich. aud q. p.
Cook The otaasr two. against Walter
Wilson and Fred W. Gates, were con-
tinued because tho defendants were not
in tho AGy. Wilson is in Monmouth
Ill, On business, and Gates In Chicago.
Tbs state agreed to the assessment
Of the uaszs..zz::... ana Of 40 in each
case. and costs Of S17.5s, providing
pleas Of guilty were entered. II the
defendants wanted to stand trial they
could take shair chances OF the maxi
nun, nns Of $50 and costs.
City Clark J. J. Wilson. appearing for
r. W. Wsstlake. questioned the state
method Of arriving at the costs, and
claimed that instead Of charging mile
age at the rate of 10 cents for each or
the four witnesses In the five cases,
from Des Moines to Marshalltown, the
mileage should be charged only in one
case
County Attorney Farber maintained
that system as proposed by the state
was correct. as did also Wiley ;.
Rankin. special counsel of the state at
torney generals office, who was IN the
city to assist the county attorney IN
The prosecution.
Wilson. altho declaring the costs
holdup, finally agreed to abide by the
plaS as outlined. which had not been
auss toned By tie ether four defend
ants. and entered his plea as had the
others.
-Four Burns Men Hero.
Four Burns operatives, P. j. NC
Cram. z. R Wolfe, George w. Parkin
son. and J. A. Westenberger, were pro-
auced in court, having reached the city
Tuesday morning as witnesses in the
liquor cases The detectives had
packed away safely in grip, the
packages Of cigarets that they had
bought of the seven dealers last April.
The Burns men were employed by
nerdters of the Marshalltown Min
td.erial Union after the cigaret and boot
logging situation had been discussed
at a meeting of the association. The
Burns men spent several days in the
city. working in pairs, 30 that theli
evidence in the different cases would
be corroborative. The information thai
was obtained was turned over tc
County Attorney Farber who drew VI
the tnformattons.
Pleas in other Cases.
IN the case charging the permitting
Of gambling in his place of business
Bliss Anderson entered plt~ o
guilty and put up a cash bond of $500
for his appearance in the distrlc
court. Anderson will take advantage
OF the new Iowa law that permits hin
TO 90 directly into court without haV
ing his case considered by the Crane
jury. .,~
Hotel porter, entered a plea OF no
guilty and waived examination IN IN
iiuuor case brought against him. wa
ters furnished a personal bond for nj
annearance before the district court.
Maurice Cummings likewise entere
a plea Of not guilty, and furnished
bond for 5000 signed by Andrew 30"
man. Cummings declares that tn
BURNS men have nothing On him, an
Ia has a witness to prove it when n,
c..e come. to trial. He recognized
court the detective to whom ne CAV
drink last April, but says that tn
man feigned illness and was given
DRINK out Of sympathy, CUMMING
declares. however. that he accepted
money for the drink.
i q A. Dunn, who waived In the hqae
! case against him. furnished a cas-
bond for his appearance IN court
Another Arrest Made.
The defendant in the other informs
t,on. Orville SPOTS. colored. was al
ra.ted at the request Of Sheriff Edgs
N Boone late Tuesday afternoo
spotts was former Pilgrim Hotel pol
far. and ia charged with the illegal ga
~ rouor. Sheriff Edgar went to Boo1
Tuesday evening and returned on
later train.
SPOTS was arraigned before Just1t
b Burritt this morning, waived examin.
lion. and put up personal bond for
Appearance before the district court