American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-29

X. OF r.. Hall.
q. Where else?
A. And III the basement under the
Wright place I'm the new f'urrer Build
ing.
q. BY whom, that is who were the
parties engaged In the game?
A. Well, | do not know as | know.
| have never made IL a point 70 re-
member nor a point to get evidence,
but a lot OF people.
q. Well, by whom, give us the name
of "a few?
A. Well, the men hat told me, they
were no men that were In the game
and | do not know as they know.
q. Who were the men that old you ?
A. l would like to have you ex-
anime Mr.. Durkee and Mr.. Wright.
q. Mr.. Wright advised you that
there was gambling?
A. He was Just talking II, yes,
q. Was that during the time he was
owner OF the Club Pool Hall?
A. lie did not say IL was after he
sold u He did not give any dates.
q. Was there any mention made of
having intoxicating liquors at that
time?
A. 1t was Just a general CONVEX
sation Mr.. Wright had with me and
he said IL was pretty open handed and
mentioned two or three fellows who
mad gotten To be q nuisance around
his place.
q. DO you know sufficient informa-
ton, Mr.. Clark, to swear out a war
rant OF arrest on ccou OF the viola
lions OF the gambling law.
A. No.
q. That is all the information you
have?
A. Yes, Just hearsay, talk In the
store.
q. You cannot advise us the names
OF some parties we could subpoena as
Witnesses who have advised you and
whose testimony would be relevant to
this matter?
A. MIR. Wright Will be the best one.
He has told me more than any other
man. !
q. Who else has told you?
A.. Well, | do not know whether
they had evidence or was talking II
that someone else had told them.
q. Just straight rumor?
A. Yes, that's the way / would put
IL.
q. Have you not. Mr.. Clark, during
past week, made statements that |
you had this information in your pos
session?
A. Well, the same kind " 1informa-
ton am giving you. l have had it
Y. III | am correctly advised, MIR.
Clark, you made public statements
concerning "A certain number violat-
Ing the intoxicating liquor laws, is
that true?
A. In u general way, Just the evil
dence that saw around. | have never
II IA point TO collect this evidence.
Y. III have been advised correctly,
Mr.. Clark, you made u statement that
there were IA certain number, ] believe
sixteen, violators OF the intoxicating
liquor law tr%afilcking IN the LIQUOR
In American Falls, Is that
true?
A. Yes, | believe over at Horse Is
land ! said there was fifteen or six
zen people In the town engaged In
the business.
q. Just name those fifteen or six
teen? /
A. l haven't any evidence.
Y. Just give us the names and we
VIII get the evidence?
A, Well, ! do not know the names OF
any OF them. to be frank.
q. Do you know what they are
called-their nicknames or otherwise?
A. No, ! do not.
q. What business are they In be-
Bookkeeping?
A. do not see them doing any
hing.
q. Are they men about town?
A. Well. | see them every few days,
do not kno where their homes are
q. Just give us q description of
.hese sixteen. MIR. Clark?
A. l do not know of my own know
edge-l based my statement on lust
have told you, Just what L have
heard, Just on store talk.
q. Who has told you there were
fifteen or sixteen violators OF the in
oSieating liquor law In the village of
American Falls or Power county? /,
A. Well. Joe Watts. D
" All right, did he give you their
A. Yes, he called over a whole list i
II names to me n day. That is quite
while age, maybe a month ago.
q. Who did Joseph Watts say they
we're. f,
A. Well, there was. he mentioned /
ne OF the Snowballs, l. ]
q. Which one. IL you know? II
A. No. l do not know any OF the I
names. The There are 1
NO different families. One colored
nd one white). I
Q. Are they iSborers, draymen or I
ihoy A
A. do not know. He was just
Alking over the matter and said there d
a. . lot OF II going on In here, and
. Just mentioned these names, I do b
know how many. I remember one v
y the name OF Smith