The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-07

loId HIN that the mayor ought 70 ~
woke the llcenSes OF dance halls On
Recommendation 81 the police. coSnr
missioner. Capt, oprott stood beeide
Clarke and attempted 70 prompt him
while the latter was making his
statement.
Here. don't you coach your in,
ferior ofAcor." cried Penuiman.
Il can do II II want 70, and you
can't stop me either" replied Cprott.
glarinx ct the assistant corporation
counsel. ~,
u don't see that this controversy
concerns the liquor committee and |
move that we dismiss IT," said AID.
Guthard.
"The big stiis." growied sprott nm.
der his breath ~ Penniman turned to
leave the room.
A frail little woman, the mother Of
five children, appeared before the
liquor committee 10 complain against
l.. DE Muclenuero, saloOnkeeper. at
No. 1436 Mack-ave. She gave her
Eame ~ Mira. w. II. Rice. No. 1871
Mack-sve., and said that she served
10 notice on the saloOukeeper two
months ago mot TO eel her husband
liquor.
"The saloonkespsr laughed when
he showed my note to another man
and said II was not worth the paper
II ives written on" raid the woman.
Last Friday she followed her hus.
wrinker, according to her statement.
and saw him carrying beer to : group
OF men In the rear room OF Muclen.
- II 49,
and boardsr named Henry Barnes
Fsubstantiated her statemsuts.
The saloonksper made. IN ugly de-
|nial Of the woman's story. He said
he never received 4 notice from her.
and denied ever selling liquor to
drunken men.
.The flrst | knew about her was
which che came to me last week and
threatened to have me prosecuted II
I sold her husband any more drinks"
he said. ANYHOW Rice hasn't been
working al wiu6ter and hasn't rot
the money to ret drunk"
According to Mrs, Rice Der husband
earns from 9lS 70 426 week when
he Is working, but on account or HIN
drinking, Il 10 often difncuIt for her
to make both ends meet.
Several other saloonkeepers were
questioned by the aldermen.
Carl Schroeder. No. 1864 Scotten-
ave.. who was accused last wear Of
allowing . nude woman to dance %
q table In his saloon, was before the
committee again, Tuesday morning.
This time he II charged with keeping
HE place open on Sunday. He denied
violating the law, although . repre-
sentative Of the w. c. T. u. testified
that she had watched his saloon for
several Sundays and witnessed con.
slant stream Of men going IN and out
OF the rear door. Complaint was
made to Supt. Of Police Downey .
few weeks ago, and Detective Bert
Dryer was sent out to investigate.
He gave Schroeder q bad name, a.
though nothing was proven asainst
the saloonkeeper. The committee will
make q further Investigation OF this
case.
Police Oflcer rsleentfager related
to the COMMITTEES the latest and most
approved method sof c6tchfi9 'sGlooii-
Keepers violating the eunday cIosinS
law. First II ID necessary to And :
fleeing thief and then the next thing
Ii to chase him until he takes refuge
In . saloon. A week ago last Sunday
Felgentrager and another oApcer cor.
nered thief y the saloon ri Lee
Burke, No. 239 CasS-Ave. They Also
found men drinking 1t the bar when
they suddenly broke into the rootn.~
"That seems 70 b = pretty clear
case. two uniformed o6lceFS. Witnese-
ing men In the act Of drinkiu8 be1r
at bar on Sunday, observed Ala.
Heating. What complaint was
mads?" The oficeP answered that
the complaint had been suhmitt6d 70
the prosecuting attorney.
And the matter will never ~
brought to trial. said Heating.
Capt. MarQuardt, Of the central dis
trict, gave Burke's place . had name.
The saloon n Z resort for leWo wQm.
On. according 10 the police report,
and three reports against Burke have
been registered on the police books
since last July.
J. M. Kavanaugh. No. 3si Frsnllin-
It., admitted that his bartender, Louis
H. Lang. shot . man In the soloon.
March 20. He said that Charles NIL
Ter. the man shot, was armed ara
that the bartender shot In ssls-de
Tense. The police oficers bore out
this statcment. =
George Mcmillan, No. Is Safest,
said spiteful friends" were respons-
iblS for the complaints 70 the police
that gambling Wa going on In his
place. Oct. 81 Detecltya Inward rox
removed : small ro0Istts wheel that
Mcmillan had a hlo cigar counter. ]
McMillap ytAted that be had not ~
lowed : haiid. 666k I'D his place Ior
three years. Tow men testified to the
good character Of hin place; one vas
. frequent customer and the other
''soft Goods" peddler.
Joseph Kupshi. Elmwoca snd Fred
erick-sts., WAS 4uestjoned regarding
m attack no modo Qo Wnltor Wal.
kiswics, No. 11z1 Chenest, n his ~
loon. KupsIti wss convicted Of a.
sault and battery In pelIcj court and
released BY Justice 0tG&p % sus-
pep6ed sentence. The aI1bemGn dld
mot think wa,kkiewics's chafgss very
serious.
John Day, colored, proprietor Of 1
saloon and hotsl q No. % Cham.
plain-st.. convinced Tie aldermen that
HE place was not % bid after al, a.
though the report prepared for the
committee FU6oCtod seriously on Day.