The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-10
BARNETT SAYS
HE'LL SELL OUT
DRESDEN CAFE
Preparing To Dispose of Inter-
: est to Samuel Freedman,
Alderman Declares
CLUB WOMEN AND
CHURCHES JOIN IN WAR
Say They'll Aid Prosecutor In
Effort To Close Notorious Il
Dive

! Aid. Eddie" Barnett, proprietor OF
the notorious Dresden cafe, which
Prosecutor Hugh Shepherd has asked
the council liquor committee to put
out OF business. announced Friday In
the city han that he will not ask re.
newal Of the license in his own name.
/ He stated that he 10 preparing to
sell out his interest In the cafe busi-
ness to Samuel Freedman, who IL now
managing the place on q salary. Bar
nett strenuously denies that the pros.
ecutors attack has anything TO do
with his decision to quit the saloon
business. Barnett filed his application
for renewal of the Dresden license Jan.
28. Freedman's application was re-
lceived Monday, April Z.
/ Shepherd In his letter to the liquor
committee charges that liquor and
drugs are sold to minor girls In the
cafe, and has submitted afndavits OF
six girls who support these charges.
Shepherd has not driven me out Of
the cafe business" said Barnett. II
told my friends two months ago that
l intended to sell my interests In the
Dresden cafe aud also IN the Muscn-
moo hotel at st. Clair Flats. My rea-
| son for doing this is that have other
interests to which I. want to give my
personal attention. intend to branch
out In the theatrical business on q
large scale In Detroit shortly. have
not given the Dresden cafe more than
four hours Of my time In . month.
"As far a. Mr.. Shepherd and his
hearing before the council committee
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II necessary I will ask the committee
to subpoena him. When Mr.. Shepherd
appears before the COMMITTEES, ! Will
have q few questions to ask him. ]
am willing to let public opinion decide
after the real facts have been pub
lished."
Barnett has been proprietor Of the
Dresden cafe for four years. Associat-
ed with him are David and Jacob OPP
penheim. Barnett claims to own .
third interest In the business.
A number Of times Barnett has
made the statement that the Dresden
cafe paid him q yonthly profit OF $1,-
200. Just why Barnett wants to give
up such a good-paying proposition, II
he does not fear the prosecutors At
tack. is rather dificult to figure out.
Also, II is not known that his man.
ager. Freedman, possesses enough
money to buy out Barnett's interest.
Barnett denies that he is simply using
Freedman's name to secure the II.
cense. and thereby remove any preju-
dice that might exist against himself.
why. when Shepherd visited my
place recently on one Of his raids, he
said that he found everything o. H."
said Barnett. HE made this state
ment In the presence OF q number Of
people after he had drunk beer and
eaten club sandwich that he did not
pay for. Out to get Batpett, hey!
Well. watch me get safter Mr.. Prose-
cutor. I'll make him look like 80
cents before I am through with him.
IL have been expecting Shepherd
to make an attack on me. Let him
90 % Il. II an afidavit from . GER
tain Mrs.. Winters u good ON . GER
(Cootonoe1 - Page FlffeenD
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The wine production Of the United
States last yeaf has been ofncially
Estimated st 43,60o,O 900 gallons.