The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-26
Theodore Melodies
Found "Gui|ty"
elimination Of Famous Granite Club
Case Results In Verdict That Prob.
ably Means Term In Jail.

a jury, In the case of American
Fork City vs.. Theodore Nicholes, tried
In Judge Adolph Nlelsen's Court We'd
nesday. rendered verdict of guilty
against the defendant for operating
nuisance In the form of the Granite
club. This the last case growing out
OF the operation of the notorious
Granite club, which was finally raid
ed by the Sheriff with an order from
the District Court two months ago
The jury who tried the case was
composed of John Hunter. stephen
D. Chapman. Willard Chapman and
Rem Halliday. They were out but
about twenty minutes before return
ing their verdict County Attorney
Grant fiagley assisted City Atty. j
W n. Whitccotton in prosecuting the
case aud Attorney Snyder OF Salt
Lake, looked after the interests of the
defendant
The city presented practically the
same case that the county had al
Provo in the proceedings. when the
search and seizure case of the liquors
aud other paraphcrnalia of the Gran
tie club were ordered destroyed
Bran Duncan and VIM. Bullock were
the city's star Witnesses MIR. Dun
can testified that he had been a mem
Der OF the so called Granite club and
described Its operation as being simil-
ar In all respects to that of an ordin-
AIRY saloon. excepting that II was more
difficult to get In and out There were
the bar. glasses and other saloon fix
lures. The men would order whiskey
or beer and pay for II as or
dored. without respect TO any pre-
vious orders or having II placed in
locker by an agent.
VIM Bullock testified that he had
been employed as "A "swamper" for
a month prior TO the search and seiz-
ure raid. on July 3rd. He was paid
Sl75 per day by Mr.. Nicholes, and
did work similar to that of roust-
about In an ordinary saloon. which
it was similar In most respects. AS
"swamper," he brought up out OF the
cellar about 1900 bottles of beer and
placed them on ice during his month 3
work. and also helped to handle sew
eral dozens OF bottles OF whiskey. He
bought liquors and saw many others
do the same.
Samuel Hutchinson bought liquor
several times at the resort and paid
for II at the time OF purchase Vim.
Peterson of Pleasant Grove, had pur-
chased several bottles from the club
though not being member. Detec-
tive Clawson OF Salt Lake City. had
purchased drinks ut the place and
carried away Il bottle of whiskcy.
Sheriff Henry East and one of his
deputies testified In detail about max.
ing the raid on July 3rd, when they
seized enough beer and whiskey tC
stock an ordinary saloon. They ais;
gave n description of the bar ant
other saloon fixtures taken on thi'
occasion, and ted OF finding moi
standing up to the bar drinking. lii
examined the contents OF the glasses
and found beer and whiskcy. Cit!
Marshal Bromley. who alro assistc,
in the raid, corroborated the testi
mony OF sheriff East
The defense did not put any wit
ncsses on the stand. but made an Of
fort through cross examination L
discredit the testimony OF the wltnes
ses for the prosecution. The witnes
SEES, however, told straight forwar,
stories without any material contra
dictions. About the only rcason tina
Attorney Saydcr had for making
plea Tor dismissal, was that Mr.
Nicholos had ceased operating IN,
Granite club, and by reason CT thi
no nuisance now existed