The Detroit times., 1914-04-27

say remarked Aid Heating 10 a tone
that was intended 90 convey q double
meaning.
Again. Chairman Burton announced
that the purpose OF The investigation
was TO draw out n possible open
helms connection with the active
management OF the Dresden cafe
Fred Winters. No 1863 SAteenth-st ,
was the FIRST witness called ~" dld
NOT sign an aHidayir Tor the prosecn-
tor Winters said he visited the Drrs-
den a couple OF times 3ut Was nor
acquainted with the Oppenheim broth.
ers.
Cox asked Winters # he knew Pros
ecutor Shepherd
II am not ON trial mere gentlemen,
snapped Shepherd
Winters was excused and mis- wife
was called 90 the stand She Is the
woman said 10 have made AN affidavit
rejecting on the prosecutor she
later repudiated IL. and signed an
amdayit for the prosecutor against
the Dresden cafe Mrs Winters was
I sworn BY Chairman Burton.
Do you want o question Mrs Win
I ters2 Burton asked Shepherd.
4 Chairman Burton then proceeded to
question the witness. In answer 10
question she stated that she had been
daily visitor in the Dresden cafe Tor
I two years She could not identity
! Oppenheim Eith the active manage
ment OF the cafe, although she said
/ the walters all seemed o fear Open
helm as much as Barnett
I Mrs Rose Ranch was next called
/ She stated that She had been in the
habit OF visiting the Dresden cafe
\ two or three times a week for the
/ past three months She said Jake,
! Oppenheim appeared TO be- in charge.
! The name OF Norma Kane was then
called, The committee had an afd,
dayit from her
Il am informed that Barnett has
this woman locked up somewhere I'm
/ the city was the prosecutors start
4 ling remark she Disappeared from
/ her rooming house, | am told and
messenger boy came there 20 get her
! belongings"
Holy Mike, can you beat. that =
gasped Cox, laughing at the prosecu-
| tors statement The members OF the
committee smiled broadly
! The star Witness was Walter $.
( + alg lie ndnChatautiy smoked a
slsss& esisaf -, aIle Chairman fisSt lSits
questioned him He annouuced that
he was almost 20 years old. and that
for some time past he has been in the
habit OF spending PARTON OF his
large weekly salary in .Barnett's cafe
He couldn't point out Oppenheim
Aid. Guthard appeared 20 be delight
-beeaHse-tAe- witnesses eetilA-Ret
connect Oppenheim with the manage
ment OF the cafe
Harry Bryan. head waiter in the
cafe, was the last witness called At
torney Cox invited him 20 take the
chair but Bryan had a difficult o min
utes attempting TO explain who was
charged with the responsibility OF CON
Quoting the cafe when Eddie Bar
nett was absent
Il manage the patrons" Bryan said.
You bet you do" remarked Shep-
herd. when was there you didn't
bruise me up because you were afraid
TO try IT,"
Chairman Burton suggested that II
the members OF the committee were
convinced that Oppenheim was con
nected with the active management OF
the Dresden cafe, IL might be we'll TO
go into the information against the
Dresden to show concluslyely that OPP
penheim is not M man TO have sa-
loon license.
mo, no, no. shouted Guthard IL
protest against any such procedure.
The Dresden cafe license is dead and
/ for one refuse 10 go into that test-
mony."
Burton then wanted TO take vote
among the members OF the committee,
but the aldermen refused to vote. Aid.
Case wiggled uncomfortable In his
chair, and finally said he was satisfied
with what he had already heard. Aid.
Nowc voted al first TO hear the evil
dence, then changed his mind.
Aid. Heating relieved the embarrass-
ment OF his colleagues by remarking
that since Oppenheim admitted his
connection with the cafe, there was no
necessity for continuing the hearing.
Three women and about $50 men
crowded around the committee table
to hear the testimony OF the Dresden
witnesses. When the girls took the
stand there was craning OF necks
and a fitting of heads 10 catch every
word they said Many were keenly
disappointed because the testimony
was so tame The committee finally
took the Oppenheim application under
Amusement
After the hearing. Aid Harry }
Dingeman president OF the council
started an argument with Shepherd.
What do YOU mean by telling this
committee that ! represent open
helm % demanded Dingeman.
well, you were the only person 10
ask me for list and yoH appeared 10
be so anxious about Oppenheim's case
that thought YOU must be personally
Interested I'm IT, replied Shepherd
II am an ex-ofiicio member OF TINS
committee and am interested In
every case" explained Dingeman You
had better get your facts straight be
fore you shoot of your horn around
here
Never YOU mind about me not get
ting nv facts straight, and when the
proper time comes ! viii shoot on my
horn. don't YOU forget IL. shot back
Shepherd
AID. Eddie" Barnett was not pres
ent at the hearing.
The prosecutor also brought to the
attention OF the committee the fact
that Nathan Schreiber's saloon az No.
1873 Hastngsst is within l59 feet OF
a church In violation OF provision IN
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