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

In the Justice Court of American Falls
Precinct, County of Power. State OF
Idaho, Before Il. o. Jones, Justice
of the Peace.
Testimony taken at hearing October
~. 1914, I'm the matter of violations OF
the laws OF the state OF llaho, re,at-
ing to intoxicating liquors.
A. J. Clark, being hrst luiy sworn,
testified as follows:
q. State your name.
A. Alfred J. Clark.
q. You reside In the coiu,y o: Pow
er. Mr.. Clark?
A. Power-yes.
q. You may state wletaor you gDow
Of your own knowledge OF any VIOLA
lions Of the Intoxicating ;ild)r Ia ~s
A. Why, no, | never bought any
whiskey and never seen anyone pell
IT. I see lots OF evidence OF IL being
violated, but have not made IA point to
collect any evidence.
q. Then yon do not know o. your
own knowledge who these viola iors of
the law are?
A No. ! could not give the evidence.
In my own mind I know quite a few.
S1k 81 W mn tsfNg aiih \
have no evidence.
q. Who do you believe the violators
nreY
A. Well. | guess l am at liberty to
tell you a few of them. Their is u
fellow that hangs out at tile littie eat
ing Joint down there With ~ black
mustache. ] am pretty sure he Is one.
I have beer told he Is.
q. BY whomY
A. Mr., Wright, who conducts the
pool hall, J, ]. Wright.
Who else, Mr., Clark?
A. Why, well, | nave heard Il In
timated. ! do not know, Il has just
been general talk. that the whole
bunch around that place.
q. You g Holbrook. the owner
of the place?
A. ! have heard that. | do not re.
member who told me.
Q. Who advised you that Mr., Bearn
was selling liquor?
A. I do not know, ! could not tell
you, but I have heard II mentioned a
few times that he was working with
n fellow, ] do not think MIR. Wright
told me. MIR. Wright told me of one
otutI uldi Ht hulu was u nu1hhnSe
around his place. II seems to me that
his name a Sullivan. Mr.. Wright
will know.
q. Who else. II anyone9
A. ! do not know as | can tell you,
Mr.. Baum.
q. Who are the parties you have
seen with liquor In their possession?
A. ! do not know anybody's name.
I have seen n good many intoxicated
fellows around.
q. Drinking liquor on the street?
A. No. l did not see them have Il.
They We're intoxicated and could
smel II on their breath. / think they
were from the country. I think the
most appeared TO be fellows who had
been threshing, J do not know them
at all.
q. Now. describe infinitely. Mr..
Clark, the gentleman as referreAkt 10
by you as the man with black mus
tache who hangs around the little eat
ing joint.
A. Well. he is a man looks to be
abou 8 feet So inches or 9 inches
high. likely weigh IFS pounds.
@. What is his occupation, II YOU
know,
A, No, ] do not know.
Q. Have you sufficient knowledge
Mr.. Clark. to justify the issuance OF a
warrant OF arrest on any OF these
violatorsy
A. No, I have not collected any eyi-
dence at all. l have not made II a
point to.
q. When were you advised by Mr..
Wright as to the alleged violations Of
the LIQUOR law?
A. II was since he sold out. he was
talking and he mentioned two or three
fellows he said had got to be a nuis-
around his place. He did NOT
say he had ever bought any of them
had ever seen them sell any. hut
said he thought they were.
q. Do We. know Of n violations.
the law as regards gamblinrf
A. Not only hearsay.
q. From whom did you receive that
a Well. 4 have heard II talked IN |
he store there by about ATTY people. /,
~ ] Do not know who to tell you.