South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-26
Vice Investigator Declines to
Testify Resulting in Freeing
of BerniCe Conrad on Motion
of Prosecution.
.SALOONKEEPER FINED
IN BLIND TIGER CASE
PatrOImen Who Accompanied
Detective" Tell of Trap
Which Caught Macy in ViO-
IatiOn of License Restrictions

Charges OF conducting a house OF
i'll fame lodged against Bernice Cen
rad. III W. Jefferson blvd. as a re-
suit of alleged findings of j. II. Quill
hot. "vice detective" were dismissed
in city court Tuesday afternoon at
the motion OF Deputy Pros. Dan Nye
Lack OF evidence and the refuseI OF
the detective himself TO testify were
given as reasons for the dismissal OF
the first one of the detectives resort"
cases TO come 10 trial
The case had been continued from
Tuesday morning that the state might
communicate with certain witnesses.
among whom was QuiIhot himself II
was said 10y the Conrad woman and
10y her attorney that the detective had
boarded and roomed at the place FOR
more than two weeks.
1t was alleged that the beer found
in the place the night it was raided
was part of a supply brought up there
10y the detective.
1T was a plant that failed. said
the attorney after dismissal.
The first of the detectives appear
ances In court TO testify in "a case for
which ne was directly responsible, Oc-
CURED Tuesday morning IN the case OF
John Macy. 502 =. Chapin ST. who was
fined $50 and costs for selling liquor
without a license. Qmlhot. however
was not compelled TO take the stand
Quilhot was summoned at the request
OF the defendants attorney, who re-
fused TO go 10 trial until he had been
summoned He was technically "a
witness for the defense.
Methods similar 90 those which
marked the arrest and conviction OF
Ferdinand Kemnitzer Hydraulic av.
saloonkeeper were disclosed in the
system by which Macy was entrapped
-as his attorney declared.
Quilhot and the paurolmen. accord
ing 10 the evidence accepted by
Special judge Hildebrand. entered the
place and ordered three glasses of
beer which were served az the bar.
Upon the preteXt OF writing lie in
sdrance for Rudynski. Quilhot and the
two policemen were sranted leave 10
use Il room in the rear Of the Macy
bar. which was used as a dining and
living room by the Macy family.
To further the deception Of Macy
RudynsH rendered Quilhot a $50 bill
while the trio were standinE az the
Idi. ne lllOHEN was AfNtHANM n-
Quilhot bat was later returned TO it's
owner, as the latter admitted on
cross examination.
Case Il Appealed.
Naey's attorney appealed the case
TO superior court under bond Of S100.
Are YOU married?' QuilhOt was
asked ass he left the courtroom
The question was.met with refusal
20 answer and declaration that
newspaper men would eventually
step too hard on his heels
The cases Of four other saloon pro-
prietors-Thomas O'Ncl. Piersou g.
Baker, John Chapman and John Ram
sey-Were dismissed at the motion ol
the prosecuting attorney who stated
that they would be tried bon circuit
court Warrants for the arrest OF the
four have been ISSUED from the sher-
id's Othce.
Bernicc Conrad. alleged keeper or
resort 40 III j.. Jefferson blvd. was
arraigred in city court Tuesday
morning charged with conducting a
house 0f III fame She pleaded not
guilty and her case was set for 1870
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. II was
her first appearance in court since
her arrest illness having prevented
her earlier appearance.
woman is tried. i've alleged frequent
ers OF her place VIII Doe arra igned.
They are. John Gribble. Hazel Mayne
Lillian DeNev Pearl Han and Cleone
Stumpf