Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-27
Case Against Dan Mungover
Charged With Contempt
Is Now on Trial
JUDGE ANDERSON IS
HOLDING COURT HERE
Abba Jurist Comes to Take
Place of Hunter Detained
BY Wife's Illness

Judge Anderson assessed f,ns
OF $500 and costs agaIrst Munao-
ven late this morning. Aruumsnts
by the defendants counsel were
made for reduction OF the 40.
sessment to $500 and the matter
was taken under advisement BY
the court.
Subpoenas have been issued for wit
nesses to testify in four contempt Of
court cases this week and two Of them.
those against William Feldman and
Dan Mungoven have been in progress
today In the district court before Judge
D. M. Anderson Of Abba. The visiting
judge Is sitting on the bench instead
Of Judge Francis M. Hunter of this
city who Is detained by the serious
illness of Mrs. Hunter. The other &C.
tons noted for trial are those against
VIM. P. Hall ct al, and AL Scott and
A. J. Carpenter.
Take Up Mungoven Case.
Mungoven has been wanted here
since last spring when an Indictment
was returned by the grand jury against
him upon nuisance charge. He was
arrested here few weeks ago and has
since been out on bond awaiting trial.
Police officers testified this morning
to having searched the place known
as 630 East Main street, where Nun.
goven and Nick Winchell are supposed
to have been operating. A decree
issued on March 49, 1914 by Judge An
derson against Jack Thompson ct al,
was introduced as evidence againat
Mungoven, the claim being made that
he was party and one of the defend
ants. His counsel objected to this on
the ground that the court record stat
ing that such a decree had been rem
dered had never been signed.
Smith Found Beer.
Night Captain John Smith OF the
city police force, testified that he had
found beer in the place on two differ
ent occasions during last winter and
spring He said that he had seen
Mungoven about the place, both inside
and out and had found beer in the
basement. The general reputation OF
the place, the witness said, was bad
and he also stated that he had seen
men in the place drinking Chief OF
Police Peter Gallagher who was called
next told of searching the place sever
al times and of finding beer in the
basement. He described a raid made
there. When he entered Mungoven
and Winchell were standing behind
the counter and several men were seat
ed at the lunch counter eating and
drinking beer out of glasses which
were setting on the counter. He fixed
the time of this raid as the middle OF
April and said that he had not seen
Mungoven since until few weeks ago
and understood that he had been In
Rock Island.
Raid FeIdman's Place.
The officers raided Feldman's place
at 6O6 East Main street, on Saturday,
July II, and secured nineteen bottles
Of whisky. An injunction was issued
against him by the district court lit
tie over year ago. Chief Gallagher,
Captain Smith and officers Crisswell
and Noah were witnesses In this case
and gave evidence similar to that In
the Mungoven action.
Judge Cornell has signed an order
in the estate of David Hitler, which
authorizes the sale of real estate. An
other by Judge Hunter fxes the dis
tribution Of income and expenses In
the guardianship OF Herman Behuke.