The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-11
PETITIONS FOR INJUNCTION
IMPLICATE PROMINENT MEN

: Samuel Nichols. Steve Bozik. Charles
Beck. and Antler Hotel and Care. at
80 Twelfth street. Stoops is said 10 be
the owner OF the property. Beck and
BoZik are named as the holders Of the
government retail liquor license. and
that both the Antler Cafe. and Nichols
are accessories before the fact. II be
/ ing claimed that they were cognisent
of the presence OF a speakeasy.
II further sets forth that Maurice
: De Pauw. known as Tony Mainrord.
and Harry Smith. detectives. worked
the case. and that they will say they
saw John Connolly. and Henry Hahie,
December 81. 1915. take liquor into the
place. and that George c. Clarke took
/ liquor into the place by way of an
opening in the street. January 10.
] At the end OF this petition is a list
of former owners OF the property cop
led back to the time of the original
grants under the General Assembly of
Virginia. IL is claimed TO be the most
complete chain of ownership ever
copied
Speakeasy is Run, is Alleged.
The petition To- be filed next - that
OF State against Julius c. Hacquerd.
Marion Hacquerd. Frank G. Hacquerd.
white. and Robert Clarke. and Charles
/ L. Harris. colored. II claims that the
Hacquerds are the owners of 1925
Main street. formerly operated as a
saloon by Len Hacquerd. now dead.
! and that they yielded possession 10
Clarke and Harris. November Il. d
further alleges that the owners knew
of the presence OF the speakeasy ana
permitted il to operate in defiance or
the laws Of the State Of West Viz
ginia.
The next action is thate of state.
etc. against George busch, George
I G. SChafer. W. +. SChsfer. Thomas
Halpin. and the Victoria theatre
company. II alleges that they
own or control that property known as
l22S-1230 Market street. II is set forth
in the petition that Matilda Truschel.
owner, established a trusteeship sew
eral years ago in which George DusCh
was named trustee. she then leased
II To the Victoria Theatre Company with
George Schafer. president. and William
Schafer. local manager. Halpin Is
made a co-defendant in this suit by
reason OF small room on the second
hoor which connects his building.
above. with the theatre building
Are Not implicated.
In justice to George busch. George
G.. Shafed. William Shafcr and the
Victoria thertre company 10 might
be explained that hey are in no way
, connected with the illegal distribu-
I ton of liquors m their building. Under
J the state law. however. governing such
cases as the above DO is necessary TO
designate the lessees and lessons as
Co-defendants TO the sulit These peo-
! pie claim that they were not aware
of any law violations IN their build
! inc. as ,he only part of b. rented by
Thomas Halpin. alleged 10 be- the real
offender. is "a small office room on
the second floor which does not enter
D. into the theatre building Itself
The last petition that will be- filed
today Is hat OF state. etc. against
/ Thomas Halpiu. and John e.. Neg
enfclder. at l22i-1225 Market street.
boz the building that was former
ly used by the White Front saloon one
OF the best known cafes under the old
regime in the state of West Virginia.
The state alleges that Brady Morgan
and others have been dispensing
liquors in this place. with the fuI
knowledge of the owner
Gambling Also Alleged
! Mr Iarhart said last night that sev-
eral OF rho property owners had begun
60 vince. and were trying TO edge out
~ the difficulty In which they md
th"m-clysa placed. ono Of them. ac.
cordiu- tO EsrHarf appeared before
MIN yesterday afternoon to make a
Kick. but upon direct question adj
United tha. ho knew that liquor was
sold boo tho building
This proccedin- Is similar TO that 800.
cd against Burns and Church and
David G'rwlu some time ago. which
injunction was granted by judge %.
a.. li'rveN. q number Of tho petitions
RIu set forth. too. that gambling tables
and uaraphernaIa were found bon the
places @. wei as liquor All OF the
suits aIs entered as 40 equity"