Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-14

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 He stated that he did not know the ingredients of the ginger ale until it had been analysed.
 Cooper said that since his arrival in Prescott he had spent about S4OO, furnished him by his employers, and had sometimes spent as high as Sl9 a day in his effort to obtain evidence al Birchs'.
 At the afternoon session of the hearing Cooper told of other occa- sions on which ne had given liquor to new friends" He said that he had given booze to Ben Townsend and on or about May 10th had also given booze to "Old Man Cooper" whose first name he did not know.
 He testified of an alleged purchase of whiskey from Bob Birch on May 24th last. This testimony was again given at the hearing of Birch later in the afternoon.
 Bryant gave testimony similar to Cooper's regarding the effect of the ginger ale. but ne too, could not tell what was in it. He told of having taken his wife into one of the booths of the cafe and of having been served with several glasses of ginger ale by Larry Duff. Bryant said he poured the contents of some of the glasses into bottle which he later turned over to the district attorney to be analysed. He also testified that he had never purchased anything from Sid Bircn. He said his expenses in the investigation amounted to about S450 Sheriff Young then took the stand and told of having sealed cer tain bottles produced as evidence by the two investigators. On cross-ex animation he was unable to say wheth- CT or not Sid Birch was enc of the proprietors of the place.
 p. ]. Carlisle. chemist and member of the High school faculty, took the stand and told of having tested the contents of the bottle which Bryant claimed to have purchased as ginger ale from Larry Duff Carlisle said the contents of the bottle were 3S.48 per cent alcohol. At the request of Nor rison. the chemist gave a scientific explanation of his tests and told of the average percentage of alcohol in whiskey.
 In an effort to prove that Sid Birch was one of the proprietors of Birch Bros. establishment the prosecution called Deputy County Recorder E. A. McSwiggin, who testified regarding the dates on which certain leases and sales documents were filed in the re- corder's office. None of the docu- ments, however, proved to the satis- faction of the court that Sid Birch was one of the owners. County Assessor C. E. Gentry then took the stand and testified that the assessment papers against the place had been returned by Bob Birch. The State then rested.
 Attorney Morrison argued for dis missal of the charges on the grounds that the State had not submitted evl- dence to prove its case. He contend ed that the case against Sid Birch was particularly weak, the prosecution not having proven that he was in any way connected with Birch Bros. and both witnesses against him having admit ted that they had never purchased anything to drink from him. Morgan argued that he believed the evidence submitted had proven that Sid was a member of the firm of Birch Bros. and that the charge should not be dismissed. The case was then con ;inued until this morning.
 After a short recess. the hearing oi Bob Birch was started. Cooper anc Bryant were again the principal wit nesses for the prosecution. Cooper said that on May 23rd he had told Bircn that Jimmie Britton was sick and needed some whiskey. The wit ness said Birch flatly refused to give him any whiskev and had walked out of the place. On the following day, said Cooper. he saw Birch iii the place several times but, when the latter spoke to him, answered him shortly and endeavored to give him the i'm pression that he, Cooper, was in no mood to nave anything more to do with him.
 He testified that he had stood against the bar and had remarked loudly that "Britton could have spent million dollars around the place and still die for lack of a drink of whis- key" He said he did not know wheth- | CT DITCH nedIu Hlln Say tHlS Oi nut but that he wanted to get the whiskcy in some manner and attempted to se- cure it from Birch through the plea for Britton.
 Later. claimed Cooper, Birch said he might be able to do something" for him. Cooper said he stepped to the rear of the cafe and had Bryant search him and then walked back in- to the front part of the building. He testified that a few minutes later Birch stepped into one of the booths of the cafe and motioned to him to follow. Cooper alleged that he went into the booth. took bottle of wliS- key which Birch gave him and handed the latter Sl.50.
 Cooper testified that he put the bottle in his pocket and stepped into the alley with Bryant and had the latter search him again. They both examined the bottle found in his pos session. said Cooper, and later turned it over to the county authorities. On ss-cxamination Cooper was unable to describe details of the trans action He remembered the denom- :ra4;o,, oT tba ,,,ope,- aIionad to have