Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
SUFFERERS FRED GARDINER
 PROHIBITION

Fred Gardiner manager of the Clover Leaf club took the witness stand in Justice De Souza's court yesterday at the preliminary hearing of Bruno Ra- mirez and Frank Pablo and told how he had been flimflammed out of $10O for a 10gallop keg of whiskey which had been found to contain only one pint of the beverage.
 His evidence was sufficient to hold Ramirez to answer to the superior court but the case against Pablo was dismissed.
 The s1OO it developed had been di- vided, John Skinner, frequenter of the Clover Leaf, who put over the deal se- curing $40, S30 going to Ramirez and $25 to Pablo. The remaining $5 not being accounted for, F. c. Struckmeyer for the defense inquired of Gardiner if he had not "flimflammed" the al- legged liquor merchants out of that. This was denied by Gardiner.
 The money was introduced in evil dence at states exhibits A, B, and c. This was opposed by MT. Struckmeyer who claimed that money could not be withdrawn from circulation and on the further ground that it was the private property of the defendants. The mo- tion was overruled.
 Gardiner testified that Skinner act ing as agent for Ramirez had met him at the Clover Leaf and had told him where he could get 10-gallon keg of whisky for S10O He said he drew the amount agreed upon from the Clover Leaf dub and made an entry iii the book charging it to himself MT. Struekmeyer then demanded that the book be brought into court and it was discovered to contain no $100 charge against Gardiner.
 This testimony of Gardiner's regard ing the care he took to keep his private money from becoming mixed up with the funds of the Clover Leaf club to such a degree that the two could not be distinguished by their various colors, was interjected, voluntary and irrele- want It was designed no doubt, to anticipate a suspicion that might be entertained that the whisky was bought by the head of the' club and the super intendent of it. for the club, to be served to the patrons of that institu- tion Neither Gardiner nor Payne bear records as hard drinkers. so that it might easily have been suspected that they were not buying whisky in such quantities for their own consumption.
 According to the tesrimony of Skin ner when he called at the club, two glasses were placed before him and the whisky he brought with him was com pared with the drink offered him by his host. This was strenuously denied by Gardiner who was questioned about his private stock" by MT. Struckmeyer who explained that by private stock he did not mean brand but Gardner's own or the clubs whisky.
 Gardiner insisted that only soft drinks were served al She club and that he was such a poor judge of whisky that he had taken Perry Payne with him to sample the liquor. He told of the big keg and the false compartment containing the solitary pint which was | discovered after the purchase had been made. When the flow of whisky be- | came slow, Gardiner said a nail was | driven in the keg from which came a 1 steady stream of water. Indignant that a trick had been played Gardiner | reported the matter to the authorities If you had found the entire keg con- | tained whisky you would not have | squealed," suggested MT. Struckmeyer | No admitted the witness.
 Payne testified as to the whisky deal and Constable Haze Burch, the arrest ing officer gave an account of the com