The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-06-19
JUDGE FISK BINDS
CAMPlB}ELLLA)KlEED|E !, ! IE!!:! !, /. )llE' De: DE- :
PENDANT OVER TO
J FALL. GRAND JURY
County Attorney Torrance Introduces
/. Evidence Galore; Cross Held in
/ Bonds of $500.
ASKS WOMEN TO VACATE WHILE
BOY TELLS STORY OF INSULTS
Defendants Witnesses Admit They
Would Rather See Club Closed
q. ~ If They Lived On Highway.

& The hearing OF the case of State
Of Minnesota VS.. Roy Cross, charged
with conducting disorderly house
near Campbell Lake held +, before
Judge q. H. Fisk yesterday afternoon
was terminated shortly before six
o,clock last evening, and the~defend-
ant bound over to the grand jury
: The candid and we'll arranged tes-
timony of the witnesses brought to
the stand by States Attorney era
ham M. Torrance, so far overshadow-
ed the efforts of A. A. Andrews, at
torrnrey Tor the defendant in his at
tempt -. disapprove the same that 1t
was plainly evident what the deci-
sion would be. .: ~ - -
] william Sprague, ljitney driver,
the first witness brought to the stand
by the state, testified that, as mem
her of the club, it was customary
for him to take men and women TO
the resort and there purchase su-
perabundance of liquor for them. He
also admitted that he had purchased
1iuuor from Cross instead or getting
It from his locker, as the rules OF
the club provide.
: A Bemidji girl was hrst
brought to the chair by the state ana
she testified that although she had
been to the club she had never drank
1io,1or in the club house and en-
deayored to shield the club in other
wavs.. But, upon re-examinatlon by
Attorney Torrance, gave vent to her
feelings and breaking into tears she
stated that Cross had promised she
would, ,~be we'll paid If she woHla
..stand" by the club, and that she
had been promised a trip to Chicago.
The girl then told of having drank
beer in the club rooms, and of seeing
EDNA Johnson and Della Shirk, wo-
men of questionable reputation, ac-
.cording to the testimony Of Patrol
man John Essler, at the club.
Mrs. Fred Revoir testified that she
had often gone to the club with Miss
Edna Johnson, alone or in the COM
pany of men who were strangers 10
her for the purpose of getting IL
quor. NJ.
douglas Smith and Mrs. Herbert
Smith, all farmers living near camp
bell Lake, testified that the frequent
ers of the place disturbed the pup!lc
peace and endangered travel on tne
public highway, as well as insulting
the women and children whom they
met.
Womed Advised to Leave Room.
Before calling the next witness on
the stand, Mr.. Torrance advised the
women to leave the court room. he
then called Earl Coy, 13-year-old son
of J. l.. Coy, who lives less than one
half mile from the club, to the
stand.
The story told in the simple words
of the innocent little farmer lad
was enough to make the stagnant
blood of even the most immoral rush
to the cheeks and blush with shame
The base insults received by the lit
tie boy from occupants OF a car who
had evidently been to Campbell Lake
are too grossly vile to put into print
The father of the lad also told of a
shameful sight which he had wit
messed on the road to the club short
tircn c~0.
G. w. Harnwell bore testimony o!
the disgraceful and unprintable &C.
items. a few weeks ago, of a party 1t
men and women who, according to
their own words, had obtained liquor
from the club.
Many others bore testimony which
was not to the credit of the club.
Mr.. Andrews called, the three