The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-26
Lew Williamson Given a Jail
Sentence of go Days.
But He Is Put on Good Be-
hayiOr and ParOled.
SOLD LIQUOR At S. A QUART
Employe Who Was "City Sales
man" Made so Cents.
Theater Mans Two Autos Held
by County Attorney.

Convicted on a liquor charge, Lew
Nathanson, well known Topeka and
Kansas City theatrical manager, was
fined 500 and sentenced to serve 60
days in the county Jail by Judge
Robert d. Carver in the first division
of the Shawnee county district court
this morning. He was paroled on the
Jail sentence upon the payment OF the
fine and costs and warned that less
leniency would be shown him if he re-
torney has enjoined his two cars, a
Haynes and Cadillac.
Williamson was charged with bring
ing liquor into the state and with
maintaining a nuisance in the Gem
theater, SOS Kansas avenue. He was
arrested about two weeks ago and
Glenn Manuel and A F. Davis. who
had worked for him in the theater,
were subpoenaed by Hugh Fisher,
county attorney. Davis stated in his
affidavit that he had sold liquor for
Williamson at least "a times but told
Hugh Fisher that he could not begin
20 remember the actual amount he
had sold.
Sold at SIS Quart.
At the hearing this morning, 7. E.
Cromwell, another witness sworn for
the state. said he had one time met
Williamson in a saloon in Kansas City
and rode to Topeka with him; that
the theater man had a large suitcase
with him but that he did not know
whether or not it contained liquor.
DaViS-better known as Grip" Davis
said that the liquor was brought
into the theater and kept in the safe,
in a desk and under some steps. They
sold it for 81 and IS a quart. he
stated. He said it had been under
stood that he was to receive fifty cents
a quart for all he cold but later realiz-
ing the risk he was taking. he kept
RI he
balance over to Williamson. He said
that Williamson usually came up to
Topeka on Saturday nights with the
VIII sky.
Williamson denied this testimony.
He stated that he had occasionally
brought whisky from Kansas City for
the boys" at their own request, but
could not remember how much he
had brought them. He stated that
there had been no arrangements made
with him to sell It and that he did not
know where it was kept. He also
stated that he had brought whisky to
Topeka for Eli Ulamperl. He said he
fired Davis and Manuel because they
were drinking too much around the
theater and that they were in the
habit of leaving the empty bottles
around the premises.
Fired or Quit?
after which, he said, these wild
stories were concocted."
d
he came to leave Nathansons employ
He said that "he had scabbed for
Williamson once before when there
was trouble and that when the strike
of theater hands came up and Ma
thanson refused to sign up. he went
away on a three days vacation to
avoid complications but that when he
returned Williamson told him he was
discharged. Davis contends that he
himself. left the theater mans employ
Voluntarily.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Judge Carver said that as this was
Nathanson's first offense, and while he
did not believe the case should b
dropped without giving Nathanson e
Jail sentence, he would parole hin
upon the payment of the 800 fine an6
costs with the understanding that {
repetition OF the offense would NEAR
confinement in the county Jail for the
defendant without Iurther showing
by the county attorney.