The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-22
WILL NOT ASK
venue CHANGE
IN "DRY" CASES
Prosecutor at Evansville Will
Deny Allegations in Brew
ers' Suits.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. eft now
seems certain that Lane B. Osborn,
prosecuting attorney of Nanderburg
county, and defendants in the suits
brought to test the validity of the
statewide prohibition law, will ask
for no change of venue from Wander
burg county, A man who is closely
connected with the cases and also is
close to Osborn, said today that he
felt sure that no change of venue will
be asked for unless present plans
should be changed"
II is understood the prosecutor will
file in the superior court Friday morn
ing a general denial of all the allega-
tions in the complaints that We're filed
for the companies by Robinson & Still
we'll This will bring the suits be-
fore the court for trial on their mer-
it's. Prosecutor Osborn refused again
today to outline his plan in regard to
handling the cases.
Minton Confers With Ministers.
r. G. Minton, attorney for the Anti
Saloon League, was here for two days
and held a conference with the minis
tiers and also had a talk with Prose
cutor Osborn, but the latter refused
to make public anything that was
said. The Rev l.. N. Montgomery,
pastor of the First Avenue Presbyter-
ian church, said today that he attend
ed a conference of local pastors with
Mr.. Minton. We have not formulat-
ed our plans sufficiently to give the
public" said the Rev Mr.. Montgom-
cry. Our ministers are standing to-
gether in the matter and will fight to
4 finish. We stand with the Anti-Sa-
loon League. the pastors association
and with Prosecutor Osborn"
IT is understood the ministers are
in favor of appealing the opinion of
Judge Hostetter to the supreme court
of Indiana. One thing discussed in
the conference was that of raising
money to be used in appealing the
case. One minister who attended the
conference said they would like to
raise about $1,000 for this purpose.
Case Not Yet Decided.
Albert j. Veneman, county attorney,
said today: Although the liquor inter-
ests consider the overriding of the de-
murrers a victory, the case is not yet
decided. There is an abundance of
evidence that must be proved before
without a change of venue the case is
lot entirely lost by the defense"
Mr.. Veneman has not yet given an
opinion to the county commissioners
on the question of renewals of liquor
licenses. At present there are about
225 licenses in force in Vanderburg
county, and most of these, Charles P.
Beard, county auditor believes, will
be renewed. More than 100 saloon
Keepers have anticipated favorable
decision and have placed the legal adj
refreshments, which must be inserted
at least twenty days prior to the first
Monday Of the month in which the IL
censes expire. The last day on which
these licenses can be published is
March II. When the attorneys for the
plaintiff were asked their opinion of
the possibility that the case might be
drawn out until it was too late for fill
ing applications. they said they would
not cross bridges until they came to
ther.'
Auditor Beard expects fully 225 ap-
plications for license renewals will be
filed before April /. Heretofore the
number Of licenses granted at one ses.
sion of the county commissioners rare
ly exceed twenty.