Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-20
RECORD SHOWS
DRUGGIST HAS
BOOZEON HAND
Thistlethwaite Files Liquor
Prescriptions and Inven-
tory of Stock.
CHANCE FOR ADAMS?

Regardless Of the sweeping decision of
Judge VIII NJ Sparks in the Haag case,
that the sale Of whisky is prohibited .un-
der the Indiana prohibition law, an In
dianapolis druggist continues to file with
County Clerk Richard V. Sipe the pre-
scriptions of doctors calling for Spirits
frumenti" and other liquors.
On Jan. 3, 1920. Glen Thistlethwaite,
who operates several drug stores here,
filed with the county clerk all liquor pre-
scripdons as well as an inventory of all
liquor on hand.
A large number of prescriptions call
ing for the sale of liquor were fled by
Thistlethwaite under that date, County
Clerk Sipe stated today
Thistlethwaite's affidavit, which accom-
panied the prescriptions, is as follows;
II, Clem Thistlethwaite, hereby GER
tify that the prescriptions filed herewith,
together with federal application for
purchase, with the collectors approval
thereof on file at my store, represent all
of my liquor sales for the six months pc
riod ending Dec. 81, 1919"
This certificate was dated Jan. 3 of
this year and has been placed on the
public files of the county clerks office.
INVENTORY OF
LIQUOR ON HAND.
Thistlethwaite's inventory Of the liouor
on hand Jan. of this year was given
as follows:
lip dozen creme de mint.
IL Is apple cordial.
10 15 peach cordial
IL dozen rock and rye
132 bottles of malt extract.
Mr.. Sipe, the county clerk, said he
Z i
tions fled by Thistlethwaite on Jan.
last at about two hundred
Thistlethwaite has rendered bond OF
$1,000, Mr. Sipe said today. This Is re-
-qulred by law.
Thistlethwaite is the only Indianapolis
druggist to file liquor prescriptions so
far this year, Sipe announced.
BOOZE FOR ANY
USE ILLEGAL.
Judge Sparks, who presided II. the
case of Louis and julius Haag, charged
with violating the Indiana prohibition
law and convicted by a jury in the
criminal court, held that the sale Of
whisky for any purpose, whether on a
prescription or not. was illegal.
The Haags appealed from the ruling
OF the court and the verdict of the jury.
The state introduced many prescrip-
tions to prove that the Haags filed many
whisky prescriptions on bogus as we'll as
genuine prescriptions Of doctors.
The ruling of Judge, Sparks is said to
be similar with the view Of the attorney
generals Office, as we'll as that Of the
Indiana Anti Saloon league officials.
WHAT ATTORNEYS
HAVE CoNTENDED.
Attorneys lately in the criminal court
have -Ja4srsl4 the -poffft~ that Under national
prohibition that druggists. after comply
ing with the law by giving bond and
fling prescriptions, can sell whisky for
medical purposes on the prescription Of
doctors.
Judge Sparks contends that the sale Of
whisky for any purpose TO anybody is a
violation of the Indiana prohibition law
and so far the court has not been re,
versed.
Claris Adams, prosecuting attorney, has
made no announcement whether he Will
investigate the liquor prescriptions fled
by Thistlethwaite,
Louis and Julius Haag stand convicted
on evidence obtained by grand jury in
vestlgation of the liquor prescriptions
filed by the Haags.