South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-27
Two Plead Guilty One
Freed, IN City Court

Yes, we found a sack full,' he re
piled.
What was in the sack?"
Luther consulted a memorandum
book. and then answered. Fifteen
pints OF bonded whisky, bottled in
1920"
was that all?"
Yes"
do you know whether Mr.. Sill
vernlan lives in that house, at 425
5. Taylor ST."
Il don't know. He says he
doesn't"
who does live there"
The manager of the Blackstone
theater.
after you had learned this. and
had found the whisky. did you ar
rest the manager of the Black
stone? ."
NO sir
Federal Man OH Stand.
Benjamin Gould, one of the fed
eral operatives. was then asked to
testify He had gone out TO the
house on the morning Of the 25th.
the day after the police raid, 1t
d. veloped When questioned con-
corning what was found. he answer
ed that two gunny sacks had been
located in the attic.
what did they contain ?"
zone Of them had % pints, the
other - pints, Of whisky"
What was the brand. il you
know p"
american Pride, bonded, and
bottled in 1920"
Prohibition Agent Bass then
testified 10 virtually the same state
ments.
Meanwhile. upon the request OF
Deputy Pros. Shock. Asst Chief C.s.
sidy had sent for Samuel Handles
man. who. it was said, lived in the
house.
Handelsnan testified that he wa:
manager OF the Blackstone theater
Frank c. Toepp, treasurer of the
company. however. says their man
ager does not live at this address
and that the man is not in the en-
ploy of the Blackstone company.
Defendant Is Freed.
He was put or the stand and
after 10 minutes OF grilling, it de-
VI oped that he had rented The
r. use from Silverman, but was NJ
aware that there was any whisky in
tho attic. where, the federal men
{, suited they had found a total OF
A. Pints.
Following this testimony, Judge
Gimer decided that there was cen
siderable doubt as 10 the ownership
of the whisky involved. and found
tie defendant not guilty.
During the course Of the trial
Immediately after the testimony OF
asst Chief Cassidy, Asst Atty. Gen
I 4 h.
able. leaned over and questioned
,ne reporters. How could ~ eX.
/ pect 10 get conviction with this sorj
/ Of evidence" he asked
Recalling previous cases where
/ similar results had developed. re
porters from both newspapers Join
/ ed in explaining that this was che
| usual thing. Mr.. CSmmiu regis
\ tered surprise.
Cassidy Explains"
I Eli Madich and George Karuss
were next brought TO trial, and IN
/ the course Of this testimony Asst
I Chief Cassidy appeared in the cour
room. He beCkoned 10 The News
/ Times reporter. and led him on
/ OF the court room, saying. I've so
| something 10 tell you" Finding tn
corridor occupied, and likewise IN,
Ltlle rom OF II SCI SeaiS "
nee. he led the way 10 the pasSag'
leading 10 the garage. Then h,
) began.
say, you've been telling one o
these federal men that this kind o
7 evidence is what we always have"
We'll. isn't it,
What did I say? Didn't I testif,
we had found I57 pints OF hQuo
there p"
No, you didn't"
why. l did too. shock asked m
II we'd found any liquor on Silver
man. and I said no. Then he asket
me.if we'd found any belonging Z
him, and ] said no again. i didn'
know whose IL was"
Maybe my ears are on backwar
or something" answered the report