New Ulm review., 1920-10-13
FRANK SCHLEIF
GETS / FREEDOM !. I ! ]
LOCAL CAFE PROPRIETOR IS
RELEASED ON WRIT OF
HABEAs CORPUS.

WAS CHARGED BY A FEDERAL
OFFICER WITH SELLING
INToxIcANTs.
Frank A. Schleif, proprietor of the
Grand Cafe on North Minnesota
street, who was arrested by Special
Agent S. j. Dupuis of the Internal
Revenue Department, with headquart-
ers at st. Paul, following a raid" on
Mr.. SchleH's cafe between one and
tWoso' clock last Wednesday afternoon,
was released on a writ of habeas cor
plSs, granted by Judge /. M. Olsen,
following a brief hearing in court
chambers here Saturday evening. It
is expected, however, that Mr.. Schelif
will again be arrested on the same {
charge, that of selling beverages which
are alleged to have contained high
percentage of alcohol.
Petition Filed With Court.
Friday morning, Attorney Alfred w.
Mueller filed a petition for habeas
corpus withsthe district court on behalf
of his client, Mr.. Schleif, and Judge
Olsen issued an order making the writ
returnable at 8 o'clock the following
evening, in order to give the federal
authorities ample time to file objec-
tions. The order was directed to
Chief of Police Alvin Harmening and
required him to show cause why he
was holding Mr.. Schlen as prisoner in
the city jail. Chief Harmening stated
at the hearing that the only reason
he was holding Mr.. Schelif was be-
cause the latter had been turned over
to him by Special Agent Dupuis, al
though no warrant for Mr.. Schleif's
arrest had been issued. City Attorney
Albert Pfaender was present as Chief
Harmening's counsel. After hearing
the evidence, Judge Olsen granted the
writ and issued an order discharging
i NIT.SSc16l1I from SCuSCO0V.
Raid on Schleif's Cafe.
Mr.. Schleif was not present in his
cafe when the latter was raided by
Especial Agent Dupuis. He was at
tending the auction on the John III.
Seifert farm in Cottonwood township,
"a few miles from New Ulm, whittier
Policeman Ed. Wagner was sent to
arrest him and bring him back to
town. Upon arriving here, the
prisoner was placed in the city jail,
pending the return of papers from the
office Of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment at ST. Paul. During the raid
number Of bottles, alleged to contain
beverages having large percentage
iof alcohol, were secured by Special
Agent Dupuis and Chief of Police
who accompanied him to
the cafe. The evidence was taken
to the police station. The federal
officer also took Mr.. Schelif,s auto
from the latter's private garage; and
placed it in the custody Of the s. P.
Nielsen Auto Co. Tt il claimed that
Mr.. Schleif used his car to convey the
alcohol, which was stolen from the
Pioneer Drug Store by Victor Berndt
and Fred Boerger recently, to his cafe
from the rear of the Crone refrigerator,
where the two young men had con-
eealed it the night Of the burglary.
Samples Taken to St. Paul.
Officer Dupuis returned to st. Paul
last Wednesday afternoon, taking with
him samples of the bottled beverages
secured by him and Chief Harmening
in the Grand Cafe, as wefl as of the
alcohol which was stolen from the
Pioneer Drug Store. These SAMPLES
will be analized by federal authorities
to ascertain their alcoholic content.
The beverages Of which several bottles
were secured at Mr.. Schelif,s cafe are
(said to contain all the. way from 18 to
42:5 spers cent ALCOHOL The bottles
we're labeled d S Lash s Bitters, Elixir
TerRin ydrate, etc, and. the name
Of the maHAf actuTer appeared Jon each
label. It's claimed by localsof drink
parlor proprietors that representatives
of the manufacturers had assured them
that it was not contrary to,the federal
prohibition amendment to dispose nf
these bottled goods over the bars in
their places Of business. If the manu-
facturers, through their representa-
/ tiyes, have misrep epresented facts, It
seems that the authorities should pro
1 ceed against them, instead Of raidinp
places where these beverages are sold
at retail.