South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-01
AGENT AROUSED BY
JUDGES DECISION
Order to Return Liquor to
Owner Later Is Changed
by 1t. Wayne Judge.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. July 81
Rare old liquor OF pre-Volstead vint-
age. the contention that a mans
home IS his castle and what's In i Is
his own and cannot be taken away.
plus the findings OF William Fruech-
tenicht. an attorney who wes acting
as special judge. combined 20 pro-
vide an unusual session In city court
Friday
william Dickmeyer. who operates
a soft drink place in +. Wayne St.
was the first OF two alleged liquor
Jaw violators 10 come 10 trial. Nine
quarts OF gin. two quarts Of whisky
bottled in 1918. a half dozen gallons
of wine and a quantity OF alleged
white mule" were displayed as
evidence.
II will find the defendant guilty
and fine him 800 and costs and
suspend a 80 days jail sentence"
the special judge announced. But
due 10 the fact that Dickmeyer is
an upright and reputable citizen.
and because he had it before prohi-
bition went into effect I will order
the liquor returned TO him"
The finding aroused the ire OF
Seth Ward, federal prohibition
agent.
You are under arrest again. Mr.
Dickmeyer, and this time you are
going before Judge Anderson" the
federal agent said, referring TO A. b
Anderson, judge of the United
States district court at Indianapolis.
What's this you're doing?" Dick
meyers attorney demanded.
Ward told him he was re-arresting
Dickmeyer
on whose authority" the attor-
ney inquired.
"On mine" answered Ward.
Well, go get your proper papers
before you arrest anybody" replied
the attorney.
Gone From Courtroom.
minute later Dickmeyer was
gone from the courtroom. The liquor
remained on the floor.
Five, ten, fifteen minutes passed,
but no one made any attempt TO
carry the liquor out OF the court
room. The special judge continued
| TO sit at the bench. making entries
| in the docket. The federal agent
| stood by ready 10 arrest the hrst
man who attempted 70 remove the
liquor. Attorneys put their heads
| together, and some one mumbled
something in the ear of the special
! Judge.
Then Judge Fruechtenicht an
nounced that he had changed his
| finding and had issued a new order.
instructing the chief of police 20 de-
stroy the liquor
| But stiH Ward held out.
That liquor is going before Judge
Anderson as evidence" he said, and
he started sealing up the carton.
containing the gin and whisky.
I'm not going TO let them get
away with this kind OF stuff" said
Ward. Why II went back to the
| office and told them what went on
here. they would tell me TO throw
away my star"
Ward added that Dickmeyer will
be rearrested just als soon as a war
rant can be issued.
ana ne gong 70 appear DeIOre
Judge Anderson. I'll make sure OF
that" the federal agent continued
! There's another point in this case
which doesn't look good 70 me. The
very bottle Of whisky and the glass
which I took Off Dickmeyer, have
! disa ppeared from the police station.
where II was under lock and KEY.
The chief knows II is gone, but he
| saws he doesn't know who copied
| it,"
Judge Fruechtenicht also released
William Boese. arrested when Harry
| Drake, federal prohibition agent,
seized a double still and 10 gallons
| Of whisky in Bosses home The
/ case was continued indefinitely
Boese admitted having the still
end liquor in his possession. but said
he used the liquor for his own use
on the advice OF a doctor.
| Boese explained how. after he was
| injured in an accident some time
ago. a doctor told him 20 drink