New Ulm review., 1922-11-01
MO I'M lAR IS
CLOSED FOR GOOD.
COURT ORDERS SHERIFF TO
SELL PROPERTY, WHICH
HE HAS SEIZED.
ACTION AGAINST PFAENDER
AND CRAFT DISMISSED.
REINKE TO LEAVE.

street, came to an end Saturday when
at hearing before Judge I. M. Olsen
it developed that Helmuth Reinke;
proprietor, had gone out Of business,
and counsel for j. P. Graft, the new
owner Of the building, informed the
court that hereafter the structure
would only be rented for a legitimate
undertaking.
The nuisance has abated ITSELF :,
w. 7. Eckstein, county attorney, said.
"Since the remedy sought has been
secured and the new owner can be
depended upon to see that the place is
conducted in the proper way, the state
does not feel disposed to inf1ict punish-
ment or fine on any one
Judge Olsen Enters Order.
Judge Olsen entered an order fnd-
ing that the place, as conducted by
Reinke, had been nuisance and order
ing the sheriff to sell the articles in-
Guiding a bar and back bar which he
had seized. He dismissed the action
against Albert Pfaender and j. P.
Graf who had been named as de-
PENDANTS with Reinke in the Original
proceedings and ordered that property
covered by a chattel mortgage OF Mr..
Pfaender's be released by the sheriff.
Ask Nuisance Abated.
Both II. N. Somsen, as attorney for
Mr.. Graf, and Mr.. Pfaender joined in
asking the court to abate the nuisance.
Mr.. Somsen declared that since Mr..
Graf had secured control ofsthe build
ing on October 2 he wanted Reinke
ousted so that he could rent it for
legitimate purposes. Mr.. Pfaender
said that the chattel mortgage which
he held included one ice box, one cash
register, six chairs and table seized
by the sheriff but had no connection
with any> bar or utensils for the dis
pensing Of liquor.
Reinke To Leave City.
Albert Flor, attorney for Mr.. Rein-
ke, informed the court that the Motor
Inn had been closed since the abate-
ment proceedings were instituted on
October 16s and that his client had
sold out his property at an auction
last Friday. He asserted that Mr..
Reinke was going to leave New Ulm
for St. Paul where he had secured a
position.
Affidavits Are Read.
Mr.. Eckstein read a number OF
affidavits from federal prohibition
agents as the basis Of the states
action to close the Motor Inn The
afidavits were signed by 2. A. Pattison,
"a. II. Tetzel, John Stone, Kenneth |.
Weld and Dwight F. Raines. They
recited that on different occasions
from March 90, 1922 to August Is.
1929, the agents had bought drinks
of white whiskey Commonly called
moonshine,' and diluted alcohol in the
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alleged that he had purchased pint
Of moonshine for $3.50, which showed
an alcoholic content Of 33.7 per cent
when it was analyzed by the governs
ment chemist.
Eckstein Addresses Court.
Mr.. Eck#ein explained that Mr..
Graft and Mr.. Pfaender had been
named as defendants with Reinke in
the proceedings because the law pro-.
vided that owners and agents of real
and personal property included in
such case should be cited to appear.
He asserted that William Rosenbrook,
named as owner of the premises in the
original proceedings, had never been
served as further Investigation indicat-
ed the building had been purchased
|by Mr.. Graf previous to the institu-.
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