South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-07
SANDS INTIMATES
FRAMING UP OF
LIQUOR EVIDENCE
l. wyer Demands Chemical
Test of Moon" as Man
Turns State Witness.

Insinuations Of frame-ups in Sc
curing evidence al liquor raids and
demand for a chemical test OF
moonshine in evidence at the trial
OF Morris Wowenberg were made
= by Atty. George Sands IN the City
court Monday afternoon. following
The turning or states evidence
against KOwenberg By Clarence
De Luce. who was caught in the
raid ~ the defendants soft drink
place at al W Scott ST., last oct 81.
De. Luce had a bottle OF moon
shine in the pocket OF his trousers
as he was seen leaving Kowen-
berg's place when the police detail.
headed by Sergt. Delinsli. arrived,
and was arrested. He has since
been In the county jail.
1T IS a mystery to me-" said
Atty. Sands how the police sus-
pected that the newspaper around
De Luce's package concealed liquor
and how someone always seems 10
show up with a bottle or other
evidence at the psychological mo-
ment 20 convict a man in these
thin 20 me that the police should
instinctively know that a man in
front OF this place Of business and
walking, should have liquor pos
s.bly obtained inside"
Mixture as Evidence.
When the police entered Rowen-
bergs place. he hastily dropped a
mug full of moonshine into the
sink and ran out the back door
leaving the bartender, John Van
Lake in charge TO face the music,
witnesses said. officer Carl Win
Their testified that he had hurried
around the corner OF the bar and
obtained the mug Of moonshine be-
fore II had became so mixed with
the water in the sink that Il had
lost its intoxicating qualities.
When the mixture Of moonshine
and water was offered in evidence
for the state by Deputy Pros. Geo.
DOnahUe. Atty Sands Immediately
tegan 20 ask state witnesses how
they knew 70 was intoxicating.
II a witness says that liquor is
wine, beer or moOnshine" said Mr..
Sands" then he is presumed to be
telling the truth but when We have
only a mixture like this in evidence.
then no man can pass judgment by
smelling OF the contents and de-
mand chemical analysis OF this
stun"
De Luce admitted that when first
arrested. he had denied having
bought the liquor at Kowenbergs'
place. but on the witness stand said
that he had paid Kowenberg a dol
ar for the pop bottle full of moon
shine and had previously purchased
liquor there. When asked why he
denied at first and later admitted
purchasing Of Kowenberg. De Luce
said that he wasn't on the witness
stand when first asked"
To Release De Luce.
BY turning states evidence
against Kowenberg De Luce, who
rs being held in the county jail on
a charge OF unlawful possession OF
liquor. automatically gains i'm
munity from prosecution and viii
be released, Donahue declared.
Interesting sidelights at the trial
revealed the fact that SIS a gallon
is the current price Of moonshine.
which, according to the testimony
~ one police officer. is about 100
percen, alcohol
Judgment in the case against
Kowenberg was DELAYED until
Thursday morning by Judge Du-
Comb
The case of John Van Lake. the
bartender at KowenberEs while
tried separately from the proprietor
resulted In practically the same
evidence being introduced. and de-
cision was likewise postponed until
Thursday by the judge.