The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-22
Texas Guinan and Prohibition Enforcement
(Chicago TrinuneD


 Texas Guinan of the Salon Royale was acquitted by jury in the Federal District Court Tn New York City. Tex was on trial as nuisance unoer the Vostead Act Neither she nor her pro1esslonal precincts need much introduction Her duties were to make part of New York seem different rom Kansas and Alabmaa for such Kansans and Ala bamians as could get to New York and desired Tor the time to be far away from everything they re- called of Kansas and Alabama. If she were ever elected to Congress she would describe herself in the Congressional directory as the queen Of the suckers
 New York jury heard the Federal Government agents and voted her not guilty. They had testi- fled that they had bought champagne and whiskey in the place many times. The chief investigator admitted that he had been guest at least twelve times and had spent about $400 in getting his evil dence. He also admitted that he had tried to make friends and dates with Tex and take her to lroadhouses.
 Miss Guinans defense was that she was an em- ployee of the place and had nothing to do with its management. She entertained the patrons and made great deal of money doing it. Her com- missions were heavy and her guaranty large, and she earned it by keeping young saps and the old goats in expansive spending humor. She both amused and bored the Federal Judge who had been brought in from New England circuit to hear the case.
 The jury discarded the testimony of the Federal agents scurvy and disreputable. The evidence was obtained by methods plainly discreditable. If the place and it's entertainers nuisances the fact discernible visit The first time the, agents bought drinks fom. employees they had as good required but their own evil dence showed that they had returned time and again posing as gratified patrons and enjoying themselves with money drawn from the Federal enforcement funds
 It is a ruling of the Federal courts that place which sells its patrons ginger ale and provides them with glasses and ice is guilty of violation of the Vostead Act. Such places have been closed he have mixed their liquor in the ginger ale sold by the house. With that draconic precedent as rule of procedure, Mrs. Mabel Wlebrandt's young men were permitted to make rounders of themselves and to enjoy the case before springine the trap They permitted to spend Govern ment money on girls whom they tried to date and on New York champagne which they drank The chief investigator admitted that he liked the place, liked Tex and had good time The rottenneSs of such procedure was enough to disgust jury which heard the evidence sub. mitted by moral forces and their agents No re. spect would or could be given an enforcement personnel operating with vile methods of entrap- ment discreditable to the Government which sci them at work and tolerated their acts Enforcement is disgraced by it's enforcers The, take bad law and make it worse It is congenia to them to do so They kill when they are or the water or on land with guns They debast themselves when they have Prohibition none, to spend for liquor and ladies'
 Texas Judge transferred to New York to heal liquor cases bullyragged the defense lawyer fo telling the jury the truth about Prohibition officer that they were not worthy of belief under oath and lndulged himself in featuring the Italian woman oefendant because she lived in section in which Negroes also lived.
 | When New York jury had chance at A yer dict in the case of a number of night club em ployees and proprietors who had admitted guilt th Jurymen said not guilty They have declared Texa ounan not guilty What is paramount in the jur, | S agents, not the turpitude of the accused