Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-23
Prohibition Era Beer Baron
Linked 1st Time in Mckay Trial
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Don +. Florey. both defendants,
and a William II. Gallagher.
In previous testimony, witnesses
testified that they knew Me-
Keighan under the names of Gal
lagher," Woodbury." and just
plain Jim.
The admission in evidence of the
signature card. ledger sheets and
account sheets was objected TO by
defense attorneys. but Ju dg g
Lederle accepted them as exhibits.
Previous testimony by Walter +.
Tant, president of the Imperial
Distilleries Corporation of Detroit.
described a "payoff' of $4,000 to
Mckeighan. Tant used the term
"payoff" and the term remained
in the record despite defense OBJ
jectionS.
Further success of Gallagher"
in obtaining liquor orders from
the commission for distilleries was
described by Calvin A. Look. dis
trict manager for the Frankfort
Distilleries since 1888.
SENT TO LEEBOVE
Look said he was sent by Levin
son TO Isaiah Leebove, mystery
man" of Democratic state politics.
He said Leebove said TO him:
81 believe you would like to
continue doing business with the
state of Michigan"
Look said he would, that he had
a good job, and Leebove said that
he could introduce him to a man
who could increase the Frank
fort company's sales. He then
brought in Gallagher from an
other room in Leebove's suite in
the Fort Shelby Hotel. Look said.
Gallagher said to me, You
do IL per cent of the entire bust
ness OF the state. Would you
like to increase it?' He told me
he had crew that could guar
antee distribution all over the
state, contact SDD's and other
sellers. He said that he would
get our brands into every state
store and see that they were
pushed.
WANTED 81 A CASE
81 said that I supposed he
wanted TO be paid and he said.
Naturally, l have a crew that
has to be paid. want 81
case
II told him that that was i'm
possible, that that was more
than I was being paid. He sug-
gested that maybe my company
would be interested"
Look told of comforting with
Vice President Schoen OF the
Frankfort company at Louisville.
KY and then entering into an
agreement with Gallagher
81 first found out that Gal
lagher was Mckeighan when !
went TO the Briggs Hotel and
asked for Gallagher" Look said.
THE clerk called on n house
phone and said. Mr.. Mckeighan,
there II some one here to see
you"
IDENTIFIES MckEIGHAN
Asked to identify Gallagher,
Look stood up and pointed at
McKeighan.
There he Is; the super sales
man." he said
McKeighan obtained an order
for u 900 cases of Frankfort prod
ucts amounting to $4,000 in
January, 1885. and second order
for 5000 cases worth $4,000 a
month later, Look said.
"IIis commissions on the or
ders totaled about $4,000" he
said
After that orders decreased
Look said. and he could not afford
TO pay commissions TO his sales
man and McKeighan. too
FINALLY, ! quit paying Me-
keighan and then business really
fell off" he SAID "In july my
contract was Cancelled because
my sales decreased too much"
SATISFIED WITH CONTRACT
On ss-examination by Jay w
Linsay, attorney for Ehrmann.
Look said that he was satisfied
with the McKeighan contract.
Asked if Ehrmann had ever sug-
gested that he be paid or had in
simulated that he ought to receive
a gratuity, Look answered vigor-
ously:
~ should say not"
lie said that he was a personal
friend of Ehrmann's. often had