Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-08

dsruon. the other member Of the
committee, was reported ~.
A. the opening Of tho hearing
Wyatt Pisrro, operator of the
Drsamland Cafe. Mr.. aud Mrs.
William CASsiuS and Anthony and
Florence Cassius were called be.
fore the committee where Chair.
man kauth tried for over an hour
TO break PisrTo'S story that he was
owner Of the DreamlAnd and 10
link Anthony CasSius, operator of
the Cassius Club Cafe. 207 Third
Ave. g.. with q financial interest In
the Drsamland Cafe which he sold
20 Pierre In March.
kauth was aided and assisted by
police license detail officers Holt
and Pfslfer who had made q nua.
tanned investigation. Also on hand
was assistant city attorney Palmer
Rasmussen and another member Of
the stan. A special assistant ap.
psnred 10 he Fred Gates, . music
store proprietor. who sat behind
Rasmussen coaching him.
The going was hot and heavy ~
the officers told how they went 20
the Milwaukee station where Pisrro
works as y red cap and took him 20
jail for questioning. PisTro said at
the hearing he refused 90 talk un,
less they allowed him 10 see his
counSsl. Tom DAuRheTty.
Tn" whole proceedings we're ap.
parrntly directed towards proving
ihat plsTT0 was not the actual
owner of the DTsamIand and that
Anthony CaaHius vas still . part
owner.
Raymond Cannon, attorney for
Anthony CRSGius, made - statement
al the opening ~ the Pisrro. vii.
liam CaSsius matter denying that
his client had any connection Whist.
aOever with the Dreauland Cafe
and submitted n bill ~ sale. AZ the
hearing proceeded Alderman EKan
queStinnsd the methods employed
by the police In holding Pisrro for
~ hours.
later ERAn and George Johnson
asked Ksuth what he was trying
20 prove. Finally after long quss.
tionInR ~ William CasSius. MR..
BETTY Cassius and Anthony Cas-
sius, ERan again demurFed and said
he didn't think the Wyatt Pisrro
matter had RnSshinR 70 DO with the
application 81 Anthony CassIus.
Chairman Kauth reluctantly
agreed 20 lay aside the PisrTo.
Drssmlsnd Cafe matter for three
weeks.
During the testimony II was re-
Vealsd that the DrsaFnland adysr.
tissment in the SPOKESMAN had
carried the nams 0f William and
Ii~',y CassIus ~ propristoFs for
four weeks. William CaHEiUa told
the hearing he did not authorize
tho copy which was inserted In
June which carried hls naHss and
iirat Of his wife.
4 sPOKEBMAS staff Basmbsr
told the hearing that the paper
had n contract signed by William
CRssius. manager" II was all n
confused mess 10 spectators but
out ~ 4. came no evidence that
4. u. CASSius had any interest in
the Drsamland.
Speaking In behalf Of the Cas-.
sius liquor license application was
Cannon and William ssabrOn. Can.
non presented . petition 81 81 In.
dsp~ndsnt business men In the dis.
triet within one and . half blocks
u the CssEius establishment who
favored his obtaining the license
This rsfBtsd the claim Of Alder,
man Edwin Hendricks that no 0n'
WaBtsd the liquor licensed plac'
In the nsiEhbOrh0Od.
CHssIus was questioned by KRutl
~ 20 his political party affiliations
10 denied the rumoT he Was I
Communist Alderman Walter Roll
asked him II he had attended
Communist party convention Il
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