Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-12-03

Two Are Charged with
Selling Liquor TO Minors

jury OF an alleged drunken spree at The Green Lam
tern Restaurant in Chardon in which the teen ayers
drank vodka, gn rum whiskey and beer in an assort-
ment of mixed drinks.
Mrs LaVerne Cavey, one of the mattresses ac-
cused of selling the liquor to the minors is scheduled
to take the stand tomorrow to tell her side Of the
story. She has denied the charges
Because of the demand for jury trial the case
was held in the common pleas court room, with Ju-
venile Judge Robert B. Ford, presiding. Attorney
Mark Sperry is representing Mrs. Cavey and Law
renee Dolan represents the prosecutors office
The three youths testified that on the night of
Aug. 29 1859, they started out in a car and went
to gainesville where they "drove around for WHILE
Then the boys drove to Chardon where they first
entered the Green Lantern At this time one of the
boys ordered two hamburgers and they all drank soft
drinks. They left before 1000 pm After driving
to girl friends house where they stayed for about
half hour, the boys back to gainesville where,
the way, they recognized three hitchhikers on
Route 20 and stopped to pick them up and take them
home. At this time the youth driving the car took
it home, and the teenagers went up the street to
driveway where Robert Koentzer had parked his
while returning his date to her home. 1t was
then that the boys decided to back to the Green
Lantern in Chardon
Arriving back at the bar around midnight" they
testified, the youths walked in and sat down at
table by the window where the mattresses place and
receive their drink orders One of the minors along
with Robert Koenitzer started out by ordering screw
drivers From there the two stated, they matched
each other drink for drink ordering scotch, gin rum
beer. All of these drinks the four boys said were
ordered from and brought to the table where they
sat. The second minor ordered beer and the third
minor ordered soft drinks. At no time any of
the four asked to produce proof of their age, they
stated, three of the boys identified Mrs Cavey and
the witnesses who, after discussion as to the con-
tents of Tom Collins, settled the issue by finding
nIIf 41n hortav ha4 ot i
John Collins and brought the drinks back to
the table at which time she was paid for them by
the minor and Mr.. KoenitZer. Previously the four
had been served by waitress who, the boys said, had
told them after they had been there while that it
was her first night the job at the Green Lantern
The four youths stated that there were about 40
people in the Green Lantern the band was
playing and many of the people singing incud-
ing the boys, when during their alleged drunken
spree Officer William Neihus of the Chardon police
department entered the bar routine check of the
area The two minors who had been drinking headed
for the side door where they took off for the park
ing lot across the street. they said. Officer Neihus
stated that he followed the boys to the parking lot
and realizing that they intoxicated apprehended
them and took them to the police station where the
boys admitted being served alcoholic beverages at the
Green Lantern One of the youths vomited profuselv
Officer Neihus stated
After calling the parents of the two boys to
come and pick them up Officer Neihus stated that
he and Patrolman Evans took the boys back to the
Green Lantern to find out if the boys could identify
the mattresses who served them. 1t was at this time
the two minors and Officer Nehus testified that Mrs
Cavey was identified as one of the mattresses who
had served the alcoholic beverages to them Mrs
Cavey in a when Officer Neihus' patrol car
drove up to the Green Lantern he said and he stop
ped and asked her if she would step inside After e
planning the circumstances, Officer Neihus testified
Joe Genovese, one of the owners of the Green
Lantern, Mrs. Cavey, and another waitress went in
side the bar The boys, who were in another patrol
car, were then asked to come inside to see if they
could identify of the people there Officer Neihus
said. The boys then identified Mrs. Cavey as one
OF the mattresses accused of serving drinks to them
The bows were then taken back to the police station
where their parents picked them up and took them
home When the two boys appeared in Juvenile court
at hearing, their testimony involved Mrs. Cavey
and Phyllis Dolce from Mentor The two mattresses
were then charged with contributing to the 1elin-
quency Of minors. The boys were fined $4,000 and
COSTS and $1,000 and costs respectively and put IN
probation to their parents for year.
Mr. Sperry asked of the boys during his tes-
timony if he had been promised leniency If he tes-
titled against Mrs. Cayey. The boy answered, "no"