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Blind Tiger Convicted.The trial of J. B. Wheeler for operating a “bliod tiger’!uat his place on South Franklin street, that was raided by the police on Thursday of last week, was tried before Mayor Mendenhall on Tuesday, resulting in the conviction of Wheeler and a penalty of $100 fine, the extreme limi* for a first offense given.The case was prosecuted by deputy prosecutor George W. Bruce and the defendent was represented by attorney John E. Osborn. The evidence showed that Wheeler who has a restaurant across the railroad south of the old depot sold Covert Moodey a pint of whiskey on February 28. The arvest of Moodey, Jonas Fletcher and Ella Morgan in Fletcher’s barber shop on South Broadway the same night on the charge of drunkenness was connected directly with this sale of liquor.Moodey and Fletcher were put in jail and while there Moodey told the v officers that he got the liquor at Wheeler’s, whereupon the officers raided the Wheeler place finding a quantity of liquor on the premises. Moody went on the witness stand and reiterated his statement and there was other witnesses that corroborated him.It was shown that Wheeler had received thirty quarts of liquor through the American Express Company but he claimed it was for personal use only. He consumed twenty-eight quarts in twenty-one days according to the testimony, which would make him a champion drinker.A sample of liquor found on the Mor gan woman and a sample of the staff fouud in Wheeler’s place was sent to Prof. Macabee of the State Board of Health and his analysis showed tfaa^j each contained thirty-eight per cent, alcohol and were practically tie same. | jj |||| flglpj f The evidence was overwhelming and the jury got the cass at 7110 p. m. and wrestled a couple of hours beforecoming to a verdict. Their first rote was eleven to one for eonviction. Thejury was composed of the following well known citizeos: N. T. Rogers, foreman: Marsh McCormack, Thomas Perry, John McKinney, J. N. Annis, Walter McElroy, William Robertst n* John W. Stout, John DeMoss, John W. Jackson, Nelson Temlpeton and George Baumgardner.The jury is to be complimented upon their good conduct. The city author!* ties and the prosecutor are entitled to praise, also, for the able manner iD which they managed the case. This lesson is a wholesome one and no doubt will be a warning to others who in the future should attempt the illegal sale of liquor in our city.
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Greensburg Standard
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Fri, Mar 11, 1910
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