Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1916 — Druggist Can Not Be Convicted Under “Blind Tiger” Act. [ARTICLE]

Druggist Can Not Be Convicted Under “Blind Tiger” Act.

Anderson, Ind., Jan. 14. —Judge Pence of the circuit court ruled yesterday for the defendants in the case of Charles Benadum and Luther Flatter, Muncie druggists, charged with operating a “blind tiger.” The case had been brought to Judge Pence on a change of venue. The court held that a bona fide druggist can not be convicted under the “blind tiger” law', as he conducts his business under the jurisdiction of the druggists'- act.'