Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1908 — BOOZE TO “BURN” [ARTICLE]

BOOZE TO “BURN”

That Is, Plenty of It Was Found. RAID ON ROSEY’S SAMPLE ROOM And 21 Quarts of Whiskey and Two Sugar Barrels Full of Bottle Beer Hauled Away. Considerable excitement was occasioned in town Saturday forenoon when City Marshal Parks, Constable O. P. Robinson and Sheriff O’Connor, armed with, a search warrant, proceeded to the “Hotel Rosey” {the old Nowels House) and found and hauled away a part of a wagon load of whiskey and beer. There were 21 quart bottles full of whiskey, two sugar barrels of bottled beer and one case of beer in the "find.” The whiskey was found in a closet in what is said to have been Mrs. Rosenbaum’s bedroom, while the beer was found in the old sample room of the hotel. A great many empty bottles were also found, it is said, showing that there had been considerable booze consumed thereabouts. The liquor was loaded on a dray and hauled to the sheriff’s office in the court house, where it was placed in the iron cage in the office and locked up to await the trial and order of court as to its disposition. The “blind tiger’’ statute in such seizures of liquors makes it prima facie evidence (if a government license is held) that they were kept for sale, and the penalty (Acts 1907, page 27-33) is a fine of not less than SSO nor more than SIOO for the first offense; not less than SIOO nor more than SSOO and 30 days in jail for the second offense. If on the hearting of the case in court it is found that the liquors seized were kept for sale or barter or given away, then 'u&y 'must, on order of the court, be destroyed and the fine assessed. The exposure of this great supply of intoxicants came about through the arrest of William Hyatt last Thursday. Hyatt and his wife were employed in the hotel. Both had been in an intoxicated condition for several days, and Thursday Hyatt was arrested and lodged in jail. He was later arraigned before Squire Irwin and on a plea of guilty fined $1 and costs, >lO.lO in all. In default of payment he was returned to jalL where he now is. Mrs. Hyatt is related to Mrs. Monroe Carr, and the Carrs questioned her about where they got the liquor and she confessed that she had bought three quarto of whiskey of Mrs. Rosenbaum, and her husband had bought one quart of the same party, and told, it is said, right where the liquor and beer was kept.

On this information Mr. Karr swore out a search warrant and the search revealed the above mentioned liquors. Statements in the form of affidavits were then signed up by Mrs. Hyatt Monday morning, but for some reason the deputy prosecutor found them defective later, we understand, and a new affidavit was prepared, which was filed in the circuit court Wednesday. It was made by Mrs. Hyatt and is against August Rosenbaum, charginglffiß with being in possession of various intoxicating liquors “for the purpose of operating a place to sell, barter' and give away,” etc. A warrant was issued and Mr. Rosenbaum was arrested and placed under SIOO bonds to appear in court to answer the charge, with J, J. Eiglesbach as surety. The case is set for trial next Wednesday.