Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1919 — CASK AGAINST MOORE NOLLED [ARTICLE]

CASK AGAINST MOORE NOLLED

1b Federal Court at Indianapolis Inst Friday. The case in the federal court at Indianapolis in which John Huber, Essie McMorris and Charlea L Taylor of Hammond, and Stewart Moore of Rensselaer, had been indicted on Mann act charges, came up last Friday and Huber was sentenced by Judge Anderson to two years in the Atlanta penitentiary. The cases against the others were nolled. During the progress of the hearing former County Clerk Shortrldge of Lake county attempted to introduce evidence of the good reputation of Huber, and was severely scored by the court. Esther Plunkett, age 17, of Norris City, Illinois, married and separated from her husband, teetlfled that Huber, who owns a poolroom and formerly was In the saloon business at Hammond, had taken her to Chicago and places in Michigan. She told of his engaging rooms for her at Hammond, of his giving her money and of an attempt he made to have her run out of the town by the police in order to prevent her testifying against him.