Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1928, Page 32

BRIEFS ORDERED INRUM PURCHASE Judge Sees Trial of Man Ac- oused of Buying Liquor of Great Importance. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Federal Judge William H. Kirkpatrick today awaited the filing of briefs in the Government's prosecution of a buyer of E. Norris, New York brokers, is med Jjointly with Joel D. Kerper, so- “society bootlegger,” with con- spiracy to violate the prohibition laws. At the conclusion of the trial yester- @ay, and after Government and defense attorneys had argued for nearly three hours, Judge Kirkpatrick directed them to file briefs “because the case involvcs more far-renching questions than the innocence or guilt of this particular de- fendant, Norris.” Pleads Nolle Contendere. In pleading nolle contendere to the conspiracy charge attorneys for Norris declared that the eighteenth amend- ment does not provide for the prosecn- tion of the retail purchaser of liquor and that the Government is seeking to enforce what is not law. The trial 1§ the Government's first attempt here to punish those who buy liquor for thei own use by charging conspiracy wit! bootleggers to transport liquor. “I believe,” said Frederick L. Ballard. counsel for Norris, “that this is the first serious attempt by the Department of Justice to hold criminally the mete pur- chaser of liquor who buys it for his own use. “It must be said in favor of Mr. Norris that he has not sought to con- ceal his acts. A man of his personal December 19.— could not under any circum- | stances undertake to conceal his acts. Kerper in Prison. “The Department of Justice has never rvecommended that the Volstead act be changed to make the purchase of liquor a crime. The legislative intent of the eighteenth amendment and the prohibi- tion enforcement act was not to make the purchase of liquor a crime. This attempt to stretch the facts cannot succeed.” Government. attorneys replied that eny shipment of liquor constitutes an offense, that the'.shipments had been made as “olive oil.” and other fake |’ stituting a conspiracy (¥ srticles, “thus con: : it violated the interstate commerce . Kerper is serving a term in the Atlanta penitentiary for his bootlegging mctivities, PRI CHRISTMAS FETE SUNDAY. Home for Aged and Indigent Plans Musical Program. P, The Christian and Elenora Ruppert Home for Aged and Indigent will cele- brate Christmas Sunday afternoon at the home on Good Hope road with a musical program. Those who will take part are Louis , tie A. Pozoska, F. Dr. Muargaret Eck is chairman, as- isisted by a committee from the Ladies’ Aid Soclety. —_— ice_has been estab- train servic between Mexico City and Acapul- 8, on the west coast of Mexico. 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