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UNL and the Dry Spell: Student Attitudes Toward Prohibition, 1931-1932Project Editor: Jeffrey Miller, History 470: Digital History, Spring 2008
Editorial Note:This is another article about the hearing concerning the charges brought against the five students arrested in the Beer Apartment raid. Note that Judge Maggi regrets the publicity of the case, something that the Daily Nebraskan is upset with as well.
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TWO SUSPENDED STUDENTS FINED
Three Others Accused Of Liquor Possession Are Dismissed.
Fred Wickman of Tekamah and Warren Crawford of Lake City, Ia., were found guilty of charges of possession of liquor by Justice of the Peace Maggi Thursday afternoon. Three other suspended University of Nebraska students were found not guilty and the complaints against them dismissed.
Crawford Took Blame.
Crawford took the entire blame in the case. He testified to ownership of all the liquor and to being the one who rented the apartment on North Tenth street. All of the others testified that they had nothing to do with the liquor.
Wickman, however, was fined when he admitted that he ran out of the apartment and was caught by the officers. On cross examination he evaded the question as to
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TWO SUSPENDED STUDENTS FINED
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whether he told police after the arrest that part of the liquor belonged to him.
"I am sorry that boys like you have to undergo this undesirable notoriety," declared Justice Maggi. "There are thousands who have committed far greater liquor offenses than you who don't get panned the way you do."
Deplores Publicity
Maggi declared that it was not the fault of the officers or of the university authorities that the youths got the undesirable publicity. "It is merely due to the fact that you are students," he declared, "that you drew this unwarranted publicity. If I could have had my way this would have been settled here with the county attorney and officers and justice would have been administered without this publicity."
Justice Maggi also declared that if there was any way he could help the students with the universities he would be glad to do so.
He pointed out that if they had been charged with more serious offenses he would have been permitted latitute [sic] in the penalty but that in a liquor case all he could do was to assess the fine.
The two convicted students left the courtroom in custody of Lyle Holland, defense attorney. Holland informed the court that he would return shortly to pay the fines and costs.
Source:
Author: Staff, The Lincoln Star
Title: "Two Suspended Students Fined"
Periodical: The Lincoln Star
volume:
pages: 1, 11
26 March 1931
Nebraska State Historical Society, film 071 L63s 2227, copy and reuse restrictions apply, http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/services/refrence/use_policy.pdf
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