Panzich

The appellants, Tony Panzich and John Arko, also known as John Arkoviteh, and Joe N. Wilson, were convicted of conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act. Nick Jurash and Tony Govarko, also joint defendants, were acquitted.

The appellants claim that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict. The evidence tends to show that Tony P'anzieh owned and operated a restaurant known as the Goodfellows Inn, at Santa Monica, Cal.; that appellant John Arko acted as head waiter therein, taking orders for whisky and wine which were filled by him or by other waiters, and charged for on the bill for food which was collected by the waiter; that the bill was then deposited in the cash register; that these charges for liquor were itemized upon the bills as “B. R. K.,” and that a number of such bills were found when the place was raided. John Wilson, the only waiter convicted, testified that “B. R. K.” indicated “Roast Kosher Chicken”; “K” for Kosher, “R” for roast, and that “B” meant that the chicken was taken away and eaten off the premises. The prohibition officers whose orders for wine and whisky were filled and charged as “B. R. K.” testified that they had ordered no roast…