Prominent Banker's Son Convicted in Liquor Trial
A jury in Prosser returns a guilty verdict against the 19-year-old son of a local bank president for illegal liquor possession.
F. J. Bonn returned Tuesday evening from Prosser where he had been for several days serving as a juryman. He was on the case of the state against Glen Johnson of Kennewick, accused of the illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. The defendant, who is 19 years old, is a son of L. E. Johnson, president of the First National Bank of Kennewick, and because of the prominence of Mr. Johnson, the case attracted more than ordinary attention. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.
“Because of the prominence of Mr. Johnson the case attracted more than ordinary attention.”
During the height of Prohibition in Washington, enforcement of liquor laws often fell heavily on the working class, but this case highlights the local sensation caused when the children of the social and economic elite were caught in the web of the law.
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