Two Facing Charges in Liquor Case

Hershell Patterson, proprietor of the Crown Hotel, and Robert  Lee  Thomas,  32-
year-old resident of the hotel, faced state charges here this morning  following
recovery by city police of a quantity of whiskey at the hotel early yesterday.

Police officers said several bottles of whiskey found at the hotel  bore  liquor
tax identifications from the McClure Liquor Store at Qulin.

Thomas is charged with burglary and larceny of  the  McClure  liquor  store  and
Patterson is charged with possession of stolen property listed as $300 worth  of
whiskey taken from McClure store and property of the estate of the  late  Marvin
McClure. The McClure store owner died recently and the establishment was  closed
when it was burglarized on March 5, 1962.

Patterson was released on a $2000 bond and Thomas is held in the county jail for
failure to post a $3000 bond in the case.

Both men will be given preliminary hearing before Judge  Francis  M.  Kinder  in
Magistrate Court next Monday.