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CG 92-877 "I am sorry to see Mr. PETERSON disagree with - the court because of my high respect for him. But where there is conflicting evidence and the state does not call witnesses to bolster their case, the court must follow the law when it has reasonable doubt and discharge the, defendants." On May 7, 1962, the "Chicago Daily Tribune" contained an article which related that States Attorney DANIEL P. WARD had vowed to continue his fight against _erime syndicate..strip. joints..™This article_readuin. as follows: States Attorney DANIEL P. WARD pledged yesterday that he would pursue “with very great determination" his fight against crime syndicate strip joints despite a ruling on one such place Friday by Judge SIGMUND J. STEFANOWICZ in Criminal Court, J "We won't change our approach because that would be conceding that there was some merit to his ruling," WARD said. - Meanwhile, Attorney WARREN SWANSON, former special vote fraud prosecutor and a leader in the Citizens of --__. Greater Chicago, examined the STEFANOWICZ ruling and branded it “strange indeed." , . STEFANOWICZ ruled that four dancers, who allegedly performed lewd acts while dancing naked on the stage of “7 ~ the Frolics Cafe at 4813 Cermak Road, Cicero, were not- guilty of performing lewd acts. “ Three policemen, a former agent of the FBI and a former federal narcotics agent. testified about the performances at a bench trial before STEFANOWICZ. The dancers denied they behaved lewdly.. No defense witnesses were brought in to back them up. |