Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-01
Make A HAUL
SEVERAL HUNDRED CASES OF
BEER SEIZED At 500 DEPOT
LAST NIGHT.
TAKEN IN CHARGE UNDER PROhl.
eITiON INJUNCTION SERVED
ON OFFICIALS

Wv uSVHe0
Room in Basement Of The Northwest
Hotel is Also Raided at S O'clock
and Officers Seize Several Bottles
Of Beer-Seizure at 500 Deoot Of
Beer Consigned to Val Biatz Brew.
ing Company Probably Largest Ever
Made in the State.
A shipment of several hundred
cases of beer. from the Val. Blatz
Brewing company of Milwaukee, con-
signed to themselves at this city. was
seized at the 500 depot last night,
loaded in drays and hauled away in
charge of the officers of the law. Off
GERS who made the seizure said it was
estimated there was $1,000 to $500
worth of beer in the shipment that
was seized. This is the largest single
seizure of liquor ever made in this
city and probably the largest ever
made in the state.
The seizure was made on an iniunc-
tional order and search warrant issued
by Judge w. H. Winchester, of the dis
trict court. on the information of
George M. Register. states attorney
of Burleigh county. The papers in
the case We're served on Agent Arnold.
of the 500 road, by Chief of Police
Ritchey. and the seizure was made by
Sheriff George A. WEIGH. Chief Ritchey
and their deputies. The cases were
found in the basement of the depot
building. whence they were taken by
the officers and their assistants.
loaded into drays and carted off to
the court house. there to await the ac-
ton of the authorities.
Raid in Northwest.
There was something doing with the
authorities from 6 o'clock last evening
until an early hour this morning. At
a little after 6 o'clock Sheriff Welch.
Chief Ritchey and two deputies raided
the east room in the has ,ment of The
Northwest hotel, on the same proceed
ings that were had in the other case.
Iniunctional orders were filed and a
search warrant served on f. G.. Patter-
son, A. r. McGahey and the Northern
Pacific Railway company. A number
of persons were found in the room,
sitting at tables, and several bottles
of beer We're seized. There was a
sudden rush when the officers APP
peared to get out of the room. The
information in this case was filed by
the states attorney and the i%niunc-
tional order and search warrant issued
by Judge Winchester. Three deputies
were placed in charge of the room,
which closed by the ~iniunctional order.
Scenes at the 500.
Barely had the excitement occa-
stoned by this raid come to an end
when things began to become lively at
the 500 depot. when the officers served
their search warrant and began the
search of the building. and made the
seizure of liquor. The cases were
ranged in piles in the basement of
the depot building, and were taken
in charge by the officers. Several
draws were summoned by the officers
of the law. and o men We're busy
carrying out the cases and loa ling
them into the co~nveyances. AS soon
as a dray was loaded it was started
off to the court house. where the liquor
was deposited. Another dray took its
place and it was loaded in turn. Off
GERS of the law with lanterns directed
the operations of the working force,
and the cases were carried mp the
back stairs with a regular precision
and loaded up.
The seizure of beer at the 500 depot
is probably the largest ever made I'M
der the prohibition laws o. this state,
and is the first time in this section
that beer has been seized in transit
of a railroad company or on railroad
property. The prohibition law of the
state makes it an offense for II con-
mon carrier or agent TO import or
bring into this state for purposes Of
sale any liquor of the kind specified
by the statute.