The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-06
WHISKY SWINDL[
MADE VERY EASY
Strict Laws Of Indian Territory
Enable Sharper to Reap
a Harvest

About half the actions on the criminal
doekets of the territorial courts are whis-
ky cases." said Ben F. White, of Hol-
denville, Ind. Ter. IF an attorney likes to
defend such cases he will find lots of
work.
$50 earnest is the government in its ef-
forts to make the Indian ride on the wa
ter wagon that it provides a penitentiary
penalty for introducing, selling, giving
away or otherwise disposing of the con-
traband. If you're driving with a COM
panion on frosty morning you may take
nip from your nerve reserve, but If you
pass 1T to your seat mate you are amen
able to the law
Joking? Not bit of it. In my ca
pacity as lawyer / have been retained to
defend three young men at next months
assizes for that Identical offense. The
charge is that comrade rendered his
flask, and they fell. That comes under
the classification of giving away. The
white man must be. saved along with the
Indian.
"a few weeks back tall. red checked
fellow, wearing a drab ulster boarded the
Katy trains smoker, bound for Muscogee
was In the next coach to the smoker
also bound for Muscogee. We were then
in Kansas. s''s
THE tall man carried a basket, well
covered, and containing something that
clinked. His eyes beamed good -naturedly
and hospitality sparlkled in every line of
his sunset-tinte face.
He deposited his basket and meander-
ed through the cars. When he met man
who looked resentful at the sun-baked
prairies he sought to cheer him.
:" Fine day, stranger, but little dry.
Coin into the territory?'
What's it to you? the dusty traveller
asked.
"tOh, nothing-not a thing on earth
only Ia bottle of brownish tinge care
lessly worked its neck out of the ulster
I'm goin' down the line a bit, an I
thought as it was some warm an dry an
so longs you can't get nothin' In the
territory may be-
THE passenger suddenly woke up and
became interested.
Whats the tariff?' he asked
g Just a dollar-a good half pint-Ken-
lucky goods, guaranteed-but, whatever
you do, don't open it right here-spotter
just across yonder-there, that's all right
thanks, very much. I'll trust you honor
as gentleman till-you know.'
HE sold twenty bottles at dollar
apiece, and when he left the train at
Muscogee he lit into the loving embrace
of three deputy United States marshais.
The spotteg had wired ahead If an officer
of the territory is keener on the scent of
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bootlegger.
"A pair of hands grabbed the dealers
basket and another pair explored the cav
ernous pockets of the long ulster. There
were few packages left.
'''Got you this time. old manr exclaimed
the leader.
".Got me, What've 1 been doin?'
81 don't know; the judge'n find out
"'But, say.
Say what?
Have one on me-
THE vender reached for one of his bot
ties, pulled the cork out and passed it to
the marshal. who had been doing the talk
ing. The officer. nothing Ioath to sample
the goods in the interest of law and or
der, opened the flask and started stream
on an investigation course. But not for
long. The deputy threw the bottle saw
agely against a wall.
What you call that miserable stun?
he cried
'Stuff, Why, it's coffee-g genuine Mo-
cha; costs 80 cents a pound
The marshal let him go. but his Gus
toners are still looking for hirn.'--New
York Sun.