The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-11
BOYS AND GIRLS
DRUNK IN HOUSE
W. Lads Furnish Keg o.
Beer for Young Girls.
POLICE CAPTURE QUARTET
Neigbbors Summon Officers
When Youths Become Noisy
Alleged "Blind Tiger" Uncovered
Near SAWYER Sanatorium--Seven
Gallons Of Fhiskey Found.
POLICE CAPTURE QUARTET

| A keg OF beer, two girls, TWO boys
and an empty house were the factors
which figured In some activities for
the police department about o'clock
Thursday night. Mary McGreevy,
aged IA. Olive Patrick, aged seven
teen and Harry Stevens and AL O'Neil,
both aged about twenty, were perpet-
rators of the excitement.
The young people met early
Thursday evening The boys pur-
chased a small keg of beer and then
proceeded to celebrate the Fourth OF
July three weeks in advance. A
vacant house located in the Rose
wood edition of the West End was
the resort.
When the quartette arrived at the
stage OF hilariousness, the neighbors
became alarmed and summoned the
police. Officers Bell, Wilhelm and
McDonough responded and the house
was pinched The young men were
lodged in the city prison and charges
of furnishing intoxicants to minors,
we're placed against them. The young
girls were allowed to go to their
homes upon promise to appear in
mayors court Friday morning.
The members OF the quartette were
arraigned before Mayor Scherff at 10
O'Clock Friday morning. Stevens
and O'Neil both waived examination
| and we're bound ver 10 the grand
jury under bond OF 5000 each. They
have been unable to raise the bond
and stand committed.
Olive Patrick was arraIgned on a
charge of intoxication ana disorderly
conduct. She entered plea Of gull
| ty and was sentenl ed 10 thirty days
in the Columbus worlShouse.. The
sentence was later suspended pend
ing good behavior.
Mary McGreevy who is only four
teen years OF age. will be disposed OF
by Judge w. S. Spencer Of the juve-
snile court. Her case is not of SER
rious nature and the extent Of her
punishment will probably be to listen
ito a severe lecture from the court.
Seven gallons Of fine old rye mark
ed Bourbon" was uncovered at the
barn OF George Thompson Thursday
night when the police searched the
place under the authority OF n
search warrant secured in mayors
court by David Vestal.
The barn Is located in the first
alley west of south Main street, near
the Sawyer sanatorium building. Mr..
ers early Thursday evening and made
his intentions known. A search
warrant was Immediately granted and
Officers Bell and McDonough, headed
by Captain OF .olice Link Bond WIS.,
tied the barn and found the wet
goods.
The keg was placed on the barn
floor partially covered with hay A
hasty investigation disclosed that 1t
contained whiskey and the officers
loaded II on dray and transferred
II to headquarters.
An affidavit was later filed against
Thompson, charging him with sell
ing, giving away or having in his
possession, certain intoxicating
liquors in dry territory, thus viola..
ing the Rose option laws. He ap-
peared before Mayor Scherff late
Thursday evening, and entered Piles
OF not guilty. His hearing was sci
for O'Clock Friday afternoon. At
torney Louis E. Myers will represent
the defendant while City Solicitoi
Elmer T, Boyd and Attorney Thomp
son will prosecute the case.
The defendant holds that the stat'
has no case OF any consequence
against him. He declares that in hi
occupation as drayman. he was com
PEELED TO haul the keg OF whiskey
He will attempt TO prove that th
whiskey belonged to another ma,
and that he was simply transferring
II for him.
The police received telephone
communication from Mansfield earl
this morning. instructdng them to b
on the lookout for two men who ha
blown two safes in that city anC
escaped on an Erie freight train.
The safe blowing took place be
tween the hours OF two and thre
o'clock this morning. The Yegg
secured the sum of $3.50 and chec
for $S7.49 Dynamite was used 4
the work and 1t is evident that
was the work OF experts. The tw
men We're seen as they We're leavin
the store which they looted. Bot
were reported well dressed.
Mems and boys genuine "I1lkskin
olive green outing shoes, with spet
tally made soles-the kind that wear