Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-01-20
WOMEN BooTLEooERs
WORSE THAN MEN.

n WOMEN bOOTlEGGEHS
\ WORSE THAN MEL
An Oklahoma correspondent OF III
II Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes:
II Bookkeeping whisky In the old Il
n dian territory and the Indian reseryi
\ ton in Oklahoma has been an Org
nlzed business. profitable because {
the prices that may be had from IN
\ Indians. and engaged In by men an
women OF all nationalities. Arrest.
4 fines and imprisonment stop the la,
violators only during the period o
their confinement. In every instance
the men, when released. return {,
their old trade. Once a bootlegger
always a bootlegger." the officers say
In recent years. however. the au
thorities have found the woman the
most persistent bootlegger. Or. Lee
Bennett. former United States mar
shall for the northern district of old
Indian Territory. who had many
years OF experience with outlaws OF
all brands, says a woman bootlegger
can sell whisky longer without being
caught. and is harder TO convict than
a man. The cunning OF the woman
smuggler is remarkable. and their dis.
regard OF danger amazing.
II took officers ten years to catch
Mrs. VI. ]. Wade. although they were
convinced most OF the time that she
was engaged in the unlawful trade.
Finally she was arrested. convicted
and she served year and day in
the federal penitentiary at Columbus,
Ohio.
False Skirt Pockets Handy.
Women are more cunning in devils.
ing means 90 carry whisky than men.
One woman was arrested and taken
20 Muskogee. who was caught with
her hustle filled with half.pnt bot.
ties Of whisky which she was retail.
ing from 81 to 50 per bottle. Ere.
quently. too, false pockets are found |
I'm skirts where numerous bottles can
be carried.
The man engaged in Bookkeeping al J
ways works up some scheme 10 fool
the Indians. and this Is illustrated by
an arrest near Holdenvllle. on
charge Of selling whisky to an Indian
The suspect was released when II was
found that he had sold nothing but
coffee. The Indians are cautious and
slip in and out Of a bootlegger's camp
like scouts in efforts to avoiding sus.
picion. This particular vendor was
certain none would open flask until
he was quite a distance from the
camp. He traded on this willingness
to protect the source Of supply and
sold several gallons OF inferior coffee
at a fancy price. He was about to
leave when arrested. He got of much
easier than had the Indians caught
him.
A loose panel was found in the wood.
work OF kitchen in Sapulpa. and the
space behind II was we'll stocked with
bottled goods. The woman came from
Kansas. where a prohibition law had
'een in force for many years. Sever.
II times the officers had searched her
lone without finding evidence. She
'ut up a $4,000 cash bond
Women a Separate Problem.
Women are more discriminating to
whom they offer whisky than men.
The marshals have peen successful in /;
diving the problem OF men bootleg. c
ers' and to considerable extent they G
ave succeeded in prohibiting intro. !
uction Of whisky into the Indian ter. /,
tory by men, but the women are an. {
Their matter. d
The old schemes worked by men ,
re worn out, said a deputy marshal 5
ecently. we are onto the follow who /
ONES down here with four or five n
lit cases supposed to be- filled with r.
~ goods samples, or to the fellow d
no drives through in a prairie schoo-
'r peddling whisky; but the women
'e hard 10 catch"
II Is learned. however. that a ma m
rity Of the women bootloggcrs come ii
ON ST. Louis. Kansas City aud Fort &c
NTH. They are women with nerve OF
no are out for the money. and in -, ~
iriably they carry n good quality o.
whisky and they charge the high. m
I prices. IN
Not long ago in Bartlesyille." said 81
same deputy marshal. Il learned IN
woman who was selling Kansas 'eI
ty whisky for $50 a pint. I found a ~
r at the leading hotel, where she no
d registered and had informed the ri
'rk that she was hosiery sales. no
man. During the afternoon I ~,
'rned Of several places where she an
q made successful efforts TO dispose VI