The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-11-30
Three Charges of Bootleg
ging Are Made Against the
Well Known Greensboro
Physician.
TO BE ARRAIGNED
EARLY IN JANUARY
Efforts to Stop the Practice
of Illegal Selling of lntox-
icants Made for Several
Months.

Three indictments have been return
ed by the Wayne County October term
grand jury against DR.. James d. Kerr.
OF Greensboro on the charge of illegal
sale of Intoxicating liquors.
To each Indictment DR.. Kerr has
given a bond of $50 for his appearance
on the first Monday in January. when
he will be obliged to plead to the
charge of ''bootlegging" in the dry
little Wayne county town. Other ar.
rests may follow.
The returning of the three bills
against the physician is the result OF
persistent work on the part of a mum
Der of prominent citizens of Greens
fork. For some time 1t has been sus
pected that bootlegging had been go
ing on in Greensboro but sufficient
evidence could not be obtained agains,
any one until a short time previous tc
the grand jury session.
Probably fifty witnesses were sub
poenaed before the grand jury to tes
tify In The case. Several of these wit
nesses were recalled from two to three
times.
Barrels of "Empties."
Barrels filed with empty whisky
bottles and empty beer kegs bearing
the inscription DIR J. d. Kerr" have
been shipped out of Greensboro time
and time again. it is alleged. Since the
frst shipment the prominent physi
clan has been under surveillance
Persons under the influence of intox
icating liquor have staggered back ant
forth along the streets of the village
for the past several months. Disturb
ances have been created and the coun
" authorities we're at, q loss to ascer
tain where the liquor was procured.
Sheriff Steen and his deputies have
made more than one trip to Greens
fork to place intoxicated persons undel
arrest.
DR.. Kerr has been practicing medi
cine in Greensboro for several years
He received his early education in
the public schools of Henry count,
and afterwards at the New Castle
high school, where he graduated with
the class of 1880. He then engaged
in the drug business two years in lows
and was in the same business a
Greensboro for ten years. In 1895 hs
commenced the study of medicine at
tending one term at the Louisville
Medical college. and graduated at tn,
Indiana Medical college In Indianapo
lis, with the class of 1888. He then be
gan the practice of his profession a
CraanGfnrk x1rharo he hA~
engaged.
OF Prominent Family.
DR.. Kerr comes Of q family of ply
sicians; several members of whicl
have attained distinction IN the pro
fession. His father. having died a
the early age Of twenty-five. DR.. Ksr
was reared by his grandfather. DR.
William Kerr, one Of the prominen
physicians OF Henry county. who &C
lively engaged In the practice In tn,
pioneer days and continued over fort,
years.
The-grand Jury Will meet aEa4n Mon
day morning to continue Investigation
Of the Greensboro fire. The gram
jury session was postponed this weel
on account of the trial Of Harry Kelly
indicted on the charge Of crfmina
assault and that of Mrs. Mae Fe,
Moore. indicted on the charge Of mur
der in the first degree.
In addition to the two Greensboro
cases it is understood that investisa
tion of minor cases is being made.
The indictments against Kelly an,
Mrs. Moore were returned by thi
grand jury.