American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-12-19
THREE PLACES
| RAIDED BY SHERIFF
The Search and Seizure Law
| Brought Into Play.
Quantity Of Liquor Found and Two
Men Must Face Charge Of
Law ViOlatiOn.-Third
Place Clear.

American Falls was the center
of attention and operation by the
.eheriff and deputy Monday night
when three places of business were
1earched under the search and seiz-
Sure law with the result that two
sproprietors must appear before the
Ejustice court and show whey they
s6h ould not be prosecuted for hav-
Ing in their possession for sale and
disposition intoxicating liquors.
u The sheriff deputized several of
our citizens to assist in the raids
md the party was made up of the
g9heriff, Regular Deputy Jeffries and
|apecial Deputies Torrance, Ertel,
Booth, Collier and Johnson. The
Sparty was organized into three
1earching parties and the three
raids made at about the same time.
s James Booth and F. W. Ertel
S6earched the lunch room run by Joe
2Gish, Sheriff Davis and Chas. Tor
rance the barber shop run by Geo.
Btrong and Deputy Jeffries, Chas.
Johnson and H. R. Collier the place
8fun by Boyce Heed. The raids at
.i1ll three places were made at about
Heleven O'Clock.
"a At the Heed place 4S large and
&1O small bottles of beer and three
Jugs containing what is supposed
70 be whiskey were found. A very
well equipped bar with small side
*able and chairs was found here as
veil as a few glasses. Nothing was
Hound here which would indicate
sa use for this paraphernalia other
xhan those goods mentioned. The
liquors were taken into custody and
Oyce Heed placed under arrest.
@ At the Gish lunch room Special
MDeputies. Ertel and Booth found a
ea pot containing small amount
&f what lis supposed to be whiskey
U md ten small bottles of beer. The
5roprietor, Mr.. Gish, was not in
& the time but soon arrived and
At vas taken by the officers together
18th the goods found.
M The ten bottles of beer is claim
d by James Hogen, who the even
ing before, it is reported, purchased
fom the West saloon across the
lver, a dozen bottles to take with
Inn on his trip into the country the
II ext morning and he left the sack
pntaining the ten bottles in the
ack room of the lunch room until
nall amount of supposed whlskey
I'D the possession of the proprietor.
|sszs |sz The search at Strong's place OF
III illness resulted in finding nothing
Inside of the law. Sheriff Davis
II nd Special Deputy Torrance con-
W ncted this raid and searched thor
nghly but found no liquors. They
n bund a back room equipped with
u bar, a small amount of soft drlnks
Id a number of glasses. This Is
course within the law. They also
und that the door leading from
e barber shop to the back room
s be equipped with a lock which
uld be operated by means OF a
Ting from back Of the bar. This
b was within the law.
The hearings of Mr. Gish and
"a. Heed will be held Saturday il
&oseeuting Attorney Jones can be
esent
~ Sh eIiff Davis came as far as Igo
the afternoon train tnat day and
sBg met there by rig in the hopes
81 could reach this city without
Ing discovered. but regardless OF
a precaution word reached this
@dl early in the evening that 1.-The
III riff was seen at Igo and any
8 % considered themselves in viola
IA q of the law had plenty of time
clear out and destroy all evid
Ne Whether there has been any
lation of the local option law
nains to be seen. Whether there
I'D or not the action of the Sheriff
y no doubt be taken as a warn
to any one contemplating goins
10 the business.
3sS Two other search warrants were
iced into the hands of the sheriff
}S the time but he would not serve
M en- on the grounds that the evi
nee did not warrant