The daily sentinel., 1912-04-04
NUMBER !
ARE INDICTED
Fifteen Charges Against Dozen Mesa
County Men. - Sheriff's Office
Has Taken Many Into Custo-
dy as Result of Probing.

> WYATT BowLEs; burglary; =
:. convicted. :
: JOHN MASON; petit larceny; :
{, convicted. :
> ERNEST CARPENTER; petit :,
:, larceny; convicted. =
: DICK MCCOY; bootlegging :,
!, under bonds. =
: DIR. GIBSON; practicing as :
:, veterinary without license. :
3 CLYDE ID. MOSLANDER. :,
= proprietor of Moslander's bill :
= lizard hall, charged with allow :
= ing minors to frequent his :
= place; under S1OO bonds. :
!, CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN. =
= proprietor Palace Pool hall, :
= sam charge; two counts; under :
:, bonds :
: JOHN BRAlNERD. proprie- :
= tor Pastime pool hall; same :,
= charge; under bonds. :
= lRV 7. LEWIS, proprietor !
: Interstate pool hall; same :.
:, charge; two counts; under :,
: bonds. 9.
: JAMES RAINE, Clifton; same !.
:, charge; under bond. :
: DR.. F. c. NICHOLS, charged :
: with criminal operation; under {.
= $4,000 bond. :
: THOMAS BURKE, proprietor L.
= Burke's cigar store; charged :
= with bootlegging. 8.
: BENITO ARMENDEZ, con- :
i victed bootlegger; charged with :
:, perjury; in jail. :
: :, 3 :, sTf fgs. :
Fifteen indictments against 10
different people have been served
on Mesa county people as a result
Of the prObings of the grand jury
which was discharged last Saturday
OF these, but two people are charged
with bootlegging, but every pool hall
owner in Grand Junction, save one
has been arrested for allowing boys
to frequent their places.
Bowles, Mason and Carpenter were
indicted as a result of evidence upon
which informations had already been
filed against the men. Bowles was
convicted but Mason and Carpenter
were acquitted of the original
charges of burglary and then plead
guilty to petit larceny and Were
sentenced to 10 days in jail.
Dick Mccoy, an old man. who op,
crates a hotel in Fruita. was ar.
rested next. This was before the
grand jury closed its sessions. He
plead not guilty and is now under
bonds.
Emmett Barton, proprietor of G
pool room in Fruita, was arrested
He plead guilty. asking the leniency
of the court. and was fined 81 eacf
on two counts.
Clyde Moslander and Charlie
Chamberlain were arrested Monday
each furnishing the necessary bond
Both deny their guilt and declar,
that they will prove their innocence
John Brainerd, owner of the Pas
time, was next brought into custody
but had no difficulty in furnishing
bail. He declares that ne had tn,
permission of the chief of police t
allow boys over / 8 in his pool hall
Ira 7. Lewis, one of the owners o
the Interstate, was arrested late yes
terday afternoon on two indictments
He gave bond and will fight the cas-,
when it comes to court
Dr. F. c. Nichols, charged will
performing a criminal operation, de
nies the charge, declaring ii is mali
ciously worked upon against him. H,
expects to fight the case to the las
courts.
Thomas Burke declares that he i
indicted on the same charge that h.
was tried for last winter. He CAV,
bonds and will contest the case.
Benito, Armendez, Mexican. wa
convicted of bootlegging in Mayo
Todd's court He denied his gull
and was indicted for perjury. He i
now being held in the county jai
while serving out the sentence ant
will probably remain there until tn
October term of court.
Beside these there is said to b.
30 others to be arrested on bootleg
ging and pool hall indictments. Mos
If these however, have left tn
county and will probably never b
arrested.
Other arrests, however, are ex
pected shortly.