Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
CHARGE ELEVEN
. W|THCONTEMP1
Nine Petitions Filed BY
Anti-Saloon League
Attorneys
slelS
M Az. : DEFENDANTS
ARE ENJOINED
lnjunctions Date Back as
Far as Five Years; Bonds
Are Provided BY Some
sooS leoIIolsIH s1p,o,

Nine charges Of contempt of court
IN which there are eleven persons
named, were filed late yesterday by
Attorneys M, 8. Odle of Des Moines.
and G. L. Gillies of. Ottumwa. This
morning most of the men charged had
arranged for their bond of $500 and
two Of the men who are out of the city
are expected to do likewise
Mr.. Odle who is counsel for the
state anti-saloon league at Des Moines.
has been In Ottumwa for the past two
days and spent some time In going
over the records at the clerks ONCE
and looking up the holders of liquor
permits In the county.
The charges in all cases are for sale
OF liquor either beer or whisky. or
both since the defendants were en-
Joined by the district court from the
right to sell liquors. The time OF sale
fixed by the informant in some cases.
and In the petitions that were filed In
all cases Is on or about November /,
1913, and wherever the informant's
name appears 1t is shown as one Il. v.
TIttle. The warrants were issued to
the sheriff at 1880 Thursday afternoon
and all of the defendants that are In
- 'AAo WY WoAS SCAfCu idSl EVENING.
The Persons Charged
The list Of the cases follow:
Wilson g. Taylor, plaintiff and Sum
ner Siberell, ,relator We. P. p. Quigley.
The information states that on March
10, 1908. the defendant was enjoined
hx the daktr1ct court, having been.
charged with violation OF the liquor
laws at Eldon. The place OF the pres
ent alleged offense Is eaid to be at 41S
East Main street, and E. ". Tuttle ID
the informant. The bond OF $500 has
been provided.
Taylor and siberell vs.. ]. w. Thomp.
son, 2O8 South Union street. Enjoined
March 16. 1908, for selling liquor at
Eldon. Furnished bond of $500.
G. w. Creath, plaintiff and Sumner
Siberell, relator VS.. John Erbacher.
Enjoined August "a, 1908. Arranged
for $500 bond.
G. w. Creath. plaintiff and E. Fowler
relator VS.. Larry Glynn. Enjoined
August "a, 1908. Place OF business,
401 Church street. Bond of $500 pro-
vided.
Creath and Fowler VS.. w. Greeley.
Enjoined August "a. 1908. Provided
$500 bond.
Creath and siberell vs.. Tom O'Brien
Enjoined August "a, 1908. Bond OF
$500 provided. Place of business 1O01
West Mechanic street.
G. D. Shadford, plaintiff and Ed
Fowler, relator VS.. w. j. Blemmons,
220 South Green street Enjoined for
selling liquor In EldoD April 8, 1909.
Out Of the city on hunting trip.
State Of Iowa, plaintiff and e. Fow-
Ter, relator VS.. j. w. Leonard, Harry
W. Leonard and Hayden Leonard.
Enjoined by Judge Vermilion Sept 8,
1918. Bond Of $500 provided for each.
e. D. Fowler, plaintiff and Sumner
Siberell, relator vs.. Charles Dutton.
Enjoined June 7, 1918. Out Of the city.
Hearing November 20.
All of the defendants are ordered to
appear in district court November 20,
to show why they should not be cited
for contempt of court. Owing to the
present docket providing Judge r. w.
Eichelberger with plenty OF work, he
told the attorneys for the anti-saloon
league that they might bring in an
other Judge to pass upon the cases and
Judge c. w. Vermilion Of Centerville,
Is scheduled to take the cases up for
hearing on the day set
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