The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-10-30
LAW VIOLATORS TRARFFa
Detectives Hired By City Ausnsrs
ties Get Evidence AsainS
MANY Offenders.

rive aIegeu VIOlatOrs or the Lar&
option law have been arrested ess1
week by the city police, the evidsuy
having been secured through the sSxe-
ance OF three detectives from Dserms,
On Sunday afternoon the raids xssrr
started by the police, Constable Foussa
and City Attorney Miner at the CcIau
lunch room in South Washingtre
street. where Roy Whiting, knowu O.
Roy Topping, former bartender. vw
searched and a, bottle containg oVer q
pint of whiskey found on him. tie
home was also searched. Dan Vets.
who is from Illinois or somewhere els
was arrested at the Symes taverx
On Monday II. A. L. Ferguson gas.
prietor Of drug store at the cerosr IL
Main and Ball streets, and EfSvE
Hewitt, laborer living on Adsr
street, were taken into custody.
Rudolph San. fieben and Lester SarlcS-
proprietors of the soft drink bwetxxss
at the Symes tavern, were arse@a4f
Monday for running II gambling cuxr
and on Tuesday paid fines of $50 escit
Ferguson was arranged Tuesday srs
his examination set for Nov z with
bail fixed at 81, O00
Hewitt who was arrested on a tsSI
in Middlebury where he had just gszs
to work, waived examination and ~ass
bound oyer to the circuit court szS
remanded to Jail in default Of $yS&
bond.
Whiting stood mute and HE exsncz
nation was set for Nov. with bsl ss
$500 which he furnished.
Welch demanded an examinsGE
which was set for Nov. ) and kis $rsL
was fixed at $500. q.
About twenty witnesses were esasi-
moned to appear before Justice Frsccsa
in the municipal court where rearSv
ture grand jury was held and the arsG
called were asked to make worn stase.
ments with regard to their knowssfz=
of where liquor was bought Sene SE
these men were liable. it is saSS, CT
arrest for violations. .bnt as the lrtss-
cutions are for the purpose of pgHisd-
ing the liquor sellers and net eGs
drinkers they will be used as witnes@sa
About 900 folios of testimony hae Esssr
given by these men.
Three outside men haye dona ssy
detective work, the first of the euidsaSs
being obtained by a man who csHe az
Owosso and worked at his trade tstt, OK
the evenings and Sundays worked "Tax
boys" and the bootleggers. He e&ssS
the information to E. II. VsleneiDe
who came here and registered @S cssEs2
Wildermuth hotel and stated thak Tx
was representing an automobile stSCs
absorber concern. He got very dry xrS
proceeded to get acquainted with s541x
! who were able to buy liquor sHE egE
them to get pint or quart occseioDs14g
drinking with them freely xsC
named Chas. Atherton also -aseican
Valentine on several cases.
A warrant for Edwin N. Bsrxr,
Writings partner in the lunch husS1rrsz
was also to be served Thursday
Dozens of citizens were anxiouo aeas
the arrests either for themselves or uissf,
sons or friends, m my condemning 6s4
methods used but the people as a xfsx&s
are much pleased that the viokerr
have been caught.
A warrant for Herbert CollinS sS &se
Collins Drug Co., has besn draw dn
as he is out of the city it has 10: Ss.x
served.
Hewitt was arraigned in the ~tScxnt
court Thursday and plead guilty. Er
will b. sentenced next week.