South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15

room, apparently fearing to face the
jeering mob in the street below. This
being impossible the detective, with
an officer on each side of him was
escorted through the crowd and down
the street. Kisses, jeers and screams
of ''some detective, you will be mar
ried Sunday, will you" and even
stronger taunts were slung at the man.
The crowd was composed largely of
women and girls living in the same
building he occupied and in the neigh
borhood.
While the prisoner was being escort
ed to the Jail, a police officer who had
rushed to the scene in a taXi-cab stop
ped the constable asked him the trOu-
BILE and then dispersed the crowd fol-
lowing the arrested man.
Jokes on Way to Jail.
Quilhot asked the assistance of the
police officer, desiring him to call
Mayor Keller The request went un-
needed. the officer leaving the scene as
soon as his duty IN dispensing the
crowd was finished. The detective"
recovered his spirits on the trip TO the
jail joking the constable and his dep
uties and relating some well meant
amusing stories.
Mrs Miller, said to be fiancee Of
Quilhot made every possible effort to
SnlGlu the man. Al IIFSl she IHluS6u
the constable to search the house but
when she showed his authority she
allowed him to proceed. Her own
apartments were searched thoroughly
without success. There was but one
unopened room and was an attempt
was made to open the door it was
found that il had been locked from
the inside and the key was in the hole.
"a tenant lives in that room" de-
clared Mrs. Miller.
What is his name ," asked the con-
stable
"Why-y, Mr. Smith," was the reply.
She repeatedly declared that Quill
hot was not in the building but the
unopened door proved too much a
mystery for the constable who after
about 80 minutes of waiting for the
detective" to appear proceeded TO
Dry off the lock QuilhOt had been
lying on his bed. fully dressed with
the exception of his shoes. Being
covered with a gun the man made no
effort to resist arrest. Instead he
sauvely spoke a bond and found a
light by which the constable might
read the warrant.
Drank Liquor Himself.
At least two of the accused barkeep-
ers say that Quilhot purchased liquor
at the bar of their saloons, took il
afterwards having them arrested for
selling liquor in rooms not covered
by the license.
Another salOOnkeeper promised that
at his trial he would tell where Quill
hot spent all last Sunday morning in
On intoxicated condition. All seemed
indignant. not SO much at their arrest
as at the questionable means by which
their arrest was accomplished.
How QuilhOt Worked.
Several of the men arrested through
OuiIhot's investigations state that the
methods used by him surpass in
originality anything ever seen here.
The favorite method is said TO be
getting LIQUOR under the pretext that
il was for someone dangerously i'll.
In one drug store, he is alleged to
have rushed in, seemingly in a great
hurry. and told a story Of a woman
who was dangerously i'll. and in need
of LIQUOR. In this case, the druggist
is said TO have chosen TO take the
chance of helping out the sick worm
an By technically violating the law
In another store. il is said that he
purchased liquor after telling the
clerk that il was for a woman who
had been accustomed 10 using the
LIQUOR for the purpose OF bathing.
Quilhot seems 10 have procured his