The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-12
HOW THEY LOVE
SYLVAN SHADE
BOOtleggers HE Them To River
There To Loll In Sweet Com
mune With Nature.
BUT SHERIFF SUSPECTS MOTIVE
Also Directs Suspicion To Stream
Which He DragS For Cache
OF Whisky.
BUT SHERIFF SUSPECTS MOTIVE

THE scene shifts IRON u. back room
uff The alley, or the u... ground aplrt
mru loo the cellar 4. '.. ruudhOISe
or camp In the coumu lu o,ner
words the bOOtleggcl a. deserted his
former huunts In th. 10! and uas
taken to the woods.
They got away from lbs lhl- time
mut we'll get them lr said Deputy
sheriff Johnson, spcuh.H- OF rhr rand
that vU- made last Might lUr officer
had shade Of repr' A. u- voice hul
still there Was also % .Dpylu tone
Sheriff BiniOD, accompanied hy Uepu
ties johnson aud Smith made uu uu.
tumobile tour into the country last
night As they nearrd fish cump On
the North Canadian mile north uf
the house ON the Oh .1uuty farm the
automobile lights wrrn turned ont and
the motor car crepl along as silently
AK II could be made .u travel
Oh the Poetry Of 1t.
Through the trees rNr officers could
see dim lights the -m0u.drring camp
fire and some flittiup figures II was
fish camp. where people from the
city 10 to eat fish at night and where
those who know thr ropes may also
find something to drink
| II was upon such scene that the
sheriff and his demllcs crrpt last
night hut there must have been a
7 lookout pasted, for when the Officers
left the car and stole through the trees
to the camp there VII. nobody In sight
The place had been very suddenly de
serted II was dark 200 the woods and
there was nothing 10 drink IN sight
( Patrons Of the place were found out
/ IN the woOds-men aud women who
were ostensibly there Tor the purpose
Of catching fish aud having them
cooked at the camp They seemed
surprised that the proprietor Of the
place had abandoned IT,
Sheriff BniOn and his helpers did
some fishing In their own account last
night, but they did moi catch anything
They fiShed for the beer and whisky
believed 20 he kept by the boOtlegger'
In sannySacks aud sunk IN the strean
IN good hiding places.
Trawlers Needed.
A daylight scurch for the submerged
booze will be- made by the officers II
a short time They could not find TN
lines last night hy which the gunny
sacks are brought 10 the shore whrl
II n desired tu bring them out for tn
thirsty visitors
/ e. II Wood alleged 10 have heel
the proprietor NJ rOadhousc south
east NJ the ritN last October. I'm con
nection with i VI Chandler X ol
trial today ON the charge " ylolatin
the prohihtory law there. Chandle
II charged with the same offrnsr au
Will be tried later a severance havln
been taken In the case.
Woods and Chandler were lndicte
at the October term of the superin
court by the grand jury impancled a
that time A Jury 10 try Woods wa
secured At noon today, but after muc
difficulty
Are YOU a member ~ the CpntrE
tundredf the attorney for Wood
asked every juror A number W ther
belonged 10 that organization aud the
were promptly challenged by th
lawyer A Jury was finally found con
posed of men who do not belong
J the Central Hundred and trgtlmun
was taken this afternoon.
Sheriff Biniou now has hundre
gallons Of whisky and wine stored
the county jail taken In recent raid
and nine hurrrls of beer ARE stnckp
there The collection Is being add,
to constantly hv the officers
+ County Attorney Emhry X prosccu
Ing the eases against the hootlerger
and viii attend personally 10 all
them that come mp during his term ,
. office He IS assisted by John T. u,
+ Mars