Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-10
1 FIRST LOCAL ARRESTS
 FOR SELLING LIQUOR
(From Wednesdays Daily0

last evening when Sheriff Joe ouT raided the place of T. (. Dodge ( North Cortez street and took in custody not only Dodge but A. Hammond, his attorney. Both mt were haled before Justice of the Pea, Chas. H. McLane, but were release on bonds of $lOO for each of the sevt charges made against them, Hem Brinkmeyer and Fred Rief acting !; their sureties.
 All of the complaints whiC were identical in their language vii the exception of the dates on whic it was alleged that liquor was sol were sworn to by Sheriff Youn There are seven complaints again each of the defendants a total of fou teen in all, reading in substance r; follows:
 In the Justice Court of Prescott,
 Precinct, County of Yavapai,
 State of Arizona.
 The State of Arizona, Plaintiff,
 vs.T. (. Dodge and A. L. Ham
 mond, Defendants.
 State of Arizona,
 County of Yavapai-ss.
 J. F. Young, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is the duly elected, qualified and acting Sheriff of Yavapai County, State of Arizona, and, as such, makes this complaint.
 That T. C.. Dodge and A. L. Hammond, the above named de- fendants are guilty of the crime of selling, exchanging, bartering and disposing of ardent spirits, ale, beer, and wine, the same be- ing intoxicating liquors, commit ted as follows, to-wit:
 That at Prescott Precinct, Yav- apai County, State of Arizona, on or about various days of Jam uary, February and March, A. D. 1915, the said defendants T. C. Dodge, and A. L. Hammond, did then and there wilfully, unlawful ly and wrongfully, sell, exchange, barter and dispose of certain ardent spirits, ale, beer and wine, the same being then and there intoxicating liquors, (and not then and there being denatured alcoho) to certain person, to- wit: John Doe, whose true name is unknown to affiant.
 Contrary to the form, force and effect of the statutes and law in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Arizona.
 J. F. YOUNG, Sheriff.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this End day of March, A. D. 1915. "
 C. H. McLANE,.
 Justice of the Peace. The cases are out of the ordinar! n many respects, and for that reasol heir outcome will be watched witt nore than the ordinary interest whicl ttaches to actions for "bootlegging. orior to the first of the year, whel he prohibition amendment went into fleet, Attorney Hammond sold to ; lumber of local people bills of sal or liquor then in the Dodge estab ishment. The liquor was left ther' y its purchasers, and they have beer sing it as their tastes and appetite ictated. Whether these bills of sal, an be made ito stick" is the question which will be determined, indirectly t least, at the forthcoming trials. l 5 said that in other states they hay, cen held to be legal, but of course shat will happen here is anothei tory.
 Sheriff Young in speaking of tht rrests made last evening said There has been considerable talk O quor being sold in this community T violation of the law, and l though | time that the matter should bt to test. That is why wore to the complaints against Capt Dodge and MT. Hammond. l also rant to say that if there is anyone ,ho knows that the law is being vio lted in this regard all they have tc Q is to bring the evidence to me, anC will proceed against the offenders t is my sworn duty to enforce tho aw and I propose to fulfill that duty 0 the best of my ability as long as ccupy this office"