The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-01
B0'1iILEGERS
ANDIGAMBLERS
ROUNDED|UP
--
Sheriff After Booze Bunch /;
City After the Card
Players.
GITY RICHER BY sl7l
singularly Enough Not a
Golored Bootlegger Was
in the Net.

Sheriff c. D. Conway, Deputies T.V.
Buckley and George Smith, Constables
<Iarry Conner and Charles satterheld
and Chief of city police Fred tIarr
went on, duty performing rampage Sat.
nrday night and continued said ram
pagetuntil this forenoon.
The city police made specially of
gamblers while tho county officials
thought best to nab bootlegsers and
other Yost law yiolators.
In the county jail are Fred valen.
tine. Will Madden and Oscar Montgom.
cry charged with selling whiskey. Out
onlbond for their appearance later are
Thomas Holmick, known as Bald Ea'
glep who managed 10 get into whis-
key scrape about once month; L. G.
Arnett, known as June. Arch Lilly
and George Lilly, who the country says
have the reputation of making more
moneysini the liquor business than any
other bootleggers and Lowell Grey,
who, &c Is claimed, decided to change
from gambling to bootlcgging. These
men are wanted for selrling. Mrs. Del
la Hager, charged also with selling at
her home ON the East Side, was ar
rested today and will be given hear.
ing later concerning the information
that has reached the Prosecuting at
torneyis Office as to the sales she has
Sbeen making.
1e4The arrests were made after the
state had employed few detectives
and gordered them to buy whiskey or
to get all information possible about
the liquor underworld Of Fairmont.
An old timer stated this morning
that the officials got everybody in
twon that is at present selling whiskey
except the negro clan.
Beside the activity Of the county OF.
ficersE the city police managed to I'LL
the city all over Sunday with a bunch
Of gamblers and drunks. AT three
o'clock Sunday morning the police
raided the SHACK" belonging to Nose
Shuck or Twelfth street and took IA
gamblers from the place and lodged
them in jail. The most OF them ate
breakfasr in jail yesterday but got out
during the day. Those who gave up
forfeits forItheir. appearance this morn.
ing were Win Martin, C. Emling, L.
Dodd. s. Enoch, A. Ruble. Thomas
Jenkins, b. Evans, F. Moore, Writ
Shuck, Joseph Austen, B. Mccoy and
Bert Belt. Each forfeited $40. Unable
TO give forfeit and brought before
the mayor this morning were ]. Led.
son and III. Merrill. In default CT fine
Of SO each they were remanded 70
Jail. They admitted they were gamo'
ling.
Appearing this morning In the role
o saw dust trail biffer," was Thornt
Randall. He stated to the mayor that
he had taken a solemn pledge never
to drink another drop and begged to
be allowed to go home as he was SUI.
fering with a sore foot an was tired OF
the confines OF the city bastile. The
mayor fell for the tale and permitted
J >Thornt to limp home. AS soon as ne
hit the sunshine, a free man, he be.
gan making arrangements to visit
Point Marion, leaving this afternoon
for that oasis.
One traffic law violator, Paul Palmer
gracedk his honor's presence and was
finedss1.
"A. Sweed, ]. Brown, and John Will
son were arrested Saturday, night for
drunkenness and forfeited each 50.
Frank Kenner and Marion Salto, both
Of Barrackville, were fined IS each at.
ter pleading guilty to charge Of
r,inkenness. Salto paid and kenner
arranged 10 pay later,
George Jackson, colored. paid a fine
of $5sfori boozing. Thus the city is
today s171 richer than 1t happened to
be Saturday at noon.