Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-26
SPECIAL AGENTS
ARE Still BUSY
Representatives Of Cosson
Getting Evidence for
Liquor Actions
DAUGHERTY FILES
CONTEMPT CHARGES
These and Petitions for an
Injunction Are Piling
Up Every Day

Up Every Day
Special agents from tho once Of
Attorney General Cosson are be-
ginning to make their presence in
Ottumwa felt, If tho number of per-
sons, who have been arrested during
the past two days on charges Of boot
logging, liquor nuisance, vagrancy and
maintenance of houses of Ill fame and
gambling, can be taken az an indica-
ton.
The latest arrest was Joe Cohn Just
before noon today on liquor nuis-
ance charge. He gave bond and was
Immediately released by tho sheriff.
Bill Thornton was taken on boot
Logging charge and Maude Silvers for
liquor nuisance late Thursday after
noon.
Many Are Arrested.
The total list of those who have
been taken on the warrants sworn out
by the county attorney Tuesday even
ing at the instigation of the state
agents includes Mrs. Ray Clutter,
nuisance; Bill Thornton, bootlegging;
Maude Silvers, nuisance; Jack Tuttle,
bootlegging; Pearl True, bootlegging;
Hayden Leonard, nuisance; Robert
Hendershott, bootlegging; Albert
Fern, nuisance; Candy Harlan, boot
Logging: Lew Fuller. house of Ill
fame; James Smith, nuisance; George
Murphy, nuisance; Frank Elliott; boot
logging; Grace Porter, nuisance; Del
Stevens, nuisance; George Chairman,
nuisance; Albert Jenkins, bootlegging;
Warren Hoogenwoning, nuisance;
Mrs. Dave Chesser, yagrancy: Lucille
Jones, nuisance; Blanche Hall, prosti-
tuition; George Johnson, bootlegging;
w. w. Metcalf, nuisance. and Wess
Leonard. bootlegging.
Wants inJunctlons.
The county attorney had already
filed petitions for temporary injunc-
tions against several Of these defend
ants and today he asked for injunc
tions against Lizzie Robinson and VIM.
Hoogenwoning. The latter is made a
party because he owns the building at
637 East Main street, where Mrs. Rob-
inson is alleged to have sold the liquor.
She was tried in court Wednesday on
q nuisance charge and the jury acquit-
ted her. When officers went to her
place today they found her gone.
Re WIthdraws Plea.
Frank Re, late Thursday afternoon,
withdrew his plea Of guilty to a charge
of nuisance, entered one OF not guilty
and prepared for trial this morning.
When the case was called at 8 o'clock
before Judge Francis M. Hunter, the
county attorney dismissed it and then
filed q contempt of court proceeding
against Re, alleging that he has violat-
ed an old injunction issued against
him several years ago. ).
Grammer Is Reprimanded.
windy" Grammer was given Sc
we're reprimand this morning by Judge
Hunter for engaging in an alteration
a few nights ago with one of the state
agents. Grammer cOntended that the
trouble was over some money which he
alleged the agent borrowed of him
when he was here in December of last
year and which he had not returned to
him. 'A
Grammer was indicted on three
liouor nuisance and bootlegging
charges together with Swede Sandell
as result of the state agents inyesti-
cations last fall but was dismissed
from them while Sandell Is serving a
ninety day sentence in Jail because he
can not pay 5000 fine assessed
against him by the court. Grammer
was released from custody this morn
ing.
Somers Case 10 Heard.
The liquor nuisance charge was dis
missed Thursday afternoon against H.
B. Somers and the trial begun In the
case in which the county attorney
seeks a temporary Injunction against
Mr.. Somers and the Somers Hotel Co.
This matter was taken under advise
ment by the court after the evidence
had been given, it having been agreed
to try it without q jury.
Dismiss Pattee Case.
The case against Cora Pattee, charg-
ed with maintaining house Of III
fame was dismissed on the motion OF
the county attorney. A contempt on
court proceeding has been filed against
John w. Leonard. John Mahaffey was
in court Thursday afternoon and the
time for pronouncing sentence on him
fixed for Tuesday, February 20.
Case ls Interesting.
A case of more than usual interest
will be that involving the liquor seized
Wednesday morning at the Burlington
freight depot. A search warrant sworn
out before George L. Gillies, by one of
the state agents, revealed five cases of
whisky shipped from the Illinois Mer-
camille Co.. of Peoria, ILL.,, to local con-
sumers. A preliminary hearing is
scheduled for Monday morning in JUS
tice H. C. Nosler's court.
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