Gunnison news-champion., 1916-09-29
SULLIVAN IS FOUND GUILTY
Fight Not Yet Ended and Federal Authorities
May Intervene.
'weli if it is whiskey. its pretty poor

stuff
Such was the remark made BY the
witnesses who were asked to testify -
TO whether the mixture found in the
demijohn under the floor Of Jerry Sulli-
vans cabin At Whitepine two weeks ago.
was whiskey or not
The case hung on the interpretation
Of the word whiskey. What is whiskeyf
To the general public it means an intox-
icating liquor. sometimes known - John
Barleycorn. At this time. though, the
query was made very. very. seriously;
for the acquittal or conviction Of Sulli-
van depended upon this technicality.
The chief defense offered was that
the stuff manufactured BY Sullivan
was not whiskey, but . mixture. The
charge against Sullivan was that be sold
one glass Of whiskey to T. r. AcConn-
vile.
AcConnville, . detective, was chief
witness against the defendant. He had
been sent from Denver headquarters to
Whitepine and completely won Sulli-
vans confidence. bought whiskey from
him, was taken by Sullivan to the cabin
and the process Of manufacturing the
whiskey demonstrated to him.
=. Thir-;ss5e way Sullivan sold his whi.-
svo yesl arried . pint bottle in his in.
teet oeep,cket. He filed the bottle
30 vest took it with him to the
n oe =. dispensed it at demand.
,o'nt q empty. Sullivan stated
p.es "stimony. that be knew Nc
tn roc. Lsadville in '92 and that at
oe.P' 40 ;Connville was swamping
n "el, and running rouletts
~ wing.
s sewer mt in The dsfenss was to
tire project ~. ,..,A..ee n.,,., ~
nos -. 49, - exeeptiss - ship-
q beivatA lGmes cd =
psysDss ~ hads against submitting
M twenty 70 b ussd = svidsncs o.
s- l. The ruling Of ths court
pay 99jer the statute was that II .
..1fsate house Is used in connection
with public plaza - store-house. it
il no longer protected by the law.
When Sheriff Hanlon was returning
from Salida two days after searching
the premises Of Sullivsp. be found :
shipment of alcohol 1t Sskgsnts-sixteen
quarts Of alcohol. 1888 proof. Sullivan
made the liquor BY mixing four parts
alcohol. three parts water, and coloring
matter. However, be testified that he
used the alcohol for an alcohol stove
on which he did his cooking. and for
rubbing . rhe umstic shoulder. "a num-
Der Of people about Wbitspins suffered
the same afIiiction.)
The chief witnesses were from White
pine: J. w. Mixer. Jacob Kreps, J. o.
Hamilton, Ollie knight and Joe Snyder.
The following jury. Maurice Hogan.
B. F. Martin. Harry Williams. E. J..
sampliner, Pat Trainor. w. s. Large.
G. w. Eastman. W. r. Walker, E. H.
Mcdowell, C. II. Burgess, C. L. Stone.
and E. d. Krsutzer bruught in YER
diet Of guilty and recommended Glenn
ency Of the coust on Friday Of last
week. The attorney for the defense.
J. n. MeDousal asked that be Be given
until Tuesday to make . motion for .
new trial. The motion was filed, was
heard Thursday, and denied by the
court Sullivan was sentenced TO sixty
dsyn IN the county iAil and committed
until costs amounting to $50 are paid.
Something like 50 quarts Of liquor has
bosn ordered By Judge Stone to be
turned over by Sheriff Hanlon to the
federal authorities, who have been in
vootigating the case, and who made ap.
t]icafion for the booze.
Pat Hanlon, sheriff of Gunnison coun-
u, apprehended Sullivan altar making
trip in the night TO Whitepine. He
arrived abodt ten O'Clock and surprised
the suspected bootlegger. Pat made
. thorough search Of the buildings and
premises for which be had . search
warrant, and after finding some Of the
mixture, he searched for the alcohol
vhichshe was informed Sullivan bad.
Being unable % ind il BE- demanded Of
tod him it wss under The door. SuIli-
WI St1oA1 u4sVW ~ A<SPss2 Ga1sDkbhA N~h3S
Msrgelman, Who accompanied Pat
where. fhees w. Q 1ooee board n the
Aooe. This was pulIed up md de aicc-
ho1 found.
Pat Hanlcu md tie dsputy district
ottoiney bed been advised Of fhe Whits-
pine cass md had thsir eyes q tss IL.
uation for eo@e kime md Pit I'D nadG
Two txips y ,Whitertne, but until IL
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With ths eooda CoaidseabJb ecnpl1int
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