The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20
Arrests Follow Orqy
OF High School Boys

VI uAYu OVlAUVA OUyS
As sequence to the intoxication
of number of high school boys
who participated in Senior Glass
play at the Opera House Wednes-
day evening of last week, c. NJ.
Dean, a drug clerk at the Machol
drug store, and Erwin Stenman,
laundry driver for the Idaho
Springs laundry, were placed under
arrest charged with bootlegging.
The charges were preferred by
Prof. w. L. Bake, superintendent
of schools, after an investigation
had been made and the evidence
laid before the school board.
Nhiskey had been procured by Alvin
LaProuse and Adolph Waldo, lS-year- old
boys, and before the close of the Senior
play it was plain to be seen that the
boys were not Eat themselves" and a
second show could not be given. La
Prouse was taken home in the laundry
wagon and did not know what was
gong on. Professor Baker determined
to get at the root of the trouble and
learned from the boys that quart of
whiskey had been purchased by them
from young Stenman the laundry driver,
and from Stenman it was learned that
the whiskey ha been secured from Dean
the drug clerk. A warrant was i'm
mediately sworn out and Deputy Sheriff
George >traub went to Dumont Mon
day night to arrest Dean, who had gone
there to spend the night with relatives.
He was taken to Georgetown for the
night, and his hearing set for Tuesday
afternoon. A charge was also filed
against Stenman, but both cases were
continued until Thursday afternoon
before Judge Wilkins.
Although two separate cases were
filed, they were consolidated at the
trial and this resulted in the complete
dismissal of the case against Dean as
the young mems attorney, F. L. COLON,
took advantage of the legal situation
which prevented Stenman testifying
against Dean.
The testimony of LaProuse. Waldo and
Stenman was to the effect that the TIC
former had as ed Stenm IN in the Fin
lnn hol IN
whiskey, which the latter agreed to dc
for price of 81 per qu.r The booze
was wanted by the boys. they said, to
stimulate their courage in appearing
before large audience as amateur
actors. Sherman delivered the quart Of
whiskey from the laundry wagon at the
Mine street bridge and received $2;r
payment.
No evidence was introduced at the
trial to show where Stenman had
procured the liquor, but Stenman now
says he did not buy it from Dean but
had it given to him while delivering
laundry to Deans room at the Elks
club. Under these circumstances it is
doubtful if Dean could have been con
victed of the charge of bootlegging.
The maximum penalty under the Law
is $500 fine and six months imprison.
ment in the county Jail On account
of it being Stenman's first offense, anc
out OF sympathy for the young man and
his family, Judge Wilkins assessed the
minimum penalty of 500 fine and costs
amounting to $29 60. Attorney COLON
pleaded urgently for remission of the
fine but the court decided to hold il
over Stenman pending his good be-
havior. The costs will have to be paid,
SD of which goes to the Prosecutor
Smith.
Both Dean and Sherman have been
receiving express shipments of booze,
but in the future will be more guarded
in their disposal of the same.
Mr.. Baker and the school board were
not criticised in any way for their efforts
to bring the offenders justice and put
an end to such debasing orgies.