The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-09-28
NEBRASKAN EXECUTIVE TAKES HAND IN BLIND TIGER
SITUATION WHICH BATTLES OFFICIALS or
BONE DRY CITY
The POLICE GET BUSY AND MAKE RAIDS
Patromen Charged With Tipping Off" Places About To Be
Pnched = Officer Is Found In Joint" While
Prohibition Law Is Being Violated

with Mayor Dahman, county ALtor-
ney Magney, Chief OF Police Dunn,
Street Commissioner Parks, City At
torney Fleharty, Prosecuting Attorney
Mcguire. Sheriff Clark and Deputy
Sheriff Foster, assured the officials OF
his earnest cooperation with them in
arresting and prosecuting violators of
the liquor law TO the full extent Of
penalty.
Detective at Conference.
A special Investigator, employed by
the governor, attended the conference
and gave the officials reports of boot
logging in Omaha He reported that
he bought liquor in many places in the
city, without difficulty.
At the conference, City Prosecutor
Mcclure submitted to the governor a
report of every raid and violation of
the liquor law since May 1. The state
executive told the officials he would
place q court reporter in police court
to keep a detailed account of every
case OF bootlegging. Omaha and
Douglas county officials related to the
governor the difficulty in affecting q
raid on certain places on account of
alleged tips" given the violators be-
forehand.
Last evening, Chief of Police Dunn
conferred with the moral squad in
view of conducting raids and serving
search warrants on every place, sus-
pected Of violating the liquor law.
Subsequently, City Prosecutor Nc
Guire spent all evening filing out
search warrants on all offenders re-
ported to the officials by the governor
at the conference. Municipal Judge
c. W. Britt was called from his home
to sign the warrants. He said:
There is a law against bootlegging,
and 1t is going to be rigidly enforced"
Squad Starts Out.
Warrants were served on the fol.
lowing named places:
The Arcade hotel The Midway, 1122
Dodge street, and alleged bootIegging
haunts at Twenty-fourth and Cunning,
Twenty fifth and Patrick avenue and
Twenty-second and lizard streets.
City Prosecutor MCGUIRE handed
the warrants to Sergeant Russell of
the moral squad, when they started
out on their tour of raids at midnight.
Search every place from cellar to
garrett"
He accompanied the officers and as
sisted in the raids.
City Attorney Harry B. FIeharty on
his return from the conference with
Governor Neville, said Newspaper
reports have given out mistaken i'm
preston Of the meeting at Lincoln.
The conference was called not in q
spirit Of reprimand, but rather one OF
cooperation and assistance in enforc-
Ing the prohibition law
"a special state investigator visited
Omaha together with other cities in
Nebraska and found numerous viola
tons, as he had in other cities The
worst offenders in his opinion we're
hotels. The governor realizes that
Omaha, due to its size is big prob
lem to combat and wanted to lend
whatever assistance possible.
He feels that some of the police
officers are double-crossing the chief
as his investigator found an officer
seated in one place violating the law.
The number of the officer was not
taken, so no action can be brought
against him. He asked my opinion
as to his ability to suspend officers
who refused to enforce the law, but
made no statement as to what his
actions In the matter would be.
Raid the Midway.
The moral squad, assisted by City
Prosecutor Mcclure, raided the Mid
way, Omahas notorious gambling
house of the past, early this morning
and found $500 worth OF fine wine
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