Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
FINES ASSESSED TO
FIVE b0OTLEGGERS
TWO ALSO GET JAIL SENTENCES
big BOOZE SHIPMENT
CONFISCATED.

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jail sentence of 80 days were meted
out this week by Superior Judge
Mitchell to bootleggers arrested by
the city and county authorities, the
first results of the activity Of the
local officials In suppressing the
booze" traffic here. And some 1000
quarts of whisky, consigned to VIM.
H. Beach, druggist at Shelton, are
in the possession of Chief of Police
Harry Cusack. who confiscated the
liquor at the Union Pacific freight
depot on the ground that the permit
upon which it was being shipped had
expired.
Gene Kearns, proprietor, and
George Miller, employe Of Kearns'
place raided by the city and county
authorities last week, pleaded guilty
when arraigned the fore part of this
week and were fined 500 and costs
each. George Lincoln, whose soft
drink" place on West Fourth street
was raided the same evening. will
have hearing later on the charge
of illegal sale of liquor. filed against
him by Prosecuting Attorney Thos..
L. O'Leary, to which he pleaded not
guilty. y
Two Sent to Jail. 81
q Last Saturday night Sheriff Ja6DEG
Clifford and Deputy Fred w. McCorkia
raided the poolroom condanteA -,
Bucoda by James Dutson. after Se6dk
ing in couple OF fellows IN an effort
to buy drinks, and found quart and
half of whisky behind the soft
drink" counter. This We Dutson's
second arrest for bootlegging and
when he pleaded guilty upon arraign-
Ement Monday he was fined 1900 ana
costs and sentenced to 80 days In tho
county jail. f'
Mrs. Jane Sterrett, proprietress Of
the Thurston hotel, the fourth local
person arrested as the result OF the
raids last week, pleaded guilty when
arraigned before Superior Judge
Mitchell Thursday morning and was
fined 5000 and costs and also sem
fenced to serve 80 days in the county
Jail. 1t was her second arrest and
conviction on . bootlegging charge.
A fine Of 500 and costs on each Of
two charges of bootlegging was A.
sessed against Frank Peasley, q jit-
ney driver Of Tenino, who was caught
in the act Of selling four pint bottles
of whisky to couple Of deputy sher-
IFS near that town last Friday night.
Peasley has been under suspicion
some time and fell into the trap laid
by county authorities, in which c. c.
Likins, special employe of the
sheriff's Office and partner took the
leading part.
Upon instructions from Prosecut-
ing Attorney O'Leary and sheriff
Clifford. Likins arranged with Peasley
to deliver couple of bottles Of
milk" to him under bridge near
Tenino. At the time of the meeting
Sheriff Clifford. Deputy McCorkle and
Chief Cusack were standing nearby
in the dark, witnessed the transac-
ton and then arrested Peasley. He
put up $1,000 bond and pleaded
guilty when arraigned.
Proceedings to abate the Kearns'
Place as a public nuisance were in
stotuted by O'Leary Thursday, and
it is announced that similar action
will be instituted against the other
places involved in the raids.
Burglary Uncovers shipment.
The large quantity of liquor con-
signed to DR.. Beach of Shelton.
former member of the legislature
from Mason county, was nabbed by
Chief Cusack Monday afternoon. The
car arrived Sunday, en- route from
San Francisco, and that night some
unknown persons broke into 1t and
stole some four dozen bottles. The
burglary was reported to the police
by the railroad authorities and an
revealed the shipment.
Chief Cusack noted that the permit
upon which the shipment was made
was dated November 10 and that 1t
was void after 80 days. He imme-
diately obtained a warrant. confls-
Gated the "booze'' and had 1t re-
moved to the police station. Il con-
sisted of IA large drums. each con-
tanning II dozen quart bottles. 1t is
expected that legal action will be
brought to recover it, though none
has been started.