Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-01
AGENTS SWOOP DOWN UPON
BURLINGTON AND MAKE
MANY ARRESTS.
LARGE QUANTITIES OF
BEER AND WHISKY SEIZED
Much Gambling Paraphernalia Also
Taken in Most Extensive Raid Ever
Made Against Lawbreakers Of
Wicked River city-Asents Say City
/. One cf Wcrs. In State.

ONiS -''iiSNSNhi $780,
are under arrest. several thousand dol
lars worth of beer and booze seized and
gambling paraphenalia of all kinds are
in the hands of the authorities. and
result Of extensive raids Saturday af-
ternoon in Burlington when state
agents from the office of Attorney Cen
eral Havner. swooped down on the city
and made a cleaning
About two years ago there was
raid here by state agents, but it was in
no respect as sensational as that of
Saturday and in all probability this
raid will be continued today. On the
previous occasion the men merely
furnished evidence to the grand jury
and twenty-five were taken in the
drag net.
No sooner had the raiding began
than other things began TO happen
fast and furiously. Telephones were
busy, damaging evidence was secreted
and some rushed across the river into
Illinois, well known hootleggers els
appeared and others changed their
names. One state agent was arrested
on b CDS1l &c bI usiuS piClaAiS 3aiis Noc -
and another for violting traffic resu-
lations.
While as yet. only nineteen have been
placed under arrest here and as the
state men are admittedly in possession
OF some thirty five warrants it may De
expected that more arrests will follow.
No information was given as to who
these other men were.
Warrants From NeGiapoiis
The rail was complete in every de-
tail The state men in charge of II. W.
Terrell of Des Moines, sprung a COM
plete surprise and swept over the town.
raiding first one place and then another.
later backing up a big express wagon
and hauling away the booze, beer and
gambling paraphernalia.
II was learned that several state
men have been in Burlington off and
on for about three weeks. the p7ln-
ctpal agent being John P. Hammond
Of Des Moines. who was the one get
ting out the information against those
arrested Saturday and for whom war
rants are still held. The state men
did not come here to have the war
rants issued. but had this work done
at Mediapolis by Justice D. ], Creigh-
ton.
Then they came to Burlington
There were fourteen in all, and some
arriving In the morning and some
little later IN the day and shortly
after noon the raids began. For the
next few hours arrests were rapid.
Men started coming to the sheriff's
office and County Attorney George
Hill was summoned as it was consid
cred too late to have hearings and so
It was decided to accept $500 as bond
money for appearance in court on
Monday.
To Be Decisive.
The alternative was Jail and every
one put up the necessary three hun
dred bucks with the result that cash,
liberty bonds and thrift stamps to the
amount Of some $500 is now in the
safe at the sherifs office as bond
money.
I'VE expect to close them UP for
good said state Agent Terrell, termed
the chief Of the rading squad, las we
expect to ask for an injunction agains.
the properties and attachments as well.
which would make the property owner
llable IN any event uquor Is sold on MS
premises"
Hammond is the man who. but a
short time ago, handled the Express
company beer case" by noticing some
beer on a truck and having il oonfs
Gated. At that time he was passing
thru Burlington. He has been here
off and on ever since. He stated that
from the start it was evident that the
town was literally wide open"
Widest Open Town of All.
Declaring that he had found condi-
tons in Burlington as bad as any
town in the state and that he had never
since prohibition became a law, seen
so much key beer in any one place.
State Agent Terrell placed the blame
on the local police authorities.