Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
PRISONER TELLS
WHERE DRINK is
STORED IN BARN
,.uu,ort Man Leads to Arrest of
pal and ConfiscatiOn of
Whiskey and Beer.
c,rGHr WITH GOODS on HIM
nr,er Of Shed Denies to Federal
Officer That He knew What
Place Contained.
.rs- making a confession as to

After making q confession as TO
vssrs be obtained the liquor found
= his possession. Robert Rebuer,
~ West Third street, Davenport.
,ssd the arrest Of his friend, J.
wsndel. 921 Eighth avenue. Of
.s;s CITY. last night. and the con-
ssratiou OF approximately 500 gal
iops Of whisky, wine. beer and gin.
pebuer was arrested at 3 O'Clock
.sstsrdav afternoon at Rock Island
.-ssual. enroute to Davenport, by
nsnutv United States Marshal Joe
Biilesbach and Deputy Revenue Col
iartor Tom Cavanaugh after it had
been learned by Billesbach thatRe-
buer was making frequent trips
10 this city from Davenport after
liquor.
Six gallons Of whisky were tar
an from beneath the efoorboards
NJ the car which Rebuer was driv-
ing After his arrest Rebuer in
formed the federal officers as to
where he had secured the liquor.
In the rear Of Manders home, in
4 barn. the federal officers found
the stored liquor. It was neces-
sary TO break in the doors before
the hidden goods could be reached.
Denies Owning Liquor.
Mandel on being questioned b.
Deputy United States Marsha!
John Coburn last night denied
ownership Of the liquor and told
the marshal that he knew nothing
about whisky and beer being in
his place. He said that he had
rented the barn TO some heavy
set fellow" from Davenport who
had told him he wanted the place
to store his teams" after he had
finished working on the paving be-
ing done on Ninth street AIandel
said he rented the barn about one
week before the saloons closed in
Rock Island.
After being asked TO tell the fed
eral officers who the man was that
owned the place. Mandel said that
he had not seen The fellow since
the day he rented the barn to him.
He told the officer that he had
been paid SO in advance by the
man for two months rental. but
would not know the fellow if he
saw him again.
Got Bottles Here.
Rebuer on being questioned, said
be had got the six bottles he had
in his possession at the time of
his arrest, from the work shop of
Mandels adjoining the barn where
the liquor was stored. MandeI de-
MED that he knew Rebuer had any
bottles hidden in his place. Rebuer
in return claimed that MandCl
bought them for him and put them
in the barn.
Mandel said he worked nights
and slept mornings and claimed
that the liquor might have been
put there when he was not at
home
Neighbors of Mandels told the
federal officers last night that six
or seven automobile parties
drove to the Mandel place on Sat
urday night but Mandel denies any
knowledge of this.
He claimed that he knew moth
ing Of the liquor being stored there
and refused to give the federal Of
fcers any information which might
lead 10 the arrest of the owner of
the hidden goods.
Mandel is a former bartender
and worked for local saloon
keeper. He was placed under ar
rest last night at Rock Island ar
senal, where he is now employed
He knew nothing of the raid on
the hidden liquor in his barn IN
til the federal officers stopped his
work at the arsenal about 1915
las night.
For Sick Mother.
Rebuer said he was taking the
whisky 10 his sick old mother"
at home, but on later thought ad-
mitted that he had a number of
friends and relatives.
Both men are. scheduled to have
a hearing before Commissioner C.
/. Walker today. Rebuer's bonds
were set at 5000 Both men spent
The night in the county Jail
This is the largest haul made
since the establishing of the mar
shals office in Rock Island. The
deputies believe that they have I'm
earthed one Of the alleged boot
Logging places known to exist in
Rock Island.
Forty-thTee barrels Of beer, sew
en- cases OF whisky, two cases OF
beer, % jugs Of whisky, gin and
VINE and three fye-galIon kegs of
whisky were taken from the Man
del barn.
The liquor was confscated by
he marshal and revenue collector
alter II had been found that the
goods were being sold against the