Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-17
BOOTLEG CHIEF HELD
HERE FOR CAR THEFT
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NNOutluucu iEV4H ThBo Uubsp
overturned near Shenandoah, Ia,
causing serious injury to his COM
panion, May. Mace, and he has
gained much notoriety since.
Fails To Be Captured.
He was wanted then by Omaha
authorities to give light on the Or
ganization with which he was con-
nected and the then City Prosecutor
I. J. Mcclure, preferred charges
against them. He was never cap
tured although he appeared before
the Page county authorities in Iowa,
was fined for being in illegal posses
sion of liquor at the time of the &C
cident, and through legal processes
regained possession of the car he
used in conveying the liquor and
which had been conhscated by the
Iowa authorities.
He also was named in civil suit
by the owner of a bungalow he used
as refuge in Council Bluffs, when
engaged in the illegal traffic. The
owner was an Omaha woman who
claimed damages to the plumbing in
the house and other damages. The
amount she claimed was large but
the case never came to trial.
Under Indictment.
He also is under indictment on a
booze carrying charge, having been
arrested by Mills county authorities
at Hastings, Ia.
Recently he was arrested for wear
ing the uniform of United States
soldier, and was held for the United
States district court, after an exam
nation by United States Commits
sioner Organ of Council Bluffs. At
first his bond was fixed at $4,000,
which his attorney claimed he was
unable to give, and this was reduced
to $1,000. which he furnished, and,
on being released, pending his trial,
he went to St. Joseph.
On Saturday. it is alleged by the
ST. Joseph police, Beavers comman-
deered high-powered Buick car,
belonging to a prominent citizen of
that place, loaded it with whisky
and set out for Omaha.
Word was sent to all of the
sheriffs in the counties of north
western Missouri and of southeast
ern Iowa, who were located along
the underground railway used by
the booze runners. that he was on
the way north with the stolen car
and its cargo of contraband liquor.
The Omaha police department also
was notified and a close watch was
kept of all of the places where it
was thought he might attempt to
enter the city.
Some persons allege that Beavers
is Earl Billingsley, a brother of the
noted bootleg king, who made mill
lions in Oklahoma, and whose opera
lions extend in every bone dry state
west of the Mississippi river to the |
Pacific coast.
1t is alleged that there is a man
in the Canadian army, who enlisted |
under the name of Earl Beavers. |
and is now fighting in France. His
enlistment was made at time when
Beavers wrote to police officers here |
that he was in Canada and had en- |
listed in the Canadian forces for
overseas service.
Members of the St. Joseph police
department will arrive in the city
this morning to take Beavers into !
custody. He, it is said, will return |
without extradition papers.
St. Joseph officials say they have !
absolute proof that he stole the |
Buick car. as charged and that he |
cannot evade the charge in this in J
stance as he has in others.
Beavers will be taken to Creston, |
Ia, before his return to St. Joseph |
where he is wanted also. |