Arizona republican., 1918-12-15
CHASE IF THREE. ENDS IN JAP TURF.
 OF WHISKY JAR.
Supposed Member Of Boot
 legger's Union Taken After Race Over Desert Amid Fusilade Of Shots

D. F. Craig, supposed 10 be a mem Der of the Mohave county Bootleggers' union, is in the county jail, held to the superior court and avowing his intention to plead guilty since there IS nothing else for him to do
 Craig Was captured by Constable Haze Burch and Officer C. V. Culp SIX miles this side of Wickenburg on Friday at the end of a three day cam paign after bootleggers in that yicin lty. The capture was spectacular the termination of a three mile chase across the desert. over rocks and amid I fusilade of shots.
 The officers had learned that there was cache of whisky, brought down through Mohave from Needles The whisky was supposed to be hidden this slde of Wickenburg, and they had learned that two automobiles were go- ing out from Phoenix to bring it in. , Constable Burch went to Morristown carly last week and made survey of inc country and a little later. with Officer Culp and T. J. Levy as chauf- feur they went into the locality where the whisky was supposed to be- and camped there three days and nights.
 
 automobiles put in an appearance. The officers, though. they had taken pains to veil their movements, were evidently known to the bootleggers who drove on, and then ensued a game of hide and seek, each party endeavoring to he the last 10 leave the vicinity for good.
 One day, while Culp was scouting about Burch, from a distance, saw him approaching a divide which an old man, member of the supposed boot leSgers party was approaching frolr the other side Burch was unable 10. warn Culp, and when he and the old man met, the latter explained his pres ence by saying that he was hunting Tor lost radiator cap. Cub was hunting for the cap of gasoline tank. Later, the old man visited the car ol the officers where Levy was and asked him if he had lost cap Of his caso- line tank. Levy. unaWarcs of the fife tion competition on the mcurtain top said he had not. Ina oa1ld lave no dofbt that Culp and PGcn were there for no good to hootior r-
 The automobiles disapnearcu. but sor some time afterVarG a Ef3, o, man was seen at diIrerept t'mea on ail tre surrounding mountain :cpo ctihor WI, the object of syping rptN he of':cols or to give warning to appro9chrg par ties. Finally, Burch ran him out of the country.
 The officers were expecting. frcm information. tho source of which has not been divulged that other caraoes Of whisky were coming down over the Mohavc trail. A watch was keut for them. and on Friday. six miles south east of Wickenburg it was rewarded by the appearance of two automobiles. one of them closely following the other. -Ns the first came up it was halted by the officers. and the driver. boy. threw mp both hands. By this time the following automobile had ap- preached within 50 yards.
 With skill and suddenness that was almost unbelievable the drive~ Whirled about and shot away over boulders and palo verde at a speed of 50 miles an hour By the time the car of the officers could he put into motion the fugitives had gained a lead ,of a quarter of mile. In the mean lime the officers were shooting to