Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-09

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. S.-The larg est seizure of liquor in the history oi Arizona took place at Pirtleville al 1:3O o'clock this morning. when city and federal officers obtained 10OC cases of whiskey and beer estimated to be worth S75,OOO to S1O0,000 retail The liluor was cached under the house and garage of Bart Hockett, a foremaniat the Copper Queen snelter in carefully concealed underground trenches and rooms.
 The officers closed in on the alleged bootleggers as they arrived at the Hockett home in three automobiles loaded with whiskey. Hockett, as well as Joe Spear, a chauffeur, and Cleo Wilson, wife of Harry Wilson, were arrested and will be charged with violation of the Reed amendment, that is, conspiracy to transport liquor into a dry state. Harry Wilson was arrested but escaped from Chief of Police Jones as he was being driven to the police station by leaping from his swiftly running automobile. Cleo Wilson, driving one of the bootleggins cars, was dressed in overalls and cap, the officers at first thinking she was a boy.
 The unusually large amount of liquor in storage is believed to be ex- plained by the fact that New Mexico went dry October l and the men had been careful to bring in a large supply before the saloons in ROdeo went out of business.
 The officers had information that the party was coming in from Rodeo and lay in wait at the HOckett home. The official party consisted of Justin c. Daspit, special agent of the depart ment of justice; Chief of Police O. E. Jones; Day Police Sergeant Harry Overlook and Ralph Higgins, a for mer policeman, who had been depu- tized for the purpose. About midnight they went out to Pirtleville, hid their car four or five blocks west of the Hockett home and then came up close enough to the Hockett house to watch it from both sides.
 For nearly two hours they waiteu, a cur dog belonging to one of the neiehbors giving the only alarm of their presence. He yowled for long time, the owner coming out twice to quiet him About 2:30 o'clock Hook ett, travelling along in his beautiful new Packard car, dashed into his backyard, there being both a rear and front entrance to the spacious premi- ses. The officers simply kept quiet. Hockett is supposed to have been act ing as lookout or scout on the way in for ten minutes later the remainder of the party arrived.
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 Joe Spear was driving his Winton super-six Wilson was in a Willys- Knight car. His wife drove a Hudson All three automobiles were heavily loaded with wet goods. They had come into the yard from different di- rections. As the occupants assembled in the rear in front of the garage, the officers closed in on them and placed them under arrest. Hockett for a long time, reputed to be King of the Bootleggers,' and his confed- crates did not have word to say, but the officers say they were taken completely by surprise and plainly showed their astonishment. Wilson is said to have had shotgun loaded with buckshot. Overlook took A this from him.
 The officers got into the cars with the arrested quartet and drove for the police station. Chief of Police Jones was alone in the Willys. Knight car with Wilson, who drove. Jones sat on top of the sacked booze stacked in the rear of the car with one leg dangling down to the running car as Wilson drove. As the car ap- preached the place in the main Pirtie- vile road where it turns south to- ward Douglas past the Ell Paso &