Arizona republican., 1919-02-17
DEPUTY
 SURRENDERS TO
 FEDERAL CHARGE
D. B. Driskill Released On
 Bond-Accused Of Viola
 tion Of Reed Amendment Shipment Of Whisky Said To Have Been Traced To Him As Consignee

"When l heard that a federal
 warrant had been sworn out for
 me-" said Driskill late last night, "l
 immediately called up Marshal
 immediately called up Marshal
 Dillon and said that was ready to
 give myself up and was ready for
 trial at any time. l surrendered to
 Dillon Sunday afternoon and
 waived preliminary hearing. 1 am
 positively not guilty of this charge,
 but think l know where and how
 the whole affair originated. am
 not a professional 'bootleeger' and
 the only result of this effort to dis
 credit me will be the damage it
 will do me, personally"
 With the surrender of D. R. Drskill, deputy sheriff under former Sheriff w. H. Wilkey. by his attorney, R. II. Brumbach, and Driskilrs waiver of preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Henke. yesterday afternoon. when he was released on s2500 bond, Ij.eral officers in Phoenix are inclined to believe that the 'un- derground tunnel through which this city has been kept wet" in spite of its "dry" laws, is about to be demolish- NN- C iAAtu DiaAto Otp0NA -hHi SAAbi ith Weage began a search for Driskill Sat urday afternoon. immediately follow ing the issuance of a federal warrant for his arrest by Commissioner Henke. No one was found at Driskilfs home, and Driskill himself could not be found. although Weage diligently sought him practically all of Saturday night.
 Yesterday morning. United States Marshal J. P. Dillon was called to the telephone by Attorney Brumbach. who agreed to surrender Driskill, providing arrangements could be made for his immediate release by Commissioner Henke, the necessary bond having been secured. Dillon agreed and Driskill was taken before Commissioner Henke at o'clock esterday afternoon. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the United States grand jury in the sum of s2500. The bond was fur nished byl Ed Ruppert. who served as Jailer under Sheriff Wilkey, when Dris- kill was a deputy sheriff and a man named Roberts. whose initials were not available last night.
 Officers Got Tip From Coast
 Information that connected Driskill With the systematic transportation of whiskey from California into Arizona came first from Chief Keep of the de- partment of justice in Los Angeles. Acting upon tip that a trunk of whiskey was en route to Phoenix by Wells-Fargo express, secret service of ficials in this city shadowed the un- loading of the express shipments Fri day. The appearance of the suspected trunk was immediately telephone to the federal building. Officials were sent to the depot and arrived just as a truck did, driven by a man named Yelling ton. Operatives tried to get Wellington To state where he got the receipt for the trunk upon which it was to be re- leased by the express company. Infor- nation disclosed that he got it from his employer. George. Later, George admitted that the receipt had been handed to him by Driskill. He is also said to have admitted that he had Ge- livered othJ' trunks to fictitious per sons, the express receipts for which had been given to him by Driskill. For each delivery, according to admissions said to have been made by George, he received 8 from DriskiI
 The trunk was ordered taken to the police station. federal officials having called upon Chief of Police Brisbois for assistance. When the contents were found to be contraband liquor, the trunk was removed to the federal building where it now is.
 The trunk itself is rather smaller than the ordinary travellers trunk. in- side of which is fitted snugly a TO- gallon copper tank. This tank was filled with whiskey. Around the tank. in the open spaces, were hundreds of new corks of patent kind. indicating. the efficials suggest, that the consignes was plentifully supplies with bottles. Cloth was packed into the open spaces to prevent rattling. It is believed that there are more than the one trunk possibly four or five, so that the in-
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