Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-16
10 INDICTMENTS
IS GRAND JURY'S
OPENING BARRAGE
John StaIick, Former Saloon
Keeper of Gallup Draws
One Of Chief PrizeSr One
Containing Six Counts,

That the federal grand jury has
been making hay--pcrhaps not while
the moon shone but Ts the alleged re-
suit OF moonshining--wa the indica-
ton of the first report made ycster-
day afternoon to Judge Colin Neblett.
There were ten indictments and one
no bill-the result of little more than
two days work under the guidance OF
! United states District Attorney Sum-
mers Burkhart.
And the end is not yet. 1t was
stated that the grand jury would turn
4 in another sheaf of indictments prob
ably today. but Mr. Burkhart did not
/ believe the tWenty-one men who now
make up the grand jury would be
able to finish investigating al the
cases he has scheduled for their at
tentlon by tonight even at the rapid
gait that they have set.
One of the indictments was the al
legged result of the industry popularity
and-in some localities favorably--
known as moonshining. This contain
ed several counts against j. e, Nc
Donald and Tom Duke, who We're ac-
cused of operating a still in Luna
county and several counts We're the
result All the others announced so
far We're the result of alleged viola
tons of the federal liquor laws in one
phase or another Not all We're an
nounced owing to the fact that some
of the persons indicted had not been
officially apprised of the grand jury
action as to themselves.
John Staliek of Gallup. former sa-
loon keeper, failed to retire complete
y after the wartime prohibition act
went into force on July !. according
to the grand jury which indicted him
on six counts, one charging him with
failure to pay the special dry" state
tax of $1,000 and the other five ac-
cusing him of selling drinks to diff
ferent individuals after July 1, mol
bill was found against Mrs. Frances
Stalick of Gallup
Another Indictment charged that
Mike Asimos had imported sotol into
the arid confines of the United States.
The sotol-which was said to be
liquid fire, not the kind introduced
by the Germans in the war. but in
tended for liquid consumption--was
brought from below the Mexican bor- |
der, according to the indictment.
Mrs Max Frkovich and George !
Sojat, both of Gallup, We're charged /
with failure to take out the special |
dry state tax of $1,000 imposed by !
the federal government upon the re-
tail liquor business in the states APP |
pearing in white on the prohibition
lists late maps.
Margarta Cavigga of Gallup, |
nearly 70 years old. and Adele Win
ter, also of Gallup, pleaded guilty to
failure to pay the "dry" state tax and |,
were fined 800 each and sentenced 1
to thirty days in jail but the execu-
ton of the Jail sentences was deferred |
until January /, They paid their
fines. j. A. Abercrombie, manager of Il
the Chicken ranch" north Of the
city was fined $500 on the same
charge.
Juan D. Kavanaugh of Las Vegas H
was acquitted of the charge of for Il
gerry in connection with a homestead II
entry The defense submitted no /
evidence, resting Immediately after ;
the prosecution had finished present 4!
alton of it's case The jury was out
less than thirty minutes.
John f. Bigbee was placed on trial
yesterday charged with making a
false statement in his draft question
naire. He was said to have claimed
exemption on agricultural grounds.
The claim is attacked by the prosecu-
ton. The trial had not been finished
last night.