Arizona republican., 1919-02-19
JAIL DRISK|LL IN DEF AU[ I IF
 LACK 1T SURETY
Rearraigned Because of Technicality-One Bonds man Lacking -EX-Deputy Sheriff Locked Up

D. F. Driskill was committed to the | county jail last night at o'clock ID ! default of bonds, after he had been placed in the custody of Deputy United States Marshal Fred A. WeaSe by the < United States commissioner. Henke' ! during the afternoon and given time to secure sureties His father-in-law w. C. Daniels of Glendale, had quail | fled at , o'clock last night, but another. in place of Ed Ruppert, had not been i secured at 6 o'clock, when Deputy Marshal Weage carried out the order of the commissioner and lodged the eX- deputy sheriff in the county jail.
 After his son-in-law had been dellv- cred over to the county authorities, Daniels is said to have hastened to Glendale in search of some one willing to go on Driskilrs bond with himself. ! At a late hour no word of Daniels success had been communicated to either Deputy Marshal Weage or Com missioner Henke.
 Upon the contention of John II. Langston. assistant United States at torney, that tite hearing last Sunday before Commissioner Henke of D. E. Driskill, under arrest for alleged vio lation of the Reed amendment. prohib iting the importation of liquor into prohibition state. was not legal; that, as a consequence the bond of $2 300 that had been furnished was not valid and that even the waiver of hearing by Driskill was void. the former deputy sheriff was taken before Commissioner Henke again yesterday morning at l o'clock The same procedure was gone through as on Sunday, with the exception that Driskill was unable to furnish sniff piapf bond cry1at, ,la and was committed to the custody of the United States marshal last night the order providing that he should go to jail if unable 10 produce d second bondsman.
 Arrest Witnesses
 \ new angle to the determination of the federal authorities to uproot the illegal traffic in liquor was the arrest l of Lawrence George, proprietor of the l transfer company, to whom Driskill is alleged to have given the express re- ceipt upon which to take the whisky laden trunk from the station, who will be detained as a witness. Georges 1 bond was fixed at $500. which he promptly furnished. Bud" Wellington said to be a driver for George. was also | caught in the government net as q ma terial witness and was released on a
 
 the government as witnesss in the case of Driskill, 10 be heard before the United States grand jury when it con- venes here in April
 DriskilFs predicament in not being able to furnish bonds came about through the defection of Ed Ruppert, former jailer under ex-Sheriff Wilkey. This is explained by Driskin and his | friends, 1t is said by the fact that Dris- kill and Ruppert were so closely asso- ciated with the sheriff's office that the appearance of Ruppert's name as a | bondsmen might lead to criticism It | IS believed that there are other req sons and they were hinted at yester- day, although no standardization could be secured The other bondsman. whose name was incorrectly given as Roberts in the Monday issue of The | Republican, is W. C. Daniels. Dris- kllIs father-in law, residing in Glen dale. Daniels was questioned by the authorities yesterday and it was not until o'clock yesterday afternoon that his qualifications as bondsman were approved by Judge Langston.
 Still Work on Case
 The unique contrivance, consisting of a trunk inside which was fitted a ten gallon copper tank, by means of which 1 the whisky from Los Angeles was shipped into Arizona. was consigned to II. E. Howard. Phoenix, Arizona. via | Wells-Fargo Express. The receipt | shows the name of the shipper to be | R. l.. Finley, and the shipment to have originated at a branch office of the express company, 541 South Los Ang- | eles street, Los Angeles. Calif Thor ough investigation in this city failed to locate anybody by the name of H. E. Howard, while at the address of the consignee on South Central avenue the name was also unknown. On the other hand. secret service operatives in Los Angeles are equally at a loss 10 locate the alleged shipper R. l.. Finley. Local officials are working along this line.