The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-23
ELEVEN
BARRELS
4! WINE
Federal 8 County Officials
Clash oS 5 sizure Of Liquor
b County,
lchigan.
ATTORNEY STOPS RAID
Government Prohibition Officer Over.
powered, His Credentials Taken
and Seized STUFF
ATTORNEY STOPS RAID

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Federal prohi
bition officers from the Chicago dis
trict will leave tonight for Iron coun
!ty of the the upper Michigan peninsu
la to quell a reported "whiskey' re
volt.
The force with which the prohibi
tion officers will attempt to clean the
county will consist of approximately
forty federal agents and an equal mum
ber of state constabulary. Major
Dalrymple, previous to leaving, was In
touch with federal prohibition officers
a. Washington by long distance tele
phone and requested issuance OF war
rants for the arrest of the prosecuting
attorney. of Iron. county two police OF
'ficers, i've deputy sheriffs and three
other men.
Word of the alleged revolt wa:
brought to Chicago by Leo }. Grove
supervising prohibition agent Of the
Michigan upper peninsula.
Grove said he and members of the
state constabulary had raided the
store about five miles from Iron River
operated by the Scalcucci Brothers
Steve, Joseph and John--and seized
eleven barrels of wine. The brothers
were arrested.
While enroute back to Iron River
Grove declared, he and his assistants
were stopped by Mr.. S. McDonough
attorney Of Iron county;
Police Chief S. II. Seniba; Police Cap
tain Claude Brown and Deputy Sherifl
Jesse Allen, of Iron River. Grove
said he presented his credentials as
a federal agent to fMcDonough.
That's not worth the paper it's writ
ten on" stated McDonough, according
to Grove.
McDonough ordered the driver o!
the sleigh carrying the wine barrels
to turn around, according to Grove,
while the federal agent ordered him
to go ahead.
Grove claimed he was overpowered
and his credentials taken away.
McDonough, he said, arrested him
for transporting liquor but later re
leased him. The wine was taken
away. ordered restored to the owners
and the three men released.
Atty. Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer was
in Chicago last night, enroute to To
peka, Kansas. Upon being informed
Of the conditions in Iron county, ne
said that Major Dalrymple was In full
charge and could take whatever steps
he thought necessary to see that til
law was enforced.
However, at first glance. this woulS
appear to be matter for the state dc
partment to decide" Palmer said
"The department of justice could act
only after a full investigation of the
facts had been made by the prohibi'
ton agents.
Wine in Private Home.
IRON RIVER, Mich, Feb. 23.-M. S
McDcnough, prosecuting attorney OF
Iron county, declared today he as
sumed full responsibility for his &C
ton in connection with the enforce
ment of the federal prohibition law.
According to the explanation of the
incident by officials here, the state
constabulary and the federal agent
were informed by McDonough thai
they had exceeded their authority in
Selling wine owned by the Scalcucc
Brothers. McDonough held the wine
was in a private home and no evi
dence had been produced that it was
being sold. -.-a-
The Scalcucci's made out afildavits
admitted they had the wine in theiI
possession, but claimed they lid moi
hold it for sale.
They stated the wine was made from
a carload of grapes which was in thell
possession last summer and which
9th erwise would have spoiled.
At hearing given the three men
Prosecutor McDonough recommended
dismissal Of the case.
VIII Be Investigated.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Commis
sioner Daniel c. Roper, OF the in
ternal revenue bureau today an
nounced he would make a formal re
quest of Attorney General Palmer
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