The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-04

How certain woman in town made
regular trips to Hamilton and brought
back two cases of whisky on eacn
trip was told by one of the witnesses
today. She would call a taxicab and
leave early in the evening and then
start home again with the two cases
about o'clock in the morning She
always paid cash and seemed to be
we'll supplied with money
Woman Holds List
Another woman of questionable
character entertained regularly certain
officials and since the federal agents
have been operating in Richmond she
has been supplied with list of the
citizens who probably would be in
vestisated. Just how she secured the
list will be brought out before the fed
eral grand jury. This same woman
warned some of the men under in
vestigation.
Stories of automobile rides with
drunken officials and the ditching of
their cars were told by witnesses
examined.
1t is understood that the taxi busi-
ness in Richmond since the exposure
of the whisky ring was made has great
ly diminished. 1t was customary for
the bOotleggers to call a taxi after
dark and go to the storage places, load
their coats which were literally sup
piled with inside pockets. and return
to their favorite loafing places. These
places were known to the police Of
ficers but for some reason there were
no orders to modest them.
Farmers Are Involved
Farmers, with stills on their places,
who entertained lavishly with the re-
suit that their guests talked too
much, will bring them into the lime
light when the Richmond cases come
to trial.
From the testimony which has been
turned over to the federal investigat-
ors the road to Hamilton must have
been veritable booze line, as fully
one-half of the liquor supplied to
Richmond by automobile came from
Hamilton.
Whisky riders would come into
Richmond in we'll kept. fast cars with
cargoes for the trusted. Upon their
arrival after dark they were enter
tanned by local people with a crap
game. A $4,000 game took place at
a resort nearby at which some OF the
riders stopped for the night. From
200 to $50 miles would be covered
each day by one of these whisky riders
on the National road.
Liquor at Dance.
A dancing party, witnesses claim
was held THANKSGIVING evening a
which booze was sold in two adjoining
rooms. one for the men and one for
the women. and during the evening a
number of people became intoxicated.
Witnesses claim that they do not see
how the authorities secured the evi.
dence unless the mysterious couple
whihc has been attending dances and
public affairs in recent months were
in reality government investigators.
At a number of parties of this kind
a strange couple has appeared and no
one felt inclined to ask their names
or connection, thinking that they were
guests of Richmond people.
An informal party was held I'M
mediately following the policemen's
ball, at which several prominent peo-
pie participated, including police Of
ticers.
Although the Wayne county grand
jury continued the taking Of testi-
mony in regard to alleged violations
all day Saturday, no additional indict-
ments had been returned up to noon,
Prosecuting Attorney Gath Freeman
stated.
He said also that he expected the
grand jury to adjourn until sometime
next week.
ed that no arrests had been made up
to D. m. Saturday.