The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-27
|PREBLE BOOZE RAID
PROVES FRUlTkSS;
PRISONERS RELEASED

EATON, Ohio, Marh 27.-Preble
county's first liquor raid since nat
ional prohibition became effective,
staged Thursday evening by federal
and county officials, bursted like
ssoap bubble when late Friday after
Il noon those caught in the raid were
/ released from the county Jail here.
1 Sheriff George Jones released the
I two prisoners upon advises received
/ from two federal agents in Dayton,
/ who stated the action was taken upon
advice of the district FEDERAL attorney.
John Thin and Mary Diseh We're the
prisoners released. They were lodged
in Jail here early Friday morning, al
ter the raiding party had found about
. 200 gallons or raisin mash, two BUSH
els of raisins and about 10 gallons OF
''raisin jack" in house they Were
occupying in Gratis township, about
nine miles southeast of here.
Failing to unearth still, it Is said
the .officers remained in the house
with the prisoners all Thursday night,
in hopes of capturing n third person
who 1t was thought would show up
during the night with Still. the
nights vigil was fruitless.
No explanation of the grounds on
\ which the case was abruptly terminal
ed was contained in the orders rece1v-
ed by Sheriff Jones for release OF the
prisoners.
Thin and the woman returned to
their home soon after being given
their freedom.
/. Local officers incline to the belief
that a portable still is used in making
the rounds of several places similar
to the one raided Thursday.
Freed of Cruelty Charge.
James Bowman, residing near Cam
from a. Justices court here, after
hearing on a charge of cruelty to an
imalS.
Bowman's attorney, H. r. Gilmore,
offered a motion to dismiss the case,
declaring the evidence submitted, did
not substantiate the charges. Inc
motion was sustained and the case
dismissed.
Bowman was alleged to have beaten
a mule with club, but 1T was proved
he struck the animal with branches
from a tree.
TWO Indictments Noilied.
Two indictments, one for assault
and the other for pointing firearms
that had been pending against L. D.
Williams, residing rear Gratis, nave
been nOllied in common pledS Soui -
upon application of County Prosecutor
Phil Savior. The indictment for as
sault had been pending since OCTOBER
1919. and the other indictment had
been pending since December, 1913.
Passion Week Services.
Passion week services will open
Sunday at the Christian church ana
continue until Easter, Rev. Hlley bah
or nastor announces.
II is expected Revs. Med. HoWsare,
e. X. McCord and w. H. Denison. all
of Dayton: Rollo Boehringer, of Enon
and VIRGIL Harris of Campbellstown,
will speak during the week, but the
evening each will appear has not been
announced.
Rev. Rice to Preach.
Rev. Rice, of Osborn, will preach
here Sunday morning in the Presby
terrain church, which for some time
has been without a regular pastor
Ice Plant to Start.
Within the next two or three weeks
the Flory Ice company expects to have
its plant in operation, according to
announcement made by the company.
The company's plant was DESTROYED
by fire some months ago, after which
the company purchased the old haz
mill property and began at once re
modelling the building and installing
Ice making machinery.