Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-23
DRY POSSE ROUTED
AFTER STIFF BATTLE
Wine Seized by Prohibition
Agents Recaptured and, Re
turned to Owners by Victors.
EXPEDITION is ORGANIZED
Government and State Forces
Called to Aid in Arresting Band
That Defed Authorities.
tBy Associated Press ]

CHICAGO, Feb. 90. "A rebellion
against prohibition" has broken out
in Iron County. Mich, and the county.
led by it's prosecuting attorney, is in
open revolt" against Federal author
ity. Major a. V. Dalrymplc. Federal
prohibition director for the Central
states. notified Washington today.
a prohibition agent and a party of
Michigan State constablcs were held
up February ~ by Iron County officials
and wine they had .connscated was
taken from them. according to word
brought TO Chicago today By Leo j.
JroEc. OF Marquette. supervising pro-
Major Dalrymple appealed to Attor-
ney-Gcncral Palmer, 10 order warrants
issued for the arrest OF the prosecutor.
and three other residents of Iron River
Il mining village.
Armed Expedition Ready.
,u Mhiie har,, az awaiting III, word from Federal
agents to gather here tonight prepara-
tory 70 starting tomorrow on an armed
expedition, which. he declared. will
clean up" Iron County. The Michigan
state constabulary will be asked to CO.
operate in the expedition.
Grove, accompanied by Lieutenant l..
IS. Stroupc and Troopers Masters and
Kind, OF the state constabulary, seized
miles from Iron River, he reported to
Major DarymDle today. The wine is
said to have been made by John. Peter
and Steven Scalcucci, wealthy Italians,
who own several business ventures ut
Iron River.
Grove loaded the liquor into n sleigh
and started to move it to Caspian,
Headquarters of the State constabtilary
in that section OF the peninsula When
met by Prosecuting Attorney p. a. Nc
ponough, Deputy Sheriffs Ghard and
and Police Captain CLAUDE Brown. ne"s'oS
Prohibition Agent Arrcsted
McDonough. according to Groves re-
port told the prohibition supervisor
porting t az ianpr @ '" and en ardered % Ills ans men
TO seize the wine. Grove and his men
n mt UP a fight. but were overpowered.
the Scalcucci brothers by AIcDonough.
who. the report adds. told the brothers
9 post an bnd, armed gnsra 9ser it With
tried to reSai II possession.
After Receiving the report. Major
cral Palmer instruct the United states
commissioner at Marquette. Mich. to
issue warrants. Grove declares that
Grand Rapids, had ordered the com
missioner to issue no warrants with
out first submitting them to him, which
pies OF the wine seized in the raid.
taken some time ago. tested IA per
Iron River is small village in, the
mining country a few miles from the
wisconsin line. The population of the
county is largely composed of Ital-
ians and Sicil!ans. according to Grove,
and bootlegEing has been rampant In
the hills and woods for months
The Michigan state constabulary
tried to "clcan up" the county few
months ago, and Captain Marsh. of
the constabuiary. was shot by boot
logger.
Attorney General Palmer, who stopped
in Chicago tonight for a few hours, en-
route to Topeka. Kans.. told newspaper
men that his Office was ready to fur
n!sh all cooperation possible to the
prohibition agents
An appeal addressed through Daniel
Roper. in the regular way will bring
an Investigation of the Michigan case.
he said. 1T may he possible. he added.
to perfect arrangements whereby the
United States commi iSsioner at Mar
nuettc may issue warrants without
waiting TO submit the facts to District
:Nttorney NJ. II. Walker at Grand
Rapids.