The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
ONE SLAIN. OTHERS Hit
Whiskey Runners i'll Open
Road and Federal Officers
Fire From Woods.
RESCUE PARTY Is FOILED
Scene Of Battle Near Spot
Where Iron River Rebellion
Broke Out.

CHICAGO. oct. l1-Chicago prohibi-
ton agents killed their first whiskey
runner suspect early Saturday in a
night battle with ten alleged bootleg
gers in the woods of northern Wiscon-
sin. They also wounded several 9TH
ers, confiscated four truck loads of
whislley. valued at 100000, and de-
parted with their prisoners and prizes
about ten minutes ahead OF n rescue
expedition recruited among nearby
residents.
The scene Of the battle was a lonely
road not far from Iron River, where
III a similar expedition six months ago
the prohibition agents sustained crush
ing, though temporary, defeat
John Chiapuscc. a saloon man OF
Hurley. Wis, was the victim of the
prohibition agents. The details of his
death and the rest OF the battle reached
the Office Of Major A. V. Dalrymple.
Federal prohibition agent for the Chi
cago district. to-day
Last Monday Major Dalrymple re-
ceived information that preparations
were being made to run large quantity
of Illegal whiskey IN motor trucks from
Milwaukee to the lumber camps OF
Northern Wisconsin. lie despatched five
agents 20 Milwaukee. They learned that
400 cases of whiskey were to be shipped
from Milwaukee 10 Hurley Friday night
Ambushed on Lonely Road.
Ten more agents, all armed with re-
volvers and warrants, were sent 10 Hur-
Icy There they Joined the Chicago
agents under command OF Loo j. Grove.
whose action in seizirg several barrels
OF homemade wine started tho Iron
River "rumbeIlion'' last winter
Two o'clock Saturday morning found
all In ambush on the road which the
whIskey trucks were taking. Into the
dramatic setting afforded by the woods.
the lonely road and the hidden prohibi-
tion agents runbled four motor trucks.
loaded to capacity with bonded whisliey.
Posted at strategic points about the
trucks were ten armed guards.
As the trucks swung around curve Il
prohibition agent carrying red lantern,
stepped into the middle OF the road. He
swung the lantern The answer from
the truck was n volley of shots. A bullet
cxtinguished The lantern. With guns
still blazing at the spot whore the pro-
hibition agent had stood, the trucks pre-
pared to run the gantlet.
Driver Slain mt Wheel.
"Get the driver Of the lead truck"
ordered Greeves, "and don't shoot the
others unless you have to-"
The revolvers of the dry squad went
into action. Chiapusce was driving tho
the wheel and four bullets In his body.
One of them severed his spinal cord
One OF the other suspects attempted
to push the dead man aside and take
the wheel. while tho rest continued TO
blaze mt the point where the prohibit
tlon agents were hidden. But the agents
had all the advantage. They were in
the woods, while the alleged whiskey
runners were clearly outlined IN the
open. A bullet wound in the arm
checked Chiapusces would be SUCCESSOR
The rest of the runners, after one more
brief exchange OF shots. surrendered.
After that Il was "a race for the pro
hibition agents to get safely away with
their prisoners and the four trucks
Chiapusce was saloon man and had
many friends. When word OF his death
reached tho large italian quarter of
Hurley efforts were made at once 60
raise an armed band to execute venge-
ance on the prohibition agents.
But the agents did not linger. Groves
Is a veteran OF the Iron River re-
beliion" and he was not TO be over
awcd by am aroused citizenry again.
Before Chiapusce's friends could get or
ga nized the trucks and the agents were
on their way back 10 Milwaukee.