Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-16
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IN HUNT FOR
TIRE THIEF
Discover Vast Store of I'M
ported Wines and Whisky
Stolen in Long Series Of Raids
On Cellars of Omahans.
ALLEGED HlGHJACKERS
TAKEN BY DETECTIVES

S. 30th Street When 0ccu-
pants Refuse Entrance
Louis Nash Identifies Booze.
Ten thousand dollars worth of
choice imported wines and whiskies
were recovered late yesterday after
noon when detectives located a
highjackers Booze plant" at 2Ol
South Thirtieh street, where they
had gone to arrest an alleged tire
thief.
Detectives Danabaum, Palmtag,
Trapp, Ford and Federal Agent
Larry Flynn took into custody Hen
ry Mccartney, alias MaeArdle, and
Len '"Tuhby" Clark. alleged high
jackers, and they are held for in
vestigation A woman found in the
house was not arrested.
Wet Goods Identified.
Part of the recovered liquor was
identified by Louis ash, 1907 Burt
street, of BurgessNash,. His home
was entered by highjackers last No
vember and $4,000 worth of booze
taken.
The police learned that the home
of D. B. Welpton, 210 South Thirty
fourth street, member oft insur-
ance firm of Wheeler & Welpton,
was highjacked last Wednesday
night when a number of the cases
of liquor recovered bore the name
of Mr.. Welpton. The burglary was
q rot reported to the police. Mr..
4 WstpkDnIis in Chicagol and his wife
said she wired him Of the loss and
that she was going to send hib an
other telegram that the liquor had
been recovered"
Forcibly Enter PLANT"
! When the detectives went to the
TMrfeth street address Clark came
to the door. He recognized the Of
I ficers and slammed the door and re-,
fused to let them in.
| Detective Danabum then went to
a side window and was boosted in
/ BY Detective Clark. The officer
covered Clark with his revolver, op-
ened the front door and let the rest
of the detectives in.
When the telephone rang Dana
baum answered it. The voice on the
other end of the wire said:
"How. soon can get>siX quarts of
whiskey?"
Right away; come on up" Dana
baum answered
| Search Is Begun.
This was the first clue to the Of
fcers that there was contraband
liquor in the house and the search
began.
Imported wines, champagne. whis-
ky and choice cordials of all descrip-
tions were found by the rading de-
tectives hid all over the house.
Liquor packed neatly in cases was
located in closets under the beds and.
in the basement. The emergency
police car made three trips before
all the booze was hauled to the
police station.
! Mccarthy Returns.
During the progress of the raid
Mccarthy returned to the booze
plant. Mccarthy was the man
wanted by the detectives in connec-
ton with the theft of the automobile
tires.
The detectives said the house
smelled as though someone had been
smoking opium in there, but they
were unable to discover any OF the
narcotic.
The list of the liquor recovered
follows:
Forty-eight quarts of champagne.
| Thirteen gallons of gin
Forty quarts of Bass ale.
Eight gallons OF whiskey.
One hundred and II quarts of i'm
ported and domestic wines and cor
dials.
Eight pints OF stout.
The eight gallons of whiskev
were labeled apple juice and the
police learned it was booze when
Detective Palmtag tested it at the
/
The liquor was all packed in cases.
| The police say there will be
number OF other arrests in connec-
ton with the booze plant"
| Find Hop Outfit"
|" In further search of the prem
ises, police later found a complete
hop outfit. FIVE ounces of NOR
| phine and other rugs and a guam
tity OF silk clothing valued at 5000
and believe by the police to have
been stolen from the home of w.
Fl. Crutchfeld, 2s27 Patrick ave-
nue.. April 20.
Dave Linstrom, taxicab river.
| also was arrested shortly before s
o'clock when he appeared in front
OF the house. He is being held for
investigation and as possible
member Of the highacking gang.
Crowbars, wire cutters and other
instruments. together with piles of
white ashes and partly burned bar.
rel hoops. were found in the base
ment of the Dwelling,