South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-25
Is Pints shy.

10 tAiio shy
This was done and according 20
the deputy's report is plnts were
removed BY certain federal agents
a. different times during the day
After the check was made on the
conhscated liquor Thursday after
noon by Mr.. Brennan Il was found
that IS pints were missing Mr..
Brennan did not deny the fact that
81 was undou btedly some of the
agents that had removed the whisky
for their own personal use but de-
fined their actions as being very in
discreet and stating that the agent
that was caught doing this would
be dealt with as severely as the man
arrested for the sale Of liquor.
10 IS expected that all cases with
Few exceptions will be disposed Of
this morning as the state can not
afford % have its Representatives
travelling from town 90 town 20 ap-
pear at the trials Asst State At
tOrney Gen. w. b. Gemmill and his
deputies were I'm conference with
Asst. Pros. SchOck Thursday even
ing arranging their cases Every
possible effort viii be put forth by
the federal authorities 20 have the
cases disposed OF in the city court
and only when an effort is made 20
delay Judgment Will the cases &c
taken before Federal Judge Ander-
son
II Is thought that the federal au-
thorities have about completed their
work IN South Bend with the ex-
ceptiOn OF checking and removing
the liquor from the bull pen" at
the city hall The bonds were pre-
pared by City Clerk Frank Bninski
shortly before O'Clock and by $3.50
o'clock the last OF the prisoners
were released.
Cassidy Upset.
Considerable turmoil was caused
et the city hall Thursday evening
when Mr.. Brennan and several Of
the agents appeared asking 70 check
the whisky taken from SHbermann's
residence. Asst. Chief Cassidy ap-
peared 10 be very much upset as 20
the identity Of the callers. asking
different people 20 identify the men
in the chiefs Office Chief of Police
Kline. who carries the only key 10
thg bull pen" and Dr. L. j. Smith.
president OF the board of public
safety soon appeared on the scene
ed the federal authorities In check
and after "a lengthy conference aid
OF the federal agents the two police
officials With the president OF the
board Of safety again went into ses-
s-JD. Chief Kline had little to say
except that the sooner the liquor
was taken from his keeping the bet
ter he would be pleased.
COniscation Of liquor for the gov
eminent from the government and
by government agents. is the way
certain local wags describe the cpl
sode. Thursday. that set county and
federal officials guessing what had
become Of is pints Of Jefferson"
and American Pride"
This is a prearranged and pre-
medttated government raid" said
Asst Atty. Gen. GemmiU Thursday
when questioned regarding the pres
ence OF the federal men in the city
Wien asked II he was being given
any assistance by the police. the as
sistant attorney general said.
The police don't know anything
about IT,"
Maintain Secrecy.
The utmost secrecy was maintain
ed by the federal men in making the
arrangements for the raid Fear
that tie police officials might hinder
instead Of aid the efforts OF the
government men 10 find the places
and the men running them where
violations Of the liquor laws are
said 70 have been fragrant is said TO
have been the cause of the secrecy
Accompanying Prohibition Dircc-
tor Orbison and asst. Atty Gen.
Gemmill are Federal Inspectors
Peale A. Davis, Edward p Brennan.
Claude NJ. Johnson, Denton Bass and
j. L. Buchan. and 3S federal agents.
Take Precautions
The utmost precautions We're tax
On bv the federal men To prevent
any forerunner of their coming get
ting out. They assembled at IN
porte Thursday morning. and at s
o'clock they boarded special cars on
the Chicago. South Bend and North
ern Railway Co. iuterurbau for
South Bend. arriving here at $50.
The director Of prohibition led the
raids while the assistant attorney
general was stationed ar the county
jail 20 receive the prisoners and the
liquor as they arrived I'm the custody
OF the federal agents.
The IS federal agents were divided
into five groups with a federal In
soeCtor at the head OF each group.
Groups soon began 20 arrive at the
jail. Asst. Atty. Gemmiu decided
not 20 Fix any bonds until after the
raids here had beer completed.
Results OF Investigation.
The government raids Thursday
are the result II investiEa tious con-
Quoted here for several months past
by government men. South Bend
has long been known throughout
the state as "a city in which liquor
could be purchased by anyone who
had money with which 90 pay the
prevailing price. which ,arCcd any
where from so cents 10 81 q. drink
across the bar and from SIS 90 $50
quart.
The South Bend condition is said
20 have become Sc notorious that
the attorney generals otfce decided
70 cooperate with the government en-
the raids here THURSDAY
Allow No Bonds
Early ~ the afternoon the influx
began again. and az 1880 O'Clock 10
additional prisoners were locked up.
No bonds had been set in any OF
the cases. and officials said that unit,
all or the men called for by the war
rants were safely secured no one
would be admitted 90 bail
At prices prevailing FOR Illicit
liquor in South Bend the Coufs-