The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
RA|DED CITY OF HURLEY
DRY AGENTS MADE CLEAN
UP IN THAT TOWN
Seventy Persons Were Arrested
And Quantity Of Liquor
Was Seized
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

lASSOCl6leQ fTeSS DlSpdICn.l
Chicago, December 2S.-Forty- eight
Joseph Callahan, chief of staff to
Major Dalrympie in his Iron river,
ailcnigan liquor raid last spring, were
en- QUITE to Hurley. Wis.,, this morn
irg TO clean the town of alleged boot
lesGers. The party carried thirty
warrants, with instructions to arrest
every man named, by force If neces-
sary.
The town of Hurley is said to be
enc OF the wide open spots in the
north woods. II is a logging camp and
said to be the seat of extensive moon
shining operations. The armed force
left Chicago headquarters late yes
terday and was expected to arrive in
Hurley about noon today
John Chlapusio Killed Here.
1t was in the Hurley district, that
Dbhn Chiapusio, an alleged liquor
runner, was killed last fall by Leo
J: Grove. prohibition agent for Upper
Michigan, whom the Wisconsin
authorities now are seeking to extra
dite for trial Grove made the COM
plants that caused Major Dalrym-
pie, former prohibition enforcement
agent for the Central states to lead
his expedition to Iron River.
] First word that a band OF armed
prohibition agents was enroute from
Chicago to Hurley Wisconsin, to
clear that town of bootleggers was
received at Ironwood, Mich, this
morning. In q telephone message
from Chicago. Hurley, which is just
across the river from Ironwood and
which has been referred as one of
the wettsst spots in the country, was
said to have been wide open" last
poIIes Do Not Know OF Raid
Hurley Wis, December 2S.-Police
officials here today denied knowledge
Of o raid to be made by prohibition
:, officials from Chicago who were ex-
pected to arrive here shortly before
noon. Several Of the incoming pas
lssnger trains were said to be late,
and It was uncertain when the pro-
hibition officers would arrive.
Judge Lands Orders Expedition.
Chicago, December 2S.-The Hur-
Hey expedition was ordered at the
instance Of Federal Judge Kenesaw
IN. Lands, after reports had reached
him that the alleged moonshiners
had threatened to shoot any prohi-
bition raiders who put in appearance.
More than one hundred places, 1t
is reported, make or sell whiskey and
wine. Thirty eight OF them are sa-
looms and the raiding party carried a
etor Of every one Of these places.
Other places said to be selling liquor
were pool rooms, private stills and
lack bar shops.
PreparatIons For Several Days.
Preparations are said to have been
gcinr on for several days, but no in
t'--at'on Of the expedition was given
out bv Frank B. Richardson, su-
nn~vising prohibition agent for the
c~,+rsl states. Every detail was
--o-'.ea out in advance to avoid any
~--,ntered by Major A. v. Dalrymple,
t-en prohibition enforcement direc-
tor. at the time of the rum rebel
nr-" at Iron River, Mich, last spring.
The warrants were issued by
Judge Landis during his recent SEES
sion of court at La Crosse, wnen ne
held court on the bench recently va
Gated by the death of the judge as
signed there.
Forty seven Men Arrested:
Hurley. Wis, December 28-Forty.
arents from Chicago walked in unex-
pectedly on Hurley's wide open sa-
looms today, seized large quantities OF
Iouor and arrested forty seven per-
sons before noon, including several
we'll known characters.
FEDERAL Agents Came From lronwood.
Under command of Joseph Callahan,
chief of staff to Major Dalrymple In
the latter's Iron River, Michigan, liz.
nor raid, last spring, the federal
agents came over from Ironwood,
Michigan, at $3.50 o'clock this morning
and proceeded to wiring some OF the
Wetness out of the town. The sa-
looms here are clustered near the
bridge over the Montreal river from
fronwood, and the thirty seven alleged
LIQUOR establishments searched up to
noon are confined to the lower three
blocks OF Silver street, which is the
city's principal business thoroughfare.
Came In Pullman Cars.
The federal agents arrived in Iron
wood aboard two special Pullman
oars, and early this afternoon, they
were busy placing their prisoners and
the captured liquor aboard these
coaches. Just where the prisoners
and "booty" will be taken away had
not been announced up to 1880 p. m.
working In group the federal agents
quickly search the saloons, making
arrests as they went along. The
agents were armed and a number oc.
casionally flashed their guns, but
there was no marked resistance and
not q shot was fired during the first
three hours of the invasion"
Shooting Agents Threatened.
Reports had reached prohibition en-
forcement headquarters at Chicago
that prohibition agents would be shot
n they attempted to make arrests In
Hurley, numbering town of about
$500.
Although telephone messages from
Chicago inquiring whether the raid
had been made reached Hurley just
ahead OF the officers, the saloon men
appeared not to have been warned.
The liquor men known as the little
saloon keepers" were swept up very
quickly. Some residents of Hurley
said that the larger dealers had con-
cealed some stocks and were believed
to have them locked in safes.
"Officers reported that in less than
half an hour they had cleaned up all
accessible places. but were continu-
ing the search.
Affair Complete Success.
From the viewpoint of surprise
party, the affair was complete sue
cess, federal agents agreed. While it
was declared the saloonmen had been
tipped or last night, apparently no
great quantity OF liquor had been con-
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