The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-12
LIQUOR SHIPPED
TOCLARKSBURC
QUESTION AS TO CUSTODIAN MAY
BE BROUGHT UP AS EV1DENCE
BY PREVIOUS CASE.
Ono Raid Yesterday Resulted IN capture
of violator and Supply Of Berry
Vino and Homo Brew.

Tho big liquor shipment Of l62 quarts
Of bonded Old Taylor whisky s"!z"d AT
the home Of Charles BOEard on the M
lional Road, Thursday night by frH"FAi
Prohibition operatives, was tinaIIy snip
ped to CarksburE. W. Va, Yesterday
morning. The liquor was sent TO itcNt-
nue Agent George L. Hammer. ahu' II
WAS stated. Will be destroyed as soon as
the case is tried and an order or court
. issued to that effect The whiskey sei%-
cd in that id. in jugs. was poured out
on Friday.
AS the case Will not be tried until the
May term of tho United States diHrlCt
court in this city. the liquor Will nave
to be held for some time, IL was state"
that at the term OF court to be held ut
MartIuSburG in April, the DOCKET Will
consist OF civil cases.
Saves Them Money.
The fact that ali of those arrested III
the recent Wholesale raids Will be tricd
IN Wheeling is most f"rtunat" Tor thoSe
who have been charged with violating
the law as a trip 10 court at Martins
burg could not be made at less cost
than $50, including railroad fare and cX-
penScS.
Bncard Is the recipient Of a great deal
Of sympathy. as il is stated that n"
allowed the liquor 10 be stored III ms
home for = day or so. as favor. How
ever. the Law makes 1n distinction III
th"S" cases.
There may he clash as TO IN" custo-
dianShip OF the liquor captured III the
recent local raids. 1t is stated that Ma
tiunal Prohibition commissioner Nramer
recently made AN order 10 the effect that
all seized liquor should BE- turned over
IlSs a
deputies
In Various Places.
4 lot of liquor seized not long since
was locked up in the Ohio county Jail, and
lot has gone To ClarkSburg in the
custody Of the Internal Revenue depart
m"ut.
Some time ago 4 big seizure was made
81 whiskcy IN this city and after being
stored in the Federal building al
Mounds ville and later taken to lHrkerS-
burg Is was finally ordered 10 Nhc re
turned TO the custody Of l. 5. Marshal I.
j.. smith. at Fa.rmont. by United states
District Judge \. &. Woods. This was
the celebrated Schultz whtsk"y, which
il was said. dwindlcd somewhat after It
had been taken away from tho original
owner.
J. Walter Rec. deputy state commits
SiOncr of prohibition, let IaSl evening
for his home in rarkcrShurg. IT," Will
go TO Charleston on Monday. when
number of cases Of violations Of the
prohibition law Will he called in the
Kanawha county courts.
Made Pinal Raid.
Before leaving. Comm isSt"ncr Hc" par
ticipatcd IN raid with Federal Opera
tive ]. ]. Docrr and State Deputy Vim
, cent Habig They arrested otto j.. Seal.
who lives IN the Eighth ward down near
Rrnwood They had a tip that Seal was
making home brew and descended upon
hit yesterday morning.
Seal specialized in light stuff and all
that was found were fourteen quarts or
home brew and twenty gallons Of berry
wine. He was arrested and gave bond
before United States Commissioner John
II. Conrad, for his appearance AT the
Federal court term here In May.
Rev. O. NJ. Pulltn, Of tho Anti Saloon
League. stated he would leave for his
home IN Charleston on Saturday.
When chief Revenue Agent George
l.. Hannen left this city on Thursday
A. he stated he would return on next Tues
day. Several Of his men still remain in
the city and it is highly probable that
the raidinG Of SNcak-eascS and places
where there are stocks of liquor will be
carried on in this district next week.