Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-20

A third arrest was made in the
South Side still case late yesterday
when Fred Aldrich, aged %, a son OF
John Aldrich, who was arrested on
Sunday, surrendered to the county Of
iicials. Aldrich Jr. was released last
night on $4,000 bonds signed by Wal
ter Pike.
The hearing of the two Aldrichs
and Clyde Stewart, aged II, who was
arrested on Sunday with Aldrich Sr..
has been set for tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Ends All Day Hunt.
An all day hunt was made for Al
drich Jr before the officers located
him. He then walked up to the jail
and gave. himself up, informing the
officers that he had learned they were
looking for him. Aldrich Jr. left his
home yesterday morning at o'clock
in an effort, the officers believe, to dc.
stroy the still which they confiscated
in the raid in the Sesslar woods OIL
Sunday When Aldrich Sr and Stew.
art were arrested, Sheriff Ayers, who
went out after them, was unable to
bring in the still as he had walked
three miles from the main highway be-
fore tracking them to their lair He
returned to the spot with a wagon
later in the evening and secured the
still, which is modern and up to
0ate booze making device.
The tracking to earth of the trio
came after Stewart had failed in an
attempt to rent horse from the Nc
Cormick livery stable to use, he al
legged, on trip to the country to get
some moonshine. On Saturday night
the horse and buggy disappeared.
Finds Missing Horse.
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Ayers went
out on the South Side to try and find
the horse. He located Stewart and
the horse and secured admissions from
the former which implicated Aldrich
Mr.. Ayers then took taxi as far out
as he could, and, leaving the car
when the road became impossible
walked on through trail which led to
the woods where some cutters have
been working recently. He came to a
shack and an investigation disclosed
the still.
All three of the men were arraign-
ed before Justice of the Peace koenig
yesterday morning. Their bonds We're
fixed, after which John Aldrich and
Stewart returned to Jail to await
hearing, while Fred Aldrich was re-
leased on bonds.
Chicago to Rival Sahara.
Chicago, Dec. 20.--City police and
federal sponge squads today contin-
ued their efforts to make Chicago rival
Sahara in aridity. The courts were
grinding slowly through the hundred
of booze violation charges gathered
by the police in the last few days and
nights. The arrests so far have clog.
ged the courts for the reason that the
city chemists have been unable to
make analysis of the varying liquids
siezed by the police.
Dispatches from Washington also
heralded the arrival by Christmas of
Federal Prohibition Director Haynes
and his chief of booze sleuths, G. e..
Gellowley, with the announced opin-
ition to mop up the least trace Of
dampness before New Years eve.
That the anti-liquor drive is not
going to be peacefully received by
many Chicagoans was indicated when
large number of those already arrest
ed asked through attorneys for jury
trials with the intention of testing the
authority of the police to arrest under
the law, In the raids early this morn
ing the police found an improvised
bar in an apartment on the South
Side, with signs reading, Whisky %
cents shot and IF you don't see
what you want, ask for it." The po-
lice did not see what they wanted in
the fat, but without asking Edward
Hogan, the bartender" they invaded
thee basement and found a STILL fifty
quarts of whisky and gin and a guam
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