The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-06-24
Mash Stirs Up Trouble

There have been some rather inter
esting developments from the England
and Palmer bootlegging case, regard
ing the use Of the quarantine sign on
the house in which the mash was
found. The sign was placed there by
Or. Kelly, local health officer, after
he had quarantined Leonard England
for smallpox. According to DR.. Kelly
only the upstairs portion of the house
was under quarantine and England
was confined to this part of the house,
Palmer and Stella England having the
lower part of the house, were not un-
der quarantine.
Considerable publicity has been Civ
Ell to the idea that there was no small
pox in the house, several daily papers
publishing this as a fact. DR.. Kelly
made the following affidavit before
II. p, Hull, a notary public:
"On this goth day of June, 1921. be-
fore Fl. p. Hull as a notary public:
personally appeared DR.. J. H. Kelly
who, being first duly sworn, deposes
and says as follows: That he placed
the sign smallpox on the house where
the parties were arrested, and a still
at the time a man by the name of
Ihgles had the smallpox in said house
and is now therein"
The following article concerning
the general features of the case ap~
peared in Tuesdays Star Mirror:
/ Pioneer day." June Is. which is a
legal holiday in Idaho, may prove un-
fortunate for George Palmer and
Stella England, who We're arrested at
kendrick Saturday night for making
and having in their possession Illicit
Intoxicating liquor, according to the
statement of Prosecuting Attorney
Nlsbet. who says that other cases are
likely to follow the one in which this
couple pleaded guilty and were SEN
fenced to serve 50 and 30 days. res
rectively in the county Jail.
The couple admit they have been
p living together, but claim they came
, II Moscow on June TO get mar
riage license and finding the auditors
; office closed did not get it and have
: simply postponed getting the license
and being married, although they
l have been living in the same house
=. together, she keeping house for him. I
= DO not know yet just what action will
D be taken in the case.
r Another case that may prove in
teresting is that nconnectiOn with a
, smallpox quarantine sign on The door
e living and which we found a still in
:. full operation with 50 gallons of mash.
: There was no smallpox patient there
e and we want to know why this sign
It was posted We understand Keud-
Il rick physician had posted it, but Pal
c ner who was working on the section
o went in and out at will and there was
e no smallpox. The sign would natur-
d ally keep people away SO that the
booze could be made"
It is learned that Palmer and the
woman came from Spokane two
months ago and rented this house
Palmer worked on the section and. ac
1t cording to the officers. the womar
l. kept the home fires burning" under
y the booze during the day while palmer
t. was at work. Mr.. Nisbet is inves
lie tigating the law in regard to unlawfu
" use of a quarantine sign
5 Miss England vas sent to Lewtst II
in Tuesday to serve her sentence III tn
Nez Perce county Jail. which has
w woman's We, J. As there is no ptac
l. 10 keep woTl IN in the Latah count
Jail Judge Nelson. of the prCbat
TX court issued au order transferring tn
lg woman t" Lewiston and she was TAX
RS en- there Tuesday afternoon.