The Holly chieftain., 1921-08-11
INVESTIGATION MEfs
ARRES1s AND BOOZE
Western Kansas Being Raksd With
Yils Tooth Comb Of Law.

Eastern tOIOrAdO ana western
Kehsls being divided by only an
iwieinary line. are naturally inter.
Seted n the doing Of each other.
,rhe Chieftain last week mentioned
that an inquisition was being held
ut Syracuse. The Syracuse Journal
of last week contained the follow.
ing graphic description of what
transpired in that vicinity:
Assistant Attorney General Grit
fith asked the sheriff to revoke his
appointment making Davis deputy
sheriff and relieve him Of his gun.
Sheriff Jones replied that the gun
belonged to Davis. He was told
that Davis was no longer an officer
and as private citizen he had no
right to carry q gun. He was im-
mediately arrested by the sheriff
and placed under $500 bond for
his appearance at the November
term Of the district court.
Archie Petty "snitched". on Al
Gragg when the assistant attorney
general told Aim to tell where he
rot his booze several weeks ago or
70 to jail. Take your choice. Pet
ty's out of jail. AL Gragg has been
arrested.
One DR.. Basti0n says he was driv-
ing one evening on the Syracuse
Tribune road ad behind q soap.
weed he spied q quart of whiskey
with q cob stopper in the bottle.
He stopped his car, got the whiskey
and drove back to town. That's all
he knows about 1t. he says. He
was sent to Jail till he learns more.
The county attorneys office serv-
ed as a rest room for those who
were waiting their turn to appear
before the inQuisitOr, and the lat
ter was . busy man from the time
he started the investigation early
In ne norninG until late at night.
Sheriff Jones. Marshal Winfrey and
Revenue Agent Cr0wder were kept
busy serving subpoenaes during
the entire day. County Attorney
Getty never took time to go to his
dinner or supper.
One and one-hah miles south of
Coolidge lives Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Englund. parents OF the notorious
Cecil and Jim Englund. Revenue
Agent Crowder. Guy Newell and
Sheriff Jones seized thirty gallons
Of corn whiskey in two kegs on
their place Wednesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Englund at first denied having
any liquor on their place. but
Crowder decided to make q hunt.
Ordering the sheriff to keep his
eye on Mr.. and Mrs. Englund they
searched the premises, and under
what appeared to be the side of
some torn down building q fifteen
gallon keg Of home-brew was found.
The parents commenced to cry and
wiring their hands. telling the rev.
enue officer what sourse Of grief
the whiskey business had been to
them, but Crowder was looking for
more booze and he told the Eng
lunds to tell where 1t was or they
would be taken to jail. Mr.. Eng
lund led the way down through a
corn field where another 15-gallon
keg was found. The revenue Off:
Ger wanted the still. but Mr.. Eng.
lund claimed he didn't know where
1t was. He was given time to think
1t over and then told the officers
he would have his son, Jim. come
to Syracuse and give himself up.
Jim Englund was watching the
search being made from horseback
on hill about threefOurths of q
mile west Of the house and rode
away. the officers being unable to
follow him.
In order to get to the Englund
farm most conveniently the officers
went by the way Of Holly, Colorado.
Revenue Agent Crowder was tip.
ped to the fact that Cecil Englund
was in town. He was arrested
and asked to return to Hamilton
county. He decided he wouldn't
come without requisition papers.
and the revenue officer advised him
II would only be short time until