Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-01
HURLEY SALOONS RAIDED
BY ARMY OF FEDERAL AGENTS
Fifty-seven SalOonkeepers and Bar
tenders Arrested and Liquor
Confiscated.

AN army OF proniDltlon enforce
ment agents swooped down on this
fair city Tuesday forenoon, as
result of which there is less intoxi-
eating liquor iii Hurley and many
OF its saloonkeepers will probably
feel the sting of the law.
The raid was in the nature of a
surprise party and in this particular
1t was emnently successful, the
saloonkeepers evidently having no
hint or warning of its coming
Fifty agents working under J.
/ V. Callahan, chief of staff in the
prohibition enforcement commits
sioner's Office in Chicago, arrived
in two special Pulmans attached to
the morning passenger train from
Chicago. The train was late and
not until o;3o were they able to
begin operations. Ordinarily the
train is due at $50. Some of the
agents detrained at the Hurley
depot and the rest got off at Iron
wood. They had their plan of
action well mapped out and work
ing from both ends of Silver street
most of the saloons in the city
were visited, proprietors and others
in places where liquor was found
were arrested and wine, moon
shine and other Intoxicating liquor
confscated. The raid was COM
pleted in few hours.
Agent Callahan carried thirty
seven search warrants which had
been issued by Judge Lands of
Chicago while sitting at Lacrosse.
Evidence against Hurley saloon
keepers and which prompted the
issuing of the warrants had been
gathered by detectives working
under the prohibition commits
sioner's office at Chicago. 1t is
said that the detectives came to
Hurley two weeks ago, disguised
themselves and visited the various
thirst parlors.
The invading army worked in
squads and almost simultaneously
the offending places were spotted
and entered The proprietors and
bartenders were placed under
arrest and herded on street cars,
which had been commandeered for
the occasion, and taken 10 the
special cars of the agents in Iron.
wood. Two street cars loaded with
liquor law offenders made the trip
to Ironwood. Twenty nine were
in the first car and twenty-eight in
the second.
The confscated liquor was plac.
ed on drays and taken to Ironwood,
where it was placed on board the
special cars. Followed by a crowd
tie drays went from one saloon to
another wherein liquor had been
found and kegs, Jugs, bottles, etc,
of wine, whiskey and moonshine
were brought out and loaded.
By noon the raid had been COM
pleted, the offenders gathered in
and the contraband liquor removed.
The two special cars were attached
to the afternoon train from Escan-
aba and the offenders taken to
Ashland and arraigned before Unit
ed States Court Commissioner
Walter S. Cate. Deputy United
States Marshal w. 7. Pugh was
present and served the warrants.
The examination of the rnen was
necessarily slow and tedious and
But few cases were disposed of
Tuesday afternoon. Many were
compelled to spend the night in the
Ashland county Jail. They were
charged with selling liquor and
having liquor in their possession.
Bail was fixed OF 81, 800 for saloon.
keepers and 81, 900 for bartenders.
Bondsmen were secured in most
every instance. Wednesday even
ing most of the offenders returned
to Hurley. Their trial in federal
court will be set later. 1t has been
limited that Judge Lands may hear
the cases.
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