Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-22
INTERRUPTS SALE JUST
AT PSYCHOLOGICAL
MOMENT
ENDS LONG SEARCH
DEFENDANT FINED $500 WHEN
TAKEN IN COURT TO FACE Ac-
CUSERS, - ALLEGED TO HAVE
OFFERED LIQUOR AT $3.50 a
PINT.

Booze cheaters. who have been sIp
ping in amusement parks and public
places on occasions, when big crowd,
are assembled, and selling a small
stock of their wares, will no doubt
in the future give Glen Park the colo
shoulder for their law violations, fol
lowing the arrest Of one Of their mum
ber at that park on Saturday night
and dning him $500 in the county
court today. The alleged dealer OF
wet goods. Harley Solyin aged 2H
Of Sheridan, was taken in charge Dy
Deputy Sheriff Charles Campbell al
the park en- Saturday night, ana loch
cd in the county Jail until time OF ms
hearing today.
The complaint which ended in Sor
wins arrest was made by Joseph
Gualano, the owner OF Glen PafK
Recently Mr.. Gualano has been sus'
picious that bootleggers were slipping
into his park on darce nights, an
disposing Of small stocks OF wet goods
He was unable, however. to loca'e
the offender or to catch him in the
act of selling booze. Saturday ne ask
ed aid from the Shcriff's office IN
hunting up the offenders.
Saturday night Deputies Campbetl,
Frank Frazier and John Cisco Weh'
out to the park, Mr.. Gualano stationed
them at different points thru the
grounds where he thought they might
catch the booze runners at work. MI
Campbell was stationed south OF the
dance hall.
Caught "Red Handed"
After a time he noticed three men
that reused his 3uspician, They walk
ed over in the dark, and Campbell
went down around group Of autos
that were parked near by. After a
time Solvin, who was one Of the trio,
produced glass and bottle OF moon
shine. He poured some liquor in the
bottle and was in the act OF giving
1t to one of the men. when Mr.. Camp
bell stepped up and placed him under
arrest. Solvin was brought to Ottawa
and locked up in the county Jail.
Three witnesses were found, who
claimed they had been offered moon
shine by Solvin for $3.50 pint.
In Jail today Solyin stated he would
plead guilty to the charge against
him of violating the search and seiz
ure laws.
He was arraigned in the County
Court this afternoon before Juds'
Reck, and was fined $500 and costs
Mr.. Gualano stated today that he
would permit no violation Of the pro
hibition laws on his property.
Marseilles Man Fined.
lCando Residore, whose home In
Marseilles was raided by Sheriff Ay
ers on August 13, and evidence seized
which indicated that a violation OF
the search and seizure laws was be
ing made, pleaded guilty to a viola
tion of the search and seizure laws
in the County Court this morning, and
was fined $500 and costs.
NEGRO Given so Days.
Roscoe Thomas, colored, who was
arrested July 30 by the Earlville po
lice, charged with bootlegging, was
given a hearing in the county court
this afternoon. Thomas pleaded gull
ty, and was sentenced to serve sixty
days in the county Jail.
Another to Serve Out Fine.
Nick kozarich, who was arrested
by the police last Friday evening
when moonshine raid was made
on three west ottawa homes, was
sentenced to serve sixty days in tht
county Jail, this afternoon when ht
was arraigned before Judge Reck.