The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-27

Lou Meumann, proprietor Of
the Diamond bar at 1915 See.
ond avenue.
william Thorpe, bartender
for Meumann.
Harry Meanor, owner Of the
Meanor saloon at Twentieth
street and Second avenue.
]. A. Moran and Jacob Z.
Byrd, joint owners Of the Cross
Country bar ut 1905 Second
avenue.
Charles Anderson, who said
he was employed ut the Cross
Country.
A. J. Riess, proprietor Of tAe,
Ricss pharmacy, 1900 Second a
avenue.
Louis Karavath, druggist employ
ed by Riess, was arrested this
morning by the agents. He 10
charged with illicit sale Of llQuer.
,Yfi11ism 2immons, soda fountain
Eiet3 1t the Riess store. was taken
into custody for questioning but It
is considered likely that he will not
be held under charged.
With the exception Of Riess and
his two employees, who were not
taken until this morning, all ar
rested spent the night in the city
Jail. Riess furnished an appear
ance bond before Commissioner 7.
P. Sinnett at 1870 o'clock this
morning, and was allowed to go to
his home. The others were AZ
raigned this morning and held
under heavy bonds. as follows:
Lou Meumann, $4,000; William
Thorpe, $4,000; Harry Meanor, $2,-
600; J. A. Moran. $1,000; Jacob e.
Byrd, $4,000; Charles Anderson.
81 900.
Riess was arraigned this after
noon. His attorneys, Sam T. Ken
worthy and J. Hays Britton, claim
ed the evidence was inadmissable
and charged that the search war
rant for entering the drug store
was improperly issued, in that
nothing specific is named in it. This
was acknowledged by the court.
and with it preliminary examination
was waived. Riess was held to the
federal grand jury under $500
bonds. karavath, his druggist, Is
held under $4,000, the same pro-
cedure being observed in his case.
Lou Meumann was placed under
a bond of $4,000. signed by Dan
Flynn and Louis Ortell. In the 9TH
er cases except that OF Anderson,
bonds of $4,000 we're furnished. An
derson was given his liberty under
a bond Of $1,000. Flynn and Ortel
went surety for Meumann. Thorpe
and Byrd, and Ortell alone signed
the bonds of Anderson. A. ID. Hues-
ing and Louis Ortell went bail for
J. A. Moran.
The cases will be set for the
April term OF the federal court ut
Peoria. Conviction carries a iia-
billy Of not less than two years in
the fedeI al penitentiary and aeiine
Of 1000.
A. J. Riess is charged with fa!sii
flying his reports to the government
on the sale OF intoxicants, for
which he holds a permit. and with
having sold liquor without doctors
prescriptions.
Reiss, in a statement to q re-
az lBql s9!uap 'snSIv aql IoJ Is1lod
is in any way guilty Of the charges.
He claims that he has sold liquor
only as he is permitted to do 20
under the terms Of his permit.
The raiding party numbered 10
in all. and included Leo G. Hama
solicitor for the central depart
msnt; James Brereton. temporarily
in charge Of the southern district
with headquarters at Peoria. and
Roy Niehoff of Chicago. a squad
leader. Other members OF the par
ty we're agents operating out Of tn,
Chicago headquarters. Fedora
Agents Montgomery and Owens
who operate out Of Rock Island
were not included with the raid
ers
Acting under orders Of Frank Z
Richardson. chief Of the central d.
partment Of prohibition ene6reu
ment, the agents arrived in the cit
about $50 last night. Eight cam
from Chicago under the LEAD {
!. . Roy Niehoff. These were joine
7 here by Hama and Brereton. VI
!. had arrived q. short time Garlic
: from Peoria. The subsequent y
tivities here were directed BY HaE
and the raiders were led by Brer,
ton.
q Utmost secrecy In conducting q
8 rad was observed by the agent
s Their arrival in the city was =