Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-24
BOOZE RING USES
ARMED GUARDS ON.
MOTOR TRANSPORTS
MEN WITH RIFLES POSTED AT
EACH END OF TRUCK TO BAT.
TIE OFFICERS IF ANY ATTEMPT
is MADE TO HALT OR ARREST
THEM.

Chicago, Dec. "a. Isaac Valera
freedman, head of the General Drug
Company and member of the Ameri-
can Medical Association, was arrested
yesterday by federal officers, charged
with violating the prohibition law.
AZ the same time federal agents
arrested DR. Freedman's brother,
Samuel and David Blumenfeld. $50
Gordon Terrace, the physicians part.
ner In the drug company, a wholesale
firm occupying one floor and Il base.
ment vault in a building at 1l3 W.
Austin nv.
Immediately after the arrests fed
eral authorities confscated twenty.
one barrels Of whisky found in the
vault and took them to federal
warehouse to be held pending the re-
suit of prosecution.
The first arrest made by the authori-
ties came only after a revolver battle
between n lone olIicer of the Illinois
constabulary and two automobiles car
rying an armed escort for the truck
carrying two barrels of whisky Two
other arrests and the raid on the al.
legged source of the whisky followed in
rapid succession.
Further arrests involving well.
known politicians on the North and
West Sides are promised by federal
agents, who assert they have uncOv-
cred the biggest liquor plot in Chi
cago since the beginning of prohibit
ton.
Arrests We're made and the raid
was conducted by agents from the
Treasury Department who came TO
Chicago especially for the purpose
According to Col. A. c. Earnshaw. !
chief of the intelligence division of |
the local internal revenue office a
Chicago political group, including the |
brother Of former congressman, had |
raised fund Of 100000 TO finance |
violations Of the federal dry laws. He |
said 100000 was offered to him as
bribe
OF the 1000, it is alleged 100000 |
was TO have been used for brides and |
the remaining 100000 was to be de-
voted to the purchase of whisky. Pro
ceeds from the sale of whisky would |
have amounted to at least 100000
Col. Earnshaw said the federal au
thorities first learned of the plot
when, on October 81, they were asked
for a permit allowing twenty-five bar
rels of whisky to be shipped from
Twin Springs, Ky, to the General
Drug Company. The permit was is
sued and the whisky shipped,
Federal agents kept a close eye on
the shipment and assert it was stored
t., A. no o,,lt pf hn Hr1,u
company. On Thursday night, it is
charged, four barrels were taken from
the vault. Two were delivered to an
address at Irving Park blvd, and
Sheridan road and two to West Side
building, the authorities say.
The first capture after the attempt
to move the whisky was made on the
West Side Thursday night after
battle with two touring cars convoy
ing the truck bearing liquor.
Walter p. Stuart OF the Illinois con-
stabulary followed the truck and the
two touring cars When he attempted
to stop the truck, he says, he was
fired on from the touring cars.
Stuart returned the fire, and the two
automobiles fed. as did the driver of
the truck. The constabulary officer
arrested Bloomenfed, whom, he
charged he found on the truck.
Included in the plot to release the
liquor, according to federal agents,
was a plan to hire ten gunner to pro-
tect shipments Of whisky. Occupants
of the touring car who fired on Stuart
are believed to have included one of
these attachments of gunner.
When Blumenfeld was taken federal
agents acted. DR. Freedman and his
two companions were arrested imme.
diately and taken to the federal build
ing. where they were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Lewis f. Mason.
Dr. Freedman and Blumenfeld were
held to the grand jury in bonds of
$4,000 each. Samuel Freedman was
similarly held in bonds Of $4,000.