South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-01
TAKES
STEPS TO PREVENT
BOOZE SALES HERE
Superior Court Injunction
Asked Against Quartet of
Alleged Offenders.

Official action 60 eliminate from
the illegal open sale Of LIQUOR here
at least four of the alleged most
notorious offenders Of Mr.. Volstead's
pride was taken Wednesday morn
ing by Pros. Floyd o. Jellison, fol-
lowing the signing Of a quartet Of
afidavits by DEPUTY Pros. Harry 5.
Taylor asking superior court injunc-
tions against Paul Sinko, 3O5 5.
Chaplin St. Elek Langyel. 1911 s.
Franklin St; Frank Carroll sol i.
sample ST, and Alex Gallo. 511 :.
Chaplin ST. The state seeks 10 close
up the bar rooms operated by these
men, and in which il is alleged that
liquor moon, mule or corn, and oc-
casionaliy bonded. s sold.
The move on the part of the Off
Gals sworn to uphold the law
against violation of the state and
federal prohibition statutes pre-
cluGes the beginning Of a campaign
to clean out those known offenders
who have continued the practice OF
selling whisky and Illicit liquor de-
spite repeated raids and arrests on
the part Of the police and federal
prohibition agents, and includes
those who have more than one liz
uor law violation case pending in
city or higher courts.
Plan More Charges.
Coincident with the civil injunc-
ton proceedings instituted in SUI
perior court No. Pros. Jellison
Wednesday informed the press that
he would file criminal injunction
charges against the above named
men, making them defendants in
two more cases il court in addi-
ton 10 the number already pending
against them. This action will be
taken, it was made known, by
punching the evidence secured from
their preliminary hearings 10 show
they are each maintaining nuisances
against the prohibition laws.
All four Of the keepers Of alleged
whisky dispensaries have been ar
rested several times following the
discovery of variable amounts OF
/ bonded or "moonshine" whisky OF
both by the raiding squads during
the past year. At present each of the
defendants in injunction proceedings
have three or more liquor cases
I pending against them in the city OF
superior court.
Say 124 VioIators.
Paul SinkO, one OF the four
named holds the record with -four
/ cases pending in city court. Lengye
and Carroll both have three case,
pending in the lower court. Will,
I Gallo has two pending in city court
\ and one in superior court. There are
a total OF 12f cases pending wher,
/ unlawful possession or manufactur
/ ing Intoxicating LIQUOR or both Sew
/ eral among these name the sam,
/ person twice but the great major
. ity show single offenses. The -four
/ named Wednesday in Injunction
suits are shown in the list of pend.
/ ing liquor violation cases as beine
the worst offenders.
The affidavits filed in the four civil
suits are practically identical IL
their wording. They are made re
4 turnable within 10 DAYS when tn,
defendants are called to make show
ing why they should not have thei
places Of business closed up OF
grounds Of being common nuisances
One Of the afidavits. signed b,
Deputy Pros. Harry S. Taylor an,
approved by Floyd O. Jellison. de
clares the emporiums to be "com
/ mon nuisances. injurious 10 tn
health, morals and welfare of per
sons living in the community an,
pray the court that the defendant
be 'perpetually injoined, the build
ings closed and the nuisances b
perDetuallv abated