Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-28
Two Men Pummel Officer
While Woman Encum-
bers His Back
Has Stiff
Neck
TRIO LANDED
IN JAIL WITH
MOONSHINER
Fighters Bound Over to Circuit
COurt.-MOOnshiner Pleads
Guilty to Manufac-
turing

\ melee in which booze. men, Off
GERS and a woman figured. created some
excitement at the west end Of Miner
av. Sunday evening, and as a result
the woman and two men are in Jail
charged with resisting an officer, and
another man is in jail on the charge
of having liquor in his possession
illegally.
Chief Of Police LOzier was notified
by phone from the ElWoOd home thai
IN autO party was creating Il disturb
ance in that neighbOrhO0d. Being q
mile from the scene of the trouble and
with no auto convenient to take him
tn the scene, he suggested that the
sheriff or Patrolman Simon, who re
sides in the west end of town, he
called. This was done and Sheriff
MalOney was soon on the scene with
his car.
Sheriff Fights Three
The sheriff found that their aut
had run into a ditch and the joy rid
erS were out about the car, swearing
and talking in loud and vulgar tones
1t was dark, so the officer brought a
tiaShlight into play and grabbed On'
Of the men to arrest him. The man
fought back, pasting the limb of the
law under the ear. Then another man
came to the rescue of his partner and
they were both pummeling the sheriff
when the woman joined in by jump
ing on his back.
The sheriff, meantime, was busy
with both fists and he soon had hell
from Officer Simon and \. f. ElwoOd
who arrived during the scrap.
The woman was pulled off with diff
ticulty and the whole party arrested
except one man who had discreetly
disappeared in the darkness.
The lighting trio was loaded into
the sheritf's car and taken to jail
where. under the bright lights, it was
found that those under arrest were
Miss Gladys TeeterS. Robert Wallis
aud Earl Copas. and all apparently
drunk, except the woman They re
side near Sheldon
Other Member Located
The fourth member Of the boOZt
party who had disappeared when th'
sheriff showed up, ii was learned frOil
his companions. was Frank SalOkar
Greek harness maker and cObbler
who has shop in Sheldon. After tll'
rest Of the party had been taken cart
of SalOkar was located at the Olym
pia confectionery and was taken int
custody and locked up with his fellow
revelerS.
After the party was taken care .
the sheriff searched their car and re
moved the contents TO the Jail. Anon:
other articles taken from the car, j
is alleged that a twO-quart jug con
tanning about one good SWig of moon
shine was cOnfiScated. The car is sal
TO he the property of Earl COpaS, wh'
drove il up from Illinois. 1t carried
Illinois number plates. C0pas, it i
stated. will be charged with Illegal,
transporting liquor. in addition TO tE
other charge against him.
After his arrest SalOkar told "A stOr.
of having purchased the booze on tn
road from Sheldon from an unknOW.
man but something said by one o
the party led the officers to believe tha
SalOkar distilled the stuff. und1:
sheriff Miller made a visit TO tn
Teetprs farm. where the cobbler spen
considerable Of his time and who
said to he the approved suitor O
Gladys TeeterS, where a search re
vpalpd quantity of liquor and abou
seven gallons of mash.
Says He is Not Guilty
Howard Teeters was arrested. H
had an examination before Justice J,
AL Kirvan, Wednesday, and his hear
ing was continued for ninety days
He was allowed his liberty on his OW
recogniZance. He declares he is no
guilty Of the charge made against hin
gladys rPeters, Robert Wallis an
Eatl COpas were bound over to circul
court on the charge of resisting an OFT
Ger. The maximum penalty for tn
offence of resisting an officer is $50
fine or year in jail.
Frank SalOkar, charged with bot
the" manufacture and sale OF illic
liquor, plead guilty Tuesday to mar
ufactufing, but said that he never sol