The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-09
THREAT
POLICE
on BAR RAIDS
! iriyefs Charge TO Go Get En-
rsler Penalty Of Suspension
Leads to IL Arrests.

Eleven arrests on charges OF
frauor sales were made by the POI
Ire 10 raids Of a score or more Of
I,aloons late Saturday night. Seven
4 those arrested were fined 5000
e,ch in police. court before mid
hight. Those arrested:
Louis Ortell, Fifteenth street and
ttnurth avenue; released on per-
l,apal bond to appear at later hear
lis
Edward Borneman. Harms hotel
lnloon, Eighteenth street and First
|syenue; fined 5000.
Edward Butler, Third avenue and
[rourth street; fined $500. -
/ Albert Schmidt, Twenty-first
ls.reet and Fourth avenue; fined
l;sO0.
Louis Goderis, Eighth street and
ITifth avenue; fined 5000.
+ Peter Van Dyke, Eighth street
land Fifth avenue; dismissed,
| Achille Feys, Fourth street and
lyinth avenue; fined $500.
Lincoln Pickup, bartender at
IButler's saloon; dismissed.
| Edward Cramer. Twelfth street
land Eighth avenue; continued TO
l0ct. II under $500 cash bond.
| W. c. Sharp, Sixteenth street and
Fourth avenue; fined $500.
| Edward Stallens, Ninth street
land Ninth avenue; fined $500.
The raids were directly OCCASION
led by an impassioned Grafton May
lor Harry NJ. Schriver made at po-
|lice roll call Saturday evening.
"This is my third order to you
linen to arrest hooch sellers and dis
Iorderly house keepers and in
mates" he told them.
There have been no results to
Imy previous demands that you men
fulfill the terms OF your oaths OF
IofIice. This time there are going to
Ibe results.
III you men are not smart
Ienough or can't get anyone smart
Ienough to help you to seek out Law
riolators, you are not wanted or
This force.
Threaten Requirements.
IF all of you don't get busy to
night and arrest the lawbreakers
which we know to be conducting
taeir places contrary to the law
iother officers will be found to taxi
Iyour place, at the first opportunity.
A squad OF three omcers-Kln
lney, shannon and Totten-begal
|going through west end dive
Shortly after nightfall. From thi
Territory they took seven prisoners
together with quantity of hoocl
land brew beer found in the fiv
places they represented.
| Ortel's place, the Harms
ISchmidt's and Sharp's saloon
IEere searched by another squa'
composed of Detectives Gilman
land Sehnert and officer Harr.
Acting Chief William H. Fitzsim
mons directed the raids from tn
police station. Police Magistrat
D. ]. Cleland presided in polio
court. in which trials were accord
ed the alleged bootleggers as 500
as they were brought in.
l THE raids were general all owe
the city where soft drink bars an
suspected houses Of prostitution o
designation are located" the actin
chief told The Argus.
Every place-all of them-wer
searched by the police. Thes
liquor law violators we're the onl
persons arrested, however. TIL
officers found no evidence of dis
Iorderly conduct and arrested n
women or men on that charge"
Ortell and Cramer to Fight
Few Of the defendants offere
much defense in court. Several c
them pleaded guilty, while other
DID not capitulate until confronte
BY the evidence-which in som
cases was large and in other
small.
Ill Ortell and Cramer said they wi
light the cases against them. HON
orewed beer was found in the raid
en- their places. Ortell. well know
TO the police, had no trouble i
getting release on personal bon
% appear Monday evening. Crane
less influential, produced a cas-
bond of $500 for his hearing DC
II.