Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-15
JAIL SO HERE
FOR BREAKING
OF DRY LAWS

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twelve months, which shows that the
Number of stills seized. 12.
Court is becoming more severe on
the vlolators.
Number of gallons OF whisky
seized, rs. =
Number of gallons of wine seized,
Number OF gallons OF mash de-
stroyed. 2050.
"a.
I'm addition to the prison terms
In the above cases there was I'M
posed in fines. s4.O5e.Q0, property
was seized TO the value Of s1O,770.OO;
number OF auton obiles seized, 8;
taxes and penalties assessable under
the above arrests. s12s.se7.e5; maxi
Ing total of fines. seized property,
taxes and penalties. s14S.7sS.65.
The total expenditures of the Of
fee, including salaries. travelling ex-
penses, money for obtaining evil
dence, phone bills. telegraph bills,
storage on conhscated cars and all
other incidentals were only s15,-
1852.
The above figures should make
interesting reading for the wet prop
agandists who go around deploring
the fact that the enforcement Of the
18th Amendment is so very expen-
slve and such terrible drain on
the L. S. Treasury.
Federal agents working out OF
this Office also assisted the State Of
hcers in making SO raids. in which
were seized 10 stills. e5 gallons of
whiskey. 500 gallons OF wine: de- /
stroyed 1900 gallons of mash and
22 fermenters. The majority of
these cases were developed by our
officers Chat is Federal officers) but
the raids were made on State war
rants. for the reason, that in these
cases we found it more convenient
10 go to the nearest Justice of Peace
10 get search warrants, and in all |
such cases the violators were turned |
over to the State for prosecution /
and while do not have informa- |
lion sufficient to make a detailed re- |
port in these cases, I do know that /
the State was successful in obtain |
ng conviction in most of these cases |
and as a result hundreds Of doll
ars was collected by the State in |
ines and a greater number OF the /
riolatOrs are still serving time in .
he New Castle County Workhouse,
ievensl of whom got as much as a
.2-months' sentence.
I'm addition to the raids. seizures.
arrests. and prosecutions, there
have been called TO my attention
iozens and dozens OF cases where,
rave been found to be very slight
md of such a nature to me as did
lot seem to warrant arrest andI
and in all such cases
he violators. or-~upposed violators
we're warned that complaints had
)een received against them and
hat they must refrain from viola
ions. conduct their place of bust
less. or home, as the case might be,
n such a manner as to keep down
uspicion or else steps would be
AIKEN to have them prosecuted and
{ necessary to have their home. or
lace OF business, closed as a Pub
Ic Nuisance"
The belief that this method has
roven successful is justified, think
y the fact that in practically all
4 the cases handled in this man
er the warning has been sufficient
o stop the violations. (snd after
Il that is what the Government
1ost desires) there has. however,
cen one case, in particular. where
he violator persisted in plying his
licit trade after he had been warn .
d to "clean up" We then secured
irect evidence against him, had
i'm arrested. and he was sentenced
y the court to pay a good sub
tantlal fine and costs for violations
Z the national prohibition act -
THE director pointed out the fact
nat II the Government should be
lccessful in collecting all of the
ixes and penalties assessed in the
hove cases It would be receiving
bout nine-and- one-half dollars for
ach and every dollar expended ,
5hen questioned as 10 Wnether ne
fought that the Government might
e able Is collect the full amount
{ the assessment the director adj
lifted that It is quite probable that :
will not. but suggested that even
Rough the government collected
My so per cent. of The assessments,
lat, with the fines and seized prop
.ty, which are certain, will give
lie Government more than fve-and-
1e-half dollars for each dollar ex-
ended.
"All OF which goes to show that,
lille the work OF enforcing the
9TH Amendment is not intended as S
money making scheme on the part
the Government, it Is self-sustain-
e with considerable TO spare and
e violators, themselves, foot all OF