Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-18

1 teen Of which were aimed
at illegal sales Of liquor
and operating gambling
dens.
The report, made to Judge Eldredee,
created a sensation when it became
known that the grand jurors had
| given most of their attention, during
almost a record sitting, which extended
over eight days Of hard grinding, to
! drying up the wet spots, and putting
a crimp in gambling known to exist
in certain sections Of the county.
| OF The twenty-five bills found,
/ twelve were for violating the search
and seizure laws, four for gambling,
three for other crimes and three sup
pressed The suppressed indictments,
it is reported, do not deal with the
wet" and dry issue, nor with
gaming.
Caught in the dragnet, three OF
! tawa men and one Ottawa woman
will have to stand trial for infractions
of the anti-booze law. The accused
| local residents were caught in raids
conducted by the city police and
sheriff, last Saturday.
The inquiry according to what
meagre information could be secured
! from the jurors, who are sworn not
! to reveal what goes in the grand jury
room, extended to big and little among
the reported infractors of the pro-
hibition laws.
Four Ottawans Under Fire.
true bill was returned against
William Bozeman, owner of Main
street second hand store, charging
him with violating the dry law on
Dec. 13, 1921, and Jan. IA, of this
year George Williams. Richard
! Clark and Leo McDermott were the
witnesses against the defendant.
A similar charge was returned
! against Mr. and Mrs. Anton PIesko-
| witch Of West Madison street They
are accused of violating the search
! and seizure laws on Dec. l.
William Wilcox Of Courtney street
| was also indicted for an alleged yio-
| lation on Jan IA George Williams
was the witness summoned by the
/ state to testify against him.
oShGCd wan 'lS'u'
John Crus, of Seneca, a prisoner
| in the county jail, was indicted on
! charge of assault with dealy wea-
! pom. He is charged with having shot
| Charles Johnson with a pistol on
/ Dec %.
/ }. w Taylor a prisoner in the
/ county JAIL who was arrested some
time ago in StrcatOr, was ordered
| held by the grand jury on a charge Of
I forgery Taylor is accused Of hav-
! ing passed a So check payable to Ray
| Miller and signed James =. Walsh
on Nov. - i'm Streator Mr.. Walsh
was q witness against Taylor
Auto Theft Alleued.
A bill charging larceny of a motor
| vehicle was returned against Rav
( Stevenson and James Kelly. who
are prisoners in the county iail.
where they have been held since
tbrfr arrest They are accused Of
having stolen the auto from in front
of fine Majestic theater in La Sale
Nov 20 They were arrested in
Ohio Arthur Never. the owner of
| fha auto ana sheriff C : Ayers were
tha Witnesses against the pair.
Can,bIinn investigated.
/ An Indictment charging gaming VISA
returned against Michael Cannon. of
| Ia Sale Cannon is accused of
! gambling on Dec. 13. William Ruben
stein Mike GOot, Michael Clark and
! Frank Render we're the witnesses
against him
Farmer Accused
A hin charging John Stcckdale. Of
! Norway with violation of the
search and seizure laws, was return.
/ ad me violation is alleged TO have
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