The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
WHISKY FROM
CUBA SEIzED;
TRIO ARRESTED
Mrs. May williams Of Moline Is Go
Between In Traffic-DeCap and
Huyvaert Involved.

Mrs. May Williams of Moline,
Henry Huyvaert, at whose home
the woman is roomer, and Steve
DeCap of East Moline, were taken
in custody yesterday afternoon by
federal agent and Frank Maberry,
assistant chief of police of East
Moline. ON charges of transporting
liquor. Immediately after their ar
rest they were arraigned before
Commissioner T. P. Sinnett and
held to the federal grand jury in the
sum of $500 each.
Mrs. Williams and DeCap were
arrested at the office of the Ameri-
can Express company in East Mo-
line when they called for two cases
of Seminole Automobile Polish"
The woman signed for the pack
ages, and after they had been plac-
ed in Decays machine, Maberry
jumped into the car and instructed
DeCap to drive to the police sta
ton. Huyyaert, who had been loi-
tering in the rear of the express
office, made his appearance and
jumped on the running board of the
automobile.
On the way to the station, how
ever, HuyVaeTt jumped from the
running board and returned to Mo-
line. Later Mrs. Williams and De-
Cap were taken to the Huyvaert
home, where the federal agent
searched the woman's trunk While
the officers were conducting the
search. Hayvaert entered and he
was placed under arrest
What are you doing here?" the
federal officer asked as Huyyaert
entered the apartment.
why, l live here" said Huyvaert.
We'll, you're just the man we
want" said the officer.
The federal agent had not seen
Huyvaert in East Moline. Officer
Maberry had handled the situation
there while the federal agent went
to Carbon Cliff and Silvis to take
possession of six cases of liquor
that were dropped off at those two
towns. Four cases, each contain
ing II quarts of Cedar Brook
whisky, were consigned to Carbon
Cliff and two cases were consigned
to Silvis. Ten cases had been de-
livered in Chicago, and that's where
the federal agents got their clue to
the East Moline transaction.
Addressed to Agent.
The cases received at East Mo-
line were addressed to d. Jordon,
agent. On both ends of each case
were large labels bearing pictures
of automobiles and printed matter
commencing the qualities of the
Seminole Polish" which the cases
were supposed to contain. Accord
ing to the labels, d. ]. Sullivan, 924
West Duval, Jacksonville, Fla, was
the manufacturer of the polish, and
the labels also indicated that he had
branch houses at Miami and other
Florida cities. At the top of each
label in large type was printed
Shake! Shake! Shake!
The facts are that Mr.. Sullivan
had nothing to do with the transac-
ton, that the husband of Mrs. Will
liams has been in Florida looking
after the packing and shipping of
the liquor, while his wife came to
the quad-cities to receive the con-
traband goods.
Came From Cuba.
Federal agents who engineered
the East Moline arrests, declared
that this Illicit traffic in liquor had
been going on for some time be-
tween towns in this vicinity and
Miami, Fla. 1t is believed that the
whisky was originally shipped from
Cuba.
When taken to the East Moline
police station, Mrs. Williams and
DeCap were firm in their statements
that the cases contained polish.
They were ready to give up the
fight, however, when the federal
agent opened one of the cases and
produced a quart of Cedar Brook
bonded whisky. Then the woman
declared that she alone was to
blame.
The whisky was shipped this
morning to the district federal Of
fee at Peoria. Decays automobile,
locked with a government seal, will
be held at an East Moline garage
until the federal authorities order
its release.
The Carbon Cliff and Silvis ship
ments, both of which were con-
signed to d. Jordon, were confis-
Gated by the federal agent.