The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-11

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milk bottle which had been partly
full Of white mule liquor standing
under the bar. Part Of the con-
tents was saved for evidence. 9th
er bottlea and TASKS with slight
amounts Of liquor In them were
located about the bar and In the
rear Of the property. Baker. 1t was
said, was to be arrested today.
Joseph Aerts' place at 1l01 Thir-
teenth street proved to be COM
bination saloon and disorderly
house. Two women were arrested
there, and 1t is expected that Aerts
may be held fof operating 4 house
of ill-fame In addition to the charge
Of selling liquor. He also tried to
dump the bottle of liquor which
was back of tile bar. but q little
was left In the bottle. His wife.
upstairs ever the barroom, appa--
entity obeyed his shouted directions
to get, rid Of the stuff" for no IL
quors, but q strong liquor odor.
were found in the search Of the
second floor.
Aerts was entertaining member
of the East Moline police force at
the bar when the raiders walked in.
Though somewhat nonplussed when
the sheriff started to read the
search warrant, the officer watch
ed the ransacking of the place and
the leading away of Aerts without
comment.
Two Get Rid Of HOOch.
Two other places were entered.
They were those Of Joseph Wheel
ock, 1922 Thirteenth street, ana the
Morgan hotel, conducted by Charles
Larkin, 906 Fifteenth avenue.
! Though the prohibition agent had
received good tips that these places
had been retailing prohibition in
toxicants, none was found. At the
Morgan hotel there was every evil
dence of a hurried dumping party.
as wet whisky glasses and empty
but moist jugs were much in evil
dence. Wheelock had disposed Of
his booze more efficiently and not
even any strong traces were found.
were found.
Search warrants signed by Judge
G. o. Dietz, county court, were
read to those in charge of the var
ious places.
That these raids, encouraged by
the new sheriff and worked up by
Joseph Prendergast, federal prohi-
bition agent, are getting under The
skin of the moonshine merchants
of East Moline is attested by a we'll
founded report yesterday. 1t relat-
ed that committee of Belgians of
East Moline had recently called
upon Mayor johnson and informed
him that the frequent raiding must
stop "or there will be trouble"
| When told about this last night
Prendergast remarked to Deputy
Sheriff Louis Kolls, THAT will
make us. work all the harder OIL
them. won't it, Kolls?"
Mrs. Zimmerman Fined.
| Mrs. Meacbie Zimmerman, 1533
Eighth avenue, East Moline, will be
compelled to serve so days in the
county Jail and to pay fine of
$500 because she did not learn we'll
enough her first lesson at the hands
LOT officers who caught her manu-
featuring liquor.
Less than a year ago Mrs. TIM
mermann's residence on farm was
raided by officers and there she
was found to have a large distilline
j capacity and great quantity OF
intoxicating liquor on hand. She
J wept as she pleaded for her chill
, dren, whom she said she was try
| ing to support.
She appeared more hardened tt
: the game this morning when she
was arraigned before Judge George
D. Long in county court, but she
indicated that she hated to 60 t,
: Jail.
: Arraigned with her was her son
, Adrian Zimmerman. This was hi:
first offense, and Assistant State:
Attorney e. l.. Eagle and Joe Prem
| dergast, prohibition agent, recon
| mended that he be admitted to pro
: baton. The order probably will b,
made by Judge Long this afternoon
J The Zimmerman residence VA
raided in East Moline Thurs.la.
: night.
, All Plead Not Guilty.
- Frank Baker was arrested thi
morning and he and Larkin, hi
bartender were arraigned in coun
ty court on a charge of keeping TO
) sale Intoxicating liquor. Aerts i
) defendant in two,cases. In one h
l is charged with keeping liquor an
= in the other keeping a house Q
prostitution.
5 Margaret Klein and Grace La
E mar. arrested in Aerts' place, wer
r arraigned on a charge of being in
: mates of a house of prostitution
4 All pleaded not guilty and non
: furnished bail. All were sent I
I Jail.
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