The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-10-23
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! BERT CARAVAN



srt Carahan, also known as
B<k puPrcz, proprietor Of Z bar
atxHoe Third avenue. has mot sold
li@nor III his place tor ilve months,
a61 the QnArt og alcohol taken
WIN hia place Was raidel SatuF-
d9E night has turpentine In It tor
ui0 as . rheumatism rub. be stated
inx 6olice coort this morning. He
w Asfaigned On = charge Of hav-
- liquor IN his possession for
was II O'Clock Saturday night
Win Patrolmen Htx3immons.
BSery and Bealer canva1sed the
Co6nhan place. BeAler said IN his
ta1l1mony this morning that be
fosnd Mrs. Carahan-Or Mrs. Du-
Pfox-at the lunch counter end OF
tho bar when he got that tar In the
s6Stch of the place. She had re-
mayed the cap from a quart fruit
~ ana was apparentfy starting to
eIppty its contents. Seeing the Of
fi0lr approach. however. she evi-
dently changed her mind and
sb0ycd the Jar behind large pan
ntdrby.
spealer said he then took the jar
am examined the contents, which
appeared to him TO be alcohol. Car
absn was arrested later, and Earl
Gat, who was the only man around
thu bar at the time Of the raid, was
aIsp arrested.
9ear midnight in police court,
ClRHhan was told he could be re-
leased on $500 bond, and that the
same was true OF Guy. A hurry
caii was sent to the residence Of
Louis Ortell, fellow saloon pro-
pfietor. whose case on bootleg
gink charge is now before the cir
cult court, and Edith. Ortell's wife,
w6nt to the police station immedi-
iately and signed the two bonds.
Slt's pretty late for you to be
called down town like this,r sym
p1fhi1ed one Of the policemen.
ssMaybe 30, but I'd get out Of bed
any time OF night to do 4 service
for Q friend" responded the oblig-
ink matron.
Ihe case was set for 10 O'Clock
tliir morning Carahan showed up
ats30:S0 and the hearing then pro-
c6ned.
A Hearing II Started.
Police Magistrate D. j., Cleland
WI on the bench and the post Of
prosecuting attorney was filled by
CIR Attorney John X. Scott. Louil
OSlall and Emil Tank, ,propainen,
reStsurateurs and saloon proprie-
tors, were onlookers.. nm
The three officers gave theif tes.
timony, tellind Of the finding and
examining OF the liquid In the fruit
jar Under Mr.. SCOTS questioning
they related how the jaf with II.
contents was carefully sealed III
and locked in the squad room a
the police station. The case wal
apparently clear.
Then Carahan hurled the mon
key wrench which damaged III,
cog wheels OF the procedure. Tn,
city closed its case and the defend
INT. who was not nominally repre-
scented by an attorney, was given
chance to tell his side OF Il. Bef
had sat placidly through the testi
mony which pointed against him.
what have you to say, Bert =
inquired the city's attorney. "Wt
want to be fair In this, and so yo,
state your side Of it." 4
THE stun in that jar" said tn
man arrested for bootlegging, II
pure grain alcohol-the very pur
est-which l got at Hot Syringe
Ark, from q colored man. But !
was sold only for medicinal pur
poses and that's all l have It fol
why. I haven't sold a drop 0
whisky or liquor for over. flv
months--thoughe ] see fellows u
all the alleys with bottles that the
get some place, LII give you Ii
get after those boys in the alley
and leave the soft drink parlor
alone for while. But, anyway
that alcohol ainr for drinkins pui
poses"
Mr.. Scott inquired, r'fias II 10
cyuaClliAu6 III H., DeIt.
Yes" said the defendant, "It'
got gum turpentii1e in II,
Rheumatism Remedy.
I've got the rheumatism awfu
bad. and II rub this stuff on me
helps. | was Just using it that va
Saturday afternoon. l can bfin
five witnesses up here that Wll
tell you that"
CarahAn' explained the appafen
Inconsistency Of this ointment o
liniment being behind his bar b,
saying that he takes his ale0hd
rubs In bathroom on the nh
floor, in the rear Of the bar, ID
stead Of In his apartments whef
he resides upstairs.
II that's right about the turpef
8 tine being In this" the city Attot
ney remarked. shat will ahkr th
looks Of the case. Perhaps w f&J
bettAr have Health Inspector Lxw
renee Eihl have an analysis mad
n to boe II Bert's statement IA tfttA