Evening journal., 1922-03-25
'HOOTCH' HOUNDS.
ON RAID TOUR
Officers Get Liquor and
Stills at DobbinSville
And Cooch'S Bridge
3 ARRESTED AND
HELD FOR HEARING

HELD TUX f1ERKlINO /
Federal prohibition officers as
sisted by other officials conducted a
series Of important raids al Cooch's
Bridge and New Castle yesterday ar
ternoon and last night. making sew
eral arrests and selling a large
amount OF alleged illegal liquors and
stills.
As a result OF the raids three men
were taken before =. S. Commission
er J.. Pearce Cam this morning on
charges OF selling liquor and were
held under bail for further hearing
probably on Monday. James Lam
| bert OF Cooch's Bridge. was held un-
der $1,000 bail. Pete Shada. OF
! Dobbinsviue. New Castle. who was
said 20 have been arrested once be-
fore on a similar charge. was held in
$500 bail and Ralph Pasquall also
Of Dobbinsville. was held under
$500 bail.
The first raid OF the day was at
the home OF Lamb bert. near Cooch's
Bridge. where Federal prohibition
officers say they seized large guam
tity OF wine. In the arrest OF Lam
bert. the agents believe they have
j tapped the source OF one or the
4 principal liquor supplies for stud
ents attending a nearby school. II
Is said by agents that Lambert gave
his customers special buttons for
Identification and only those wear
ing the buttons could make pur-
chases Lambert was brought TO
this city and held for the action
taken today.
The rtid az Dobblnsviiie. New
Castle. last night was much more
spectacular than the afternoon visit
10 Coochs Bridge. Federal Enforce
ment officer Howard. assisted by ten
deputies from Wilmington including
: Deputy Marshal Mitchell. the New
Castle police force and four special
officers deputized by Mayor Cramer
OF New Ctstle. made the clean up
, In Dobbinsvills early last night. Five
= houses were raided and officers Sc
cured. Il is said several hundred gall
Ions OF mash. several barrels OF
wine. more than twenty gallons OF
the finished product OF home brew
= and Ave stills.
To make these raids the officers
were divided into ive squads and
o their visits took the alleged boot
leggers completely by surprise. In
y addition TO the homes of shada and
e PasQuan. the homes OF Pete Solo
- way. Steve Bolo and Frank Jefferies
g were also entered and searched
While shada and Pasquall were
the only ones arrested last night. It
( Is said that warrants have been
} sworn out for others who were not
4 found last night
/ Later the home OF John Belek,
residing on a farm near New Castle
r was visited. where Il is said an emp
$ ty stin was found. but no other In
e eliminating evidence. He was held
Il by Mayor Cramer under $500 bal
g on a charge OF having a still In hi
session.
& The home Of Frank Jeffries IS saiC
T 10 have been searched under a STATE
70 warrant. II was said tkat a large
quantity OF alleged liquor was founC
there. but Federal officials said 4
was not Of sufficient strength 20 war
' rant prosecution.
40 At practically the same time. Gil
10 o'clock. the five squads Of officer
"A jumped from automobiles and sur
!, rounded the hve houses and entered
"a them without resistance. The onl,
"a excitement experienced was at tn
81 store OF Pete Shada, az Seventh an,
n Dobbins streets. Pete. surprised b
A. the entrance Of the raiding officers
accompanied by Chief Of Police To
IL bin. OF this city, was standing be
,- hind the counter Of his store. Whel
,e informed he was under arrest, n
g. made a break for the dwelling par
IA OF the house. but was intercepted
o. and taken into custody by Deput
United States Marshal Mitchell.
l. The searohers found a one gallo
N receptacle filled with what was SUP
posed 20 have been home-mad
hootoh and another containing abot
three pints OF a similar liquid. Pet
was taken into the kitchen wher
le the two receptacies had been place
4 on a bench. In an unguarded me
81 ment he seized the fun one. break
as ing into the sink The other OF
~ was taken as evidence. When fr'
as taken into custody Pete made cor
Ia siderable resistance to the federl
e. officer.
At Ralph Pasquairs home. ~
ne Clark street. no resistance was en-
e countered. but a still. two barrels {
mash. four barrels OF wine and 1 !
gallons OF supposed home brew.
X. was said. was found. The still an
n the finished product we're seized &
n, evidence. while the mash was d.
a stroyed by tho federal agents.
n A still and a large quantity
be mash. Il is said, were discovered
s. the home OF Pete Salloway, SIC ClaT
as street. Solloway was not az hon
~. when the raid was made and wal
-st rant was issued for his arrest. TT
en- still was seized and the mas
10 destroyed by pouring coal oil In
on Speaking OF the raids last nigh
Federal Prohibition Director Robe
3. Elliott stated that he had h
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