The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-06-28
MOONMAKERS HIDE
BEHIND WOMEN
SHIFT BLAME TO SHOULDERS OF
SISTERS AND WIVES SAY
INVESTIGATORS.
On the Theory That Courts Are More
Lenient With Women Than With
Men Offenders; 1000 Cases in
Silver Bow County.

Knowing that courts r usually
more lenient with women, many
or the 1000 ~bOotIeggers brought
TO trial in federal, district and po-
lice courts of Silver Bow since the
summer of 1920 have shifted the
blame to the shoulders of sisters
or wives according to the report of
Investigators who have been gath
ering data on these cases.
Another interesting item unearthed
by the investigators is the fact that
a goodly percentage of violators of
the prohibition law are of foreign
birth. Others are offenders who have
time after time been arrested on the
same charge. Some have been hailed
into court nine times charged with
violating the prohibition laws.
The report of the men probing the
Volstead law in Silver Bow county Is
a comparative table by which the eff
ficiency of prohibition in this county
may be determined. The investiga-
ton is not yet quite complete, but as
soon as all data is collected the fig
ures will be printed in pamphlet form
to afford the public an opportunity of
determining the results of the drouth
there.
Status of Cases
The report states that of the 1000
cases approximately 80 of them
have been or still are on the docket of
United States court. OF this
number AZ have been dismissed or
acquitted; IA are still pending, while
80, because they failed to pay a fine
are serving or have served time be-
hind the bars.
About ESQ so-called whisky cases
have reached the district court.
Twenty of these cases are still pend
ng, 80 have been dismissed or ac-
Quilted, while 80 bench warrants is
sued for persons free on bail were
'eturned unanswered.
The fines imposed in the district
'ourt aggregated $17,911. An inter
sitting item not included in the re-
,ort is the fact that although the
of Silver Bow stands THE
osts of all proceedings in whisky
and these costs during the
ime the investigators were at work
mounted to several thousands of dol
ars, the county receives none of the
ines collected. The costs of prose-
uting these actions are included in
he ~expenseiof the judicial district.
County Gets Nothing
Of the fines collected in the district
ourt, ~$17,435.58 was paid by the
Jerk of the court to the state law
Increment fund. From this fund
nto the general school fund of the
ounty $~7,435.6O was paid. The gen
raj fund got 1926, while the poor
ind received $66. County attorney
I'd sheriff's costs were all that were
from the fines and these
amounted to but s~2,677.2O.
In the police court, out of the total
umber of cases So were dismissed or
cquitted and 83 sent to the federal
)urt for trial.
There are numerous instances"
.ates the report, "of cases instituted
1920, which are still pending, and
in which pleas or verdicts of
.ilty we're allowed by orders indefi-
ltely postponing sentence and ap-
arently forgotten.
Doe Family Popular
John and Jane Doe are two Of the
offenders, the report states
Id a great majority of those arrest
| have hid their identity behind
lese pseIdonyms. In dealing with
,peated offenders the investigators
ave found 'that among the defend
It's whose cases are pending very
any are not only second, third and
zen ninth-time offenders, but more
AN one, who in earlier cases for