The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-06
nine MOSCOW Men ARRESTED IN RAID
TO FACE FEDERAL and STATE CHARGES

Nine arrests for violation OF th
national prohibition act in Moscow
were made this morning in a com
bAned federal and county raid. Nine
Moscow men were arrested anC
charged with the possession and sale
OF liquor. Bonds were fixed at $500
each, and eight of the defendants en-
tered pleas of not guilty, with one
yet to plead. The arrest of the al
legged prohibition act violators in
Moscow has provided the most SEN
sational turn in the present term of
the United States district court for
the central division here.
The men placed under arrest by the
federal officers are: Albert Neeley,
Alvin Babcock, Joe Mordhorse, Jim
Clifford, F. NJ Griffith, Joe Wolfe,
CORTLAND Warren, William Brown,
and George Pappas, all of Moscow.
Grant Clarke of Genesee was also
arrested on charge of possession
and sale OF intoxicating liquor. All
of the defendants will be charged
with violations of the state prohibi-
tion law.
To Face State Charges
Criminal complaints charging pos
session of intoxicating liquor for the
purpose of sale have been filed in
the second judicial district court for
Latan county against all of the Mos
COW men arrested on liquor charge
II the combined federal and county
raid. This announcement was made
today by Frank l.. Moore, prosecuting
attarney for Latah county
sPlans are now being made to de-
clare several places of business IN
Moscow common nui ances under the
state prohibition law" Prosecuting
Attorney Monre said. The arrests OF
Moscow people were made by deputy
sheriffs Of the Latah county sherlffs
office cooperating with federal oper-
atives.
Plead Not Guilty
Albert Neeley If Moscow, was ar
raigned and plead not guilty to
charges of possession of pint or
moonshine liquor il Moscow on De-
member 4 and to to the sale of pint
of moonshine on the same day.
Neeley furnished $500 bond and was
released from custody. F. M. Griffith
of Moscow, charged with possession
and sale Of a bottle of moonshlne on
Nvember % at Moscow, plead not
guilty to both charges.
Joe Mordhorse of Moscow, alleged
to have had possession and to have
sold a. bottle of moonshine on No
vember "a in Moscow, plead not
guilty Jim Clifford of MOSCOW,
charged with possession and sale OF a
bottle of moonshine on November "a,
plead not guilty. Courtland warren
of Moscow, alleged to have had a
pint of moonshine in his possession
and to have sold the pint in Moscow
November 16, plead not guilty.
Genesee Man Arrested :.
William Brown, charged with pos
session and sale of pint OF moon
shine in Moscow on November II,
plead not guilty. Alvin Babcock OF
Moscow, charged with sale and pos
session in Moscow on December B,
plead not guilty. Joe Wolfe OF Mos
COW plead not guilty to charges OF
possession and sale Of liquor in Mos
COW on November %. Grant Clarke
of Genesee plead not guilty to a
charge of possession and sale of l1q-
uor in Genesee. |,
All charges against the MOSCOW J
men were made by information filed {
by william III. Langroise, assistant I
United States district attorney In I
charge of federal prohibition prose- Z
cutions George Pappas of Moscow, G
charged with possession, sale and d
Of liquors. yet to be i
arraAuned George Belloa of Moscow. !
arrested on Z charge OF possession I
and sale OF liquor was dismissed and y
freed OF the charges when 1t was t
shown that the officers had arrested r
the wrong man. n
Ruth Hazelton Arraigned f
Ruth Hazelton Of Weippe, charged c
IN an amended information with pos
session and sale and maintenance OF d
a nuisance on several counts, plead +
not guilty when arraigned today The
case was set for trial Saturday after n
noon at 2 o'clock.
Henry Bleck Of Juliaetta changed
1is plea Of not guilty to guilty of
OF property for the man n
fracture of liquor and possession OIL n
iuuor. He was fined $3.50 on each a
count or a total OF $500. Bleck paid d =:
lis fine Immediately after sentence :,
Fas pronounced. =,
Gets Four Months In Jail te
Bert Johnson OF Orofino plead II
-uilty to possession of intoxicating n
iquor and was sentenced to impris- tc
,nment in the Latah county jail for tt
our months. Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
dontana of Potlatch, charged with G.
ossessfon, sale, possession of prop
rty for manufacture, manufacture
nd maintaining a nuisance, were ar SC
aligned and both entered pleas OF w w
OF guilty. .
The trial OF the case of the United ~ =.
tates against Zan Jordan Of Oro- -, y,
ino, charged with possession, sale W r.,
nd maintaining a nuisance, occupied o.,
he morning session Of court The SO
ase was given to the jury shortly re
tier noon today and up to late OF
our this afternoon a verdict had not
cen returned. be
The trial Of the case of Theodore tn
loforcor, of Or.ofino charood with | f,i,