The Glenwood post., 1923-08-30

This has been busy week at tho
sheriff's office and there has been
something doing every day along the
line of running bootleggers and moon.
sinners to earth, and many have beer.
made to realize the truth of the old
adage which declares that the way of
the transgressor is hard,
About a week ago the officers cap
turned Mrs. Clara Thornton at her
house and place of business in the
northeast part of town, and secured
couple bottles of moonshine whisky
which was secreted on the premises.
A few days later warrant was
se~ved on Mrs. Thornton, charging her
with having liquor in her possession,
contrary to law, and last Tuesday she
was given a hearing before Police
Magistrate Rice, and Federal Prohibi-
tion Agent Richardson, Marshal Thomp-
son and Night Marshal Lake testified
against the woman and made strong
case against her. At the conclusion
of the testimony for the prosecution,
M. J. Mayes. who appeared for Mrs.
Thornton, declined to ask any ques-
ions or submit any testimony, ana the
court declared the defendant guilty as
charged.
Magistrate Rice then asked the de-
fendant if it was her intention to
cease violating the law and to leave
town, and she said such was her inten-
tion, as she had had enough and was
ready to quit. The court then stated
that in fixing the penalty he would be
governed by this statement and a
promise on the part of the defendant,
and he therefore announced fine Of
$50 and costs, which was promptly
paid.
On Monday Prohibition Officers
Richardson and Trimble, accompanied
by Sheriff Winters, raidcd the ranch
OF Julius Uenaso, on Elk creek, and
captured a bran new 5-gallon copper
still with coil and all necessary fix
lures. They also secured small quan.
tity of homemade liquor.
Penaso is an Austrian, IS years Of
age, and although he has been in this
country 30 years, he has not yet be-
come an American citizen. He is now
under $500 bond to appear before the
county court on September 2.
Tuocdou roo-
BILE and Uundersheriff Rater went to
the Noonan ranch where Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Hotz have been living for several
months, and raided the place and can.
tured two 1-gallon bottles of moon.
shine whisky. In the afternoon they
found hidden in the tall weeds two
gallons of whisky and 40 gallons of
peach and corn mash. Mr.. and Mrs
Hotz were placed under arrest, and
Hotz gave bond for $500 for his ap.
pearanee in the county court on Sep.
tember 7, but when the officers later
went in search of Mrs. Hotz she wa.
nowhere to be found, and it is said
that she was spirited out Of town late
Tuesday night and assisted by he1
husband and two other men in making
her getaway.
Wednesday morning the officers wht
had followed the tracks in the weed
beyond the Hotz home and thus ha{
located the mash and a couple jugs o,
whisky, went farther down on th
Noonan ranch, although less than 10I
yards from the Hotz dwelling place
concealed in the weeds and oak brusl
they discovered the still which ha,
been used in the Illicit manufactur
Of booze.
The Hotzs have long been suspects
of operating a moonshine plant an,
doing quite a bootleg business, and tn
claim has been made that they mad
their deliveries at the Garfield Count
High school where Hotz has been en-