The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-16

Township II, Range 4, 1eo acres. all
buildings and appurtenances there.
on"
The printed name Of Delbert o.
Wilmeth. as the judge authorizing
the warrant, had been crossed out
and in it's place was Henry H. Spi.
her, j. p.
1t was signed "Carl Losey."
Gill was designated as John Doe"
on the warrant proper. despite the
fact that on the back of the
document was written: Bosom
Andrew Gill, tenant, r. r. l. Box
225."
On the back of the warrant was
the notation. Nothing"
Similar Notations
Similar notatons had been made
on other warrants where apparently
no liquor had been discovered.
In the blank on the back Of the
warrant, set for signature of of.
ficers were the names OF Lssey and
Bridges.
Spiher offered no reason for the
use of John Doe form in the war.
rant.
The Spiher home is a modest cot.
tage. The front room, utilized by
Spiher for an office, contains a
desk, and a number OF chairs, be-
sides scores Of search warrants.
The visitors received a convincing
demonstration of Spiher's popular
ity with dry agents as they ap.
preached the Spiher home.
Awaiting the Justics
Awaiting the arrival of the Jus
tice of the peace, were Lieutenant
Cox and two members OF his police
booze squad.
While they were talking with Cox
and squad members, in drove Lieu
tenant Eisenhut, head Of another
liquor squad, accompanied by a man.
"Spiher here?" asked Eisenhut.
Well, guess I won't wait" he
said when informed the justice Of
the peace was absent.
An automobile with two passen.
gers passed west on Michigan St
Hello, Losey. old buddy" was
the salutation from the Cox auto
mobile.
During the wait for Spiher, Bosson
and members of the dry squad held
an impromptu debate on prohibition
law enforcement methods.
we investigate before we made
a raid" said Cox. why, I watched
one house every night for a week
before we raided IT,"
One Of his men explained, how
ever, that in cases of known boot.
leggers, the investigation is waived
Seeking to emphasize his Views
that police have no right to in.
discriminatory halt automobile driv
ers, Bosson asserted 1t is illegal.
II go by common sense in a lot
Of cases, not by the law" one OF the
squad members replied.
Spiher was unable TO find amonE
the litter Of papers on the floor the
affidavit that accompanies the
search warrant, despite the fact that
he had said previously that the war.
rants and affidavits were kept to-
gether.
Bosson will persist in his investi.
cation OF the raid on the Gill farm
and will hold a conference with
Schortemeier soon, he declared.
IF State police are violating the
law they should bear the penalty
just as does a private citizen" ne
said. 1T is the duty Of Mr.. Schorte.
meier to conduct a thorough inves.
tigation Of the affairs in this depart.
ment under his jurisdiction. and l
have no doubt he will do So"
Bosson reiterated his faith in Gills
innocence Of prohibition law viola.
tion and pointed to the fact that the
officers found nothing as proof.
ITS a shame a private citizen has
no liberty these days" Bosson COM
mented. There's no legal right to
wake a man from his sleep and
frighten his wife and baby because
liquor sleuth has a notion he has
a few drOps In HIS hor,1a "