The producers news., 1929-11-29
MIDNIGHT RAID
Continued from page one)

car into the garage and went liCo
the house where he sat down 1or
about ten minutes, talking 10
Jones.
Kicked Down Door
Collins, repeating the conversa-
tion he says passed between them,
quotes Jones as saying: Il NcKea
vour door in "Nig" and if we don't
find anything I'll pay for it," Al,
ter a while Waddell came IN and
asked Jones, "Where did you get
this fellow?" Jones said, why
don't you know him." "No, an
swered Waddell. "Why, this is
the rather well-known "Nig" Col
Inns" Jones informed Mr.. WaddelL
Excusing his limited powers OF
recognition on the ground that
"Nig' was stylishly garhed, Wad-
| dell informed the noted chicken
rancher that alcohol was found on
: his place and that he was under
arrest.
"Nig" declares that he informed
Waddell that he couldn't find any
alcohol on the place unless he brot
) it there himself, as there never
was any alcohol in the place to his
knowledge.
}. About this time Corporal Ted
!. Winters, whose handsome figure
!. has been missed from Plentywoodi
since the time the CreightOns are
alleged to have gone out of bust
: ness, arrived on the scene. With
: Ted was his old playmate, Wood
: ward, of Scobey. Corporal Ted's
r appearance was the signal for an
r other effort to locate liquor. The
il five snoopers dived into the base
n ment.
Demanded His telegram.
IS On being informed by Mrs
a Johnson that officer Waddell ha,
Ie seized a telegram to "Nig" from
friend of his in Great Falls ask
le ing for money, Collins went dow
is to the basement and inquired O
Waddell if he had his telegram
S Waddell said he had and that h
of had a warrant to search the place
e Waddell, however, returned tn
. telegram later on.
in Then the raiders searched tn
n barn. 1t appears that before "Nig
purchased the place there was
ed plant located there but when fet
Mt eral officers raided the ranch c
v July 9th last they were unable
e. locate it. After looking over Il
MS barn the raiders returned al
IN Waddell gave a copy of the wa
rant to "Nig" with the stereotyl
ed legend that he found and sci
ed the following described liquor
properties and utensils, possess
and unlawfully used for the man
facture, sale and possession of i
- toxicating liquor, to-wit. Gone pi
: of malt tonic. One pint bottle co
l. tanning quantity liquid"
y Waddell did not put Coli
i or Mrs. johnson under arrest
o bonds which looks suspiciously Ii
D he expected the "liquid" and t
"tonic" to develop more pote
N qualities under treatment which
y believed not to be beyond the ;
~ of prohibition agents to bestow
ut a harmless beverage. 1t is sig
ne ficant in this connection that JOT
he according to Collins stated tt
n. he had found nothing up until
la time "Nig" arrived at 1890. w;
s. dell was in Plentywood then int
Id viewing Winters. Immediately
n ter Waddell returned with Wint'
Id he told "Nig" he was under
n rest; that he had found alcohol
lie the place. But he did not carry
a his threat.
lie Waddell wished to convey
ed "Nig" the impression that
chad" him and asked: "Why
you such a bad loser? When
lose we take it with a SMILE" {
Inns alleges that he replied t
the prohibition officers were I
- ing to frame him, else the stv
Uhe pigeon Smithers was lying W
he swore that Mrs. Johnson s
erCs him whiskey on November 8.
ms Only Place Raided
ne Officer Jones then is said
lval have observed that prohibition
July ficers don't indulge in frame-u1
de- at least 1 don't and I don't bel
h. Mr.. Waddell does," but Col
min callad a+tantion 70 +bo foot I
OF his was the only place raided
1. Sheridan county. He is said
- have called attention to the
Is made on his place on July 9th
EY warrant sworn to by one
Smith, by squad of federal I
border patrlomen and Sheriff \
As sen, while the Plentywood pig
tne were unmolested.
OF The Producers News is inf
OF ed that before "Nig" arrived
omo- his home at 1890 A. M, Sun
or u Waddell, had returned to PIE
was wood to have talk with Ted
lsory ters and his partner who
ana staying in a local hotel, som
ppeal the windows of which ovel
Jack Dwyer's pig which is re-
ed to have been doing a rus
business, but closed at ten. OF
000 on the night of the raid, imr
ately after Winters hit town.
:. 1t is believed that Waddell
Ilg- seeking information about tn
pres cation of the "plant" on the c
lunlsC en- ranch, and that the neceI
IS i. information was given him b.
cent Plentywood bootleggers who
cent running with impunity and
'ioyes said to be members of the al
booze monopoly which is bel
to be operating under the aee
! tne Winters, Oscar Collins and
mn IL; l., haps higher-ups in the prohiI
MIL apparatus.
n the Stern Sense of Duty.
" sne 1t is reported that Winters
sol IN his playmate had chit the
ms 1t when Waddell called for then
seek they did, not allow their
sense of duty to be lulled to
by the comforts of a warm
and so they accompanied W.