The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-01-18
STILL
FERRETED OUT
Continued from first page)

OUT
Continued from first page)
| Deputy Administrator Hagen says
they have sufficient evidence to
connect up the captured still with
the chain of distilleries owned by
Creighton Brothers. 1t is alleged
that the Creighton brand of illicit
corn whiskey is so well known all
over the state that at Butte and
Helena conniseurs demand the
Creighton article.
L. A. Ruben of Williston, is a
small thin faced man of Al. He
claims to be married and have
two children. He would not adj
nit any responsibility for the still
Neither would Ted Wilson of
Mondak, who is 80 and served in
the 18th Infantry during the
world war. These men were just
standing around, as were the two
farmers, Oscar Gribble and Frank
Barch Of Frazer, who said they
had merely come Over to the still
to get some hot mash for stock
feed. Gribble had a Chevrolet
truck and Barch a team and wa
gon. Bartch is a single man, but
Gribble is 46, married and has
four children. A guard was post
ed and the whole party held there
until Saturday.
Two More Arrive
About four o'clock Saturday
morning two other men were
arrested as they were driving up
to the still. They were Ed Filing
son and Leo Conlin of Bainville.
Liquor was found in the a and
on the person of one of the men.
They were charged with illegal
possession and transportation of
intoxicating liquor
Saturday morning George Bar
tch, brother of Frank, rode up to
the place on horseback to see
what had happened to his brother.
He was questioned as were the
other men. Later in the day
Bartch and Gribble were turned
loose on their promise to come
to town Monday to appear before
Commissioner Stennes.
When arraigned before Mr..
Stennes, charged with illegal
operation of a distillery, Dempsey,
Rubin and Wilson waived hearing
and were put under bonds of
5000 each to appear at Federal
Court at Great Falls for hearing.
They are at present being held in
the county Jail as the bonds have
not been furnished at this writ
ing. E. L. Walton has been re-
tanned as their attorney
Out on Bonds
Ellingson and Conlin, charged
with possession and transporta-
ton, also waived hearings here
and were placed under $500 bonds
each. They spent a few days in
jail, but the first of the week got
Sam Bickford and Mrs. E. L. Wal
ton to go on their bonds.
Gribble and Bartch, the two
who were implicated be-
cause of their presence at the
still, appeared before Mr.. Stennes
Monday and are out on $1,000
ponds each pending their hearing
which will probably take place
next week. George Bartch and
James Twitchell of Frazer are
bondsmen. F L. Walton
appeared as attorney.
Operating for Years
Creighton Bros. first came Of
ficially to the attention of
Roosevelt county authorities in
September, 1925, when a sensa-
tional raid was made at Snowden
by Sheriff John Anderson, Deputy
Council and A. M. Foor, then
county attorney. The still
was captured then was the
record up to that time for size.
completeness of appointments, etc.
but it was less than half the size
the still seized at Frazer. In
this raid Dave Creighton, Arthur
Phillips and Wm Markesan were
arrested. The other Creighton
brother was not caught then.
Creighton and Phillips were sen
fenced to six months imprison-
did their time, got out and
Creighton, at least, went right
back into the game. He has sew