Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-01-26 | Page 8 | 3 Lose Lives Trying to Run Booze Blockade

I I I l S 3 Lose Liv Lives s Trying to Run Booze Blockade Denver Den er Colo Cob Jan 23 Running Colorado's Colorados whisky blockade h los Inn ul- ul 1 roa road roady cost the lives J es of or three more or 01 le less s prominent citizens and anti In iii II tho hoc wounding of ol a a. en do others The he third man onan to tr try conclusions with wih the tIe sin to constabulary over o er his vested rights to Import liquor into dry tern torri- terr- terr tot lOI has Just been ha brought back baek to I Denver Del or a n. corpse corps A constable and a high power car cat on dul duty near the lie Wyoming border when suddenly three machines shot shoot cross across the tue state lino Jno and headed full ful speed In iii direction of ul Denver The he constable yelled cU d for tor the tho trio to halt but ut for tor or answer anSWel ono one of ot the tho tle men In ho the last car cr drew a n gun gini 11 alit and ant blazed an away twice at nt the officer The Tho shots went wild but the consta- consta tile blo retaliated with wih a gunplay of or his own His Ills aim wa was better beter and arid the fellow who Wl load had fired tired sank down In tho be bottom of oC tho lie car cal while his two companions called caled upon tho the other carsto cars carsto carsto to slow up and nd take talo them in ito They rhe succeeded In o escaping 1 leaving their their- unfortunate comrade o in ito tho the machine Tho The dying bootlegger ger was rushed to he the le nearest town where he lie died In iii a a. local docor's doctors doctor's office SI Sixty six t pints of whisky wore wor found In lot tits the m machine which was Identified as tho the property of ot the this dead dean man a Greek who thoo kept keH a soft iott drink parlor In Iu Denver V V 5 V