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Show fhrss Arrests For Illegal Liquor Selling Frank Smith, Mrs. Smith and George neck to he 'tried Today Sheriff Hast Makes Knlil mid Secures Several Sev-eral llarnis of Mine and Some liter. Thcro were three arrests Saturdny for tho illegal salo of liquor. Prank Smith Is, charged with selling one bottle bot-tle or beer to ono C. F. Strcbby at Mr. Smith's homo on the evening of July 3. Mr. Smlth'B wife Is charged with selling three bottles of beer to Strcbby the evening before, and George Deck Is charged with selling two bottles of wine to Strebby tho same night that tio purchased the beer from Smith. Mr. Strebby was a dotectlvo In the employ of tho city and has been living nuru for thu past two months. He is a sou-in-lnw of Mrs. J. P. Halsey. It uppears that Strebby went to Smith's homo to catch Mr. Smith, but as tho latter wus not at homo hu secured ttie desired evidence from Mrs. Smith. I'hu olllccrs searched tho detective's buggy boforo he went In and then when ho came out. It Is said that Mrs. Smith, who has been in bed most of tho time since tho arrest, confessed to tho olllccrs. As Mr. Smith was the one really desired, tho detective went back the following night, nnd while Strebby purchased iind drank the beer the ohiccrti watched tho transaction through tho window. When Strebby wont to Mr. Deck's home he Btated that ho wanted some ttiuo for Mr. Halsey. Halsey had told Mr. Heck that ho would llko to get some elder or wino ,to give him nn nppelltu, so tho detective had no difficulty dif-ficulty In getting the; necessary evidence evi-dence und giving it totho waiting of-ilceiB. of-ilceiB. Mr. Deck confesses to soiling thu wine, but says that It Is not Intoxicating. In-toxicating. He says that It was made by boiling twenty pouifds of grapes In a bollor or wator and then adding somo sugar. He claims that It is no more Intoxicating than the grupo Juice or apple elder sold In tho local stores. To settle this point 'tho city marshal mar-shal took tho wlno to tho stato chemist chem-ist for nn analyBls, and his report will bo Introduced us evidence in tho trial which Is set for this afternoon. Mr. 8mlth's cas is also sot for hearing today. I Shorlff East camoJto Leht Friday and niado a Boarch and seizure raid on both places. Ho; found two barrels bar-rels or tho grapo Juice at Deck's. At Smith's homo ho todk six bottles of boor, a bottle of whisky and a lot of empties. It 1h now locked up In the city Jail awaiting ,tho owners to come and claim it. i. It is clnlmcd that Strebby was not In tho employ of tho city when the first arrest wan made, but that when ho was caught with tho goods he gave tho necessary evidence rather than go to Jail. |
