Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-11-12 | Page 1 | 46 Indicted in Idaho Rum Ring

jr- jr r S rw 46 Indicted r in in b Idaho A um urn Ring I. I Prominent Citizens Public Officials in Big Liquor Scandal Warrants Warrants' in Hands of U.S. US U U. S. S Marshal Arrests Expected S Soon on onI I SHERIFF IS INDICTED Organization Has Existed Years attorney Says MOSCOW Idaho Nov 12 Associated Associated Asso Asso- elated Press Press Press-A A gigantic liquor ring operating through the Coeur d lene district of north Idaho was described today by by- federal officials as a United States marshal began serving warr warrants on forty six forty ix pub- pub Ho officials and prominent citizens II n. B B. oJ Rae nac United States district attorney Y for tho northern district said a a. grand Jury Indicted tho men inca during its Its' recent se session lon and the warrants were issued yesterday The warrants charge chargo conspiracy to violate te the tho national prohibition act Warrants were in the hands bands of Frank Vrank M. M Breshears United States marshal who declined declined- to reveal the thea sot thi th a a. indicted cd until ts mad o l-o T i District Attorney Rae Hao f said ald how how- ever that Sheriff R. R E. E of count county Deputy Sh Sheriff rl C Charles Bloom of ot Wallace and nd one or more of the tho city councilors of or Mullan w wore were re named prominent prominent nent business men of at Wallace were also named Rae affirmed d. d It Is m my belief said laid the dl district attorney that action taken yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day b by the grand granil Jury in returning tho the Indictments against these men was vas tho the greatest step forward ever laJ taken en In tho the history of at Idaho to break break- a rum ring which has defied efforts of or federal officers to enforce the eighteenth amendment for tor eleven cleven elev clev- en years Those In indicted were It was b be believed be- be mostly citizens of ot Wallace Mullan Muilan Burke and Kellogg all mining min mm- lag ing towns of or tho the l northern section of oC tho the state in tho the Coeur dAlene I mining district I The district has had a turbulent history Not many years ears ago Its thriving little cities were rude lude settlements settlements settlements set set- inhabited only by red- red prospectors prospectors' rs whoso whose six guns and picks rarely loft leCt them The Tho lit littie little little lit lit- tle tie burro of or the old time prospector only recently was by the automobile Some of tho richest lead slIver mines in iii the world are located Inthe in he the district f I It