Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-02-12 | Page 1 | 25 Indicted on Charges of Using Mule Trains to Run Rum over Border to U. S.

v 25 Indicted on Charges of Using Mute Mule Trains to Run Rum Over Border to to U. U U s. s S Traffic Manager Used to Route Liquor Car Car- Hers Claim CAMOUFLAGE USED 3 Rings Operated Federal Feder Feder- al at Officers Say SPOKANE SPOKANE Wash Feb 12 Associated Associated Asso Asso- dated Press Press Twenty Twenty persons were wore under indictment hero today in what the government alleged was wasa a huge conspiracy to transport liquor from Canada to northwest cities by means moans of mulo muio pack trains The asserted conspiracy the gov go government charged had resulted in thousands o of dollars worth of ot liquor being smuggled into the United States Three rum runt rings accused o of using pack pa k trains to bring in the liquor w were rl said sald to have resorted ted to camouflage cam rn to hide tho tha l long icing ng lines o of ot plodding liquor laden animals and at times to have driven the mules mule over o United States forestry service trails So s systematized were ere the widespread widespread wide wide- spread operations opet of oC the three rum rings that a 3 manager was waa ed to route the many pick pack trains from irom Canada to secluded places opposite the sparsely settled fettled J Jand and mountainous Okanogan country country country coun coun- try in north central Washington Washing WATCHED WEATHER Government Go agents said the traffic trat- trat ftc fie manager also watched the weather er and when it snowed sent white mules along alons the trails the tho animals blending the whiteness of ot the landscape When tho the ground was va bare Laro bay blY animals carried the liquor An old time packer who knew how to strap the alforjas containers onto the paddles addles was employed to load the mules the federal Led fed ed- ed eral agents ug said Heavily armed guards ContinUed on pago page S 8 25 Indicted on Charges of Using Mule 1 I iT i T Trains rains to Run Rum Over Borders Border Continued d from rom page paso J. J ij nied tile tho liquor trains to o C prevent hi hijackers Ill Ill- jackels jackel's from stealing tho tile packs Whisky and anti wines wine were tran transported over tho winding trails and upon ar arrival at nt th the liquor depot were welo loaded loader Into automobiles for transportation trans traIls Into many cities throughout through through- out the tile northwest federal a agents said When 1 the tIle pack trains were overtaken o overtaken over over- r- r taken by So government officers the therum rum lum runners surrendered at once without ut offering resistance Three Thren f separate rum rings were asserted to have ha adopted the system sten s 's toni ten of ot liquor from Canada Canada Can Cart ada by hy means mans of mule mimIc pack paek trains FACE 51 CHARGES Okanogan count county was named fn In I Iono one ono Indictment as tile the hen headquarters of oC the con conspiracy while tho the other liquor tm smuggling channels were sero said lt lr have llave operated directly from rom I kane bane Tho government will char charge o fifty fifty- I on one A overt Covert acts a against tho the defendants defendants defend defend- I an ants most of ot whom were in custody elm ellS tOO ted tody at lib lIbert 01 or liberty on bonds ranging from 2000 2000 to Those Those- named In the tho Indictments 1 1 were Ro Roy R. R 13 E. Noel Neal Neat R R. R Q Co Hirst Lloyd Llord Pratt Helen 4 Dave Dae Ka Kays Fred I Lamplins L' Earl Eari Higginbotham Henry L. L LevI Frank I pe Herold Retold Hirst Jr Harry Nugent Currl Wright rIght J lS Gumming Stanley Watkins Walking Ro Roy Carll Can Art rt Stone Stono Albert Magnuson henry Sta x Herb Dale G. G M. M Van Atta Alla Paul Pui riot Lowden Cooper Weed and Gilbert