Show GRANTED IN BONO fO fEITS Sureties for Alleged Bootle Bootleggers Boot Boot- le Cut From 2000 I to I A reduction in the amount of the bonds of George Thomas and Frank Peacock two alleged who failed to appear In the United States district court for trial has been granted to Nick V. V Melis and andI George Cayias professional bondsmen bondsmen bondsmen bonds bonds- I men by the United States States' attorney general It was reported Frida Friday Peacock and Thomas were arrested arrest arrest- ed on a 0 manufacturing charge near Park City on July 18 1929 The They were Indicted b by the grand Jury in NOvember NOvember November No NO- vember 1929 The case was set for trial on several occasions and the defendants did not appear On Ma May 31 1930 their bonds were ordered forfeited and suit was filed against the bondsmen The two sureties confessed confessed confessed con con- judgment and then started negotiations with United States Attorney Attorney At At- torne torney Charles R R. Hollingsworth for fora a 0 reduction In the bond POINT TO ORDER The bondsmen through their at attorneys attorneys attorneys at- at pointed out that 2000 bond under which the two liquor defendants defendants were held was only charged for a short time while United States Commissioner W. W H. H Wilkins was In office It was further declared that Federal Judge Tillman D. D Johnson issued an order that the bond in regular liquor violation cases should be set at A recommendation was made to the United States attorney general by United Stat States s District Attorney Hollingsworth some time ago and word has now been received from Washington D D. C C. that the bondsmen bondsmen bondsmen bonds bonds- men be allowed to settle for on each bond This Is said to be for each of the bonds and for the cost of court in each case TO PAY MONTHLY Arrangements have been made whereby Cayias will pay his in monthly Installments of while Mells Melis who has been barred from writing bonds In the federal court due to the suit wUl will make a cash settlement settlement set set- at once it is reported Both of ot the defendants confessed jUdgment in the federal court after the he the suits to collect the bonds were filed flIed against them e |