Show LIQUOR BONOS GUT EU Strenuous Efforts Made to Reduce Bail of the Alleged Bootleggers I United States Commissioner Henry Henry Henry Hen Hen- ry V. V Van Yan Pelt in the absence of Judge Tillman TiIlman D D. Johnson of the federal court d declined late Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day to reduce th the bonds of each fixed by the judge previous judge previous to his departure In the cases of Harry and Abe Wallace alleged leaders In Inthe Inthe inthe the gigantic booze plot uncovered Thursday morning by federal enforcement en en- agents The action of the commissioner came after fter a determined effort by I two rival attorneys each of whom claimed to have been paid a re- re talner tamer to secure a reduction of the bond from to 1000 or at least to in each case The attempt of or the attorneys to secure a a a. reduction continued throughout Saturday afternoon and wits was bitterly fought every step of the way by the federal agents who worked worked worked-up up the case While those hos under arrest are held under a misdemeanor charge the officers are unanimous In their claim th that thiat t they have hav p plenty penty nty of evidence to secure felony com corn plaints In tact fact while the he fight was on Saturday to secure a reduction ion tion of of the bonds Donds the agents were planning to ask Immediately for felony elony complaints under which they could both men on tile the sp spit t tin in the event th they y succeeded in se securing se securing se- se curing their curing t their their- fi fre freedom d m pp under 1 ler r a a- a are re reduced reduced re bond M The plea to Commissioner Van VanPelt VanPelt VanPelt Pelt to reduce the amount of surety required from the Wallaces was b based sed on a general genera order issued some time ago by Judge Johnson under which that Jurist empowered the commissioner to increase or re redu reduce reduce re- re duce du e in his discretion bonds fixed by the court ourt when he Judge Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son happens to to- leave the city for any purpose purpose The attorneys for the two men pointed out that the commissioner since cince Judge Johnson Jphnson had gone east had pow power r to reduce the amount and ind they argued that a bond was unreasonable in incases cases where the defendant was charged merely with a misdemeanor |