Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-02-05 | Page 1 | Conviction May End Liquor Feud

c MAY MAi END IND LIQUOR FEUD L Leads a s i-s of of Mob Rule i in- in Bloody Illinois Area Are re Sentenced By BERT M M. M DE DEMB By U United Press Staff Correspondent Ill in Feb The 5 en J of the gang terror or of moody Bloody WIl- WIl county wa was forecast ast today today to- to day when Cail Earl and and- Bern Ber- Ber n rd Sh l leader aders ot of th the domInant dominant dom dom- faction in h he mob ITo rUle were s sentenced to 25 26 years each eachIn eachin In prIson The three brothers were sentenced sen- sen tenc d by by Judge fudge LouIs LouIs' Fitzhenry Ip federal court after a a. a late I yesterday found them guilty of In the robbery or of the mans mails at Ill III January Januar 7 1925 The Shelton bOYs bOYs- Earl boys irl Carl and were Bernie leaders ot of one faction in the fight for l ot of the illicit liquor trade Their ImprIsonment will leave theIr gang without leader leado lead lead- o er r dod and their archenemy Charley Birger will he be unopposed On a charge that certain ot of the testimony which brought about theIr their- cOI l was perjured attorneys for tho Shelton heIton brothers brothers' are planning planning plan plan- ning to ask for a a. anew new trial and rending pending thiS thiS' Judge Louis l rY has deferred sentencIng or of the gang gan leaders The W r between the Sheltons and the Birg r r gang was as the third In a ot of fe feuds ds that h has s m made dc Williamson county nationally famous famous' famous famous' fa- fa for fOI the blood that has been pill d. d