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Show BOOZE CMS DLE 1Y BILLETS RUM VALUED CAPTURED Ogden Sheriffs Bombardment Bom-bardment HalU Fleeing Flee-ing Bootleggers Bound Here From Evantton RIDDLING two automobilei vith bullet, sheriff's deputies depu-ties of Weber county aucceeded in bringing; the cart to a halt on tha Weber Canyon road early today nd arresting tha two driven and confiscating Intoxicating liquor Minuted to ba worth between nine and ten thousand dollars. Tha man arraatad and wha ara now held In jail at Ogden, realda In Ball t-ske. They gave their namaa aa Charlea Harrla. I ft, and John Aeon, lr HOPED FOR 17000 PBOFIT. Harrla drova a avn-paaaanger ear, whlla Aoera was at tha t. t-f sn. tiTlill"-machine. Tha liquor aelsed eonalata of seventy raaea of whisky. In quart and pint si set, and alz cases or fin. Tha two men stated, according to Hnerlff Herbert Peterson, that thev paid $35iiO for tha liquor at Kvanston. Wyo. if tha men had succeeded In making tha trip bark Into Halt Laka It I ia aaarrted tha liquor would ba worth about 110,000 to them at bootlegging prices. Kherlff I'eteraon (mated four deputies depu-ties at a strategic point on tha canyon road, whlla ha want with another deputy dep-uty about 100 yarda further eaat. DECOY CAH SENT AHEAD. About 1 : 10 a. m. a patrol car went In an easterly direction, tha assumption of the officers being that tha man trlv- lug that car would aignal thoaa coming com-ing In from Kvanelon to proceed, aa he might hava believed lha road waa clear Half an hour later three cars apeed. ed toward tha sheriff. They paaaad thi sheriff, but tha deputies below Jumped Into tha road and commanded the drivers to hall. .. The two rear cars, sail to hava been driven by Harrla art Acers. attempted to gat away. Tin next moment a fusillade of shots wai directed at lha two machines, gaao Una lanka and tirea being pierced. few ahota wera also fired over tit. ' drivers' heada and thay aoon appllec lha brakes. Whlla Harris and Acers ara being held, tha men In tha third car wara allowed al-lowed to go, there being no evidence It lha form of liquor to hold them. |