Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-31 | Page 1 | Idaho Sheriff Faces Charge of Smuggling

iDAHO SHERIFF FACES CHARGE OF Peace Officer Involved In Seizure of 48 Cases of Whisky DOI BOISE BOIl E Jan By 31 31 By The Tho As- As Associated Associated As Associated Press Sheriff henry Washburn Boundary county ar arrested retted rested Tuesday near the Montana line by federal prohibition officers I after a 0 six-mile six chase will wilt be with charged ellhu- ellhu Or conspiracy A C Dl 13 Davis prohibition tion administrator for tor the nine nine- nineteenth nineteenth t nth district announced toda today upon receipt of or repots reports reports of arrest arrest- arrestIng log arrest tog Ing officers Two unidentified liquor runners at first believed belie to have drowned drowne 1 In the Mover foier river Into into which they to arrest are arc no now believed to ha have escaped reports to Administrator Davis showed Tracks of two men were discern discern- discernable discern able able the next day Forty eight Forty Forty-el ht cases of whisky were seized Federal officers reported Sheriff Washburn and Ralph Sampson were riding In the pilot or an escort car ahead ahall of the automobile containing the tile liquor Officers I let t the pilot car pass chased the tho liquor ear car nr and then lien arrested Sheriff Washburn ashburn and Sampson after the unidentified 1 runners had abandoned their car caron caron on the Moyer river bridge and es- es escaped escaped es escaped In the darkness