Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-11-14 | Page 3 | Former Deputy Sheriff Nabbed

FORMER DEPUTY SHERIFF NABBED Said To Have Gathered Yearly From Booze Sellers W W. R R. SALT LAKE Nov That 14 14 That former fonner Summit county sher sher- sheriff sherIff sherill iff ill now being held In Salt Lake coan- coan CO county ln- ln ty jail jaU was making 25 a year yearby yearby yearby by promising protection to Park City liquor Interests Is the Information re re- re receIved received by George A Coates Goates G ates prohibition prohibition tion Uon law administrator here After a a. months month's Investigation federal of officers of- of officers raided the camps camp's resorts Sat Sat- Saturday Saturday night and Sunday seizing two stills and 1500 gallons of liquor One of the Important arrests was that of Frank Allende taken after a astill astill still and gallons of whisky had been found at his place Al A Jackson having a a. still gallons Of whisky and gallons of wine Is said to have declared he bought the still from Crom Jef trod who vho Is alleged to have called at the resorts for protection money after each roch payday paday the tenth of each month Is said to have hate told toe the liquor dealers that there was a way three-way cut equal parts going to the sheriff the federal Cedera force and himself Sheriff J J. J C C. Clark of Summit coun coun- county county county ty with office In denied that his office ever received any protection money He said had been em- em played occasionally since his resignation resignation resignation nation In 1924 as special deputy Jeff Jeff- rod was arrested Saturday night in the Venice soft drink parlor where the officers declare they witnessed him take 50 from Irom the proprietor of ot the place as u protection money SUSPECTED BEFORE was under suspicion In 1924 while deputy sheriff and ane on May 3 of that year peace officers under the di direction dI- dI dIrection direction of George Mabey brother ol of 0 Gov C C. R Mabey raided the camp without letting him know beforehand A great deal of evidence was gathered but it was reported most of It dis dis- disappeared disappeared appeared when the time Ume came to pre pre- present present present sent it to t a grand Jury He resigned shortly afterward