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onPROHIBITIONVIOLATORSing£ | PLEAD GUILTYber II ’’ Judge Russell Withholds The | Passing of Sentences Until eflt I a Later Dateow-ary nee?as-res-vasmdtono-\heFifteen alleged violators of tin Illinois Prohibition Law appeared in the county court of Judge U. h. Russell Monday, \ppearances were made either in person or through their attorneys. Before the day was over»art I Pl°as ot guilty were entered by sov-S en, two indicated they would stand and * trial before Judge Russell without the services of a jury and one demanded a jury trial, claiming he was framed. Five cases were continued.Judge Russell withheld passing sentence on those who plead guilty until a later date. Trial of several liquor cases will probably be held the est-1 last week in the year. The October ur- iterm of the county court ends Janu-was | ary 2nd.ire, ! Louis Antonacci and his wife Soli a phia, of Cherry, were the first two to oz-! appear before Russel). They signed fter jury waivers and plead guilty to the one ■ charges against them. Antonacci me-1 made his getaway after the originalday j raid but State’s Attorney Johnson| located him in Chicago and he was oth returned to Bureau county, rski | The case against Frank Peart, of and ! Arlington, was continued because of sar-1 bis Illness. The case against Peter ace I Cione. of Seatonville, was also continued. Other cases continued were James Ellberg, of Princeton, and B, A. Dye, of Princeton, who are charged with selling or possessing liquor.Four Spring Valley men, Finest (’ a Izia, \ mb ro* e (’ a r n e y, WilliamMcQuade and Joe Venturelli enteredpleas of guilty to two counts, one ofNi sale and one of possession. Mamie j Leonatti, of Dalzell, also pleadedguilty to two counts.William Baltikauski, whose place was raided near No. 3 mine, appear-ck ed in court with his family. He plead guilty to two counts. George Booker plead guilty to two counts and was fined $200 and costs. He told the judge he was through forever with the stuff.cje. j Ray Tankesley, who was charged rife I diving an automobile while in-*ar-1 toxicated, was fined $100 and costs tu!~ and sentenced to 30 days in jail., 0f Alphonse Vermuellen, of Sheffield, ter- refused to plead guilty to a liquorj ! charge and declares he was framed.hat ll0 will stand trial against the advice1€•V i* 1 P . ....of his counsel.Joe Collins and John Mijrnone, who rapt were placed under technical arrest I 0f following federal raids, gave bonds day j for their appearance in the county ver court and prosecution will be made the | ky State’s Attorney Johnson. Because de- ! lt;« the many cases in the federal court at Peoria the officials will turn over on J minor cases to the county authorities.►useica-
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Ladd Journal
Ladd, Illinois, US
Thu, Dec 24, 1931
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