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napped, so he displayed his main interest in the subject of the alleged booze cargo.Then Allen changed his story agatn Bsertiug that there was but thirty gallons sent out, and that it wastransferred, close to Owatonna, toanother car, and sent down to Mason City by the Austin road, and the Red Ball route, and would come in from the east. Allen claimed he did not get the number of the other car, but Buchanan called the police stationhere on the phono and had a car sent out to cover the Plymouth road, but it was without result,lute resting Session.On return to Mason City, when Bonus and Alien commenced telling their conflicting stories, the fun began, They were in harmony in that Allen went to Owatonna, that he did call the police, but on little else. Allen went north of his own violition, af* „t bargaining with certain foreigners, and getting, lxe alleged $7 5 for leaving this jurisdiction. Bemis claimed he was paid $25 by the same men, to tako Alien up there, but it did not develope that he had any particular instruction to “rideherd’* on the “victim of the “kidnapping.Bemis claimed that he did not bring any booze out of Owatonna, except a few pint bottles which Allen had on his person, and that far from trying to kidnap him, hebrought the fellow back to Albertkea, at his request, and intended to bring him on to Mason City, but that Allen “shook him* 'there. The story of a phone call for money to a Mason City law firm also came out in the course of the inquiry, but the facts were not made public.Bemis saj’s that Allen was sore at the police because the authorities would not give liitn a large sum of money to remain here and testify, and told the foreigners whom he lias contributed to the “getaway that he would “double-cross them, by leaving, so they bargained with him to bring out his departure.At Owatonna, according to the stories, the “double-cross became a triple or quadruple one, when the story of the big shipment of booze was sent to Mason City, coupled with the request for funds, and other things, resulting finally in Bemis' arrest, and the kidnapping story.
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Mason City Globe Gazette
Mason City, Iowa, US
Thu, Nov 30, 1916
Page 6
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