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EDINBURG MANPAID FINE HEREIARREST'i9 AT FAIR GROUNDS THURS- I Jl PAY ON LIQUOR CHARGE. iMAY SEIZE AUTOMOBILE | F0ULlt;thethecouiWilliam N. Dry bread, a prominent!resident of Edinburg, was arrested jThursday afternoon by sheriff RaySexton, at the Shelby county fair grounds, on a charge of having intoxicating liquor i nhis possession.He was taken to police court where ‘ jronhe entered a plea ,of guilty to the J Tbu charge and was fined $100 and costs, rajn a total of $130 and sentenced to serve sixty days on the Indiana State Farm, by Mayor Lee B. Hoop. The farm sentence was suspended by the ] gat( mayor on the recommendation of El-! tbe mer Bassett, prosecuting attorney. j tbe Following the payment of the fine j wjt] by Drybread, action was taken by j day the state of Indiana, through the pro- ^ secuting attorney, to seize an auto- j pec ; mobile owned by Drybread, and in ! mQ] : which the intoxicants had been found, j burThe machine was returned to the; roa*owner, pending a hearing, after he bjc had provided bond of $2,000, with j cb| Clarence Cutsinger, of this city, as j 0*c] his surety. A date for the hearing we] on the matter of the seizure of the j pIe car, has not yet been set.The officers stated that Drybread, be with some friends, were in the center pa] field at the fair grounds Thursday j j afternoon, and that Drybread was , ^a, drinking, and had given drinks to 1 ne] some of his friends. When the sher- ; belt; iff reached the car, he found two-pint \ uj€ bottles, each containing a small [ ^amount of liquor.At the time these - bottles were found, the Sheriff attempted to search a pocket, in the rear of the seat of ! the roadster which Drybread had driven here. The compartment was locked, and Drybread contended that he had left the key in Edinburg. After he had paid his fine and costs, he was again asked to open the com-! partment and reiterated that he had left the key at Edinburg. The Sheriff then stated that he intended to seize the automobile.Drybread wanted to give bond for the machine, and he was told that if he would open the box or compartment, he might give bond. He again said that he did not have the key, the officials said. Prosecutor Bassett then proceeded to make out a search warrant, which would have permitted the officers to o0en the compartment. At this juncture Drybread produced the key, and the officers found one pint of bonded whisky, and one-half pint of “white mule” in the place.noprifoiwithiinmiFothlt;hohethii*arwiplithteiyegr
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Shelbyville Republican
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Fri, Sep 02, 1921
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