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(Ptmi IhrtCsT** Dally)William Newton Drybroaa, vicejpresident and a member .of the board#Of directors of-the Farmers’ Nation-,al Bank, of Edinburg, was arrestedat I lie = fair grounds, Thursday aff.^r--nooii bv Sheriff Ray Sexton and g DeputynChet Fox, on suspicion of!having intoxicating liquor in .his possession. He entered a plea ofgiiiDtv to, the charge of having. Jiqqor, | when . arraigned in police court here♦ * Aon the recommendation of Prosecutor Blmer Bassett, was fined $i00 and coats and a sentence of 6C days 10 the penal farm was suspended: Following this action, Prosecutor Bassett ordered the attachment of a new automobile, owned, by Mr. Dry-bread, to be held for trial here to determine its ownership. A bond of $21000 u as supplied by Mr. Dry bread to secure possession, of-the automobile until hearing is held in the latter case.MMr. Dry bread was arrested while seated in his automobile, which was parked in the infield of the race track when the officers found two pint bottles partly filled with whisky, which were placed in the pqqkets of the machine. According toauthorities Mr. Dry bread refused to open a trunk on the rear of the au-' ' v • ~ mtomobile and he also/ denied that he had sold or given a why any of the•whisky which was found. They state that the occupants of an automobile, parked next to the Dry broad ^ar, admitted he had given them drinks of the* whisky which h$ had.Altho Mr. Dry bread-had told the officers lie could not unlock the trunk on his machine, as he hid left the key at Franklin, he quickly produced the key when Prosecutor Bassett informed' him he would issue asearch warrant to open the trunk.*When the container was opened a pint bottle of bonded whisky and also a pint bottle of white mule were found. Under the provision of the state law the prosecutor ordered the automobile seized and held for trial to determine whether . it will he turned over to the sheriff and sold at public auction. Mr. Dry-broad was permitted 'to give bond for twice the amount cf value of tha automobile and was given possession of the car. The date of hearing will be set very soon.■]
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Shelbyville Shelby Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 08, 1921
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