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mCCESFVTj RAID MADEOX JOHN BANKSj-shn Banks, erstwhile candidate 3br sheriff of Sullivan counity before •The Democratic primary, was arrested Saturday night by Sheriff Frank WHHe, on a charge of running a blind Mger at his home one and one half miles east of S-ullivan. With Banks 'tvrsretiakea some thirty or more hot-? sites o? beer. On the same trip the3lace alleged ito be kept by John carnes ax Caledonia was raided but 'nothing of a drinkable nature was ■ifcumL Two empty jugs were in the 'noir *mlt;£ general appearances point-to acme.recent imbibing. Banks As djail,.having been placed behind the Ors at a late hour Saturday night.Ac com p a n y i 11 g the sheriff on the •jfuesr. for booze were Depuity Sheriff Ed Kelley a-nd Deputy Prosecutor Ed-gas Thompson and Otis Parks. The Seer confiscated at the Banks homestead was hauled back to town with prisoner and stored with the other ixticz in the basement at the countyout an affidavit against him. The papers were soon drawn up and the old lady left the office, having apparently thrust a great toad from her mind.The following night, (Saturday),The arrest of Banks caused a stir ?3foont; the city as soon as the raid be-n.a used a b no a d and fch e office r s vOTaidibxf with numerous queries re-mwm detail connected with ccvrrfbicatiion of the liquor.Agwr'i Woman Files Charge ,JLe mother’s fear that her■sons wtmlo divert from the straight and narrow way, when they were aurrautrided every day by temptations ueh as a blind tiger would lend to the community, caused her to swear OT ZLVt affidavit for a search warrant, resulted in the visit of the of-(m ithe Batiks home. Mrs. Fannie fflt; years of age, a resident of Sn which John Banks Jot-*^s' walked aill the way to Sullivan her home near Caledonia late iipfiiy- night and -called5 ait /the prose-office. She told the prosecut? fi.alleged to be op-l^^ed’hy-Banks and wanted to swearM Sil I! Hthe raid was made which resulted in the arrest of the man charged with dispensing the liquor without license.The officers drove to the Banks home and after bitching their horses approached the door of the house. Banks was in the sitting noiom with a couple of friends. Banks and one of the men were drinking beer. The officers entered the room and displayed (their -search warrant. They searched the house and finding nobbing went to the barn. There lt;in a corn crib they found the 'object of their quest—a good-sized consignment of beer. It was promptly carried to the waiting carriage and with Banks who had been made a prisoner, by (that time the trip to Caledonia was begun.Find Easy SailingThe (officers (occasioned no trouble at all in making the search and arrest and were soon back to the counity jail with their prisoner. The visit to Caledonia was of no avail and after searching the premises of one John Haines and finding nothing they set tout for the county seat again.The “Joint” alleged to have been operated by Banks has been the cause of considerable talk about the streets and it is said by the officers that large numbers of intoxicated men have drifted into the -city on Saturday afternoions and night, from that vicinity. The officers have had their eyes on the place for' some time and the raid was most successful.Banks has hot yet been released and it is said he probably will waive preliminary hearing :on account ofvfthe fact that Circuit count is now in session. ;; The affidavit against the prte-IS*
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Sullivan Democrat
Sullivan, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 24, 1910
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