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Broderick’s red nose was tweaked last night when Sheriff James W. Monroe led a large party of officers in ten swoops on levee resorts. Near ly 600 gallons of liquor, worth $4000, were seized and four men were ar rested for possession of liquor, one for parole violation and six for va grancy. Search is being made today for A. “Butch” Lenci, alleged owner of the largest cache found on the series of swoops. Jackass, gin, alcohol and wine in a cabin he is said to have rented from Celo Bonetti amounted to nearly 400 gallons. Denies Possession Bonetti plead not guilty to a charge of possession of intoxicants when taken before Justice David P. Barry. He was released on $100 bail. “I only rented the place to Lenci,” Bonetti told the court. “I didn’t know what he was keeping there.” J. S. “Speed” Fuller, paid $100 fine for possession. On his place 32 gal lons of alcohol and some gin and jackass were found. R. E. Sullivan and Tom Arndt also paid $100 fine each for the same of fense. Parole Violator Jimmy “Chi Red” Gavigan was re turned to the Yolo county jail as a parole violator. A small quantity of brandy was found at his levee resort. He has violated parole several times, it is reported. With “Roughhouse” Harvey Horse man heading the list, six vagrants were given floaters out of the Brod erick section. Horseman, Joe McDon ald, Frank Williams, A. Kobaski and M. Savage all plead guilty to va grancy. “Vag” Changes Plea S. Stewart couldn’t understand why he should plead guilty to a charge of vagrancy when he had been idle only a few days, and at first entered a plea of not guilty. When he saw that the others were only ordered out of town, however,he changed his mind Hang-outs of Ear! Gillaspy, Jimmy McShadow and Jane Doe Williams were also raided by Sheriff Monroe’s party, but no liquor was found. Split Into Parties The large raiding party split up in to groups of two or three and swooped down on the designated places simul taneously. No resistance was offer ed at any place and no one made an attempt to escape. At the “Butch” Lenci “plant,” how ever, Bonetti said he did not have a key to the cabin, so Sheriff Monroe, with one lunge of his foot, kicked the door open to find one of the largest liquor hauls taken in many months. Deputies Aid Yole county officers assisting Mon (Continued on Page Four)
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Woodland Daily Democrat
Woodland, California, US
Fri, Feb 03, 1928
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