County Bootleg Whispers and Grand Jury Intrigue
In a county city building scandal, Judge Allen’s whiskey goes missing from his room, witnesses report sacks like those used for the liquor. Prosecutor Brown warns sleuths threaten witnesses as grand jury sessions unfold with Henagen Evans and others testifying about bootlegging links and seized whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Allen
Allen
Dr. Nichols
Grand Jury
John Stringer
Brown
Stringer
August Henagen
Overseas Colonel Takes Seattle Recruiting District Command
Col. Otho W. B. Farr, recently commanding parts of the American expeditionary forces, arrived in Seattle and assumed command of the Seattle army recruiting district on Friday. He was transferred from command at Camp Taylor, Kentucky.
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Otho W. B. Farr
Seattle
Col. Farr
Camp Taylor
Kentucky
Unearth Found In Vacant Lot As Yet Unidentified Item
A completed tin object built from an old wash boiler and a lard pan with coil and siphon was found in a vacant lot. It contained one five gallon jug full of grape and two empty two gallon jugs.
McCarthy Punished in Delinquency Case in Superior Court
Frank McCarthy found guilty by a jury in Superior Judge W H Pemberton's court of contributing to the delinquency of a year old girl. He faces a $1000 fine or one year in jail or both. The court recommends leniency and he remains in the county jail awaiting sentence by Judge Boyd J Tallman in the absence of the visiting judge.
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W. H. Pemberton
Frank MacCarthy
McCarthy
Boyd J. Tallman
Police recover liquor stills after raid near 2nd Avenue
Friday morning patrolmen Reynolds and Hill found a vacant lot near 2nd Ave and Walker St with a still and equipment. no owner could be located. The items were taken to police headquarters. Tony Allamandi, an Italian, was arrested nearby for possession and released on $100 bond.
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FB. Reynolds
A. J. Hill
2Nd Ave
Walker St
Tony Allamandi
Hie Son
Norton Faces Federal Trial Over Bonded Liquor Peddling
Eugene R. Norton stands trial in federal court Friday charged with attempting to sell 346 half pints of old fashioned bonded liquor. Robert C. Saunders prosecutes the case.
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Eugene R. Norton
Robert C. Saunders
Ryther Drive On Full Swing In Fund Drive
The campaign to raise 150000 for a new Mother Ryther building proceeds with Judge Boyd Tallman confident the money will reach the finance committee within a week. About 100000 tickets valued at 100000 have been distributed to solicitors as unions and factories join the effort.
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Mother Ryther
Boyd Tallman
Finance Committee
David Rodgers
Skinner & Eddy Shipbuilding Plant
Zoanenews Company
Studebaker
Maxwell
Chandler
Mack Sennett
Geraldine Karma
Annette de Gandin
Seattle
Armstrong Missing Again in Bootlegging Case Flight
Seth Armstrong remains at large as his bootlegging case waits in Judge Neterer s court. Bail raised to 5000 dollars after his court appearance. A deputy escorted him as he left the courtroom seeking a bandaman, with time listed as 9 45 Thursday.
Dismissal Motion Filed In Beckham Smuggling Case
United States District Attorney Robert C Saunders moved in Federal Judge Neterers court to dismiss charges against Guy Beckham described as an alleged opium smuggler Judge Neterer ordered an affidavit in support before dismissal and Saunders cited insufficient evidence against Beckham.
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United States
Robert C. Saunders
Neterer
Guy Beckham
Saunders
Beckham
Bail refusal leads to citywide manhunt in Seattle
Night finds Seth and his attorney with Mr Armstrong in a Seattle Oyster House a group forms around a possible bail amount and a deputy nears departure. Dep u ties and detectives scour the city seeking the elusive man who vanished with only what he claimed to raise.
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Armstrong
Seth
Hugh Co. Todd
Seattle
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BOOZE
Hensgen
Witness
M. S. Arbogast
Police City
Warren
Charles Evans
Old Court House
Hensgen, Witlam
Army and Navy Officers’ Club
War Camp Community Service
Quceta
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
Soldiers’ and Sailors Club
Francia Russel
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Clubs
SAX Tersie LD
Pike and Union Sts
Western Delicatessen Co
Central Public Market
First Avenue
Seattle Market
Occidental Avenue
Yester Way
Farmers’ Vegetable Company
25E Ibe the
Central Fruit Stores
Washington Fruit & Vegetable Company
Akerite Readery
Pike and
Union
American Grocery Stores Co
Help Yourself Grocery
Central Grocery
Occidental
Fisher's
Muscatel
van Camp
Fowler
Old Colony
New York
Booth
Santa Clara
Rhine
California
Basket Hills
Folger
Golden Gate
Crossett & Devers
Golden Went Coffee
Westlake Public Market
Times Square
Sixth
Virginia
Westlake
Zoble Grocery Coo
M. J. B. Coffee
Rogers’ Col
del Monte Cateup
Elliott
Coffey
Socery
Olympic
Iswee Hershey
del Monte
Rockyford
M. Root & CO
Golden West
Square Deal Fruit CO
Ibs
M. Cinnamon
Westlake Meat Co
Washington Aes
Ee En
Pt Nores
Pacific Coast
Washington Macaroni
Seth Armstrong
Seattle Pipers’ Society
Dreamland
Pine Street
Frederick & Nelson
P. & G. Naptha
Borden
Coopera
the Evergreen Meat Market
Acme Grocery
Snider
SUN Produce Company
American Fruit Co
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