Plentywood Herald

BOOTLEGGER NABBED JULY FOURTH; PAYS $200 FINE TO CITY

Chas. O'Brien, One of "Nigs" Bondsmen Nabbed by Sheriff and Custom's Officer

H. (Granny) Shirtliff of Plentywood, unofficial manager of the Max Hueth for sheriff club, is not quite so sure of the statements he has been making that Sheriff Madsen permits bootleggers to operate unmolested in Sheridan County.

He has been very busy furthering the campaign of Max Hueth, and in defense of Hueth's wringing wet attitude, had made the above statements to various and diverse persons; incidentally promising to lead a personally conducted tour of the alley back of the Producers News to prove that the moonshine parlors were running wide open on July 4th.

Sheriff Madsen requested that he be permitted to go along which Granny Shirtliff said would be fine and dandy and assured the sheriff that he would call for him to go along.

Just a little before noon the bootleggers took courage to throw open the big gate back of the Krebsbach pool hall and just twenty feet away from the Producers News print shop. Charlie O'Brien, bondsman and general factotum for Nig Collins was in charge. The display of viands was in the shed of the abated building on the rear end of the Krebsbach lot, supposedly owned by Jack Dwyer.

The News reporter was perched on a stool in the work shop across the way and was busy jotting down the names of the many entrants in the Moonshine derby, while O'Brien took in the fees at fifty cents per drink. Business was exceedingly good, and the place was crowded, when Customs Officer Burris walked in on them. The time it took for him to take charge were only a few seconds, and the customers fled after they learned the man's business. Sheriff Madsen had come in through the pool hall and was a couple of minutes late but officiated in breaking up the liquor containers, which consisted of 100 pint bottles of beer, two gallons of moonshine and about four gallons of spiked wine.

He then escorted Mr. O'Brien to the County jail, while Burris, at the request of the city authorities, made the complaint against O'Brien in police court, whereupon Sheriff Madsen

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brought the young man before His Honor, Police Judge George Wheeler, who received a plea of "Guilty" and promptly imposed a fine of $200, and after the fine was paid, warned the young man if he ever came into his court again the penalty would be the limit both in fine and jail sentence and no suspension.
This being the only place operating in Plentywood, granny Shirtliff's campaign against Madsen fell flat and he, like the rest of the July 4th celebrants, contented themselves with pop and ice cream.
We regret it very much granny, but according to some ex-political friends of Max Hueth "You talk too much" and gave the whole show away before the blind pig had opened its doors.
This stunt on the part of the Hueth for Sheriff organization just about kills the rest of Hueth's votes.