Documents Tagged ‘bootlegging’


Peoria Sadly Clamps Lid On For First Time

Archive Entry Date: 10/21/30

In the wake of kidnappings and murder, the State Attorney ordered Peoria's gambling houses closed

Three Are Arrested in Raid Sunday Night

Archive Entry Date: 10/14/1929

Possessing “intoxicating liquor” proved a costly offense for Marie Carter

Three Taken in Raid

Archive Entry Date: 10/11/1929

Marie appears to have bootlegged out of her home — and was arrested for it

Police Notes: Thomas Bryant’s Liquor Charge

Archive Entry Date: 02/16/1927

Thomas Bryant, Marie's soon-to-be second husband, was convicted of bootlegging