THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, MO, July 1, 1927. TIGHTENS UP ON LAW VIOLATORS. Several Arrests Made During the Past Week on Various Law Violations. During the past two weeks or more prosecuting attorney, E.V. Abernathy, has been more than busy conducting raids on various establishments with the aid of the sheriff, his deputies and other officers. Last week Boyd Yarbrough, Otis Easter, Luther Jennings and Walter Politte were fined $25 and costs each on charges of gambling brought in Justice Herod's court in Bonne Terre. Curtis Berry and William Pullen appealed from Judge Tyler's Bonne Terre court on charges of assault with intent to kill. Ed Greenwood was fined $100 and sentenced to thirty days in jail in Judge Lucy's court at Bismarck on a charge of illegal possession of liquor. Frank Williams, a colored man of Farmington, also received a thirty day sentence in Judge Zolman's court on the same charge. These cases were reported to the News last week, but were overlooked due to illness and absence in our front office. During the past week activity has continued with good results. Tuesday night Sheriff Watts, deputies London, McCabe and prosecuting attorney Abernathy raided the premises of Jesse Woods on the George Tetley place on the Knob Lick road, and secured 44 pints of alleged home brew. Woods was arrested and released on $500 bond. Monday night the same men conducted a raid on the premises of W. C. Davis, Gofftown, and secured sixty pints of brew and six gallons of mash. Davis was arrested. Tuesday two boys were arrested in Bismarck when two gallons of whisky was found in their possession. The lads were taken to Farmington, where they arranged for bond, but they stated that they would plead guilty to the charges against them. Neither of the boys had ever been in serious trouble before, hence the News is not publishing their names. Quite a few complications have grown out of a raid conducted in Elvins last Saturday on the premises of Del Lively when officers Black, Moyer and Boswell found liquor on the premises. As a result of this raid the Lively woman, accompanied by the officers, went to Otto Behrbaum's place with a view of getting him to sign a bond for her. According to the officers, Behrbaum advanced upon them in a threatening manner and, after cursing them, flashed a revolver. Moyer struck him and knocked him down and in the fight which followed Behrbaum suffered serious injuries. His face is badly bruised and he has several broken ribs with a possible injury to his lungs. The officers all tell the same story about the affair, but Behrbaum has a different version. He states that when the party drove up to his gate he advised the woman to keep quiet until they could go to court and settle the details, and that, without further provocation or warning, he was struck and knocked down and that he was kicked several times while down. Prosecuting Attorney Abernathy was busy investigating the case Wednesday of this week. Several witnesses corroborate both stories of the affair, thence the News is unable to say which is accurate.