Another Bootlegger Convicted at Waverly, Ohio – 1915
Another arrest and conviction in the Waverly bootlegging cases were had Friday, when William Bonds, familiarly known as “Hoop Pole Bill”, was taken in town on a charge of illegally selling liquor. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Heibel?, and was fined #100 and costs. He lives a short distance north of Waverly.
Bonds was the boldest one yet and was shown, as he carried the whiskey about from place to place and sold it openly. The cases attracted attention on account of the manner in which the state detectives worked. They “Chummed” with the habitual users of liquor and went with them to obtain their supply. In some instances, they secured photographs of the men in the set selling liquor, which were used at the trial to refresh the memories of the witnesses who showed a tendency to forget.
Druggists were also included in the investigation, the inspectors finding hundreds of prescriptions for intoxicating liquors on file in some of the stores.
The inspectors have concluded their investigation in Waverly and have gone on to Piketon where they will conduct a similar investigation.[1]
[1] Portsmouth Valley Sentinel, Portsmouth, Ohio, 17 March 1915, page 7
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