Feb. 20, 1921
âThatâs pretty stiff,â said George Travis. âIâll just add six months to that,â said the judge. Travis was inspired to his remark when Judge T. M. Schannep, in county court this morning, imposed a fine of $200 for a conviction on the charge of having liquor in his possession unlawfully. The judge was inspired by Travisâ seeming impertinence. The jail sentence was later reduced to three months. Travis fell for the hold game. He took $7.50 from a state prohibition officer, bought him a pint of whisky and delivered it. He was arrested and taken to the county jail. Before getting behind the bars, Travis broke and ran through the jail yard and behind the Oregon Lumber yard. The officer and deputy sheriffs Lavender and Ridgway surrounded Travis and with two guns pointed at him he âreached for the moon.â He started serving time today.