Bailey v. Runyon

MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellant, Hiram J. Bailey, has been a notorious bootlegger for many years. He operated usually from a restaurant or motel which he owned. From 1939 to 1950 he operated a restaurant and nightclub known as the Trocadero which operation apparently was terminated as the result of a threatened forfeiture action filed in that year by the commonwealth’s attorney. Immediately after it was closed the Baileys purchased the Spinning Wheel Motel where they continued their illicit business for almost five years. In April 1955, apparently recognizing that their property was in imminent…