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He worked the 12th district of Ohio. He and other agents wouldpurchase alcohol, gather evidence, obtain a warrant, then make thearrest and testify in court. They covered a large area on workassignments. Because of the nature of the job, his children had to becareful not to let people know what their father did. John at timestook his wife into "speak easy's" to set up a raid. He wastransferred to Toledo, OH in January 1930, and was injured whiledestroying bottles of beer, but lost no time at work. On 6 Mar 1930,the Cleveland District Attorney and another agent mishandled a casethat was reported in the Cleveland newspaper. John was named in thepaper as being the cause of the problem, and it was suggested that hebe dismissed. He was later exonerated.
John lost his three front teeth in Toledo, OH on 21 Mar 1930 when hechased a suspect around a corner and was hit with a piece of lumberduring a raid on a speak easy at 506 Front Street. He captured thesuspect and later had three porcelain crowns installed for $75.00 atthe government's expense.