The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-29
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
OisreputabIe Woman Sold
Whiskey Here Sunday.
Ruth TannehiII Spent Night in Jail and Mort
cages Property 10 Give 5000 Bail to
App aar at Court.

The coils of the law are twining them
selves about one of the disruptable women
who are in open violation of law selling
liquor in Raleigh.
1t is Ruth Tannehill, of East Davie
street, who has now been caught, and
the facts that are in possession of the au-
thorities seem sufficient to prove thu case
against her.
AS a result of the charge the woman
spent Sunday afternoon, Supday night and
part of Monday in the city lock up. 1t
was about one O'Clock yesterday before
she could arrange for the bail, which Is
to secure her presence at the next term
of the criminal court
The manner in which the Tannemll wo-
man was caught was this Two young
men became involved in a fight on the
streets on Sunday. The case was report
ed to the police and warrants were Is
sued, but the man who gave the lnforma-
tion and who was supposed to be one of
the fighters, had left the station-house.
1t was known he was from the country.
Officer Bones went at once to the depot
to get his man.
And he found him, but the man set out
on a run. After hard chase up the road
Officer Bones caught him and bringing hun
back to the train had him to walk
through it and point out the other man
in the fight.
When the men reached the police sta
ton it turned out that the second man
arrested had been in n fight with young
man of Raleigh. The two men at the
lock up said that they had been drinking
beer and then came the question that did
the business.
where did you get your beer?" was
asked.
"From Ruth Tannehills." was the re-
ply.
Then by dint of questioning and pump
ing the officers learned that the men had
bought the beer of Ruth Tannehill. She
is one of the women who has paid Fed
eral tax to keep the United States govern
ment off her trail, but who Is openly,
hagrantly and wilfully defying the city
county and State.
At once Chief of Police Mullins had
warrant out and an officer after the
woman. She was arrested at her house
and brought to the station house, where
she was locked up.
Yesterday morning the case was called
ney. Mr.. S. G. Ryan, waived preliminary
hearing and then it was up to the mayor
to bind her over to court He did so and
very wisely made the bond 5000, this be-
ing 800 in each Of two cases made against
her, one of these being for selling on Sun
day, the other for retailing without a
license.
The woman finally arranged for her
own bond, and did this by mortgaging
some $400 worth of personal property so
as to guarantee her appearance at the
next term of court.
The quick work OF the police and of
Chief Mullins is to be comDlimented, as
is also Mayor Powell for requiring a bond
that will hold the woman here. This IS
the second time she has been in the State
courts and before she escaped with a
petty dismissed ON payment OF costs,
while in the Federal court, as she was
caught then without Federal license, she
bought a license and then was dis
missed on payment of costs also.
The people of Raleigh are tired of this
This woman, as well as others of her Xix
are selling whiskey and beer, day and
night. Sunday or any other day, to minor
or adult as they please, just so the money
Is in hand Here is a case where the
proof seems positive, and it is a case in
which the people demand that the woman,
if not guilty, be acquitted, or if guilty
she be adequately punished and that there
be M talk of dismissing the case on pay
ment of costs.
The case is now for the solicitor, and
if verdict of guilty is returned it is
then for the judge to see that adequate
punishment is melted out. Nothing less
will Atisfy the people who are tired OF
trihing