The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-11-11
COOK AND BREWER LIVE
WIRES IN THEIR DISTRICT
Express Agent and Express Com.
pany Arraisned for Viola.
ton of the Law.


On affidavit made by District At
torney Earl Brewer, Magistrate w. p.
Wildberger to day issued writ of
seizure and NJ. J. Bouldin, sheriff of
this county, seized five hundred pack
ages Of G. o. d. whiskey at the
American Express Company's office.
Sheriff NJ. j. BOuldin, with the aid Of
Judge Cook, District Attorney Brew
er and other officers having practi-
cally driven the 'blind tiger" from
this country. went after those alleged
to be selling liquor under the pretenSe
of G. o. ID. shipments rather severely
today.
He has made atiidavits against the
American Express Company and it's
agent here, T.. H. Bond, and against
members Of various we'll known firms
i'm Memphis and ST. Louis, charging
all of them with selling liquor without
license, Bond was arrested, brought
before w. p. Wildberger, G magistrate,
and was fined $500 and sentenced to
jail for ninety days.
The American Express Company
will be tried Saturday, the law requir-
ing five days service on the corpora
tion before action can be taken.
Members of the whiskey firms in
volvcd will be tried here as soon as
they can be brought here by requis-
tion.
HOW IT>wORKS.
The evidence of Bonds trial showed
that well-knOwn whiSkey firm in
Memphis sent number of whiSkey
packages to ClarkSdale, consigned to
various negroes in the county, and at
the same time wrote TO them that the
whiskey was at the express office and
could be obtained on payments of the
amounts due, $3.50 per gallon The
negroes testified that they had never
ordered any whiSkey from these firms,
but having received the letters refer
red to, called on the express agent
here, telling him they had not order
ed the whiSkey, but that they were
willing to pay for it if he would let
them have it. Bond, it is said, took
the money and delivered the whiSkey,
and Mr.. Wildberger thought him gull
ty Of Unlawful retailing and found
him guilty.
Sheriff BOuldin expects to convict
The American Express Company on
the theory that the agent was acting
under its authority in accepting pay
for this whiSkey that had not been
ordered, and became party to the il
legal sale.
NAY CONVICT MEMPHIANS.
He expects to convict the members |
of the various whiSkey firms, when /
eXtradited and brought here for trial, |
on the ground that they were in fact
selling liquor here on other than legit- |
innate G. o. d. orders. He says they |
can be extradited and tried in this |
county under Section 1882 of the code |!
OF this State, which is:
Where an OffenSe is commenced |
out of this State, and cOnSummated in
it, or where an OffenSe is cOnsumated |
in this State by any means or agency
proceeding from person out Of this |
State, the person so commencing such |
offense or putting in operation such
means OF agency, although out of this |
State at the time such offense was ac-
tually consummated, shall be punished
in the county where the offense was
He says, If the people in other coun-
ties OF the State will bring the out
side whiSkey firms here, giving them |
the full penalty0f the law when con-
victed, the sellinSstlle g. O.. d. ship
ments will be broken up in this State.