The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-15
SHIELDED HIS CHILD
COFFEE COUNTY CITIZEN RIsKED
 PRISON LIFE.
Bud Lambert Was Charged with Moon shining in United States Court
 But Refused to Tmplicate
 His Guilty Son. =

The love of father for son was nevel more strfkingly exemplified than yes | terday in the United States Court, wher | Bud Lambert, a well-to-do farmer ot
 Coffee County, risked spending severa l months behind prison bars to shield tht | fair name of his offspring. Lambert's appearance in tho Fedora | Court yesterday morning was, to say the least, unusual Contrary to all cus- toms of defendants in that court, he | wore collar and more remarkable still | he possessed a necktie. His interpre- I tation of the use of the English Ian. guage was fairly good and he conduct ! ed himself as man who regards a ] charge against him of moonshining as disgrace. All in all. he was a very | rema rkable witness.
 The Government proved by revenue officers that within a hundred yards of the home of the defendant, on a little branch. an illicit distillery had been operated a few days before they made their raid. The deputy marshals and collectors of internal revenue found a complete stilling apparatus and a num- Der of gallons of cane beer. Lambert persisted when he took the stand that he had known nothing of the presence of the still. although the still place was in easy sight of his house. It was brought out, however, that fif- teen days previous to the raid. Lam bert had been on business trip to Florida and had only been at home two or three days when the raid was made.
 Who was on your place during your absence" asked Assistant District At torney Judkins.
 My son." replied the defendant.
 Did you ask him who was operating the still?'
 T did" was the answer.
 Did you make further investiga- tion?" was the next question.
 'J did not" replied the defendant.
 Do you mean to say" continued the District Attorney. that you. knowing the serious consequences to follow a conviction on a charge of illicit distil- ling. you made no effort to find out the guilty parties. and still you main tain that you knew nothing of the still ing?"
 "I do," was the reply.
 The counsel for the defense then called the son of Lambert, good look ing boy of about 20 years. When he took the stand he was evidently under a terribly nervous strain and several times during his examination his voice choked with emotion. Judge Thomas G. Jones instructed him that he need not give evidence that would incrimi-
 Did your father know of the pres ence of that .still?' asked counsel for the defense.
 DO you know who did operate that still?" was the next question.
 Yes sir" was the reply.
 Who was it?'' asked the District
 The boy wept. He did not answer.
 The jury returned verdict of not
 Win Lowe, a white man of Clanton. was convicted of retailing liquor with out license, and Nelson Thomas, ne- gro, was convicted of illicit distilling. Tn Criminal Court. Will Dupree, negro well known m police circles, was yesterday convicted in the Criminal Division of the City grand larceny. This completed the docket of cases for the October term of court.
 Taylor Got Verdict. A verdict of s10O was rendered the plaintiff yesterday in the Civil Division of the City Court of Montgomery. Judge
 P Tsyior SayLS RreS.pe ~s. J e D powning snH ease 0i Tn this case the plaintiff alleged that near Banner; the defendant. who is a him with his fist and also Applied to- l ward him an epithet that is not con sidered the best form in polite circles.
 So severe was this shock to his sen abilities that he sued Downing for s5,ooo.. The jury said he was entitled to $1O0.
 Tn the case of s. H. Testcott vs. Montgomery Traction Company, a suit for the killing of a valuable bull ter | rfer. the jury awarded the plaintiff a verdict for $S7.50.
 Other eases were disposed of as fol- lows: F. H. Harris vs. Montgomery Street Railway, settled and dismissed. A Stalnaker per ami, vs. Montgomery Traction Company, settled and dis