Evening journal., 1908-07-28
FIND WHISKEY
IN TREE HOLES
And on Bureaus, According
to Testimony in Cases
Heard at Dover
SEVERAL HELD FOR COURT
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. July 2s-Moonshine
methods OF trading In whiskey were
brought fully before the court when
Deputy Attorney-Geneia James NJ. sat
terfeld renewed his vigorous prosecu-
tions Of violators Of The prohibhory
law in Kent county. Another white man
as well as more negroes. were held in
$500 bail. Another man. already under
5000 bail. was brought from prison
and held under two additional charges,
1900 more bail being required.
During the days trials. Thomas @.
Frame and Former Senator Kenney
appeared in defense OF the accused. Mr,
Frame fought hard TO prevent tho
holding TO bail Of Joshua Owens. the
white farmer Of Pearaon's. but Magis-
trate Wood did not hesitate for a
minute In the Ovens case.
II was brought out by the magis-
trate that expert testimony. nor the
liquor itself. IS not required by him
as evidence that the liquor which pass
ed between the parties is whiskey or
beer or other outlawed drinks in cry
Delaware. He took the ground that
the court In this State had held that
wherever one who is accustomed 20
drinking whisSey asks Cor and pays
for whiskey, and gets something that
he pronounces whiskey 10 the best or
his belief. that this is suficleut evil
dence.
Owens was charged with selling for
one dollar one quart Of whiskey to
EaSwood Richardson on June 2s. in
West Dover. Richardson swore that he
walked up to Mr.. Owens farm and
said:
Have you anything on your"
Maybe. i can accommodate you for
what you want" was the reply. so he
swore.
Walk back. Do you see that tree
in the cornfeld."
'Yes. Anything there. guesg
can use a Quart of whiskey?"
"Well. walk back"
Here Richardson Insisted that he
made Mr.. Owens 90 back and get the
whiskey. believing that It was the
place for the one who sells 10 deliver.
There It was. sure enough, a long
necked bottle with a quart in It.
Eight hundred ball. said the magls-
trate. after hearing long argument.
Owens broke the unluclSy fate Of ac-
cused violators by getting bail
The methods of Alexander Harris.
until recently n leading man among
the Dover negroes. were again shown
up when the deputy attorney-general
caleld the two cases Just discovered
against Harris
Bepjamin Brown and William =.
Waters. two negro farmers Of St.
Jones' district, were. respectively the
prosecuting witnesses in each case the
State had.
Il went to Harris house on June 25,
and simply asked him;
'Is there anything doing to-night?"
The witness explained that this was a
way they had of speaking to each
other.
what did you mean by that?" asked
Capt. satterield.
"Now I'm telling you what facts took
place. not what was meant" in
dignantly retorted the witness.
"Soons he said he guessed there was
something doing, / pulled my bottle
and placed it on the bureau / then
turned my back and went TO looking al
the bookcase. No. do not know
what happened. only when I turned
around my half-pint bottle was filled
with whiskey. laws down quarter
and I takes my liquor. I'm telling
you the truth"
Brown was very unwilling and turn
ed his back to the attorney-generai in
testifying. He knew it was whiskey
because he drank it or the way home
Eight hundred more bail was required
Of Harris.
William f. Waters. who had also
been unwillingly drawn in by the
State. when once his hand touched the
Bible, made no bones about it. and
swore he bought a half-pint Of whis-
key from Harris by the "bure9u"
method, but paid Harris the money,
This added $500 moro and another
count against Harris.
Robert c. Owens was the prosecuting
witness against Earwood Richardson.
Owens is white. Richardson is black,
On Nay II, he sworeshe bought a quart
Of whiskey from the accused for one
dollar. Mr.. Kenney made no argu-
ment. Magistrate Wood ordered G
bailpisce in the sum OF $500.