The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-27
WILL CONTINUE RAIDS ON HOMES Jefferson Sheriff Dc
 fends Action. RESENTS TALK OF RICHES Feared That Force Will Meet De- \ puties. Some Citiseas Net wliins se Have Homes Entered witse.t ,Casss
 -oneers Prssars for Fs-
 ture Trouble.
REsEN1s TALK OF RICHES

Birmingham, Sept. 2e.--(Special. )--- There will be at least one Sherifr ff the State against whom Impeachment proceedings cannot be brought for not attending to his duties, is the way Col. E. L.. Higdon, Sheriff of Jefferson County puts 1t in talking of the law which requires that the sherifs of the state make diligent effort to suppress violations of the prohibition law and conhscate liquor or beer wherever they can find 1t. sf
 Sheriff Higdon does not care how much Is said by those who are not friendly to. him about his making bix fees under the raiders warrant pro- cess. There is much to be heard now to the effect that the Sheriff of Jeffer- son County is getting rich and that he Is giving almost all of his time, or rather his deputies are. to the raiding work and is bent on rushing the thing.
 The Sheriff states that many con1- munications are coming into his ofiee telling him where there Is liquor stored or being sold. Whenever there is . signature to these letters and the same Is the name of some person of respon. sibility. further investigation Is made and little later there Is raid and a confiscation of contraband property.
 Premises Trouble Later.
 The systematic raiding that the deputy ShCithS h&FC btaNtCQ Oh ptOnuiEtH tI bring on a little trouble a little latex on. Already some threats have been heard at the sheriff's office. There Is talk of damage suits being instituted and there Is talk of some of the dep- uties feeling wrath, in another man. ner--possibly shot or two.
 Every cognizance is being taken of these threats. Last week report reached the sheriff's office that e man who was suspected of violating the prohibition law would not stand for his place being raided on suspicion and that he would not permit any deputy from going into the place and further that he did not want to see, . deputy come around his place with . shot gun or Winchester. Four deputies went to the place and served e warrant and tho man called the Sheriff in person after wards and entered protest to aepu- ties aallang at hin pla4e. with wGannna. | He was politely told that threAts had been heard of what he would do if any ohicers came around his establishment with weapons ~
 Fear Rapidly Increases.
 In the city and throughout the coun- ty there Is talk to the effect that sher- fir Higdon will make large sum of money through the new law. There appears to be many who believe that the deputies will begin raiding private houses if some one will just drop 2 letter saying that there Is reason to believe liquor can be found there.
 In the Sheriff's office the gtatemenR Is made that everything that is being done or will be done is being done ac- cording to law. Every raid will ba pulled of with a warrant and Sheriff Higdon announces that he will do his duty as he sees it. He says that he will pay no attention to the talk in regards to the money that Is being made through the serving of papers, confiscation and destruction of liquor and the arrestlng of people charged with violating the laws. He says that he did not make the laws and is not responsible for them. hence he cannot be charged with fee grabbing when he is compelled to do his duty or be sub 4ected to a chance of being impeached-