The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-20
LIQUORS CONF|sCA-
TED OFF SADIE LEE
PAPERS SWORN OUT BY COUNTY
ATTORNEY.
TRIAL SET FOR TOMORROW
S. B. Duncan Taken by Officers Friday
Night.-Opinion of Attorney General
in the Case Made to County Attorney
VIM. Ray Toombs.
TRIAL SET FOR TOMORROW

last Saturday night, it was with great
pride over the successful termination
OF the three days festivities occasioned
by the annual meeting here of the Mis-
sissippi colleges. They also were tired
out and hailed with joy the sweet re-
pose, and looked forward to the com
ing week as one of normal conditions
But such was not to be the case. for
IN less than twenty-four hours the city
was stirred with the news that the
county authorities had boarded the
Memphis packet Sadie Lee and had
placed some of her officers under arrest
and had also confscated the liquors
that had been found on the boat.
Upon investigation by the Times
man, it was found that Sheriff Worth
ington, with corps of deputies, having
in his possession papers sworn out by
County Attorney VIM. Ray Toombs, had
arrested Capt. VIM. l.. Stapleton, and
Barkeepers Walter Townsend and Ed
Farrell, charging the captain with con-
niving at the unlawful sale of liquor,
and Townsend and Farrell with unlaw-
full sale of liquor. These three men
were taken before Justice H. H. o Ban
non and were placed under $1,000 bond
to appear for trial tomorrow morning
at 9 10 clock Some disturbance arose
between the deputies ana the boat crew
during the absence of the sheriff and
the captain which was quelled by the
display of pistols in the hands of the
deputies, and all was peaceful until
the return of the captain and the bar
keepers Once more the artillery was
brought into requisition, the barroom
gin carried ashore, placed in wagons
and sent to the county jail. All pro-
cedure of the mode of law having been
satisfied, the boat departed for Mem
phis about 2 o CLOCK p. M, having been
detained about four hours. County
Attorney Toombs had previously pre-
pared papers charging Capt. Nimtz,
Mr.. Chas. w. Ruth, and two porters of
the steamer S. B. Duncan with commit
ting similar offenses as those stated
above, and had placed them in the
hands Of Deputy Sheriff Smith Gildart
This gentleman proceeded to Vicksburg
presented the papers and the parties
gave bond and were cited to appear in
this city last Wednesday morning, but
this citation has been changed for to-
morrow Saturday morning. At this
time both cases will come up. The Sun
day morning incident startled the peo-
pie and fell like bomb shell upon the
usual quietude of the Sabbath day.
Had the tail of Halley's comet been
emitting phosphorescent sparks in the
multitudinous exuberance thousands of
persons have been anticipating. the pop
ulace would not have been more amaz-
cd. Luckily everything passed off with
out any serious mishaps, unless it was
the disappointment felt by those who
were experiencing the awful drouth,
and had to become eye witnesses to the
wagons as they traversed the streets
and could only exclaim, "Thou art SO
near, and yet so far But such is life
in the prohibition state.
Much comment is INDUCED in at
times by the immense amount of young
doctors turned out yearly by the vari-
Gus medical colleges, but this affair
has turned out more curbstone lawyers