The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-28
Sensational Scene In Police Court In Presence Of
 Exum and Bodeker
EXHIBITS LIQUOR AND
 SAYS HE BOUGHT II
Jntimates That OfHcers Wink nt Viola lions and Chief Bodeker Resents the Charge in Vigorous
 Language

There was genuine sensation in the police court yesterday morning when Arlie Barber of the Barber Drug & Seed Co. made a wholesale charge that the prohibition laws are being violated open ly and fiagrantly and that the officers of the law know of that fact Chief Bode- ker and Mayor Exum were in the court room when the charge was made and both answered MT. Barber. The charge came unexpectedly and few people were in the court room when MT. Barber began talking. Before he had 1 beeu speaking five minutes, however, the room was crowded.
 Mir Barber went into the mayors of- flee yesterday morning and asked Mayor Exum to come into the court room as ne was going to say something about the violation of the laws. The chief was al ready in the court room. MT. Barber had a package under his arm which SUD- seouently proved to be beer and whisky' which he alleged he bought in number Of places.
 MT. Barber said that not only was the prohibition law violated but that the en- forcement of many other laws was lax in the extreme. MT. Barber and MT. Exum entered the court room while a. case was being tried. As soon as the court had finished MT. Barber rose and began his speech.
 Addresses the Court ..with vour permission,' he said, ad- dressing the court, q would like to say a few words to the court in regard to the violation of the laws. am citi- zen of Birmingham, of the state of Ala hama and of the United States, and as such am entitled to protection. For this nav taxes but do not get protection.
 .The law most flagrantly and openly violated is the prohibition law On each side of my store there are places that know are selling liquor illegally. Each dav see wagon loads of whisky carried past my door. This is against the ia~' hut it Is not stopped. As B law-abiding citizen of this community I demand pro lection from the proper authorities.
 CT have asked for hearing before the state and city courts and the police court was the first to grant it. Not disrespect- fullv but firmly, will tell you that un- ,ess conditions are vastly improved l will initiate Carrie Nation and destroy the b,,nd tigers I have provided myself with A hatchet and am fully prepared to use it. I do not wish to do that. In the first place 1t is not my duty; secondly, as a taxpayer I pay men to break up the t,gers. lastly, 1t would be @ breach of neooe However I am fully prepared to do it.
 Opens Package of Liquors Mr. Barber here opened the package which he had been carrying and ex- nosed several bottles of beer and two bottles of whisky. T bought each of these bottles at different place. he continued, and there was no attempt at concealment made. They were sold to me openly.
 | .In the presence of a former police commissioner l bought two b,ttles of beer in an establishment in the city. Has anything been said about this at the police commission?
 .Jt seems to me that if private citi- zen can get evidence against these places that an officer of the law, whose l'usi- ness it is to do so. would be able to sc- cure evidence.
 "A private detective told me that a member of the police commission had shown him a letter which contained the information that an Ensley policeman was receiving money for letting the blind tigers alone. I challenge Carl Seals to deny the statement" he cried, turning toward the crowd.
 "A certain man told me that a police man had confessed to him that he had orders from the chief of police to move the tigers on the second floor.' Bodeker Uses Strong Language "The policeman who said that is a ~~-~-~-~-~-~--~-~~--~
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