The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
SCOFIELD FREE
He Is Liberated from Custody on Judge
Murff's Decision-The State Failed to
Prove that Scofeld Knew Whiskey
Was Sold by Flanagan.

II. b. SCoheld had knowledge that
whiskey was sold in the Scofeld drug
store by his clerk, J. E Flanagan, who
has skipped his bond, the acqulttal of
H. B. Scofeld is not surprising. SEQ
| field was held on two charges for sell
ing liquor without a license In these
two cases the information was filed by
District Attorney Fohter.
There is against Scofeld an indict-
ment by. the Grand Jury, obtained on
the evidence of Flanagan, skipped from
Shreveport, Caddo parish and the State
of Louisiana
1t is not possible to say when SEQ
field may be called to stand trial on this
indictment by the Grand Jury.
In the trial of Scofeld Friday after
noon the evidence developed was in
substance ah follows:
J. l. Needham, detective, employed by
number of citizens of Shreveport,
connected with the Prohibition League,
stated that he had obtained whiskey in
pint TASKS three times from J. E. Flan
agan, at different dates. He had dropped
in, as it were, accidentally, but purpose
| ly to indulge in soda water, and that
after several such calls he had become
acquainted with Flanagan. This seem
| ing friendship was strengthened when
the two men discovered they had at
tended the same college in Texas. They
were not intimate as boys nor did they
/ know each other as boys as has been
misstated in public print Having Sc
cured the confidence of Flanagan, he
secured pint of whiskey from Flana
gan. At the time, among the other per
sons present was Scofeld. This was
repeated three times, each time securing
pint of whiskey. At one time, when
| Scoheld was present, he nodded his
head significantly at Flanagan, whe12
he and Flanagan walked together to
the rear end of the store to the place
where the whiskey wah kept, He had
talked to Scoheld in the drug store
when he had obtained the whiskey from
Flanagan.
James. S. Noel testified that before
Needham had gone into the Scofeld
drug store for the whiskey he had
searched Needhan, who on his return
from the Sco6ed store produced the
whiskey, which he tasted and pro-
nounced to be (well never mind) the
court ruled he was out of order and
should not express his opinion on the
quality of the whiskey Noel testified
THAT he saw Needham go into the SEQ
field drug store. He was watching from
the corner of the court house square.
Capt John Sewall, the next witness,
stated that Needham had been sent into
the Scofeld drug store purposely. He
had been instructed to proceed and to
watch particularly Scofeld, and if SEQ
field was not in the drug store to not
make the purchase When after delay
of ten to fifteen minutes Needham re-
ported to him and had a pint flask of
whiskey.
did you taste it?" was the query by
District Attorney Foster.
mo, smelled it and that was
enough The witness was admonished
to not express his opinion of the whis
key.
The spectators roared with laughter,
which was promptly suppressed by
Deputy Otis.
The next witness, ]. c. Foster, testi-
fed that cooperating with Mr.. Noel
and Captain Sewall they had sent Need
ham into the Scofelds drug store. He
was told to notice if Scofeld was in
the store. He returned with a flask of
whiskey which Needham said he had
gotten from Flanagan, who, in each in
stance, had taken the money and put it
in the cash register in the center of the
Scofeld drug store.
On behalf of the defendant there
weresa number of witnesses wlse testi
fed that ScofeTd had told them that he
had instructed his clerks snot to sell
whiskey or any kind of intoxicants ex-
cept on the prescription of physician.
The employees in the Seofeld drug store
were called to testify and each stated
that they had received instructions not
to sell whiskey to any one, except on
the prescription of a lahysician. These
employees had no knowledge that Flan-
agan ever sold any whiskey and one of
these said he was positive that Flana-
gan did not sell, but when pressed all
he could say was that he didn't be-
lieve it.
Punch Newman was emphatic in
his answer when queried. He said:
Since the last experience you won't
catch me selling booze, no stree, not at
any price" At this the spectators
laughed and were called to order.
When called TO the stand to testify,