The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-02-02
UNCLE SAM CLEANS UP
BLIND TIGERS HERE
psllce Judge Mcnefee And Deputy
mTshal Get Busy and Show
They Can Be Stopped


blind tigers cannot be driven out OF
Stanford under no license conditions
Deputy United States Marshal, A. j
Coleman came here from DanyillC
this morning. and arrested seven men
and women. most OF them negroes,
charged with selling whisky in dry
territory without license. Deputy
Marshal Coleman made his visit To
Stanford Mt the instance of Police
Judge John Menefee. Jr., who has
been doing everything in his power
to break up the blind tigers, with
practically no cooperation. and un-
der many adverse circumstances.
The prisoners were taken to Danvillc
in the afternoon. where they will
have hearings before Commissioner
W. ID. Lawwell, and he held to await
the action of the Federal grand jury.
a very serious condition.
Of the prisoners, two women. Mat
tie White aud Nate Rout, were IN
the local jail, serving out 500 fines
and 40 days sentences ior selling
whisky here. The Others were ar
rested BY the Marshal after his arri-
val. One negro man. Charley Baugh-
man. who has been called the King
Oh the Stanford blind tiger operators,
managed 10 get away before the
United States officer could get To-
him. kaughman was serving a long
term in the local Jail for bootleg
eins ,asa had .::;ss;i i#ofv days {"
serve. JaIier Diuk Farmer has been
using him as n trusty, dong work on
the streets, etc, aud not knowing the
federal officer had a warrant for
Baughmau. the JaIlcr allowed him e.
90 TO the postoffice to cash a money
order. soon after the arrival of the
officer here Bauehman failed Ia
show up any more. aud could not Ice
found anywhere when the officers
began 10 look for him. Ii Is believed
that he has gone 10 join quite a col
cny Of exiled Stanford negroes. who
have heavy fines imposed by Judge
Menefec. hanging over their heads
for violation Of the focal option
statutes.
The White aud Roui women were
convicted IN Police Court this week
by Judge Mcncfce. upon the teSii-
mony of Luther Hayden and John
Long that they had bought the booze
from them. Both men were arrested
for beiEg drunk aud Judge Menetee
demanded that they tell where they
had secured the whisky. They. at
first demurred. but Judge Mcnefec
Informed them that he had two years
yet 20 serve IN oifice.Hud would keep
them in Jail for that icuglh of time,
VI necessary. Ia make them tell. They
then decided that 1t was the part OF
wisdom to talk and laid they had I
bought Their whisky from the two
negro women.
Another q, the prisoners taken Ia .
Danviile was WI. aims Hooker.
Murray. q well known negro. Murray
Vas ccuyietrd 81 selling two drinks
Of whisky 10 Abe Gum. tobacco
cJoYes. lie Mas iricd IN the pole"
squirt herr Wedn.--,lsy morning and
fined 800. and ri, Ell 20 DAYS ia ,ail
by jury A,.'th4s' .ss" YVES pending
against him vAen rnrlr sam step
ped IN q. attend "a him. Mayor A.
Il Fperi,ee wa~ conrs'lled la r.mit
the icrui fnee against the prisoners
befo~e they could be taken by the
deputy ur,Shai. which he did. tigur-
ing That Il would be- snvin. to the
city Of Stanford I" have ,nclc Sam
paying the board al the prisoners in
Jail at Danyliie rather than the city
paying il here. The prisoner, taken
over were incnrccrated in the
Danvill, Jail. Jaaor ". :. Fitzgerald
one of the hes, in the state. came
over here with Deputy Marshal to,c-
men aud assisted him in making the
arrests.
( The other prisnnois taken Ia Dam
Mile by the Officers were l.izzic Bur
reti. pnttic Adams. and Charley
Armstrong. all colored and Baker
Walls. we'll known white farmer.
who il employed ON the farm Of
Clarence l.. Tate. one of the most
prominent farmer of Lincoln coun-
Az, The L. ;. Officer secured the
Information against Walls off the
court record here of wear or 81 ago
Ia connection with IA ease in which IL
was charged he had sold whisky to
n r-.l named Bill Straiton. Al the
time Walls shaved plainly that STRAIT
lon had given him some money TO
procure some whisky for him and he
Walls. had gone Ia Bill Lee. well
known blind tiger operator here. aud
got the booze for Slratton. An effort
Was made nj the time 10 convict