Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-09
THREE OF The SIX CASES
WERE DISPOSED OF
Fines Aggregating 8 Years
Or $l,75O Imposed

n wears in tne pehiIO
.o.oa late Yesterday afternoon on
niDt Frazier by Judge J. A. Hixon, OF
N -, ritv court, as the result of the
,wo yerdicts of guilty found in that
.,nr. rpcently in two of the six cases
originally on the docket against Fra
,iar charging him with repeated vio-
,stion of the state prohibition law.
There we're separate and distinct
fines imposed upon Frazier. These
fines we're imposed as the result Of
tbo yerdicts returned in the two
eases that have come to trial. TWO
of the fines were imposed in the first
case. one for selling whiskey and the
other for keeping whisyed in his
pacA of bsiness. The other fine was
imposed in the second case for keep-
Ing whiskey in his place of business.
OF the two fines imposed in the
first case the first was 12 months in
the penitentiary or $3.50 for selling
months in the penitentiary and $500
for keeping whiskey in his place of
business. :
The fine in the second case was
q $1,000 for keeping whiskey in his
place of business
Attorneys for Frazier Immediately
gave bond for their client to the
amount of $500, or double the fines
imposed upon Frazier, and motions
4 for new trials were filed. The first
II Of the two cases for which Frazier
was fined was tried on February 2,
while the second one was concluded
yesterday morning, having been be-
gun on the afternoon of the previous
day
Including the third case, which WAS
mol pressed on account of the fact
that the charge involved was but a
repetition of a previous charge, only
three of the six cases on the docket
against Frazier have been disposed
Of with the close of this session Of
the court The three remaining cases
will go over to the next term of tn )
court
The details of the first trial were
given in the issue of The Times-Re-
corder for February 3, the occurrences
lot which that charge was made hav-
ing taken place onSe ptember 8 CT
last year, The violations of the pro-
aOltlon law for which Frazier was
"Ied Yesterday and the day before
III lne second case against him o.,
CURED on September 10 and November
~ Of last year, the days given mark
lug lhe time when raids were made
On his place of business on Cotton
avenue,
4ue witnesses for the state in this
u'@i Were J, R. Williams and Ed
N'oo' Of Columbus; Ernest Slappey,
D"'e "lngate and Chief of Police
'"i'o" The gist of the testimony of
| .aVn witness was that they had seen
'H'oAey IN Frazier's place of busi-
DeSS here. The defense introduced
~ evidence in the case. In his
s'a' &c 10 the jury, Judge Hixon made
manifest that where one made his
t,. N.' oi residence at his place of
,. ao'leSS with the intention of frus-
''us inc law that there was no
'ud' would protect him from be-
4s convicted for violation of the
''@.e Prohibition statute
'ne Jury deliberated but a short
n.,,5 0e'ore 1t returned verdict nf
ins, F ol the offense charge in the
ia i',,'nent, that of keeping whiskey
,o.. NC pace of BUSINESS. In passing
mas 'Dve upon Frazier, Judge Hixo n
~. 'ue second fine to take effect f
MT, CONCLUSION of the first and the
SorI. 8' 'ne conclusion of the second
y fo. .''or n Chllders conducted the case
-. vie state and Attorneys J. B. Hud.
fo. - ~iu Z. R, Winchester appearel
'or the defense,
,, Inc decisive manner in which the
'Ur'es returned verdicts of guilt,
Al TWO cases that have come K
ms ana the heavy fines imposed b,
nror.. nixon should do more good ii
n,os,,g 'Dong future violations of tn,
,h,, y'''oh law here than anything
in i. ''S yet been done by the cour
in. enorts to enforce the prohibi
SHOT, Inc results of these trial
jnr D,u indeed be salutary in preven.
IN t 'Ino tigers here and in aidin;
mi. 'i'ner enforcement of the law |
Wig Particular
ro,.,1 cases against. G. R. Anglin fo
aEon 0D OF the prohibition law we,
ho up Yesterday in the court. I
Vac o' one a verdict of not guilt
''urned on the. charge .