Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Blind Tigers Raided BY Policemen
Saturday Night

lice officers, under direction OF
Mayor Shields, raided several places,
arrested the proprietors and locked
some of them in Jail To await inves-
tigation. These arrests were the
outcome OF some quiet detective
work that had been carried on by q
member of the Baldwin Detective
Agency Of Roanoke. The detective
arrived in Lexington February LIST
and at once proceeded &c locate
some of the many places whore it is
said that liquors can be bought.
When he had secured sufficient evil
dence the arrests were made. The
hour for the raids was 9 o'clock
Saturday night. aud they we're made
nearly simultaneously at four
places, two of the suspects being
white and two colored.
Chief Parent and Deputy Sheriff
Weeks raided the home of Mrs.
Minnie Cummings (widow of Hugh
Cummings on north Main street
About one and one-half barrels OF
beer and 30 pints OF liquor we're Sc
cured, and Mrs. Cummings and he r
son, ID. Cummings. were put under
arrest.
Policeman White aud the Roanoke
detective made the raid and arrests
at W. T. Agnor's at East Lexington.
A barrel of beer was secured and
Agnor was locked up.
Officer White and Thomas SherI-
dan searched Milt Pettigrew's on
north Main street and found bar
rel of beer and one-hait gallon OF
liquor. Pettigrew and Clarence
Bransom were locked up.
Acting Policeman Walker aud the
detective made the search at Charles
Jones on Randolph street and found
one-half barrel OF beer, and Jones
was locked up.
Other persons dispensing the
"contraband, hearing of the ar
rests of their confreres, hastily
closed their places and decamped.
Some of them carried their stocks of
wet goods" to safe places, it is
said.
The cases were called in the pc
lice court Monday before Mayor
Shields. Town Attorney Catlet
prosecuted the cases. The detec
tive had worked up good case.
against each of the persons arrested
Independent of the beer ard liquor
foand in their several places.
The first case called was Charlie:
Jones. He was found guilty anC
his punishment fixed at 500 fin,
and sixty days in Jail He gave no
tice of appeal. and the Mayor 6xeC
his bond at $780, Bond not We
given and no appeal granted.
Milt Pettigrew was found guilt,
on three charges and his punish
ment fixed at 800 and sixty days
800 and six months and 500 ant
six months. respectively.
Clarence Bransom on two counts
800 and sixty days, and 800 an,
SIX months.
Mrs. Cummings offered to com
promise oy payment OF fine withou
Jail sentence. This proposition tn
Mayor declined. So she skippe
town, as did also her son, D. Cum
mings. and Fannie Dooley and sew
:ral others, who had been summone
on account Of violation of the locs
option law.
Mrs. Cummings was tried yester
day in her absence and found guilt
on two charges, with 800 and sixt
days and 500 and six months, r,
spectively. Two other charges ar
pending against her.
Minnie Pettigrew (wife of Mi
Pettigrew) was fined $50, and Mr..
w. T. Agnor was fined $50.
All parties convicted were r,
Quired to give bond of $500 ft
n twelve months, conditioned on col
:. pliance and observance of the liqut
> laws of Virginia.
Warrants are now out for Fam
70 Dooiey and d. Cummings, whiC
will be served on them when foun
:, Jail sentences were imposed {