Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-25
BLIND TIGER CAPTURED BY POLICE
WITHIN BLOCK OF THE CITY HALL
White Man, With Negro Agent We're Both Arrested And Are Now Held In Police Bar
racks in Default Of Bond Both White Men And Negro Confessed They Had
Been Selling OF-TWO Cases Of WhSk Seized at White Mans House to
Be Held And Used as Evidence in Court Hearings Later

white man, who later confessed
rba- he had been engaged in the Illicit
so1o of Iiouor for several months, was
,,,stordav afternoon arrested and lock-
Cd Il pin the city barracks. together
with his negro agent, both having been
held in default of bond.
The house of the blind tiger" is sit
mated within block of the city hall,
and this was one reason why the ac-
tvities of the agent of the tiger and
finally the tiger himself, came to be
observed The entire matter was fer
rpted out yesterday afternoon within
an hours time and almost by accident.
As Mayor Mathis stood in front Of
the city hall early yesterday after
noon he observed a white man stand
ing near the artesian we'll hand some-
thing to another white man, the reci-
rient of the money having left imm"-
dial " after he received the coin. Tue
man mo had gone away soon return
ed with bottle and handed it to the
other man
Taking this as a clue, the mayor
notified Chief Of Police Barrow of the
occurrence and told him to watch the
two men closely. Chief Barrow fol-
lowed them into nearby hotel, where
he surprised the two drinking the
whiskey He arrested both of them
and conducted them to the city hall,
where it was learned that they had
obtained the whiskey from a negro
man.
Further investigation disclosed the
fact that the negro man was only All
agent for white man, so that both of
them We're apprehended and taken to
the barracks. There both admitted
that they had sold the whiskey. They
further admitted that they had been
engaged in the traffic for several
months, even before the holidays. Up
on this admission and the indisputable
evidence against them, they were both
locked up in the barracks. On he
basis that each had been guilty OF
.iclatlon of the prohibition law on
Wo counts, of keeping and selling
"AISkey, each was held under the re-
Specuye bonds of $3.50 and $3.50, maxi,
ing each mans total bond $4OO. Ii
u'faoIt of payment they were held,
ease IN the way of a hearing in the
ca in the way of hearing in the
recorders court, which will probably
occur Monday and trial in the City
court, which will occur later.
I"o cases of whiskey were seized at
G'e home of the white tiger. This was
seized and taken to the police bar
racks and will be held in order to ne
used as evidence in the case. The fact
VI lne seizure of the whiskey, together
win the fact that both men admitted
'HaI they sold the specific whiskey
'"d' was found on the two white mon
ana that they had been engaged in the
selling Of whiskey for several months
would make, it seems, a clear case
against them when the matter comes
up 'aler in the courts. There was no
"e"I'i Whatever by the men, and they
'i"lAly confessed that they had been
e"sdsed IN the Illicit sale of liquor for
a long time.
Inc fact that such illicit sale Of
"'ISNey had been going on almost
"'"'h block of the city hall for
e'efaI months, created a sensation in
''s''l The manner in which the men
''.' apprehended would seem to in
''0"e mat the traffic had been cas-
''O On with the utmost openness and
-" toe attempt to hide it. This IS
vac second series OF arrests made
"',e within a short time for the vio-
~" oI the prohibition law, the other