Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-07-02
TIGERS and BOOZE CAPTURED.
RoWan's Sheriff Seems TO Have Awakened
and Finally Gotten Busy.

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Judge Whedbee, the man who
does things to law'breakers,
whether an official or q plain citi-
zsn, will hold the next Rowan Su.
perlor Court. When last here the
did things aud said things
that caused some folk to sit up
and take notice, or in other words
he plainly indicated that he knew
the laws could enforced and that
he expected those in authority to
perform their duties. He went
farther and said. in substance,
that officials who did not do their
duty were either incompetent or
careless and should be indicted for
failure. Judge Whedbee, as mem
toned above will preside at the
September term and his coming
means something, praise be.
Sheriff Mckenzie and his depu-
ties have been quite active in
catching violators of the prohibi-
tion law recently, some old and
Gme new offenders have been
nsbbed, tried and convicted and
it looks like a cleanup is really
on foot, although some of the most
persistent and "rsspectable" vic.
lators have been pushed right into
the hands of the Sheriff by cir
cumstances.
Friday night, acting upon in
formation, the Sheriff accom-
panied by Deputies Baker and
Krider and Special Officer Oracle
of the Southern, met train No. 1s
from Richmond. When the train
came in Baggage Master Pace
handed out on the off. side an IN.
checked grip to q Negro by the
the name of Barber. The suit
case contained four gallons Of
whiskey, w%hereupon Pace and
Barber we're put under arrest fol
violating the State law. Pace was
required to give a 5000 bond and
Barber went to Jail. The trial
was called Saturday morning, and
while the defendants were ready,
Messrs. Linn & Linn, attorneys
for the Southern Railway, asked a
continuance of the case in order
that they might assist IN the pros
ecution. The case was therefore
postponed until Tuesday when it
was heard with quite an array of
lawyers on each side. The often
ders all pretended they did not
know what the grip contained and
we're merely doing an accommcda'
ton business for an unknown Mr..
Wilson at the Southern Hotel.
Mr.. Pace submitted to the charge
and was fined 500 and costs and
Barber got off with $50 and costs =.
Thus booze was being smuggled in
and was being sold by some one at
this notorious joint in coco-cola
bottles at 20c per.
Saturday night the Sheriff and
Deputies Nash and Krider nabbed
an East Spencer Negro by the
name of Frank Sumner at the
Spencer depot who had gotten eff
passenger train No. 20 with four
gallons of whiskey and one dozen
bottles of beer. Sumner was lock-
ed up and was given q hearing
Monday and was sent to the roads
for sixty days.
Another interesting case was
heard Monday, This involved
Mr.. Brown, proprietor of a cafe
on North Main Street, Chas. A.
Kluttz and Herman Lyon. Kluttz
claimed to have bought a pint Of
whiskey from Brown, Lyon being
the go between. Kluttz carried
the stuff to the Sheriff and report
ed Brown. Brown then, in the
presence of the Sheriff, va UNDER
stand. tried to make fish bait out
of Klutts. Kluttz admitted on the
stand that he did not see Brown
sell the whiskey, but believed Ly.
on got the pint from Brown. 1t
was shown that Kluttz is getting
each weak one gallon of whiskey
and all the beer the law allows.
He was asked what he was doing
with such a quantity, but refused
to answer and the court did not
require him to answer. Brown
was found guilty Of retailing aud
taxed 5000 and costs. He took an
appeal and was required to give a
$500 bond. Lyon was taxed $50
and costs.