The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
Maximum Penalties Being Imposed by Recorder
 in Cases
ANOTHER TRIAL IS
 SET FOR MARCH F
Charged With Assault on Davenport. Seventeen Arrests Made During February and Six This Month
 in the Campaign

Yesterday morning in the court Of Recorder Alvin Douglas the maximum stentence was imposed on Harry Will Hams, son of Dr. NJ. M. Williams. proprietor of the Williams Drug com pany charged with selling cocaine. Judge Douglass imposed a s90 fine and prison sentence of 1S0 days for each Of two charges. Williams appealed to higher court
 Harry Williams. with his father. Dr. M M. Williams, were tried in record ers' court Thursday morning and fined SeO and given 60 days each on being found guilty of selling cocaine. This sentence also was appealed to a high CT court In these cases Plain Clothes Officers Macke and Brannon appeared as the prosecuting witnesses. Attor- ney Prosch appeared for the defense The case of Samuel DeBardeleben. charged with assault and battery on T. A. Davenport proprietor of the Dav- export meat market, Fourth avenue and Twentieth street, was passed yesterday morning by Judge Douglass until March l2. In the meanwhile 1t is stated at police headquarters that there will be several moro arrests made in connection with the assault on Mir. Davenport.
 Says He Was Threatened
 According to Mr. Davenport, the as sault on him was provoked by his testimony in recorders court this week in a case of cocaine selling. He stated that threats were made against him Thursday afternoon and that tho same pit hns peared in poolroom on Twentieth street, near Fourth avenue. he was set upon and beaten. The arrest of De- Bardeieben followed the assault on MT. Davenport.
 ''1 was warned that I would be beat en within an inch of my life" said MT. Davenport in recorders court yes terday morning, Following my testi- mony this week against a dope sell CT. Thursday night I went into pool room on business and was set upon In the melee someone used 0 billiard cue on my head and I was pretty badly used up by the time the police ar rived However. I have not been in- timdated and will prosecute my assail- ants to the limit of the law"
 'The cocaine users arc up against it." said officer Macke yesterday, "and they are showing their displeasure by attacking witnesses. It shows that they are on their last legs and that we have them cornered We intend 10 drive every person engaged in the sale of cocaine in Birmingham out of the city or in jail. Apepals to the high CT courts will be of no avail"
 "War to the Bitter End"
 'lt Is a war to the bitter end said Officer Brannon, with drug store men who are selling cocaine to the ne- groes. There will be no let up in the campaign until this traffic is complete ly broken up and the traffickers be- hind the bars"
 "I will keep Officers Brannom and Macke on the trail of cocaine sellers" said Acting Chief Martin Eagan ''un- til the illegal sale of cocaine and nor phne is stopped in this city. The un- restrained sale of cocaine by unscrupu- lous clerks in drug stores has been the cause of innumerable murders and out rages in Birmingham and Jefferson coun- ty and it is up to the citizens who have
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