Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-03-23
$500 WORTH OF
BOOZE" POURED
into RIVER BED
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Ashford case to the supreme court
and if Ashford won his case on Ap-
peal, that he would then sue the
constable on his bond for the value of
the property destroyed. Mr.. NIXON
also stated that Ashford had not vio-
lated any of the liquor laws since
the Woods nuisance act became a
Jaw, prior to which time the chancery
court did not have the power to take
charge Of mans place OF business
and lock it up, and deprive him Of
the use of the same. land he believed
that part of the chancellor's decree
was void, and, acting on that belief.
Ashford had been advised to refuse
to surrender his keys, and the
sheriff was notified that if. acting
under that order. he forcihly took
charge of said place of business and
closed il, that he and his bOndsmcn
would be sued for the damag. cads</
thereby"
Crowd Sees "Bo0ze'' Flow.
Tho destruction of the stocks OF :
cupied the time of several men until
late in the afternoon, and several
tpouGdHu DCOpiS SSItCu iiC SCClIC uul
ing the day. The fumes from the
evaporating liquor perm aate1 the sec
ton about the courthouse, and the
clothing Of those who stood about
for any length of time carried the
odor.
The destruction of the liquor was
proceed with in a methodical way,
An old iron axle was placed on two
uErights just at the edge of the rive:'
bank on the east side Of the court
house. and on this the bottles We're
smashed as rapidly as two NEGROES
could handle them. The barrel gond :
were rolled to the edge. and the
heads knocked in. Old toner's looked
on the work as though it Vert
shameful. while several negroes
scooped small portions from crevicos
and depressions in the earth. Tho
odor was so disagreeable that few
could remain about for anv lers1h OF
time without being attacked with NAL
de mer.
Seizure Of Stocks.
The stocks destroyed yesterday were
seized several weeks ago on writs is
Slcu NY <uduCGliOl ELillOll upOH pClA-
ton Of Prosecuting Attorney. Il. G.
Parham. The Ashford stock was seiz-
ed by Deputy Constable Jim Redeem
ger. while the Brookhill stock was
seized by Sheriff r. II. Williams. In
terventions in the Brookhill case were
filed by NJ. Holland, Fred Senyard and
Friedman. Keller & company of Pa
ducah. Holland said it was the re-
mainder of his saloon stock, with adj
<litions bought in anticipation of the
re-opening of saloons here. Mr.. Sen
yard said he had stored some stock
there. having no other place to keep
it, and the paducah company claimed
! the Holland stock was owned by it.
Several barrels of whiskey and casks
of beer We're found to have been
brought in since the saloons closed
some of them being addressed to
| John Brown" and others to "John
Ok" Those addressed to COX" came
from house at Ulm.
| The DEGREES.
| The findings and DEGREES in both
cases are identical. with the exception
of the names of the intervenors, anC
that the sheriff waSordered to destroy
the Brookhill stock, while the con
stable was instructed to destroy the
Ashford lot. The finding and decree
in the Brookhill case follows:
| "And the court being sufficiently adj
vised doth find upon the proof before
him that there was, on and before
the filing of the information herein
to-wit: March l, 1915. in certain
building situated on the northwes
corner of East Third avenue and Ala
bama street, known as the Brookhil
hotel and saloon in the city of Pine
Bluff, Jefferson county, Arkansas
certain alcohol, spirituous, ardent
vinous, malt or fermented liquors
j kept to be sold contrary to law, an(
that there had been shipped into ant
placed in said building to be sole
contrary to law such alcohol, spirit
GUS, ardent, Vhous, malt or fermentet
liquors, and that same was sold IL
said above mentioned building con
trary to law.
1T is therefore considered, ordered
adjudged and decreed that the stool
o" alcohol. spurious. ardent, vinous
malt or fermented liquors, and an.
compound or prepare ton thereon
commonly called tones. bitters o
indicated liquors. Of any kind nov
in the custody OF Il. H. Williams
sheriff OF Jefferson county. found il
and removed from the building abov
described aud known as the Brookhll
hotel and saloon, be and the same i
hereby directed and ordered destroyed
and the sheriff is hereby ordered ant
directed to destroy all such liquors II
his custody taken from the premise
| ahauc set forth and iAe owner an