The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-07-16
HELL IS ND TERROR | AFTER PROHIBITION
 TO JUDGE SMITH

Experience in Prescott Liquor Casea
 Prepares Him for the Worst He
 Says.
 TUCSON, July 12.-Judge Frank lO. Smith, who is presiding in the trial of Robert Renter and Frank P. Moore in the Pima superior court on charges of murder has attained fame throughout the state and for his stand in liquor cases in his home county of Yavapai. On May 2S in passing upon motions for changes of venue. he said, in part:
 Tt is perfectly plain that patent to me, and must be plan and patent to anyone whi is not blind, that the offer on the part of these defend ants. that they be allowed to receive a fine and escape the Jail sentence would allow anyone who might de- sire ot conduct a liquor business in. definitely, for the fine simply amounts to a license, and as long as the jail sentence can be escaped, the conducting of an illegal business may continue. It is for that reason that I must enforce the law in it's spirit and in its letter.
 Respect for Liquor Dealers.
 But I should enforce the law, not only for that reason, but as a mark of appreciation and respect and hon. or to the men who were in the sa- loon business to the first day of Jan uary and who quit. We have many such citizens in this county. More over I believe in enforcing the law l for another reason. A vast amount Of liquor brought in here during the month of April is what was familiar | ly known in my home state, Hi nois, as rot-gut whfskey, that is whis- ky that is run from the distillery and bottled up immediately; whisky about a year and a half old, war. ranted to knock a squirrel out of a tree at forty rods. One drink of it would make a man fight his moth er-in-law.
 "Submarine Warfare"
 "I want to say while I am making this statement, that I endorse the attitude of the Sheriff of Yavapai lcounty in enforcing this law from A to 2. The mere fact that it may have been necessary to bring sub marines into this warfare to get little evidence is no reason why an s4s- if. The liquor business could not exist, of course, without customers. Now, have not noticed that the grass has been worm out of the sherin'1 office, across the court house plaza, by any one to give in- formation concerning these viola tions of the law, nor have the stairs in the Bank of Arizona build- ing been worn out by men going up to the county attorneys office with information.
 ''Ihe only way the :he-if cruii set at the bo,$an. O. this m ttar vas by bringing few deta: ','as and spotters and all this talk about criticizing the sheriff updn that ground is simply twaddle to stir up the dust and cloud the issue, which is simply this: Are there men in this county that are bigger than the law? That is the whole question.
 He'll Has No Terror. -'
 There have ben many threats land suggestions and innuendoeB of all kinds and characters presented to me during the last two weeks, threats of recall and suggestions of physical violence, and so on. I pass by all these things as idle bunk, but am here to say that, SO far as am concerned, death is preferable to dishonor, and after a man has served through a period of time as Judge of the superior court of this state, he may look forward with pleasurable anticipation to a little sleep and rest in a pine box on an Arizona hillside. After the exper- fence I have had during the last two weeks in connection with these liquor cases I am fully prepared to state that hell itself is an endurabIe place of residence"