The interior journal., 1915-05-14
CHARLEY REID CONVICTED
INUNcLE SANS COURT
West End Man Found Guilty Of Boot
Logging BY Jury Al London
Brother Also Convicted.

A Jury in the federal court at Lon
don Monday found Charley Reid, of
Milledgeville, this county, guilty OF
selling whisky without a government
license and he will be formally sem
fenced by Judge Cochran on the last
day of the court term.
A great deal Of interest has been
manifested in this case, as Reid has
been operating at Milledgeville for
several years and all efforts on the
part Of the citizens of that section 20
secure his conviction in the local
courts have proven a failure. Not
until the strong arm of Uncle Sam
reached in and took a hand, were
the efforts TO secure evidence against
him successful. Deputy Collector
Rowan Saufiey, of Stanford and
Deputy Y. s. Marshal Charles A.
Winfrey, of Somerset, worked up evil
dence against Reid, and arrested him
after they had secured evidence
which they believed would stand the
test in the courts. Reid was repre-
sented by J. W. Rawlings. He is said
to have made considerable money at
his place in Milledgeville and has al
ways had good backing whenever he
got into tangles with the law.
Reid's case was called for trial
early Wednesday morning and the
first witness for the government was
Marshal Winfrey. who told of going
with Deputy Collector Saufley to
Reid's place and arresting him on
March 16. Mr.. Winfrey stated that he
found nine quart bottles Of whisky
unopened and one quart about half of
which was gone. A small glass, such
as is used in saloons was found on
the counter.
Deputy Saufley followed Mr.. Win
frey and stated in substance what
Winfrey had told. He also told the
jury of having made monthly visits
to Reid's place, as the government re-
quires, and of having on nearly every
occasion found whisky in Reid's
place.
Charles Mckee, detective, testi-
fled that on Monday night, March Is,
he in company with Otto Myers, went
to Reid's place and that he (McKee)
bought a pint of whisky from Reid
about 6 80 and later went with Mr..
Winfrey and bought another. The fol-
lowing morning Deputy Collector
Saufley and Deputy Winfrey arrested
Reid.
Reid then took the stand and swore
that he had not only not sold Mckee
any whisky, but that he never had
sold whisky at all. He denied that he
had been convicted on any charge in
the state courts, but District Attor-
ney Slattery got him so tangled that
he finally admitted he had paid fine
in the Stanford court, but claimed it
was for a negro who had been his
friend. Reid, on cross-examination ad-
mitted that he had been caught in
Danvile with 80 gallons of whisky in
a wagon, but said that he did not
know whether he was fined on that
occasion for having the whisky, or for
carrying a pistol.
Booker Reid, liveryman, of Dan
vile, swore that the reputation of
Charles Mckee, the detective, was not
very good for truth, but Chief of Po-
lice Thurmond contradicted him on
the point.
Reid introduced another witness to
prove the bad reputation of Mckee,
but the district attorney finally ex-
tracted from him that he had been
promised something from Reid for
swearing as ne did. The witness was
pressed hard by the district attorney
and finally said Reid was TO move his
household goods from Danville to
Casey county.
John Dinwiddie and DR.. Lee Pipes,
of Moreland, testified that Reid's
character was not good. Deputy Col
lector Saufley was recalled to the
stand on the question of Reid's char
acter and stated that it was bad. At
torney Rawlings who was defending
Reid, asked him who he had heard
discuss Reid's character and Mr..
Saufley gave him a list of perhaps 25
of the best citizens in the West End
of Lincoln, adding as he left the stand
that the list was only the first chapter
and that if the attorney desired fur
ther evidence he could produce the
second chapter as ne had had COM
plants about Reid off and on since
he had been revenue officer.
The case was then given to the jury
and in about Is minutes it returned
verdict of guilty. Judge Cochran
will sentence Reid beforc court ad-
journs and it is believed he will go to
the penitentiary.
The case of Matt Reid, brother of
Charley. was called and late Wednes-
day evening the jury found him guilty
of selling whisky in Boyle cosnty.
The jury which tried Otto Myers,
who was indicted for perjury in the
case of Charly Reid could not agree.
By the conviction of Charley Reid,
who is said to be the backbone cf IL
licit liquor traffic and the brains of
the "Blind Tiger" operators m West
Lincoln and Junction City, the govern
meat Officers believe that the Law
abiding people Of those sections will
have reason to cest in more security
and the good name of those commu-
Mite, will no. lo0Gvl be brought mic
disrepute, by having it said that what
has been termed as almost ian open
saloon" was running in their midst.