The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-09
BFb SCARE IN f|eEnDOm.
Mks3,or MIaKGND ssLEskRs' or
WHISKEY ARRESTED AND
HAULED INTO COURT.

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Twcqtv Men and Women Charged
With Selling Blind Tiger Liquor
F6ur White Men Among Number
AaelF, Others are NegroeslTriaIs
sCGslpInenccd Yesterday and Many
'Rlf4s OF Guilty arc Entered, While
others are Tried and Convicted.
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Twenty men and women four of
them being white, were arrested in
akejd on alleged blind tigers of the
City yesterday by the police force of
city. The raid came as a COM
plete.ssurprise to the alleged sellers
of9'vghiskey, who. no doubt, we're
looking for a respite from the activ-
tiles Of the police against them, after
she esecent raids in which a large
number Of arrests were made and
.cOnvtctions had in the Recorders
courd
rh4 raid was made yesterday morn
Ing i8ortly before noon and in a short
tinnA the twenty alleged dealers in
piinditiger liquor were behind the bars
the city guard house. There were
scntetfing over thirty charges against
those arrested, the greatest number
heing made against ]. Whilden Sprott,
who has been up on various charges in
thespolicescourt before. and who was
charged. with -four 'offenses against
the liquor ordinance. selling whiskey
being the charge against him, as it
was saainst the others. Several If
those arrested had two charges
aGainst them. while others had only
one connttto their discredit. !.
i0s~rSe "A. Brown, Jr., who was one
cf IN, ~ defendants in the raid made
some wrecks ago. and e. Poston, who
was one Of Browns witnesses in the
case against Brown. were the two de-
tecttSee, employed by the police of
hcefA IN securing evidence against
the sA(eged sblind tigers.
Tho trial Of the cases commenced
at noon yesterday in the recorders
eoult md continued throughout the
NftsfrbOn. Other cases are set for
this aYternoon and tomorrow. Sew
era1' - the defendants plead guilty to
ME charges against them, while 9TH
4rst demanded a trial before Recorder
HARDY, Several Of those who have
uoty1tten stried have secured counsel
ana wnl probably have Jury trials.
yTh&s arrests made and the dispo-
attiOn ~ Increases against those who
have lbaen tried are as follows:
IEle1osed OF: .. Whilden sprott,
De- nifty n four charges against
hiuaf6nd was given sentence ofS$ioo
or 30 days In each case.
rtnckney Thomas was tried and
convicted and sentenced to pay $75-
serve 80 days.
Winnie Singleton plead guilty, $50
or. 80 days.
Eleanor Farmer. plead guilty, $50
40 days. -.
Josephine Wells. tried and convict.
ed. 35o or 80 days.
/, Hattie sPlowden. tried and convict
ed. $50 or 80 days. \
Hattie Clary. alias Maggie Council,
tried and convicted on one count,
$50sor 80 days. Another count against
this defendant has not yet been dis
posed Of. Z
Alias Jefferson. tried and convict
ed $50 or 80 days.
Matte Conway. alias Matte Corn
we'll. plead guilty on one count, and
not guilty on another. She was Civ
3b0 or 80 days on the first charge,
to which she plead guilty. I
Solemn West. plead guilty. $50 or 80
days. .
jTete Polk. tried and convicted, $50
or 80 days. She then plead guilty
to q second charge and vas given a
like sentence.
Sam Davis. plead guilty. $50 or 80
days. :
Peter Curry, two charges, tried
together, and convicted, 500 or 80
days in each case.
Those whom charges have been
preferred against, but whose cases
have not yet come up for trial ire:
Geo. w. Leslie, white. two charges.
calhoun Gardner, two charges.
Nero Tindal. one charge. ~
]. T. Hatfield, white. two charges. .
Geo. Pediculos, white, released on
800 bond.
Sam Ratteree, white, one charge.
Ann Williams. two charges.