Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-23
G|RARD MANHATTAN CLUB
IS RA|DED FOR WHISKY
Forty-Five Barrels of Liquor
Found Buried in the
Cellar
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)

Especial Dispatch to The JournaL)
COLUMBUS, Ca, May 22.-The raid
ing of the Manhattan club, owned and
operated by James Kittrell in Girard
and the securing of forIy-five barrels OF
whisky under the ground in the cellar
the establishment of more permanent
Headquarters for the militia as placing
them in buildings and the establishment
of an army kitchen with the cutting
down of the list of deputies featured
today's developments in the whisky and
beer raid in Girard. Information was
given the officers Sunday night that the
Manhattan club was in full operation
and deputies were sent over who went
into the club and, it is said, bought Ii
quor The place was raided and Kit
trell, the barkeeper and five men with
whisky in their pockets were arrested.
After conference between Mr..
Baughn, Captain Dallas Smith, Adjutant
General Hubbard and others it was de-
cided not to keep Kittrell arrested, but
allow him to be freed and so he and
those arrested with him were turned
loose. After the raids. the officers went
into the cellar and. made a thorough
search and found forty-fve barrels of
Whisky under the ground and many loose
bottles.
Law Agent Baughn stated this morn
ing that allegations had been brought
to him of raiders selling whisky and
of them being drunk and so he is the
for the statement that re-
ward of 500 will be given to any
person showing either a member of the
state militia or special deputy force
either stealing, selling the liquor or
drunk. He states that he wants to re-
ward to sink in and only wants the evil
dence.
REVENUE MEN ARRIVE.
T. E. Middlebrooks. of Birmingham,
and c. NJ Hash, of Chattanooga, revenue
men, arrived in the city last night and
are making an Investigation into the
situation. The are going to guage the
liquor to see if it comes up to the stand
ard demanded by the government, if it
has the right revenue stamps on ii, and
if il is properly boxed and packed. If
not the owners are to be arrested by
the United States government. The Of
ficers are also going to look into the
matter of stills found and those report
ed. The keys to the different buildings
in which liquor has been stored are
going to be turned over to the owners
and the buildings locked by them and
the keys kept by them. The raiders
have also placed locks on the doors and
they are going to lock them and keep
these keys. In this way either one or
the other cannot enter the buildings
without the other present.
Some of the Opelika and Tuskegee
are going to be released and
allowed to go home and look after their
business, while there places are filled
by men from Montgomery and other
Last night when a number of auto
mobiles were not stopped by the drivers
when the militiamen called to them the
tires were punctured by the officers.
Patrolman Harris of the Girard po-
lice force was called to military head
quarters and his badge removed Sun
day by Captain Dallas Smith of the
Opelika company national guard of AL
ALBANIA, after the patrolman had arrest
ed two state deputies conducting LIQUOR
raids here on charges of carrying con-
cealed weapons. The deputies were re-
leased and later Captain Smith returned
the badge to the patrolman. Reports
that a clash had occurred between Chief
of Police Cakes and Captain Smith wer=
denied by Captain Smith.