The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-14

covered that the search warrant had
been taken from the raiders, who
then sought refnforcements- Sheriff
White came and completed the raid.
The state worked q few thrills IN
to the session when IL introduced
Ward Marshall. lawyer and liquor
foe. Mr.. Marshall was one of the
election ana the contest recently de-
cided for the vets. He participated
In several rails, and was the leader
OF . squad Of deputy sherifts that,
on the evening of August %. 1914.
raided the blind tiger of Tommy
Smith, in Seventh Street.
Good for Movies.
Marshall's description of that raid
would make movie scenario. He
and four other deputy sherifis. sworn
In by Sheriff White. visited Tommy
Smiths place and proceeded TO carry
his ice box-beer and alI--into the
street. Tommy followed his stock of
liquor. II was just beginning to get
dark. Marshall said. and Tommy
Smith came out and "just looked
across the street" That look seemed
to be q wireless call for help.
Suddenly a big mob came from
.somewhere." Marshall said. land the
next thing I knew somebody had
hit me on the head with bottle of
beer. When I could get my eyes
open / saw one Of the johnson boys.
another deputy, get blow WITH a
beer bottle. Then 1t just rained beer
and bottles. ran and laid down be-
hind fence. and the fence fairly
ratified with the bottles that flew at
it. / looked up and saw that Ill the
other deputies were on the run. 30 I
ran too
Marshall describes his departure
from the scene In such a picturesque
way that the big crowd In the court
room were kept laughing. He said he
ran backward in order to see the
bottles sthrown at him so he could
dodge them. When they came 30
fast he could not dodge them any
longer he turned and ran. The bonn
bardment of bottles continued, and
at last he drew his revolver and
fired at his pursuers. Then they re-
treated.
Did you go back and pick up the
State. asked.
mo. left them there" Marshall
said.
Marshall gave some interesting
testimony as to how Nuncie blind
tigers received their consignmsnts of
beer during the dry regime. He
roomed in the wysor block, which
ad1oined George bursts place, an
alleged blind tiger. He said that In
eleven months he counted 1873 bar
reis OF beer delivered to bursts
about . o'clock In the morning.
Did you stay awake to count
them7" Attorney O'Neil. Of the de-
Tense, asked
mo. they woke me up when they
came with the wagons" he answered.
Then I got up and counted the bar
rels"
Seventeen Tigers Naaded.
Marshall told Of raiding seventeen
blind tigers during one campaign by
the Good Citizenf League.
Harry Humbsrt, who ran the green
front cigar store In partnership with
Winfield Jacobs when It was raided
~ blind tiger. was . witness. He
told Of the raid, and the defense at
tempted to show that Humbert had
been undu1y influenced by 4 promise
Of immunity by WiImur Ryman, the
attorney for the Civic League, to
testify against Keno Smith, the In
dfcted Police Commissioners. Hum
bert said RymAn had talked to him,
but he did not accept the proposal.
The first woman witness In the case
was Viola Gossett who has had a
prominent part in Muncie's under
world life. She appeared as a State
witness, ana told Of being summon cd
to the office Of Gene Williams, the