The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

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FORMER ALDERMAN
| C0acEAlS WHISKY
/ N HIS RESIDENCE
Sergeant Finds Il and Connscatea
Mnrphy's Holdings; Hearings
ON Giznrd Oess Begun
| Montgomery, Ala. June 1S.---As a
result Of tho thorough clertness OF
Sergeant 6ngleterry. Of Montgomery
q raid was made on the former place
of business Of Pat Murphy. member
Of the Board Of Alderman OF Girard,
Ala, in that town. and total Of more
than 30 full cases Of whisky was con-
fiscated by the officers.
The raid was made by M. 8. Baughn.
law agent in charge OF raiding
operations in and around G1rard. and
J. w. Dodge, assistant law agent. Two
full drayloads Of whisky were hauled
| from the building In upper Girard to
the States warehouse in lower Girard
is being connscated by the officers.
According to official report made,
| Sergeant Singleterry heard an auto
mobile drive up to the rear OF the
Murphy building. This structure Ia
| Immediately adjoining the building
used by the soldiers as headquarters
T. oil
went to the second story OF the build
ing occupied by the soldiers. and
climbed out on the roof. from where
he says he saw Mr.. Murphy and three
others removing whisky from the
Murphy premises.
Automobile Seized.
The sergeant climbed back to his
companions on the lower floor Of the
building and a detachment was taken
around to the roof. The automobile
was seized. and in it nine full cases OF
whisky are reported to have been
found. The men were placed under
arrest at the same time, but later
| were released without formal charges
being made against them. Report OF
| the occurrence was made to Mr..
| Raughn, and the raid followed.
According to the ra!ding officers,
whisky was found hidden away in va
rious places inside the store, which
| formerly was operated as saloon.
An iron safe in the building was found
packed with quart bottles of booze.
and other bottles were found In other
hiding places.
| Mr.. Murphy pointed out the whisky
| to the officers when they showed q
determination to start at the attic and
go through thoroughly. ..-..
| Hearing on the liquor cases has
| been begun II the higher courts sus-
tain the decision OF the Recorder &
F.! Court, $50 cases OF beer, seized in a
1 raid on the warehouse of the Pensa-
cola st. Andrews and Gulf Steamship
| Company. viii be destroyed at Mobile.
An appeal was taken. following the
| trial.
Recorder Eddington ordered the IL
| quor destroyed He also fined w. NJ.
Eanes, agent OF the company, $50 and
costs for violating the prohibition law
The court ruled that the company
was acting In the capacity OF ware
, houseman and had no right to hold
, the liquor longer than three days. 1t
was shown the liquor was held az long
as five days and that the packages
were addressed to fictitious persons.
Appeal Is Taken.
The right Of the State to use the rail-
roads in transporting liquor from one
dry point to another. after II has been
seized and submitted to the Supreme
| Court on appeal from the Lee County
Law and Equity Court where the Gen.
trail of Georgia Railroad was ordered
to accept a shipment for transporta-
| ton from Girard to Pittsview, for use
as evidence in the cases involving the
effort OF the State to destroy liquor
/ valued at more than s1,0o0.0 900. which
had been seized in the raids at Girard.
The railroad contends that the State
Prohibition laws prohibit a common
carrier from transporting liquor from
one dry point to another and that the
laws do not apply 60 the State. because
by the State as much as those tender
ed by individuals. William l. Martin.
Attorney General, contends that tho
| laws do not apply to thu State ecAuSe
the liquor 10 seized and not intended
| for use in an illegal way. rather 1t Is
| for use in convicting those who have
violated the Prohibition laws and for
the purpose of support a petition for
orders for the destructio OF the L.
Quor.
Lawrence E. Brown. Assistant At
| torney General, represented the Al
tcrney Generals department in the
case. The railroad was represented
attorney at Opelika-
Writ Is Issued.
| Writ Of mandamus directing the
railroad to haul the liquor was issued
by the Lee Law and Equity Court two
weeks ago and an appeal was taken
| Immediately in order that the issue
might be decided by the Supreme
Court before adjournment for the sum.
mer recess. June so.
| The person in Montgomery holding
a baggage check for certain trunk ~
the Union Depot will oblige the police
officials n he will present his check
at the police headquarters. Tho trunk
will possibly be returned to tho owner
| of the check but its contents belons
to the Official destroying department OF
the police.
! The trunk was seized by Chief of
| Police Henry d. Long and Onlcer
Curtis Mt the baggage room OF the
! Union Depot. 1t contained 1877 halt
pints of whisky. The trunk and con-
| tents were removed to the police head
quarters and await Identification oe the
owner.
! The officers received a tip that a