The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-19
Warrants Out For Two Men
Charging Violation of
Webb-Kenyon Act.
ANOTHER STEP IN
REMARKABLE CASE
Second Alleged Attempt in
Week to Get BY With
Too Much Whiskey.

Warrants were sworn Yesterday
morning By United States Comm.s-
sloncr Sullivan on affidavits made bv
Assistant District Attorney G. Earl
HIofiman, charging John Mitchell and
l: q. Williams, alias VIM. Williams
ahas Bill Williams. with conspirac,
TO violate the Webb-Kenyon act bv
the shipment Of liquor in an automo-
ole from Pensacola. Florida. tn
Montgomery, Alabama.
Inc warrants were sent Immediate
~ to Montgomery and the arrests
VIII probably he effected this morn
ing Those are supposed to be the
Two men who were in Pensacola
tuesday night when the LIQUOR was
seized by the sheriff, but who ESCAPED
before they could be apprehended
The action of the United States in
the case is the final step in what is
probably the most remarkable at
Tempt to transport liquor ever lsade
IN the south, and is expected IN
solve mystery of supply which has
PARTED the authorities at Montgom-
cry for some time,
The Copper Lined Trunk.
When Dallas Pugh, a negro chauf-
teur. was arrested near Cantonment
tuesday night, driving a big Cole
Eight" it was discovered that a
trunk IN the rear of the car CON
tanned a copper tank holding 80 gal
Ions of whiskey Ostensibly, it was
an ordinary piece of luggage, ssmi
IN every respect to the small steamer
trunks frequently carried bv motor
ISIS when making long trips. 1t of
ters, however, a possible solution to
the mystery OF Montgomery's liquor
supply, as 1t is thought that the
snip was not making its maiden
voyage when discovered
State Prosecution.
A charge of violating the state
bone dry law was preferred against
the negro, as it is claimed that he
had transported a quantity of LIQUOR
In excess Of the legal amount from
a wet precinct into a dry one. When
the cases and TASKS were examined,
no labels were found thereon, as re-
CURED under the federal statute. and
the liquor was promptly seized by the
United States. AS it was destined
for interstate transportation. the of
Tense, it is alleged, then became =
federal one, and the conspiracy
charge was preferred.
Second Conspiracy Case.
This is the second charge of con-
splracy to violate the Webb-Kenyon
act made this week, the Rrst being
preferred against n. Goldring In
the first case, as in this one, an I'M
usual method was used in ATTEMPTING
70 ship the liquor to Montgomery. as
1t was invoiced as Shingles" and and
Consigned to a supposedly fictitious
lumber company IN Montgomery.
The Webb-keny Act.
In view of the two charges of con-
spIracy TO violate the Webb KENYON
act, the provisions of the act are of
particular interest and are as fol-
lows:
Shipment or transportation. in
any manner, or by anv means what
soever, Of any spirituous, vinous,
matted, fermented, or other intOyiCat-
ing liquor of any kind, from one
State, Territory. or District of the
United States. or place noncontig1J-
Gus to but subject 10 the jurisdiction
thereof, into any other State, Terri
tory or District of the United States.
VI pidNC iOit DiLlkuDuS 20 DuL SUB
ject to the jurisdiction thereof. or
from anv foreign country into any
State. Territory, or District of the
United States. or place noncontigu-
Gus to but subject TO the jurisdiction
thereof. which said spirituous, vlnous,
matted fermented, or other intoxicat-
ing liquor is intended, by any person
interested therein, to be received,
possessed. sold, or in any manner
used, either in the original package,
or otherwise, in violation of any law
of such State, Territory, or District
of the United States. or place non
contiguous to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, IS hereby pro-
hibited"
The penalty for conspiracy is ten
years in jail, $4,000 fine. or both
such fine and imprisonment