Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-04
becision Clearing Constable of Charge of Conspiracy
 Comes at 7 p. m.
ATTENDANT DENIES
 ALF. THOMAS STORY
.ttorneys For State and Defense Snend Five Hours in Argument, RoyeIl Suggesting That An other Masqueraded as
 Reidinger.

"Not guilty" was the verdict re- Turned yesterday evening at [ O'Clock
 in the case of Clint C. Green, sus- pended constable of Vaugine town ship, tried on an indictment charging corsriracy in connection with alleged Illegal whiskey sale transaction. Tn iurors were out 20 minutes, and tool one tallot. Three other Indictments 'are pending against Mir. Green, and Hour against James w. Reidinger. his 'chief deputy, and attorneys for them yesterday expressed desire to Ego ahead and try them all.' but the court announced that civil case had been set for today, anl it would 'be impossible to take up another of Ithe Green or Reidinger cases untii |the civil suit had been disposed of fThis was before the conclusion of tae trial Last night, Prosecuting At
 torney T. G. Parham declined to dis cuss the remaining cases. He seem
 led keenly disappointed at the failure iof George Converse, the detective ire |quently quoted in the testimony. to |appear and give testimony. The Whereabouts of Converse appear to be unknown to local people
 Mir. Green was warmly congratu- lated by ais friends who remaic- 1 ed to hear the verdict and by those |he met on the street later in the eve ming
 Green Denies Thomas Story. Testifying in his own behalf, Clint | C. Green denied in toto the story of Ali Thomas, the Star City man, who
 testified that he had met Green near
 Yorktown, had brought the constable
 to Pine Bluff and on the way had
 Deen told by the constable that he had sent negro to Monroe for whiskey. that the car had broken down, and
 mat he had sent the negro to Pine Pluff In his own car and remained be- hnd to hide the whiskey. MT. Green also denied that Thomas had been in- Structed to have an automobile own |ed bv the constable repaired, or that 1ne Ford car mentioned by Thomas and other Witnesses was repaired while he owned it.
 lnterrogated by T. Havis Nixon. o1 counsel fer the defense, Green said ae ,e, became constable on December 21 aS!4, q and was suspended on January Z l9lS; that Jim Reidinger was a uepatv under him the entire time. He eSpialned the circumstances connect GU GU wlth his purchase of the Ford car, sWaylng Y it was offered him by Roy MMehnel, M then salesman for the s. R. nnsah nmol1ias Auto company, and that he bulchased 1t for $500 because it was a ,vau wa;g gan and he wanted a car to use mn1e m;a4 ms Hupmobile, which needed new
 pIa'on Ts m rllngs, etc.. was being repaired.
 .ne .nd sala M he cashed a check for $500 anu pald the money to Kehnel, and ten
 a . we've days later sold the Ford to
 negro for $365, paving Dr. w O. effort' fsa,ar' /. 2 colored physician, s1O for
 cona4s,, ava.s In finding a purchaser. The ns.siaole natsiol said he owned the Ford from
 '''oper IS to October 28.
 no Didnt know Ali Thomas. AZ lfeTTyihg TE that he has ever been in
 naa, m lnomas' car. or had sent any he!o hreL to Monroe, or that the car was him hir"en .n down and he had instructed
 said said io I nave it repaired, the constable
 as I hn. ne o1d net know one of the Thom-
 "serucs1 uusS from another until he had
 as lo". .eu some papers" on Ali Thom-
 to Stsr S, laa. Gi He testified that he went
 at ' tho ,oty ,Et1y With Mithchell Selligman,
 ionrme,.l rme latter's request, making the
 beinnae y In Selligman's car, the owner
 ed o to d,ipp ddriippied and feeling too fatigu-
 tifiedI tsna his finances, Green tes-
 0. P Kaaa aI iast fall he purchased from
 ----e Aeaale Tor $1,O00 piece of real