Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-07-12
ED. ADAMS MEETS
HIS WATERLOO
Pocahontas "Bootlegger", and
Several Hundred Pints of
Liquor Captured Together.
''Bill" Smith Also Caught
with Goods On Him."

Ed. Adams, the notorious "boot-
logger" of Pocahontas, who has de-
fled the authorities of Pocahontas
and Tazewell county since Pocahon-
tas went dry, has met his Waterloo
Yesterday morning about 5 O'Clock
he was arrested at Pocahontas driv-
ing his Hudson Super-Six, which con-
tanned four or five hundred pints of
liquor. He was actually caught red
handed by the officers.
Auams' partner in the traffic, the
well known Bill Smith, was also gath
cred in by the officers, having been
s Caught with the goods" OH him.
Harry Davidson, alias Gibson and
Dick Norman, known as the Wholesale
bootlegger, were also arrested, and
large amount of liquor confscated
from them. These last two are white
men. One John Muse, who was rid
ing i'll Adams car made his escape
in the darkness.
The arrests of these men was eff
fected in most spectacular manner.
Special officer Rutherford, of Poca-
hontas, Magistrate Geo. w. Giles
pie, Geo. Mays, George Rosenbaum,
C. M. Rector, and C. C. Palmer, the
United States Deputy Marshall, pre-
pared for the wholesale arrests on
Wednesday night by hiding at wa
Ter tank in the outskirts of Pocahon-
tas, and watchfully waiting. About
5 o'clock Thursday morning the Buick
car of Bill Smith hove in sight and
drove to Smiths pool room. The OF
fcers followed and caught Smith in
the act of paying Harry Davidson
and Dick Norman large sum of
money for the liquor that was brought
in the Buick. The bracelets were
gently slipped on the wrists of the
trio, and they were put under heavy
guard, and the officers returned TO
the vicinity of the water tank on the
lookout for Adams, who was known
to be on the way from West Vir-
ginia with q consignment of liquor
Their vigilance was soon rewarded
by two strong headlights of an auto
mobile rounding tile curve. Ruther-
ford and Gillespie placed themselves
in the middle of the road and with
two strong electric torches waved the
car down, but the driver instead of
slowing down, put on more speed,
The officers saw that Adams intend
ed running over them unless they got
out of the road. They drew their re-
volvers and put out the headlights on
the car, which seemed to have no eff
feet; they then shot off the wind
shield, and still the car spec on. A
freight train was passing, which OBJ
structed the lights in the road, and
Adams drove his car against some
obstacle which wrecked it, and at
tempted to get away. The officers
had him before he could make his
escape, and also four or five hun-
drcd pints of liquor, but Adams part
ner, Muse, was successful in making
getaway in the darkness.
The liquor was safely stored i'll
Pocahontas, and the men, both white
and colored, brought here to Jail,
heavily manacled to insure their de-
livery here.
Under the recent statute Of Vir-
ginia the two cars become the prop
erty of the State without further
proceeding. The State of Virginia
already has interest in the Adams
Supcr-Six to the amount Of $500, for
a bail bond Of Adams. The Buick Of
the white men, as well as the Hudson
are now the property of the State OF
Virginia and will be offered to eppp
Virginia, and will be offered for sale
to the highest bidder.
Adams is already on bail for APP