The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-28
3 WHISKY ROUTES
INTO CITY LAID
OPENLY INQUIRY
Booze Flows Freely Into
Memphis by Boat, by Auto
mobile and Over Rails in
Full Box Car Loads.
OFFICIALS WINK AT
MAMMOTH TRAFFIC
UpheaVaI Now in Progress
Bids Fair to Result in More
Widespread Results Than
Any Effort Yet Started.

How gigantic streams Of booze have
been flowing into Memphis by boat
loads down the river, by carloads over
the railroads. by automobile loads over
the highways, from Caruthersvllle, Pa
dueah. Cairo and other oases In the
North, all with the officers OF the law
cognizant and In some cases with palms
crossed with silver, is being revealed
as tho result of Investigations Just ooTn-
pleled and whose first fruits were the
federal indictments returned Tuesday
Removal and possible indictment OF
hlgher-ups VIII come in tho natural
course.
w, p, Kyser, United States district
attorney has q report, and while reti-
cent as 10 its contents, admits that
the results of the investigation have
made possible the prosecution OF indi-
vidpals hitherto shielded by influences
50 hlgh that they were almost impos-
sihle to be reached,
city county and federal officers are
said TO be involved, and their identity
and the specific charges TO he made
await the result Of further probing by
all branches Of forces engaged Ia the
enforcement OF tho law.
The dismissal of Tyree Taylor from
the office of chief deputy to s. II.
Treaeyant, United States marshal has
been the biggest development, but when
the grand fury gets the decks clear for
action by the disposal Of minor easea
the fur will begin TO fly, Already many
witnesses have been summoned whose
names have been familiar in liquor
prosecutions but the big ones, whose
money and influence have been hack
of the main supply OF liquor for thirsty
Memphis, are yet to be reached.
River Biggest Avenue.
u has long been recognised that as
long an the river flows BY Memphis
and as long as liquor Is IA the market
grsssgr s,esrs elges ~ We biggest lss problem
that route. JIM klnnane Is usually
recognized as the big BROKER Ia booze
by tho river route, although there are
others, 30 the investigation reveals.
who have used tho river to hiring In
heatloads of booze in somewhat lesser
degree even after the dethronement OF
the rcd-eye king, u. A, Laughter, tho
pirate skipper ~ the good ship GYPSY,
with its Yo! hol he aud bettle Of
Old Sagcl
Report runneth that q pair Of tn
vestlgHtors under the glise Of liquor
brokers approached officials and arr
ranged for the delivery OF a boatload
Of whisky from Charlottesville and the
consequent 81 n case tribute to the
officers, one-thlrd each for federal,
county and state protection The pact
was made, the boat with It's cargo
arrived and soon thereafter the officers
were made Coghisant OF the fact that
they had been dealing with men from
the department OF justice aud that .
reporI had been sent to Washington
Subsequent summonses confirmed the
suapCiops and now. to paraphrase,
uneasy breathes the breast which
bears n star
Not only for home consumption have
the streams OF JOY Juice flown through
Memphis, but Mississippi points as well
have been the destlnies of many car
goes which have slipped by on the
bosom Of the Father of Waters
ono of the first incidents. which
turnad the eyes Of official Washington
multiplicity of claims for whisky stolen
in transit by the carload. Shipments
were made from wet territory to an
| other point In wet territory-for ex-
ample from Paducah routed via N, Q,
& ST. l.. railroad TO some emnt in llou-
| isiana. Such shipments ordered by
someone in league with Memphians
were of necessity transferred from one
! road to another In Memphis, Not LONG
| ago q whole carload OF whisky shipped
| In this manner was stolen from a sid
| Ing near the Union depot, Whether
| this whisky was stolen by the mer
who ordered il themselves or men II
league with them only court procedure
can reveal But certain II Is this meth
| od has been In vogue, as inquiry ha:
brought out. c, b Quinn, city com
missioner, is now in Washington. anC
Wednesday will confer with Chief Dl
rector Allen, OF the bureau Of investi
CATION Of the department OF Justice
| The outcome, so far as concerns I'M
city's official family and police depart
ment, will be known on the commits