Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-25
.CRUTCHF|ELD SENDS DRY
AGENTS TO GRAND JURY
Inspectors Oliver and Chase Bound
Over After Hearing in
Police Court.
CHARGED WITH TRANSPORTING
Negro Tcstifics Man Who Ac-
Companicd Officers Tried TO Sell
Him liquor--tttorncys for Dc
tense Intimate "Eramc-Gp."

'ohn 'rutrnD'lu IN ROUGE Court on
charge OF transportins and Offering for
sale ardent spirits.
State Senator 6. Waiter Mapr. OF
Accomac County author Of the Mapp
Statewide prohibition act; Lewis
MAchen, counsel for tic state Prohi-
b!tion Department, and Attorney Ed
ward y Dunfo-6 represented the two
accused men commemorative Atto~-
ney Goorce T. MISC appeared for the
prosecution
EyfdenSs n The case wss TO the
george " Shinault ana Z. l., Porte
IN iron, OF no West Bacon street last
SATURDAY. nigh, While staining by an
auto01ohNc in which were several
quarts o. corn whisky.
''Frnn,c-up" l. Inrimn,cd
Attorneys for the defense oontcndcd
that Llc two inspectors were either
The victims or circumstances or pos
Sibly a frame an When senator
Mapp stated in his arcum,ut that the
throughout ihe state led TO the belief
that they were framed Justice
CrutchGold stated.
u don't know anything abou; any
where in tic state but here. but
defy any statement that tho Richmond
po!ice would do such a thing"
According 10 the evidence submitted
by the defense the tNo inspectors had
returned from q raid on a Still in
Amelia County ~ q O'Clock last Satur-
Day night aud wc~c standing in front
of prohi5Hion headquarters. at Seventh
and Grace streets. when they were
accnsted by q man w.lo is known 10
them a Nuhhy" Arnold
This man. according 10 tire story
told ny the inspectors on the Witness
stand, Informed Thorn they could seize
SrNE-.l ~ ~. %. -.
OF William stuart, rolorcd. At 10 West
bacon street Without removing tho
SeNcra quarts ~ corn liquor which
was IN the car. they t-len went TO the
Racon street address. they testified.
Evidence l, Conflicting.
Policemen who made tho arrest
the car where it was standing directly
IN front OF the colo-cd mans home and
had asked ono OF the inspectors what
liccman testified that tho reply OF the
inspector was
Nothing"
both inspectors ve~o SAID 10 have
arrest. and ;he alleged info-mer had
entered this home OF The colorcd man
alone.
Attorneys for the defense attempted
TO prove that tie inspectors had gone
witt The man known as "Nubby Al
mold with the intention Of -aidinr the
stock az liquor which they say Arnold
told tha inspectors Was hidden there
an .nfo--Tcr before but that he was
not known TO tie TWO inspectors He
NAs SO iar escaped arrest.
,Ni.oTneE Wise took The, view that
ner'o's home 20 soil him tho whisky
which they had seized In Amelia
Count, and which was confscated by
the Io't7e Department along with tho
Z ~ ON y Tie
When thu inspectors stopped al pro
, iSt.'or hcadgua on their -et,,-n
from tn -ar, they Aad left the stilI
w! ch they had Ga pru-ca. but kep, me
hey stated. thcy were afraid :, would
COMMISSIONS
Wise Attack. pctcn.c.
MI ~ h II. arE .-,, Attorney Wise stated
,iSi,ia- ne7s-- r me- ~ ~ cL ,a,s Pro
zuse 81 their Fea-lessNess da-;-r
-hrewdness and Skill He pointed out
mai fF@s" men claimed they had driven I
~ ~ front Il. 'hf shouse witch ,hov
7.e-e = = - their su,omobne on
-.nf Enan'nc. remained IN the au.
nrnon..c wh''e arnold vent into the
arrest, although 70. an cfncer Of The
" Tfi- he stated was the ,cs,.-
Il tHs two inspectors rad really been
'." US. ~ g@esi inn, ihc, COMMONWEALTH
: ltoTNc% asserted. they would have
opnea 'h'i- car q block or more away
: ma arnroaenci 'he house cautiouslv
- a. not 20 ALARM THO occupants sn5
c0c woG'a have "rsve~aG'' ~ 80,
:" crl o'i The escape OF any culprits
,,..Ff,4idI . moe ser'cd Attorney Wise
W man STUART 'He co'orcd man rcNo
As snnn'ssd 'cHordine 20 'h, infor-
: ilon O. 'rc man Arnold 70 own the