The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-07
Threatens Extreme Penalty.

More severe, perhaps, than his ruling
in the Moran case, was the judge ar
raignnent Of the methods OF DICK
sylvia, so-called king OF the hotel boot
leggers.
II have been inclined to impose the
maximum penalty of two years IN TINS
case" said Judge Mccall, as ] regard
it the most flagrant violation OF the law
against retailing liquor that has come
before me this term. Apparently, from
the evidence, all that one had to do
was TO call a certain number over the
telephone and ask for Dick ana
when he answered, tell him how many,
and forthcoming in short time wouiu
be the amount OF liquor REQUIRED,
This man had bootlegging down 70
a science" the judge continued. he
made 1t systematic business. HIS
plea OF buying liquor on 30 SO basis
was Of little weight. Sellers Of whisky
are not averse to sharing In its con-
sumption, as has often oeen SHOWN; M
| His short record as a cigar clerk has
little weight with me. l am going to
sentence him to a year and day IN
| prison and impose fine OF $3.50, but
| l hereby serve notice that violations
as fragrant as this In the future may
| expect the extreme penalty from me-
| the Judge concluded
| En1ilion Devotos plea as presented
| by his lawer, A. B, Galloway, was that
| he was in poor physical condition and
that his mind was not clear. Judge NC
Call overruled motion for new trial,
sentenced Devote to a year and a day
in Atlanta and imposed $3.50 fine and
| attached thereto the often repeated
| recommendation for the splendid hos
pitaI in Atlanta, to which broken down
bootleggers and their ilk can look for
ward as a haven.
Leniency for One.
| fav
did Judge Mccall relax the severity OF
the proceedings. Jake Gold was be-
fore him, his lawyer W. r. Harrison
asking that the sentence of six months
In jail imposed last Saturday be sus.
pended. The judge tempered justice
the defendant and his good conduct
since his conviction last term and his
previous good record. Gold promised tt
go and sin no more and was admonishet
by the Judge not only to do that bu,
to tell any friends inclined to violate
they could expect no mercy In th'
. future from the United States cour
in Memphis.
Pleas OF Abe Cohn in behalf o
!, Moran, and A. E. Galloway for Devote
for new trials, were overruled and thu
at 81, 900 each as was also that OF Dici
on account of the illness of Phi
Canale.. attorney for Harry KierskSy
|, convicted of selling liquor without II
cense it, his improVised saloon OF
; Georgia avenue near the Frisco shops
| Fort Pickering, motion for new tria
was postponed by Jude Mccall on peti
4 ton.
Nat Bowman, exception to the judge
ruling and charge to the jury on tn
/ fourtb oountv In the indictment. was al
lowed by Judge Mccall and hearing
for new trial was postponed until mex
Saturday on the other counts. on petit
tion Of A. B. Galloway, attorney 10
the defendants.
| Liquor cases promise to occpy n
| attention of the federal court tn
greater part OF next week and there !
| distinct feeling that in the imne
| diate future more developments ma
| come in the attempt to get at tn
| bigger law violators. Although ther
has been little formally given out b.
! W. D. Kyser, district attorney, ther
is a surcharged atmosphere about tn
| third floor OF the federal building tina
may bode i'll for the whisky runner
and their allies and the recalling o
the grand jury is not without the realr
OF the possible.
| Thomas j. Walsh. assistant distric
attorney, has an array OF cases aileg
ing infractions of the liquor law an
will plunge into the prosecution Wit
the opening Of court Monday.
| Misguided tendency on the part Q
Jennie Bailey who resides on Unio
avenue; F. Biondl restaurant keeper
Union avenue near Front street, an
| Sam Gold to entertain soldiers or pro
vide the liquids will be aired In tn
first case for trial Monday. Charge
OF selling liquor to soldiers in uniforr
| will he Dressed in each case.