The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-20
SMITH TRIAL SET FOR
NEXT TUESDAY MORNING
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING
dope" LAWS.
Shawn Fined for Failing to
Report Cigarettes
on Hand.

The case of DIR, J. T. Smith. who
Is charged with violations of the
Harrison anti-narcotic law, was con-
tinued on application of the govern
ment until Tuesday, and will be the
first case on the docket for that
date. 1t was originally set for hear
ing Friday morning, but some more
evidence was required by the gov
eminent and a continuance was
granted.
Phil Whitaker appeared as counsel
for Smith. Government witnesses IN
the matter are G. G. Draper, william
A. WEIGH, Bob Peace, c. M. Hash and
Joe Paradise. -
II is charged that on June rs, 1918,
DR.. Smith disposed to William A.
WEIGH large quantities of narcotic
drugs, cocaine and derivatiye OF
cocoa leaves. This is embodied in the
first count of the indictment returned
by the grand jury. The second count
states that the same offense was
committed on or about Feb, ], 1919,
but to divers persons the names OF
which are unknown.
]. Shawn, charged with failure to
make proper return of $4,000 cigarettes
on proper government form PROVIDED
IOr Ine purpose uIuth tiC OPNAoNsN' ~
| the privilege tax laws. Friday morning
| pleaded guilty to the charge and was
| fined $500 and costs by Judge II. L.
| Sanford. The costs are to be paid by
| June rs. Jake Levine was legal coun-
| sci for Shawn.
In the case of Ed Poindexter. charged
| with selling to a soldier pint or
| liquor was pronounced not guilty by
| the jury. Peindexter last winter Sc
| cured the whisky for a member OF the
| local provost guard, who was acting
under instructions from his superior
| officer who had given him money with
which to purchase liquor. Using that
means TO detect bootleggers. Poin-
dexter stated that he merely secured
| the whisky from another man for the
| soldier and was not therefore making
the sale. He was represented by j.. II.
Daley, who made an eloquent appeal In
| his behalf.
Andrews Guilty.
! John Andrews. colored, was found
| guilty of violation of the Reed amend
ment in that he was alleged to have
| transported quantity of whisky from
/ points in Ohio and Kentucky to, ATTAIN
| ia, and was apprehended here by gov
eminent and state authorities. An
drews was en- route to Atlanta with
four suitcases of whisky and was ar
rested here April by Deputy Billy
Smith and government authorities.
1 Judge Sanford. when the jury re-
1 turned a verdict of guilty, imposed a
fine of 500 and costs and confinement
| in the Hamilton county Jail for Ave
| months, confinement to date from
| April g. when Andrews was first taken
into custody. r. r. Shropshire. of At
lanta, was here to represent Andrews
Trial of John Jacobs. colored, ar
rested May 8 of this year by county
| officials led by Chief Deputy Billy
Smith near Tyner, and arraigned for
| operating a moonshine still, was begun
shortly before noon. AT the noon hour
Deputy Smith was on the stand and
| told of Jacobs arrest and his effort to
injure the officers with a shotgun when
the deputies entered his home. He
stated that cans and other receptacles
were found in several outhouses con-
| tanning moonshine and a furnace also
found which was used in its manufac-
ture. Hearing will probably be COM
| pleted this afternoon.