The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-31
EXPOSE QFBOOZE
/. BARONS BY TYREE .
TAYLOR PROMISED
Early Months 0f 1919 Saw
Greatest Activity--Mar-
shaI'S Force Inadequate, He
SayS-SentenCes Imposed.

Startling revelations iii how barons
beaAd, the embellishments OF Barley
corn, with purses well filled, tried 70
Ply iheir trade during the early months
ol VIZ and how instead many OF them
were Apprehended instead Of getting
the protection they sought, are prom
lsed by Tyree Taylor, fofmer deputy
marsha in the office Of s. II. Trexe-
want, United States marshal for the
western district Of Tennessee.
TAYLOR stated to News Scinlitar
reporter that the time was not rips
lor ! formal statement, but that when
proper time comes he will tell all
ne knows about the liquor traffic n
and into Memphis while 1A was en-
gagged IN an honest effort to suppress II.
whether what he has 10 aay viii in~
VolVe any official, federal. county or
city, or any intimation as to what per-
son or set Of persons his revelation
VIII pom to, was withheld nv the fcf-
washington ought to know, said
Taylor at his home, 2S3 Union avenue,
that four deputy United States mar
shals, all that have been At work for
most OF the time in Memphis are not
enough to figat traffic which, ac-
cording to the newspapers is bringing
thousands of cases of whisky into Menu
phis every month.
Expose Is Promised.
What have to say resardlne the
business ! will say on the witness stand
or before the grand jury" he continued.
1T has been week since Iwas suss
pended and l have made no move 10
get away am going to stick, and
when the time comes I'll tell what
know about the whisky buainass as !
knew 1t when on whisky oaEeSs was
not on the liquor squad fOA4 10 days
before my suspension and knew moth
ing about what was done by deputies
on raids recently for that length Of
time, What ! know about the plslness
while | was on llquo' cases / Will tell
when the proper time cofnesaf
As the inquiry progresses It does seem
as If the whisky men have not had the
ally in Taylor 10 such great degree
as reports earlier would seem ca indi-
cate At least this is tue on the part
of some of the members of tliAt fra
ternity. &
Hopes openly expressed by former
bootleggers that Taylor would HB given
all the law could give~-hopes exgsfeksec
in the spirit. appfrently of favNlsge
Indicate that he N lias jafouseIi fx iTs
OF. these gentleniehs and cohAe taatis
| would seem TO indicate that Tayioi
was assiduous In at least some efforts
TO apprehend at least the men who
Memphis in huge quantities.
Double Crossing Alleged.
Those formerlyyengaged in the bring
ing of huge cargbes of liquor down the
river, but whose names now grace the
docket OF the United States court, are
particularly bitter against Taylor, and
this fact Is pointed out by his friends
TO indicate that he could not have
been hand In glove with them, or they
would not hAvf been caught and would
not be now fscing charges which may
lead them to- view checkered land
scape from the donjon keep of a GER
tain institution in Atlanta,
On the other hand, former operators
in cargoes Of 'the stuff that cheers
charge that they were double crossed
by various law enforcing agenciet
Mumblings have been heard that. the
ex whisky brokers maintain that huge
sums would be accepted by any one
of several men for protection; tha'
they would be assured of fixing. othel
agencies Iof the law, county and city
and that afterward they would be
tipped off, and instead of being con
fronted with friends when boat land
ing from Charlottesville or other uprivel
points was attempted, officers of the
law would be awaiting them and the
bump would be off.
Inquiry Narrowing.
All these charges and counter charges
promise to come out more definitely
during the coming week, possibly be,
fore the week is half over. The CRANE
fury has suspended its inquiry unit
Moiniay morning. 1t is possible a re-
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