The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-01
DZE DEALERS
ELL COURT OF
THEIR BUSINESS

! THEIR BUSINESS.
\, NSet Accuses Another of
bbbery of Five Cases and
T31 In Cash at Points Of
Si1stOIs. =.
lifted in court by clerks of the
e efining comHany's refiliing sta
- being one OF the unmasked
wro robbed the eompany's
- lister several nights ago, James
q years cid, clerk. 20S7 Lem
enue, was held for thu state
tuesday by Judge Fitzhugh, on
ints charging highway robbery
e charging violating the liquor
Wilhe Manley, % years old
se avenue, arrested with Cald-
Eas held on Cne count charging
-4y robbery and one charging rio-
the liquor law. j, y. Prewitt
IS years old, Nellie BLY, avenue,
Emplaining witness against the al
ed highwaymen, was arrested in
burt on ma hech warrant charging
y violation Of the liquor law.
Added interest came when Caldwell
was identified by otto Winsott and
W. p. Wills, clerks of the Gulf Refin-
ing company and Pete Duffy, steam
boat pilot and Prewitt, as serving as
an alleged gunman when they were
robbed, when it was remembered that
James Caldwell was the bondsman for
Louis Weiman, now under Indictment
for the holdup and robbery OF the pay
master Of the Green River Lumber
company, few weeks ago.
In Car Lot Robbery. s
Caldwell was also detained al police
headquarters several weeks ago, when
Special Agent Springle, of the n. G.
g. st. L. railroad alleged thai he took
him from an automobile that was
loaded with whisky stolen from.
freight car in the railroad yards. Sprin-
gle told of having seen two policemen
lowering around the car shortly before
seven booze bandits began unloading
its cargo Springle said that he shot
at the thieves and all got away but
Caldwell, who was held over In the
hpolice court and dismissed in the state
Aeourt.
Caldwell and Manley were arrested
Iseveral days ago by Detectives Brun-
lner, Heckle, Foppiano and Hoyle, who
\ have been assigned especially to stick
llup jobs who charged them with rob
lbing the Gulf Refining companys Of
| flee
the time of the holdup, identified Cald-
( well, and the shirt and cap that he
wore They failed to- identify Manley,
Startling facts having to do with
prices on the local whisky nlarket an
automobile pirates, developed when v.
n. Prewitt, III. and Pete Duffy We're
& festifving against Maafley and Cald-
we'll whom Prewitt accused OF rob-
bng him of five cases Of whisky SlJl
and coat and whom Duffy accused
OF beating him up with the butt Of pis--
tols while Prewitt was being robbed
In an automobile at McLemore avenue
and Rayburn boulevard
Bought Booze on Main Street.
Prewitt testified that last Tuesday
night, while he was on Main street
with Duffy, Caldwell. whom he re-
ferred to as Hard Face" approached
him and wanted to purchase whisky.
) Prewitt told him he could sell him that
pany with Manley, who Joined the
other three, Caldwell took an automo-
bile at Main street and Monroe ave-
nue. Manley was to store CaldwelFs :
stock that was to be purchased from
Prewitt. With Manley riding on@the
front seat with the chauffeur, and Cald-
/, well, Duffy and Prewitt on the rear,
thew drove to Prewitt's cache on Nelly
| BLY, avenue and put five cases of whisky
! in the automobile for the journey &c
~ Caldwell's compartment in Manleys
warehouse"
at McLemore and Rayburn their cal
W. overtaken by a touring car and
nee men hoped out with pistols, COM
I,nading them to throw up their hands
5.reVit said that Manley and Caldwel
I'D not comply but suffered no harm
then the trio of pirates of the cruiser
ni vat had suddenly hove to, began shit
ing part of the whisky in their car.
Prewitt said that Caldwell thrust
knife to- his side and made him hand
him his coat, which contained $13i, 9th
err bandits battered Duffy over the head
took his pistol from him and tossed hin
TO the street. Caldwell forced Prewit
TO join Duffy and the two AUTOMOBILES
departed
Prewitt worked over Duffy some timt
before he regained consciousness. Duf'
fy's face and head Tuesday displayed
lacerations and bruises. Then they
made their way to Main street ane
Monroe avenue, where they came oi
Caldwell ny himself Prewitt says they
throttled Caldwell and forciby took al
the money he had, which was SAB.
Prewitt said he had never since seeI
the balance of the S131 or the five case
of whisky whizzed away in the two au
tomobiles.
Then Duffy and Prewitt went to po
lice headquarters and reported their al
legations,
Bailed Weiman Out.
When Prewitt calmly told Of traf
ticking in whisky, Ralph Davis, laWye
for Manley, jumping at Prewitt with
shaking finger, asked; DO you mean {
saw YOU are a bOotlegger?'
Prewitt. laughed and god-naturedl
replied: II deal in whisky, and | CUES
you would term me a bootiegger' MI
Davis"
Davis shouted to Judge Fitzhugh:>
~ demand this mans arrest on
charge of violating the liquor law, an
that mans arrest (pointing to Dutfy
on chargeof carrying pistol,
Judge Fitzhugh ordered Prewitts ar
rest, but ignored Mr.. Davis demand Il
regard to Duffy
Back to Prewitt Mr.. Davis turne'
and asked; You say you are a boot
logger Well, I'll declare. Have yo
ever bene arrested? -.
Not yet, Mr. Davis. l may nav
sold whisky, but l am no highway
Prewitt Immediately gave bond 70
his trial Wednesday in the police cour
and a brand new name was added I
the list of alleged bootleggers in Mem
Joe Burney, chief of police, and Hule
Smith, chief of detectives; were con
fisent Tuesday that more deyelopmenl
would follow In regard to the opera
tions of gunner in Memphis as ,sns re
suit of the Identification OF CaluWei
who went to the rescue of Louis Wei
man, already under indictment for n
robbing of the lumber companys pay
master.
LAW CALLS FOR
SCREENING ALL HOME
Fly time is here by the statute BOOK
Y not by the weather. Swat the II!
This Is an admonitions But II you wal