The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-03
QUICK SHIFT IN
ASSAULT MYSTERY
SEARCH IS MADE
Officers Transfer Efforts to
Locate Big Whisky Still to
Southern Portion Of Shelby
County Friday.

After a forenoon search through the
north end of the county for a giant
whisky still, location of which would,
1t was said, lead to the capture OF
four men who criminally assaulted Mrs.
j. p. Broswer early Thursday, detec-
tlves and men from the sheriffs Of
flee at noon Friday suddenly switched
10 the south portion of the county near
the Mississippi state line in vicinity
of Horn Lake road, Arrests were ex-
pected Friday, officers believed
The second woman in the auto on
the joy ride which ended with the as
sault on a lonely spot on Macon road,
where the men deserted Mrs. Broswer,
after beating and robbing her, put in
appearance at police station Friday. She
had communicated with Detectice Car
penter and who escorted her to head-
quarters. Inspector of Detectives Crit
fin spent some time questioning this
woman, whose name he did not reveal.
She Is said by Griffin to have fur
ntshed information that the four men
and Mrs. Broswer were drinking and
that Mrs Broswer got into an argu-
ment with one OF the men in the auto.
The woman denied drinking herself.
The woman made sworn statement
to officers. She referred, the inspector
declared, to Mrs. Broswer as "LtrieHA.
Mrs. Broswer' first gave police the name
Of Dorothy Loriene McQuillan. This
she later changed and said she was
from Little Rock. Police were said to
have had information Friday from Lit
tie Rock that no such woman was
known there.
Was in Auto.
Griffin stated that the second woman
was in the auto when Mrs. Broswer
was offered ride Wednesday night
The four men were in the auto at this
time, too, the inspector added. Mrs
Rroswer was accosted near Victor hotel.
the, inspector declared. After the al
legged assault, the girl, who was ques-
toned Friday, was taken by the men
hack to the Victor hotel Griffin said.
She was not harmed by the men, he
added. Friday she was attired in a
natty black coat suit and pink geor-
sette crepe waist with turban hat. She
is a decided brunette. ~
The government took a hand in the
search for the mystery still Friday,
when men from the Office Of Prohibi-
tion Enforcement Officer w. w. Pitts
received information Ito look in the
south end of the county"
Detectives and deputies Thursday
night started in search OF this still.
They thought they were near the place
in the northern portion of the county
when a tire puncture forced them to
come back to the city Two autoloads
-of officers started early Friday on the
search. Sheriff Perry headed the coun-
~ officers. Auto Detectives Taylor
ind Hewitt were city officers in the
party.
Perry discounted the theory that the
party visited the still Thursday morn
ing before the Macon road affair Ac-
cording to- officers there, the still is
operated by the four men and the loader
l., i L. ,zI \ N-ny ff
the quartet are said to be in hands Of
Mrs. Brcswtr is said to have referred
to "Mt. Smith" Mike" and win
to officers when questioned THURSDAY
times several thousand dollars in cash
on his person.
Officers discredited story Friday
that two OF the men had left the county.
Two Boys Released.
Charles Schmidt alias Smiddy, ar
rested Thursday afternoon and held on
secret docket pending investigation of
the case, was released Friday shortly
after II o'clock. He was never accused
Of participation in the assault or of
having been in the party. Pat Nc
Donald, who rooms with Smiddy,a at, l42
South Second street, also placed on
secret docket Thursday afternoon, but
Macon road affair was released also.
The auto, a Chandler -passen-
ger car, identified by Mrs Broswer as
The machine In which she took the ride,
still was at police headquarters Fri
day Friday morning Henry Wortham.
Monroe avenue. put in a claim to of
ficers that it was his machine. 1t was
taken from his garage, he told officers.
Wortham, Griffin declared, did not
know the car was stolen until he read
the number in newspapers.
Inspector Griffin said the auto had
been purchased by Wortham from the
Dixie Motor Sales company. The in
'spector further stated that Pete Monte
verde. North Garland place, had traded
the machine in to the sales company
several weeks ago. License numbers on
the. car are shown on city records as
being taken out by Monteverde. The
car will be held by police until the
then will be turned over to Wortham.
Mrs. Brosw6r was to be further ques-
toned by Detectives Friday. Inspector
Griffin said the second womans name
was not Margaret" Mrs. Broswer
referred to her when quizzed Thursday
by this name Mrs. Broswer has been
in Memphis year, the inspector al
leEes. She told officers she came here
two weeks ago from the Erkansas cap
ital Her husband, 1t was said by the
woman, was an electrician in Little
Rock
According 90 police oS the night relief.
the Chandler car TUESDAY night passed
headquarters going north on Second
stPeet At the corner of Adams ave-
nue. the divers cap blew oW and the
car was stopped haIsway between
Adams and Washington that the man
might Petrieve his headwear. II was
at this time that the auto was recog-
nized as the same one now held.
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