The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-09
FEDERAL COURT
CRINDS BUSILY
Heavy Docket Disposed of
Tuesday Morning Grand
Jury Makes Report.

Federal court opened Tuesday morn
ing, facing a large number OF cases 20
be disposed of on the civil and the
criminal docket. Two sentences we've
given IN the civil docket In the three
pany. charged with violating the pure
food and drugs act. The defepdafta
pleaded guilty 10 the charges and re-
eeived q fne OF 500 and costs for the
first offense, tlsb and costs for The
the. third offense. The Lookout OIL and
Refining company was fined 400 and
costs for violating the pure food and
Other Eases on the elvn docks, were
VS., the Ducktown Sulphur and Copper
company, continued by consent TO Nov.
lS; j. ID. Steinman VS.. the Western
Union TELEGRAPH company, compro-
missed: Central Construction company
pany. stand; Canton Cotton Mills VS..
Cooperative Overall company, stand;
Benjamin Il. Hicks, administrator. Va.
the Tennessee Consolidated Coal COM
pany. stand; In Admiral steamboat. J.
ecmpany s' Ss. paSktown ns Sulphur 0 and
Copper company. stand; Commercial
Railway and Light company. stand
United States VS.. Southern Railway
CotNpanyt SGT ioE loNn,
were disposed OF as follows: Henry
Crimson, not present, forfeiture OF bond
was taken against fred Shepherd. his
bondsman: Wiley stirling. forfeiture OF
boz bond ov was taken against Y: u: Daley.
Ing whisky, plea of not guilty, set for
Nov. IL; j., r. Knight. distilling. plea
OF not guilty. set Tor Nov. II. Jack
leratsr and Sam Brosdsn. not present.
sst f SI., sTgym s'.. on IN Nov iSi " ,Ar
Nov Nov, II; W. K R't owens, violStins the he
Reed amendment, plea OF not guilty, set
for Nov. ~; Hemp Kelley. passed to
Nov. 10; T. II. Holland. violating pro-
S NSy a. sTs . sSS for :. uSs%sSnt sS
with conspiracy 20 impersonate an ON
Ger of the federal government, set for|
Friday Of this week; Clarence CAntrell,
]. w. Holloway and 7. NJ. Williams.
no''s pro'iKsfH se !. sentenced.
In, tho trial OF cases on the criminal
docket. James King received the only
sentence Tuesday morning. getting one
year and one day In the federal peni-
and q fine OF 500 and costs.
King along With three others was IN
dicted more than year ago on
OF operating an Illicit distil-
lery. bdt jumped his bond and fled to
Texas shortly before the case came up
for trial. The three others stood trial
and received sentences at the time. |
A deputy sheriff was sent to Texas 10
bring King back Ire had formerly
entered plea OF not guilty. but acting |
Dn advice OF counsel he withdrew this |
plea and entered one OF guilty. Sem
Ience was given at once BY Judge SAN
ford.
was heard Monday on q charge OF run |
ming n distillery. was arraigped Tues
lay morning and verdict OF guilty |
was returned by the jury. Counsel for
Pike, claiming that he could produce
evidence proving that he was absent
from the place where the still was
'ound when the officers arrived, made
motion for new trial. Judge Sanford
rave the defense till Friday OF this
weak to bring In the new evidence. /
In the case against Leland Fouts
md Jim Rymer. charged with Shelter
ng a deserter from the United States
army, the district attorney stated that
.ho United States army had given tho
nan an honorable discharge. thus taxi