The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-17
j. s. COURT Will
DECIDE FATE OF
SEIZED LIQUORS
Huge Quantity Of Liquid Joy
Stored in Cellar of Local
Custom House Will Be Dis
posed of.
BY AL WILSON.


Champagne Of rare vintage from the
vineyards Of France, rich old vines
ltqucr Of an elegant bouquet attained
after years In the wood, four per cent
beer, ahsinthe, yermouths and. TO be
sure, certain amount of the more or
less nalHtable bootleg brands are stored
In the double locked and barred cellar
at the custom house. And the funny
part Is that no one seems to know
what TO do with.
Saturday. with the eighteenth amends
ment in effect. these ingredients for .
grand and glorious as well as huge cock
tall officially went into the hands OF
the revenue department James Nj
Robinson, deputy collector IN charge OF
the local office, is out Of the city
Whether or not II VIII be dumped
into the river. or otherwise destroyed.
stored for proper distribution for medic
inal use or meet some other form Of
unkind fate win he decided by the fed
eral court. w y, kgser. district at-
torney Saturday morning said that
within the next few days he would
bring to Judge John l., McCalrs atten.
tlon the disposition of the liquor.
Mr. kyser ls OF the opinion that the
contrahand liquor business has the same
status as liquor yet in governments
bonded warehouses However, the
vate owner.
The welI-stocked cellar is the rers
suit Of over two years raiding ventures
by Stanley Trezevant. United States
marshal, and his deputies. X repres
SCENTS hoatloads captured on the river
from professional hootleggers and sim
gle suitcase finds left on trains by some
thirsty Tennessean who took II on the
lam" when an officer hove In sight.
One room, 20x25xi2 feet. Is jammed
TO the door with confiscated goods. An-
other apartment, yet larger, II unc0Fu-
fQrtahtp gl8gn fOr 0nnpe whom 0tlN n@fa
| inside. According to Mr.. TrexevAHt,
| there Is no way ot getting Al the actual
value Of the supply. He estimates khak
between 5000. 600 and 100000 viii cover
the total Individual approximation by
some Of the experts around the federal
| building run as high as $500.0e0 and
these are based on prices prevalent some
| months ago At any rate. the supply
would look like million" TO any NUNS
Der Of the thirsty.
| The larger portion OF the liquor a
| encased in tow sacks--convenient form
| for the bootiegger to handle--snd no
| few bottles have been broken. The
| general aroma enanating from this
pocket-sized edition Of bonded wArG-
house Ii not unlike that which aFOAE
through the sidewalk grating of d
iwhpsaaele eatR bilahment
Il Appointment of George Leslie N
Camden, Tenn, as prohibition enforc.
ment officer. IL taken by Mr Kgsef
10 mean that the Benton county man
will act as head for West Tennessee tU
operate under Louis Elkins. However.
Mr.. Kyser declares this merely IS his
assumption. He Is Of the opinion that
Ithere are whole flock OF generals
being appointed In the prohi enforee-
ment army but TO date there Is 4 scar.
city OF privates Two Of the latter
showed up here last week saying they
were from Richmond. Their operations
so far beyond q conference with anti
saloon officials. are in the same class
with the fourth dimension.
Reports OF Wild parties and final iasa
In other cities Friday night meant moths
ing to Memphians. Memphis had her
big spree Feb 2s. 1914, when the open
saloon was closed by the nuisance act,
state edict.
The only celebration OF the advent us
the eighteenth amendment here was the
scattering Of John Barleycorn's ashes
from airplane Saturday afternoon, Pt-
lots OF the Memphis Aerial company
flew over the city dropping antisaioon
league nhamphletS.