The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-08
OFFICERS MAKE BIG
HAUL AT MONTGOMERY
capSure A DIstillery, whiskey and Es-
capped Convict-were Looking for
stolen Goods.

Sheriff r. c. Applewhite and Deputies
H. L. Hoskins and R. P. Applewhite, did
all they intended to do few nights ago,
and then some. In fact they killed the
proverbial three birds with one stone"
1t must have been their lucky night
for it certainly was not for the people
they caught in their drag net. They
went out to capture some goods that
were alleged to have been stolen and
stumbled upon distillery. seven quarts
of whiskey and an escaped convict in
their search.
The officers were successful in land
ing everything that they ran across.
They got the goods that were alleged
to have been stolen; they brought back
part of the distillery-and the whiskey;
also the captured convict, but the latter
was little the worse for wear on ac-
count of having bullet hole in his hip
due to the fact that he tried to run
when he was recognized.
All Of the trouble-for those in the
toils--came about on account of the
complaint that Charley Tillman had TAX
en- off some of the household goods of
neighbor that did not belong to him.
Sheriff Applewhite had reason to be-
lieve that he would find these goods at
the home of Chas. Davis, near Mont
gomery, so that was where he and his
deputies hied themselves to-
They were not disappointed in their
search, for they got back the goods al
legged to have been taken away without
authority. While they were engaged in
this search the sheriff recognized Earl
yUrh af hn
capped, convict who had been up from
Lawrence county and who escaped in
September. Earl was quick on his feet
as the sheriff was in his recognition,
but volley of shots from the officers
winged" or rather legged" him. Any
way, he had to stop on account of his
lack of pedal qualities at the time. So
far, so good, for the officers-but they
were not yet through exploring all the
way through Charlie Davis residence
and premises. This followed, with the
result that a still was found in the
kitchen in operation, as well as seven
quarts of whiskey and rs gallons of
mash. The officers at this juncture
bundled all of their prisoners and all
the evidence necessary, with the recov-
cred goods into their car and came to
town and to Jail.
Chas. Tillman, who was alleged to
have taken the household property was
already under arrest. Earl Davis, es-
capped convict, and injured by the shots
when he broke, was brought in as
was also Chas. Davis, aged man and
owner of the property where the raid
was made.
A disposition of the cases against the
parties concerned to the present are:-
Chas: Tillman, charged with grand lar
ceny and breaking and entering.-Tried
before Justice j. E. Barron and bound
over to await the action of the grand
jury in the sum of $500.
Earl Davis.--Held in the county Jail
to await the action of the penitentiary
authorities as well as a charge of man
ufacturing and distilling liquor.
Chas. Davis.-Released on account of
his old age.
All of those in trouble were negroes.
Sheriff Applewhite told the reporter
that he was almost of the mind to say
to the public that there was a free
drink TT the court house for any one
who Would take drink of the stuff
that he had captured after smelling it.
He said it looked almost white and
clear, but that asafoedita was a mild
quor that he had in his possession, but
he added, sit will burn like pure alco-
hol."