Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-09
WADE FRAZIER,
GUS SHEALEY,
Sent TO GANG
Two Old Liquor Offenders Given
First Taste OF Service
Here

Two leading local liquor offenders
Of the pasta white man and a ne
oro-ran afoul of Judge Littlejohn in
euperior court yesterday and emerg-
ed each with a chain gang sentence.
The two were Wade Frazier. who
heretofore has served time under fed
eral sentence and paid fines in state
courts, and Gus Shealey, a negro
1ionor seller who has paid two stiff
fines in the City court in the last year
sAut who has never drawn straight
Ne sentence.
@Frazier entered pleas of guilty of
king and having hquqor, and re-
Viewed IL months or 3 months and
5000 on one charge and 8 months or
Sr0O on the other. Shealey was CON
ycLed by jury of having liquor and
vas given IL months or parole after
months and $100 In his case no
tice Of motion for new trial was
filed by his attorney Hollis Fort, and
ne was released on bond.
In the case of Joe Love, colored
who was convicted OF making liquor,
an offense occurring three years ago,
a sentence of IL months or months
and $50, the minimum necessary TO
cover the costs, was assessed.
Frazier, whose still was found by
l.. 1ff
his place near the city limits on the
Ellaville road few months ago, was
represented by Attorney zack Chill
ders, who asked for leniency for his
client suggesting that it would be dis
astrous to the defendant, and par
ticularly to his dependent family, to
fix sentence that would not per
NIT him to make a crop next year.
Solicitor Adds Plea.
Solicitor FELTON, said Frazier had
oppressed to him desire to turn over
a new leaf and tread the straight and
narrow path hereafter, and that his
troubles really impressed him. He ex-
pressed the hope that this would prove
q lesson to the defendant and that
lHe COuIb WOuiu cii0W lAibA iiANt -
Judge. Littlejohn then passed SEN
tence, making it necessary for Frazier
to serve at least three months before
having the privilege of paying out
He expressed the hope to Frazier that
he would put aside wrong doing in
the future and join the ranks of good
citizenship.
Shealey made plea for leniency
on the ground that he was i'll and
that he had WIRE and six children
to support. Judge Littlejohn asked
him if he had not been in court be-
fore on simialr charges and he replied
that he had been accused of offenses
in the past of which he was not guilty
that liquor had been actually found
IN his possession only once before.
Judge Littlejohn in passing sentence
told Shealey that he might pay fine
and be paroled after four months,
but that this. parole would require
him to report regularly to the sheriff
and prohibit his absolutely from deal
ing in or drinking liquor. or associat-
ing with drinking people,
Penalty If He Breaks 1t.
y am going to try to put stop
to that liquor traffic you have been
carrying. on down there" said the
Judge. "You have been running a
place where people have been COM
ing to buy whisky, If l forbid you
to even associate with these people /
may. be able to stop it. If you break
the terms of this parole you will have
TO serve the balance of eight months
OF the sentence"
In sentencing Joe Love, Judge
,E4ttlejohn told him that these lard
can stills had to be wiped out. .'The
people have enacted laws against max
ing and selling or having liquor,
ne said, "and, whether approve of
the laws or not, they must be en-
forced. 1t is a bad thing for people
20 deliberately disregard the law, and
that is what they are doing when they
SET up these lard can outfits
other cases disposed of in Superior
court were:
Noah Edwards, pleas Of guilty of
maklng and having liquor, II months
Or . months and $50 on the first
count, and 6 months or $75 on the
second.
George Watts, making liquor, plea
81 guilty, IL months, or months and
John Dodson, making and having
I,'quor, pleas Of guilty, ~ months or
q months and $10O on first count
months or $50 on second.
Troy Guerry, misdemeanor ver-
sict OF guilty, months of $50.
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