The daily times., 1921-12-17
Round OVER FOR
STEALING TOBACCO


nesse, this morning TO hear the case
against three negroes who were
charged with taking three piles of
tobacco from the Watson warehouse
in this city on the Sth of this month
and transferring them to the Farm
er.s warehouse and selling the weed
and securing the money. This to-
bacco had been purchased by Leggitt
and Meyers and the American To-
bacco Co., in the course of regular
sale, and checked short at the fac
tories. The tobacco was valued at
$2SO.58 and sold at the farmers
warehouse. Mr. Leach one of the
proprietors of the Farmers ware
house caught one of the same ne
gres repacking six piles Of tobacco,
and their arrest followed.
The three defendants are named
James Williams. who was sent up
in two cases with bail fixed at $500
in each case and James Couser in de-
fault of $500 bond. James Pearce
was dismissed, there not being-suf
ficient evidence to hold him. There
were number of witnesses who tes-
titled in effect as follows:
Mr.. w p Anderson one of the
roprietors OF the Watson warehouse
testified that he had been missing
from one, two and three piles of to-
bacco each day from the floors of
his warehouse, and on Thursday
morning the Sth he noticed three
piles of tobacco about seven O'Clock
loose on the floor and at eight O'Clock
they had been packed up, and that he
informed Mr.. Glover that negro by
the name of James Williams did this.
Mr.. Dunn another employee of the
warehouse said that Williams in
formed him that he was packing the
TOBACCO for Mir. Frank Langley an
auctioneer at the Farmers Ware
house
Mr. c. z. Beamon another en-
ployee of the Watson warehouse said
Williams came in that morning and
said that he had three piles OF to-j
bacco to pack for Mr.. Langley and
took them over TO the aruers
warehouse.
Mr.. John Leach OF the Farmers
warehouse said that he saw Williams
moving three piles OF tobacco into
his warehouse from Watson's ware,
house ON December SIh and he
asked Williams whose tobacco it was,
and the negro replied that it be
longed to Howard and Langley.
That Liggett and Myers were the
purchasers of the tobacco and that
it checked with the weights Of the
tobacco sold at the Watson ware
house.
Deputy H. F. Barnes stated that lo
kept the negroes separated in the
Jail and city lookup and that cncy
told the same story that they told
on the stand regarding the transac-
tions and that the defendants Will
liams and Couser told him that Mr..
Langley told them if any one asked
sold for to say that it was for Lang
ley. On Monday Langley had met
him on the street and asked him if
he wanted job, that Langley took
him to Farmers warehouse and
showed him (Williams) six piles of
tobacco and told him to pack,
weigh and put this tobacco on the
floor, and that he had packed two
baskets when the officers got him.
He said he was to get $3.50 for
packing same.
Pearce, another defendant said
TIA, Williams met him and asked
him ii he wanted job and told him
to be at the warehouse at eight
o'clock to pile five or six piles Of
tobacco on the floor and give him a
piece of paper to give weigher.
Then he was arrested. There were
the six piles of tobacco which
were stopped by Mr.. Leach when the
steal twas frustrated and the ne
goes arrested.
Messrs. Finch and Lucas represent
ed the warehouse. The defendants did
not have an attorney to represent
them.