The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
MORE WARRANTS
 OUT FOR AUST|N'S
 STATE OFFICERS
Charge Assault With Scant. ling and Presenting Pistol. Eleven Prisoners, Taken
 in Raids, Acquitted

Mobile. July Special )-Chief Conrad " Austin of the state law enforcement bureau. held confer ence here this afternoon with Pro siding Judge Saffold Berney of the circuit court relative to securing al early trial for officers Knox, Crow. Moates and Tranum of that depart ment, who were indicted by last grand jury and the result was that the hearings will not take place un- til in October Judge Berney Ip- formed Chief Austin that his dock et was crowded with capital cases for the two weeks in July. hence the de- lay in hearing the charges against State Law Officers Knox, who was indicted for three charges of assault and battery and trespassing after warming; Crow on a charge of as sauit and battery. trespans and pre- senting fire arms. Moats and Ira mum were indicted for trespassina after being warned.
 More Trouble
 Another chapter was added to the already big sensation here growing out of the activities of the Austin men when two additional warrants were sworn out in the inferior crim- inal court this afternoon charging. F battery and presenting pistol, re- spectiyely T. G. Fillineim of Pa- teau, charges that Knox assaulted him with by scantlng, and W. E. Cochran of Prichard, alleges that Crow presented pistol at him. The two offenses are alleged to have oc cured during raid on a house m Prichard in which the state law off, cers arrested II men At the trial of the II men in the inferior criminal court today, 1t developed that the state had no evidence against tie men and they were discharged.
 On cross examination Knox denied that he had by piece of scant- ling, but Officer Moats on cross eA- animation testified that Knox did have the scantling m his hands at the time of the raid. The arrest of the two law enforcement officers arc expected to be made at any time so- night
 Awaiting Developments
 Chief Austin. regarding the seizure of II full cases of Mexican liquor in the room of w, H. Knox, law en- forcement officer at the Bienyilie hotel on Sunday night. stated tonight that he was awaiting developments. Knox claims that three hours befoi c the seizure he checked II cases of liquor in his room and that the.- would not take back the stuff tha the chief of police offered to return unless the full amount was turned over. The chief of police stated to- night that he would not deliver the liquor to the Austin forces until he was ordered to do so by the circuit court The chief of police, F. ) O'Shaugnessy. stated today that lfs did not know of the seizure of the prohibited liquors in Knox room and that he did not approve of it and SC told l.. R. McManus, the police oft cer and former member of the state law enforcement department, who made the seizure.
 Judge 'Ssffold Berney. who issued the search warrant for the liquor that was found in Knox's room. stated today that McManus did not tell an nj .n whose keeping the liquor was. sim ply saying that he had located con traband liquor in the room in the hotel
 Chief Austin denied a report that he would bring his entire force to Mobile for cleanup campaign. He said that rumors had reached him that an effort would be made to harass his men by continuous arrest and if this proved true he would bring every man ne had to Mobile.