Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-02
GETS MISTRIAL.,
PLEADS GUILTY
A. B. Carey Pays $100
Fine For Giving Boys
Liquor

Following a mistrial at 9 80 o'clock
Wednesday night in his case in which
he was charged with furnishing
liquor to a minor because one juror
out of IL held out against conYic,
ton, A. B. Carey, local taxi driver,
who had denied his guilt on the wit
ness stand, entered a plea. of guilty
before Judge Littlejohn in Superior
court at noon Thursday through his
attorney, Zach Childers, on agree
ment with Solicitor FELTON, to mol
pros two other similar indictments
against him, and received sentence
of months on the chain gang or
a fine of $780,. to include costs. His
fine was Immediately paid by At
torney Childers and he left the court
room a free man.
The case went to the jury late
Wednesday afternoon, and at $50
the disagreement was reported and
mistrial declared by Judge Little
john. One juror was said to have
stated he belived Mr.. Carey's accus-
ers-students at the Agricultural col
lege-were forced to make the ac-
cusation by teachers there, and that
he would "see the court house fall
down" before he would vote for con-
viction.
Carey went on trial about 4:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon over
his own protest and that of his at
torney, Zach Childers, that he was
too i'll to proceed He was charged
specifically with furnishing whisky
on December 3, last, to Arthur Da-
Wis, of Fhntside, and John Simmons,
of Weston, students at the Third Dis
trict Agricultural school. They and
two companions who were with them
on the occasion-Henry Hall, of Ell
laville, and Clarence McLendon, of
Sasser-all testified that they were
driven by Carey in his taxi out of
Americus a short distance that night
and furnished the liquor, following
which they were brought to Ameri-
Gus One of the boys was made sick
and when they returned to the school
dormitory the fact that they had
been drinking became known, and
eventually they were hailed before
members Of the faculty and threat
ened with expulsion unless they
would tell who gave them the liquor.
Whereupon they accused Mr.. Carey,
who was indicted by the present
grand jury.
Mr.. Carey's statement to the jury
was his only defense. he stated that
the boys gave him a quarter each to
drive them to the Wheatley proper
ty on Crawford street, and that
when they arrived there they got
out and located bottle of liquor
hidden behind stone pillar, which
they drank, then returned to the city.
He denied the charge absolutely that
he had furnished them any liquor
In rebuttal the boys were recalled
one by one and informed by Solicitor
FELTON, as to what Carey had said.
Each emphaticalLT denied that Ca
rey's statement was true or that they
had had any liquor hidden. Two of
them said they did know where the
Wheatley place was. and in direct
testimony none of them knew defi-
nitely where they had been taken
that night.
Nothing was said in the testimony
about any payment for the liquor,
In the summing up for the defense,
Attorney Childers contended that the
boys had been caught in a drinking
escauade and threatened with ex-
puIsion unless they could pass the
responsibility, had made the taxi man
the goat"
In asking a delay in the trial be-