Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-22

II saw don't know, L don't know
the man Yes. I bought whisky.
but don't know the name Of the
man I bought it from" Well, he
will tell you where he bought it.
but he don't know his name, and
now. there may be instances
when he don't. The men who Sell
whisky don't care to have their
identity disclosed. He may say,
iif YOU will ride out on the Big
Hill pike you will meet a man on
a mule with saddle-pockets on the
mule 1t may be in the night. and
if man didn't strike 4 match tOl
look he might not know who he
was buying the whisky from. but
| will say to you frankly, gentle
men. this is not always the case.
Witnesses frequently evade tell
ing the truth. They twist and
turn. and they will say they don't
know. but you gentlemen are
good Judges of human nature. and
il on the examination Of 4 wit
ness Of that kind You become !
! convinced he does know and is
unwilling to disclose from whom
he purchased the whisky, why. 4
quiet reflection in the county jail
over here by himself with nobody !
to interrupt him going over care
fully all the circumstances. might
enable him to remember. OIL
! course. the Court don't want
want to make mistake in Dlac-
ing any person III solitary con-
tinement in the county jail here.
in order that he may reflect on
matters OF this sort: make mis-
take and put 4 man there who |
really don't know. but. if neces-
Sary the Court will on proper
showing. as the law requires. !
have to take the chances on max |
ing 4 mistake and then any per-
sons who buy whisky. if they find
out that the juries here and the
Court are going to take every
means to find out. why. probably
the next time they buy whisky
| from Il man on mule on the Big
Hill pike. they will make it their
business to find out who thew are |
buying it from before they do it. |
The peculiar part of it is. that
persons. who will ordinarily tell
the truth about any matter that
comes up. perjure themselves to-
protect a bootlegger-why. II
don't know. The bootleggcr is /
not his friend. OF course, it NAV
be explained on the theory they |
| don't want to cut off the source !
OF supply. as they might be-if the !
bootleggers were locked up and |
couldn't bring in any more whis-
Ky to town. and he cannot get it !
any more. That may be one rea-
son why lie is willing to perjllre,
himself. commit felony by!
swearing to a lie. on the theory /
that the man is doing him a favor
and he ought to protect him Rut |
why anybody on the face of the
earth would feel like they are I'M
der any obligations to commit 4
a felony and perjure himself as
witness before the grand jury to
protect a bootlegger, cannot I'M
derstand. because any man that
is engaged in this nefarious. lille
gal sale Of liquor is committing
crime. and he knows he is not
selling him this whisky rs 4 mat
ter Of friendship, but to out mon
ey in his pocket. and he knows
him to be an enemy to society,
and he knows if these people get
control of this county. that no de-
cent man or woman can live here.
and why any man, except he is as
bad as the bootlegggcr himself.
will perjure himself, l don't up
derstand. If a man does it. tho.
and you can get testimony he has.
'ndict that man for perjury and
the petit jury will put him in the
penltentlary, and his bootlegger
friend will go free. and he will sec
what he thinks about it then.
Now. you are going to find that
many persons will tell you they
are selling whisky here. there and
1T the other place. at the ware
house. TIP at the hotel at the rail
road station, and different places.
this place and the other place. but
| don't know who is doing it. but
| heard it. OF course. there is a
lot of that stuff flying through
the air, and NO doubt you will re-
ceive a lot of anonymous COM
munications telling you to sum
mon people. That is another cur
ious thing. that a man sets up to
be 1aw-abiding citizen. and
wants the law enforced, and still
he is not willing for the grand
Jury and the public to know that