Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-22
BRIBERY LAID TO
Elk POLICE CHIEF
OF SAVANNAH, GA.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 19.-Th'
federal grand judy this afternoon
returned indictments against three
men, charging them with having ac-
cepted brides from the liquor men
not to modest them in their official ca
pacity and to tip them off when, their
places were about to be raided.
The men indicted are James A
Wood, eX-chief of police of Savannah
Adrian NJ Kea, eX-United States
deputy marshal, and S. M. ''Tobe'
Moye, United States prohibition en-
forcement officer.
| It is alleged in one joint indioe-
ment brought against Kea and Moye
that they regularly took 500 month
eight or nine months for protecting
him from arrest for selling liquor.
1t is alleged in the indictment
against Kea, Moye and Woods that
they entered into conspiracy TO
take money from divers persons for
protection against arrests for selling
liquor. w. r. Wilson is said to have
DCSI OllS VI lllS pSl SOIIS. II Is cl1SSSo
he paid the trio $3.50 a month. An
drew Barefield, ii. P. Howard and w.
l.. Nichols also are alleged to have
paid them money. w. F. Stockman
and W. L. Nichols also were indicted
in connection with the others for
offering money to the officers.
Woods was served with notice of
his indictment as he lay on sick
bod t,f h - IL los rYaH WI
bond for him in the sum of $500
kea has not yet been arrested. Moye
was released on bond of $4,000 given
that Thomas w. Hardwick will come
to Savannah to represent him in his
trial.
Moye said after his arrest that he
had been an officer since was nine
teen years old, and from that time
and up until 1905, he was a police
officer III several different towns.
I'm 1906" he said, II was elected
sheriff of Washington county, which
place l held for eight years. 1 then
was defeated by sixteen votes. In
July, 1913, 1 went into the federal
service as division deputy and was
stationed at Savannah. On the 9Th
of November, 1913, l was transferred
from division deputy to the raiding
squad. On June 5, 1918, 1 was chos-
en-. with two others, as an efficient
officer in the state of Georgia to be
placed in flying squadron to raid
the southern states, which embraced
Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Geor-
gia, Florida, North and South Caro-
lima and Virginia. On this work L
was squad captain for five months.
About September 1, l then reported
back to my original consignment, as
deputy collector under D. j. CAN'T In
Georgia.
carried a commission as deputy col
lector and federal prohibition agent
"On October 1. 1920, my headquar-
ters were transferred from Sanders
Vile. my home, to Savannah, at
which place my. headquarters nave
been since. -
sThe witnesses who have appeared
before the grand jury and testified
against me are all men who have
been convicted on charges rpade BY
me- The whole thing is q frame
mp and s.y4to-ge t-evs IN ssssh
am absolutely innocent. I have never
accepted a nickle from a man in the
world, I will be able to show this
at the trial which 1 am going to de-
mand during the present term, pro
yided T can get witnesses and WIFI
tho agreement of my attorneys"
mot SURPRISED" SAYS
DIRECTOR ID. j. CAN'T
"1 am not surprised" Federal
Prohibition Director D. j. CAN'T sala
to The Journal Saturday night when
a Savannah dispatch revealing IN
dictments against Prohibition Agent
S. T. Moye and other officials on
protect liquor dealers, was read TO
him
ct have been expecting action by
the Savannah grand jury, IN the
cases of these men, said Director
CAN'T. 'T have been to savannah
authorities, each time giving them
all the information I had that IN
Dictated bribes were being accepted.
"The indictments against, Moye
automatically removes him from my
department. We had been watching
him closely for some time. but prior
to the grand jury's investigation no
direct evidence had been obtained
against him."
THREAT MADE TO
REVOKE 8 LICENSES
SAVANNAH. Ga, Feb. -v.-The
enforcement of the prohibition law
by civic authorities took new turn
today, when Mayor Stewart. through
the flying squadron" issued orders
to three persons to appear before him
Monday afternoon to/show cause why
their licenses should not be revoked.
In addition he will summon the
owners of the property upon which
police authorities have reason to be-
lieve liquor is being sold.
The three places receiving their
orders from Mayor Stewart. through
Lieutenant Alexander, this morning,
were r. Coleman, northwest corner
of Jefferson and Bryan streets; A.
Stein, northeast corner of. Jefferson
and Bryan streets, and the wooden
box" on Berrien and Stewart streets