The north Mississippi herald., 1921-10-14
US. COURT AFTER
LAW VIOLATORS
Chief Daily and Agent Chap
man Scored in Federal Court
at Aberdeen-14 Convic-
tions During The Term.

The most successful term of Fed
eral Court ever held in the Northern
District of Mississippi on liquor cases
was that which just closed at Aper-
deem. according to the official report
az e. S. Chapman, Federal Prohlbi-
ton Agent in Charge of the Miss.s-
aippi raiders to his chief Maze IL.
Daily. Federal Prohibition Director
for Mississippi.
OF fourteen cases disposed OF, ter
were those of whites charge1 with
violation of the liquor laws and four
of those negroes. In the trial OF the
whites every defendant was convicted
and with the exception of two whites
all received Jail sentences. The two
exceptions were fined. Practically
all entered pleas of guilty and made
no attempt to fight the charges since
Chapman's raiders had conclusive
evidence. All Of the cases were
moonshine charges.
In addition to the conviction of the
fourteen men for Illicit distilling. the
grand jury for that term of Court
returned 54 indictments on charges
of violation Of the National Prohibi-
ton Act. Among those indicted was
Robert Allen Ward, former sheriff
of Attala County, whose alleged still
was raided near Kosciusko, Missis-
sippi, some time ago.
Agent Chapman in his report to
Director Daily praised highly District
Attorney Lem e. Oldham, and his.
assistant Phil Stone for their aggres-
sive work in handling cases, and for
their spirit of cooperation with thu
prohibition enforcement officers. The
report also commended in the highe~
terms the work of all sheriffs with
the exception of few in the North
ern District, for their able assistance
and cooperation with the Government
raiders. Mr.. Chapman's report to
Director Daily follows in part:
II consider the recent Aberdeen
term of Federal Court the most sue
cessful term we have ever had in the
Northern District Of Mississippi since
the National Prohibition Act went
into effect. This, 1 attribute to q
great extent, to the assistance and
cooperation given us by Hon. L. E
Oldham, United States ATTORNEY fo-
the Northern District. and his eff
cient Assistant Hon. Phil Stone, and
wish also to state in this connection
that, with the exception of verv
Few sheriffs and state officials NJ
counties in the Eastern Division of
the Northern District, they have been
very diligent in the enforcement of
the prohibition laws. I conferred
with practically every sheriff in the
counties of the Eastern Division oe
tnat District and thev assured me tbat
tnev VIII co-onerate in every wav with
the Federal Prohibition Enforcement
Officers in the future.n
Inc cases disposed of at Aberdaar
Term OF Court. according IN mr.
cnapman's report to Mr.. Daily. is as
Thirty davs in iaii. 500 IN ans
costs of Court: Lonnje T.ocLhar4
uo'qnpms ~ ~ Lawson. Robert Ashcraft
~ II. n. vance, Frank Green. George
svowle, Thomas J. Wall. Ephriar,
Moss and Bob Gardner. white: win
Cook. JEFF McMelon, Jesse Knowles
and Anderson Turner, colored. Char
lie Edwards was fined $4,000 and.
costs and Lake Wiginton s1O0. 90 and
costs. any
IF the sheriffs of the entire State
would give this office the assistance
and cooperation that the sheriffs of
the Eastern Division have given. :"
said Mr.. Chapman, "moonshining in
Mississippi would soon become vir-
tually thing of the past"