Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-04-25
KID MOONSHINER
is FOUND GUILTY
15-Year-Old Boy Had Still Going,
Evidence Shows At Trial
In Federal Court


ence of Federal Agent Hans
brought essential, District Attor-
ney Sawyer A. Smith obtained
h Scontinuance of the D. L. Moore
distillery case to the Lexington
term of federal court. Attorney
Bensinger, of Louisville, repre-
senting owners of the distillery
which has been seized by govern
ment officials, admitted that there
are no pressing reasons for imme-
diate action on their demands for
its return to its owners. Judge
Cochran stated that the Volstead
law repeals several sections of the
old law requiring forfeiture OF
vehicles and property, no matter
whose they are, in certain cases
of liquor law violation. District
Attorney Smith urged strongly
the necessity of having Agent
Hansbrough here. Hansbrough
works out of the Prohibition de-
partment at Washington. Mr..
Smith indicated that the prohibi-
ton officials at headquarters ge-
gard this case as very important
one, probably setting a precedent,
in such character Of cases.
DR.. w. Z. McWilIiams, of Lex
ington, resident physician Tor the
fReform School. was acquitted by
p jury on a charge OF charging
servimc men more than S3 each
for preparing their war risk in
surance papers. A white youth
named Thomas Cormney, of Stan
ford, testified he paid DR.. Nc
Williams 500 after he had re-
ceived his check from the govern
ment which amounted to over
$500. He admitted that Dir. Nc
Williams had treated him at var
ious times for an ailment, and
that DR.. McWilliams had told him
he was not permitted to charge
him for the war risk papers work.
A colored boy named John Far
mer. also Of Stanford, said he paid
the doctor $50, but he too had
been treated otherwise by the
physician. DR.. McWiliams testi-
fled that his services to both the
boys, due to the character of their
ailments were simply charged for
at the usual rates and that he had
made no charge for preparing
their papers. After the jury had
returned verdict of acquittal,
tanother indictment against DR..
NIcWillians, charging violation
of the narcotic act, was dismiss
ed. Attorney A. r. Burnam, of
this city, defended DR.. McWil-
1iams, who is a former resident OF
Rockcastle and Lincoln counties.
c. T. Covley, who refused to
testify before L. S. Commission
er Warield Bennett here the 9th
er day when asked to testify
against Tom Estes or a liquor
charge. was brought before Judge
Cochran on a contempt of court
charge. In answer to the Judges
queries he said that he had got
ten mixed up" and didn't know
what to say. He told the Judge
that he would testify now, so was
sent before Mr.. Bennett to give
his evidence and the Judge held
up the contempt proceedings.
No witnesses appeared against
Curt Terrill, on a moonshining
charge, when his case was called,
SO it went over until the next
term of court.
The case against Joe Lambert
charged with violation of liquor
laws, was filed away, the princi-
pal witnesses having left the
state. They were vocational stu
dents at Berea College and have
been transferred elsewhere.
Attorney 0. P. Jackson asked
permission of the court to with
draw written plea of guilty that
was made by Yves Rose before
the u. s. Commissioner after Ii
quor had been found in his house.
Mr.. Jackson said that he desired
to attack the validity of the
search warrant. He said that the
search had been made by county
officials and two federal officers.
Duff and Ort, and he did not be-
1ieve their search warrants were
legal. The Judge indicated that
Roses plea of guilty seemed suffi-
cient, but passed the case at Mr..
Jackson's request, for the present.
Arch Spicer failed to answer to
his name when called on a liquor
violation charge, so his bond was
declared forfeited.
Will Smith, of Lincoln county,
charged with manufacturing and
| possessing whisky was freed on
\ peremptory instructions. Deputy
Sheriff John Meeks. of Stanford,
testified that~it was "raiSin iac1<''