The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-01-12

West and Chief Handy left Tiptonvfll'
at one o'clock Sunday morning III th'
Sherif-s Ford car with the three prls
ouers and lodged them in jail.
Deputies Henry and MurchisOn stay
ed in Tiptonville and with Tennessee
officers Searched the houses where they
had NOT captured any prisoners. Sunddy }
morning at three o'clock. A woman al
the last house. where the man had
feigned sickness, told the officers where
they would find another still, but they
believing it To be trap set for them
WAITED until daylight and upon tuvesti-
CATION foud there was no still there.
I The officers asked the men why they
had 80 many guns and they said they
did not intend tO be captured but the
officers had too much blue steel Tor
thrm They said they had been nod-
ned that tine officers would bc there.
but were expecting them the following
week and we're not prepared Tor them 10
come 80 soon.
Examining trial for all lye was held
"Wednesday morning before County
JGdsc Chas. II. \ugeut They waived
.cSamiuing trial On the charge OF man
utacuriug intoxicating liquors illegal
ly. and were held TO await the action
ot the grand jury at the January term
which cOnvcncs next week. and were
admitted To bail in the sum Of $1,000.
Beu Garter was also tried on two
other charges. having aud keeping An
lis possession for sale intoxicating Ii
quors Illegally. and selling intoxicating
liquors illegally. Gu both charges he
waived examining trial. and was held to
await the action OF the grand jury, be
tr.sr ..tIrtrfFf.s1 a., fltt ann. ~
iu each instance.
viii Mhitson was charged also with
having and keeping in his possession
for the purpose of sale intoxicating Ii
quors illegally. on which charge he
waived examining trial and was held
To await the action cf the grand jury
with bail az SiuO. lie was tried on the
charge of carrying concealed and dead
Is weapons 10 which he Piled guilty and
was given fine of $40 with - days in
Jail.
Duke Everitt was tried ON the charge
of carrying concealed and deadly wedp-
Ons. and pleading not guilty. his trial
was set for Friday AT 1o o'clock i'm
Judge Nugcnts court. Bail was fixed
AT $500.
Nes Iassiter was charged with sell |
ing intoxicating liquors Illegally. on
which charge he waived examining
trial and was held 10 await the action 4
Of the grand jury. with bail AT $1,000
Assisting Comfy Attorney Adams i
In th. prosecution were Judge Elvis j.
Stahr and Judge Frank ;. Moore. The
defendants were not represented by leg
Al counsel.
This wholesale raid of Illicit whiskey 1
I'm the county will prob
ably have the effect of curtailing some /
Df it's production and something like IL
has been needed for a long time. Sheriff 4
West has begun on "A large scale To
fulfil his campaign pledges and he has
the good people of the county behind /
him i'm his efforts TO break up this traf-
fc. He and his deputies have gone at 4
il I'm earnest. Chief Of Police Handy /
has shown the right spirit in his splen-
lid cooperation with the county Ofnc-
ars In this way. and with this co-opera-
ton much can be done to break mp law
Iessness i'm the county.
In fact the entire corps of officials In i
the county show tina tthey intend TO
handle the condition without gloves on. /
10 ''hew the line and let the chips fan /
where they may"