Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-24
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WABASH BLUES
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argued the rooom where oltean and
the liquor was found was part of the
premises and not 4 private home OF
Thornton.
Lew Hudson. 800 West Maryland street,
got off easy He admitted he had bought
a bottle Of white mule and had consumed
all but about one drink Of 1t when the
police arrested him The court fined him
$50 and costs and suspended the sentence
SAYS SHE PLAYED
WABASH BLUES"
Judge, the paper says l was playing
the Sergeant MCGEE Blues" exclaimed
Maggie Nimms. alias Maggie Mccoy,
negress, 2127 Sheldon street, but I
wasn't I was playing the wabash
Blues"
well, now is a good time to play the
wabash Blues all over again" said
Judge Rinier. 81 am going to find you
guilty Of operating n blind tiger and fine
you $50 and costs"
The Nimms woman appealed her case
and A. C. Simms signed the appeal bond.
The evidence was contradictory. Ser
geant MCGEE and a squad testified they
went TO Maggie's home yesterday and
that she poured out one bottle OF white
mule" and tipped over q stove, and that
they found another partly filed bottle OF
white mule" and 8 whisky glass In
closet
The police said she poured out the
whisky in an upstairs room
The sergeant testified that Maggie
told him that 81 am a h Of a liar
when 1t comes to police court. l am q
hard one to stick" The policeman Of
fered as evidence that Maggie was a
"hard one to stick" the records showing
she had been arrested four times on
'blind tiger" charges and discharged in
city court each time.
hsaggie explained TO the court that she
was sleeping on de deven-in-o" when the
police came and that she lived in a
bungalow and that a bungalow was not
supposed to have an upstairs. therefore
she could not have poured the whisky
out in an upstairs room. She denied
ownership Of the whisky and said Ser
geant MCGEE went away and got the
whisky and brought it to her house. She
explained the two jugs, and numerous
empty white mule bottles and beer bottles
the police say they found by saying
they got them in the back yard hanging
on her fance.
VAMP RETORT
ENDS CONTROVERSY.
The court appeared interested and
asked Mrs. Nimms what kind of work
a
was a hair dresser. That was too much
for a big red haired patrolman who had
taken part in the raid and he yelled out
to the court, THAT amt so judge. She
said she was a vamp, and that was the
way she made her living"
The 'vamp stuff seemed to convince
the court and Mrs. Nimms was found
guilty.
The fact that Paul Reddy. 442 Chad
wick street, had a wife and FIVE children
depending on him for support caused
Judge Rinier to suspend a 800 fine on
payment of costs. Reddy had a trap door
in the floor Of his living room and under
that trap door was found a agllon
jug containing a gallon and a half OF
white mule whisky. There were a num-
her of small empty whisky bottles also
concealed under the door and over it was
a library table and a rug. The court
fined Reddy 800 and costs, but suspend
ed the fine when he learned that he had
i've children and a wife
Four blind tiger cases were continued.
Blind tiger charges against Jasper How
ard will be heard April a; against Ed
ward Becker. April 3 against John Jones,
April Il, and against William Beck,
April .. The police obtained a large sup
j. Of real whisky in Beck's safe at his
Walnut street automobile livery and also
some whisky and gin that had not been
put in the safe.