San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-25
W|TNESSSAYS
LIQUORS SUPPLY
RAN OUT ONCE
Testifies That Alleged
TSslde Ring Had to Wait
Until More Manufactured.
HAD ZINC TANKS
Defense Seeks to lmpeach
Testimony Of State
Witness.
Del Rio. Tex. March ci.-Testi-

Del Rio, Tex, March ci.-Testi-
mony that liquor selling as alleged
in indictments returned against ten
Uvalde county citizens became so
profitable that hauling the liquor by
cases was disposed of and two zinc
tanks were obtained, was offered in
the conspiracy trial of Sheriff g. ii.
johnson and four others at Del Rio.
Ed Dean, first witness called by the
prosecution, gave direct testimony for
two hours. He stated that he had
been approached by X. Reager and
Frank Clamp and was urged by them
TO 20 into the liquor business with
them.
He said he told them that he did
not have the money, and that he was
then furnished $3.50 by Reager to
begin the business. He stated that
his principal dealings had been with
Frank Clamp and Reager and that
Iteager was the paymaster.
He told of many trips to the Mex
lean border as agent for the men, in
which be obtained all the way from
! % to so cases of intoxicating liquor.
! The business first began in October,
1920. He testified and became so
good that they had to give up the
plan of carrying the liquor in cases,
but that they had two zinc tanks
made in which to have it transport
ed.
-. -. Exhausted the Supply.
The witness testified that he had
never ceased to make trips to the
border but once and that was because
they had bought all the liquor to be
| had in Mexico at that point and
that he had to wait until more could
be manufactured. He stated that the
place where the liquor was brought
from was a place in Kinney county
called Texiquite.
Defense counsel sought to show
| that the witness was increditable. He
acknowledged under cross examina-
ton that he had been a bootlegger
and gambler and admitted having
been indicted at Uvalde in 1920 in
connection with the robbery of the
Uvalde bank.
He was asked why he had made
an affidavit at Uvalde stating that
he had never engaged in liquor deal
ings with Hammer johnson, X.
Reager, and others, and said that he
did not want to get into a jack pot
that they had told him that all of
them had made similar affidavit,
and that all of them would stick to-
gether.
Woman on Stand.
Mrs. J. J. Shannon, formerly Miss
Annie Taylor, testified Saturday that
she had taken the affidavit of Ed
Dean, in which it was stated that
Dean knew nothing of any liquor
dealings with johnson, Reager, and
Blaylock. She said that X. Reager
had asked her to take the affidavit
and that johnson and Reager was
present when Dean signed it. She
testified that johnson and Reager
paid for the Acknowledgement.
Mrs. Shannon testified that a hot
political contest was going on in
Uvalde county at that time and that
the affidavits were used to further
the interests of Hammer johnson in
his race for reelection. She said
that Glady Odds was head of the
political machine opposing the re-
ELECTION. of johnson.
Made $11OO One Trip.
j. n. Davis was placed on the
stand next and testified that he was
the selling agent for johnson, Reager
and Blaylock. He said that he had
sold liquor all over Uvalde county
and had no idea of how much he had
sold. He said that he made one trip
to Waxahachie with several hundred
quarts which he sold there. The wit
ness said that the liquor was kept
in q pasture three miles from Uvalde,
known as the Mangum trap and that
it was delivered there by Ed Dean.
He testified that he frequently talked
with Johnson, Reager and Blaylock
over the deals and that the proceeds
of the sales was delivered to them.
He said that he delivered over S11OO
10 the company, as he termed them,
as q result of the Waxahachie trip.
de stated that for his services he
received $500 month, paid by John
son and Reager and a Mitchell six
car which they bought for him.
Was Coming To San Antonio.
he said that one night he was 60
ing TO make trip to San Antonio
put was warned not to 90 out, that
the rangers were in town and said
mat ne was warned by Reager.
He said that one night, $50 quarts
|of liquor were stolen from the trap
and that caused a dispute between
the three partners, as each blamed the
|others. He said that next morning.
he with johnson, Reager and Blay-
lock went to the trap to make an in
vestigation. He said that johnson
told him Blaylock was talking too
much and suggested that they put
ne ~hiskey out on the road and
tell Blaylock and as he was coming
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