The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
CHIEF POLICE IF MOBILE IS UNDER ARREST
pr. A. G. Ward, Member
 County Board Of Mobile Is Apprehended By Federal Au-
 thoritieS In Wet Crusade LIQUOR SCANDAL. RULES WITH IRON HAND THERE Men Under 0'Shaugnessy Say Gaming Given Protection By Chief-Move To Dust Him Voted Down By Commission

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 1S.--(Special Leased Wire )=Chief of Police P. J. O'ShauS Shnessy of Mobile and pr "A. IG Ward, member of the Mobile coun- tY board of revenue and road commis sioners were placed under arrest Tuesday by federal authorities in con tinuation of the campaign to stamp out the liquor ring in Mobile. The arrests caused sensation, and the liuuof scandal continues to hold Mo bile in an iron grasp.
 The chief of police was arrested in New Orleans as he was disembark- ing from a Louisville and Nashville train from Mobile. He is charged with conspiracy in an indictment re- turned by the federal grand jury at Mobile. Dr. Ward was indicted on a charge of conspiracy to bribe District Attorney Aubrey Boyles.
 LcGcar Acting Chief.
 It developed at meeting of tho city commission today that Chjet OShaughnessy had notified Police Commissioner George E. Crawford he
 wished to be relieved, IS he believed indictments had been returned against Tim by the recent federal grand jury. Lieutenant of Police LeGear was named acting chief.
 Immediately after the attention of the commission was brought to the reported indictment of Chief O'Shaughnessy, Commissioner Harry T. Hartwell moved that the chlet ,,,, ol police be dismissed from office. The commissioners engaged in lengthy discussion, but the motion was Netei | down bv Mayor R. V. Taylor and Commissioner Crawford. Mayor TaN- l Tor said later that if the chief was | indicted the commission would then take up the matter.
 Meanwhile the office of the United states marshal continued to execute writs resulting from graFd jury in dictments but at the end lof the day many of the defendants were still to be arrested and the list of persons taLen into custody Is expected to be materially augmented by activities today. today comprised the following prin- cipal things:
 1. Capiases were served on SIX m
 dividuals, including pr. Alfred G. Ward. member of the Mobile county
 board of revenue and well known physician and politician. ;. District Attorney Aubrey Boyles declared he had been informed that
 his recent published statement re- gardine the appointment of United States marshal here has been twlsteo bv "gumshoe artists of the under
 
 world" ,-,.a
 3. A "warning" note was hurled into an alley adjoining the customs house. where prohibition agents are
 guarding large quantity of contra band liquor.
 pr. ward was placed under bonds
 totaling s15,O0o. He was charged wifh conspiracy to bribe and con- spiracy to violate the national pro hibition law Bail in the first case was fixed at s10ooo and in the other at 5000. Dr. Ward appeared at the
 federal offices in the cutsom's house late in the afternoon and was taken ] before United states Commissioner J.
 Irwin Burgett and furnished the re- i quired bond.
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 Charge Gamblers Protected.
 Coming instantaneously with the
 news of the indictment of Chief 1 O'Shaughnessy was letter slGheu tContinued On Page Twoo