Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-24
ELEVEN CONVICTED.
50 ARE ACQUITTED IN
MOBILE RUM PLOT
Former Police Chief, Ex-
Deputy and Lawyer Are
Facing Sentences

MOBILE, Ala, May 22.-Begin.
ming on April %, the trial on the
indictment charging conspiracy to
violate the national prohibition act
to II persons was concluded short
ly after 10 o'clock this morning in
the United States district court here
with II convictions and 33 acquit
..aIs of the "A cases that went to
the jury.
Among those acquitted were all
except one of the alleged ring lead
ers of Mobiles rum ring"
The twelve jurors rendered their
verdicts after approximately 27
hours deliberations.
Those convicted were: Harry B.
O'Connor, Ben F. Cody, Perry Col
Tins, Thomas Corso, James F. Dawes,
George L. Donaghue, deputy sheriff;
Dan L. Jemison, Percy H. Kearns,
attorney; John H. McEvery, p. J.
'Shougnessy, former chief Of po-
lice, and Geronimo Perez.
Sentence on the eleven convicted
men was postponed until June %.
Federal Judge r. T. Erwin an.
nounced that the postponement was
the defense to give them time to pre-
pare their briefs for notice of an
appeal to the court Of appeals.
Eleven Convicted
Those found guilty by the jury
were:
Patrick J. Oshaugnessy, ex-chief
Of police.
'Pearcy Kearns, we'll known attor-
ney and alleged go between" for
rum ring; former private secretary
to Congressman Oscar Gray, of Ala
bama.
George J.. Donaghue, chief field
deputy sheriff.
John II. McEvoy, alleged wholesale
liquor dealer and ring leader OF
rum ring"
Daniel L. Jemison, alleged one of
the "big six wholesalers"
Harry O'Connor, alleged "bix six
wholesaler
James f. Dawes, alleged big six
Wholesaler"
Geronimo Perez, alleged "big six
wholesaler"
Benjamin F. Cody, alleged big six
wholesaler"
Perry Collins, negro, employ of
Jemison at his liquor wharf on Mon
Louis island.
Thomas Corso, alleged bootlegger,
who pleaded not guilty and later
gave state evidence from the stand.
The following thirty-three men
were acquitted:
William H. Holcombe, eXsheriff,
now deputy sheriff, member of the
Alabama leg stature and alleged
ring leader of rum ring Robert
l.. HolcOmbe, prominent business
man, politician and alleged ring
leader of rum ring; Walter Il.
/ Blackman, deputy sheriff; Fred y.
| Hudoff, deputy sheriff; John Moore
deputy sheriff; Dennis Mcbride,
/ Rhett Mcbride, Sam POWe, John w.
| Snow, Charles Bullen, Richard
| Dawes, j. +. Laurendine. c. &. Lau-
rendine, Foy Schaefer, William +.
Cowart, James j. Cummings, Lamar
Kelley, Louis Turner, Sylvester
| Bousson, Charles Rice, LeVert Com
| ez, William Gomez Pete Hamel,
| Vincent Noletto, William Schroeder,
! Stonewall j. Cleveland, Robert
| Thomas, Louis Nelson. William II.
Flanagan, Olice Werneth, Paul G.
/ Cazalas, sheriff of Mobile county;
Jimmie Glass, we'll known man about
town, identified with politics, alleged
| liquor dealer.
Six Pleaded Guilty
! A severance was granted in the
I case of Richard Crisman, alleged big
/ six Wholesaler" who was taken III
during the progress of the trial.
/ Six pleaded guilty, Charles Schrei-
ner, Jake Zuckerman, Lloyd billiard,
negro; John Mcnamara, lsadore
] Maizel and Isadore Bermann.
/ Three of ten were acquitted when
/ the government first rested because
no prima facie case of conspiracy
was shown against them, as follows
/ DIR. y. G.. Ward, member of he cOun-
/ ~ board of revenue and road com
missioner; Frank BoyHin, prominent
business man, and H, NJ. Cochran.
/ Five were discharged by the court
at that time: Mrs. Della Lynn, John
ny Smith, james b. (Scrappy) Mar
/ tin. Arthur Sirmon, Mobley Muscat,
/ (Pinetop) Thompson and Joe Rice.
This brought the number of de
/ PENDANTS down to 5S, of which eight
were later dismissed after both de
Tense and prosecution finally rested
/ They were: Mrs. Bertha CIaXton
! Mrs. Della RoWell, Percy (AlphOnse)
} Dickinson. Armand b. He'll. William
/ !. Hanlon, well known politician
John Z. Flanagan, Harry Gounaris
and ole Puckett.
A. R. Barrett Named