Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-26
ATLANTA BUSINESS
WAN SHO IN FIGHT
W|THPRQH| AGENTS

NJ. Ivey and Herndon Thomas, mem |
bers of an Atlanta tourist party,
were wounded in an exchange OF
shots with federal and state prohlbl-
ton agents early today on the Green
Vile fIendersanvillo highway, is miles
from here. Members of the party
later swore out warrants against
Reuben Gosnell. federal dry agent,
John McCauley, state constable, and
the Iatter's son. and the officers re-
ta,iated by getting warrants for the
arrest of the two wounded men.
| A. j. Marin and j. M. Foley, con-
nected with two Atlanta newspa-
pers, were the other members of the
tourist party. They were uninjured.
The tourists declared they were
| fired upon without provocation when
one of the dry agents, who had not
made himself known, attempted to
seize some canteens Of water on the
front seat of their automobile, which
at the time was parked on the side of
the road. None of the officers was
struck by a bullet.
According to Mr.. Ivey, a large au,
| ton Cbile cut around them and stop
ped, one of its occupants coming back
and asking If the tourists needed
, any assistance.
Tried to Grab Canteens
| The man, Mr.. Ivey said, saw some
| canteens of water lying on the front
! seat and made a motion as if to seize
| them, but instead grappled with the
! Atlanta mai.
1--WE scuffled and I made an effort
!
! to get my gun, believing we were
! held up by a bunch of highwaymen,"
the wounded Albanian said while ly
! ing in bed in the local hospital. 1.-The
man who was trying to pinon my
arms then shouted to his compan-
ions to come and help him. AS he
did so, several shots rang out. /
! jerked loose from the man with me,
grabbed my gun and fired several
| times. [ couldn't see very many men
at that time, but [ could see the
flashes from their guns as they were
popping away at us. There was a
pause as. l think, they stopped to re-
load"
At this moment, the Atlanta party
started to drive off, with Thomas at
the wheel Mr.. Ivey said. but shots.
again rang out, and Thomas crump-
led in his seat. The men who had
4 been shooting the men came up and
tried to explain the situation, saying
they wanted to search the car for
whisky, he continued
No Liquor in the Car
Mr.. Ivey declared he told them
there was no whisky in the automo-
bile.
Neither of the Atlantians was dan
gerously wounded, though Ivey may
be crippled, surgeons said while they
were under examination in the Green
Vile city hospital. X-ray photo
graphs were being made at noon.
lVey was shot through the right
knee cap, the right leg above the
knee and the left leg above the knee.
A 4o-callber bullet passed through
Thomas right leg above the knee
and another struck his left arm.
Martin said that when the shoot
ing began he started at high speed
around the hill in search Of assist.
Rnce. Two men overlook him, he de
clared, and, covering him with their
pistols. made him accompany them
to the city.
GosnelIs statement was as fol-
lows:
Eve saw a car stopped by the
Aodu dS we came BACK from on a
raid of distillery. I noticed jug
sitting beside the parked car. [
asked man what was in the lug
and grabbed it. He answered it is
none of your d business This
man was proved to be Ivey and he
turned to Thomas, saying get me
that gum
"Ivey got hold of the weapon and
we both scuffled for it. Ivey and
Thomas tried to fight me off. 1
called to Mr.. McCauIey to come
help me. IVey kept Cursing me and
ordering me to throw up my hands
L ran behind the car and Ivey shot
at me three times. Mr.. Mccartney
ana his son came up and we opened
IRE on them. 1vey was shot IS he
stood on the ground and not as he
drove off.
They did not have any LIQUOR
that / found. Their jugs were filled
with water which. they said they had
gotten at the spring. I did not see
any liquor but l could not say they
did not have any. They could have
thrown it away before I got back to