The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-08
L.,JEMISON
ISDECLARED
KING OFRlNG
Offered To Pay $500 a
Month For Protection,
Gonzaullas Says
DRY AGENT SAW
BIG STILL OPERATE
Was Shown Vast Store OF
Liquor Held To Supply
Wholesale Trade
WAS ASKED TO RAID
OUTLAW DEALERS
Bank Cashier Testifies Regard.
ing Accounts Of Sheriff Cazalas
And Deputy Donaghue
WAS ASKED TO RAID
OUTLAW DEALERS

MOBILE, Ala, May 7.-(Special
Leased Wire.)-A rough and tumble
fist fight between two of the defendants,
Roy Schaeffer and p. B. Laurendine,
and detailed expose of a part Of Mo-
bile's alleged rum ring" were the
"high lights" of the conspiracy trial
involving 90 persons in federal court
today.
Blows between Schaeffer and Lauren
dine were passed Immediately after
court adjourned this afternoon. The
crowd was just streaming through the
door when Schaeffer, in the middle OF
the inner circle of the court room.
where the defendants are seated, hit
Laurendine In the nose and the fight
began. United States Marshal Van
HAWAI- rushed up and separated the
fighting couple amid a general con-
fusion and the crashing Of chairs to
the floor.
In explaining the matter to Judge
Robert r. Erwin, Schaeffer said Lauren
dine called him 'liar," preceded by
vile epithet. Lanrendihe admitted cali.
ing Sehaeffer q liar" but deaied ~
.sIseil Tie vile epithet. He set ne aSks M
Schaeffer II he, SchaeEk eFy hid upt ek6sd
Defense Attorney Foster X. Hale that
Laurendine had sent a note to Special
Prosecutor Hugo Black Laurendins
said Schaeffer admitted he had, where
upon the lie was passed.
800 rIne Assessed
Judge Erwin told both defendants he
did not intend to have any fighting
in the court rOom," and fined each 800
or 10 days in the county jail, with the
warning that severe sentences would
follow a similar incident. Both were
given until tomorrow to pay the fine.
Voluntary apologies were offered the
court.
The story of the expose of the alleged
Mobile liquor ring was told today by
NJ. II. Gonzaullas, known as Lone
Wolf" of the federal prohibition depart
ment. He said Dan L. Jemison, often
refereed to as the king of the ring, took
him for a ride July 10, last year, and
told him that it was no use for him to
raid hell out of this town for he
could make money here even as others
had done and were doing if he wanted
to. Jemison told him that if he wanted
any whisky to see him. When Con-
zaullas got back to the Cawthon hotel,
where he was stopping, he made a YER
bal and written report to Butler. The
next day, he said, he saw Jemison, who
sent Ed Crosby, negro, into the house
adjoining and Crosby brought back
quart of whisky which he gave to Con
zaullas and. which Gonzaullas turned
over to Boyles.
Not Yet Located
Crosby is one of the two negroes who
were named in the blanket conspiracy
indictment and who has never been
located.
ION July II 1 saw, Sam Powe," the
witnessed continued. Sam called on
the phone, telling me he worked for
Jemison and wanted to come up to my
room. POwe and went to the home
of Boyles and there we found French.
Powe told French that Jemison wanted
to see him and so French, Powe and
myself got in Powe's car and went to
tensions place. did not hear the
conversation between Jemison and
French, but Jemison handed French
something and later said it was money
for his trip. French brought me back
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