The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-09
PROTECTION CAME HIGH SAYS AGENT Tells Of Receipt Of Hand outs Of Hundred
 Dollar Bills MOBILES BIC SIX
 OPERATED BOATS Liquor Unloaded At Ship building Plant, Con-
 zaullas Testifies ONE DEPENDANT ILL; MISTRIAL ENTERED Dry Officer Exhibits Money Re- ceived From Bootleggers
 As Evidence
MOBILES BIC SIX
 OPERATED BOATS
ONE DEPENDANT ILL;
 MISTRIAL ENTERED

y MOBILE. Ala, May S.--(Special Leased Wire. )--More intimate details of the operation of the alleged rum ring were disclosed here today in the testi- mony of NJ. T. Gonzaullas, one of the main witness in the conspiracy case against 69 defendants now being tried in federal court.
 Removal of liquor from this place to that, further discussion of paid protecl tion, and the offering of bribes, were among the chapter headings of the Lone Wolfs" story which occupied the attention of the court for the entire session. Cross-examination was held over until court conyenes tomorrow morning.
 Gonzaullas testified to having seen liquor moved from the residence of James F. Dawes on the Cedar Point road to the Dawes Tire Shop in Mobile and to having seen Dawes and Harry O'Connor haul liquor from the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding company's plant to O'Connor's home in the city and to the Dawes shop.
 Night Waterman 'tFixed"
 The federal agent testified that Daveas told him that he and O'Connor had sev- eral boats and that the stuff hauled from the shipbuildinG plant was upload- ed there after the watchm4n had 6een .fixed.T Dawes also told him, Gonzasii- las testified, that he kept his supply of liquor at his home and that on one occasion some was stolen by man by the name of Lartigue. He said, ae- cording to the witness, that Deputy Sheriff Donaghue raided Lartigue and found the liquor, which was identified by the markings on it.
 Gonzaullas also testified that Dawes told him that $6 a case was paid to Judge Connaughton for the sheriff and the police and that part of the money also took care of Percy Kearns and part went to the emergency fund. He stated that Dawes told him that Will liam J. Hanlon, Judge Connaughton, Frank Boykin and Bob Holeombe were the leaders of the Mobile rum ring.
 Tells Of Bribe Money
 GOnzaullas told of bribe money he said was paid to him to protect" cer- tain bootleggers and introduced several sums of money in evidence.
 Gonzaullas said list was given him money, the officer naming the following us those not be to be raided:
 Zuckerman, Maizel, Conway, Schroed- CT, Joseph l.. billiard, W. E. Cowart, Berman. Gomez, LAurendine, Union Cafe, W. M. Martin, B. Melon, $. Mar tin, Bousson, Ben Cody, lilies, Rice aud Flanagan. He said the list was caIlel to him by Jemison for protection on the basis of $1 gallon on white whisky sold to his retailers.
 The witness said he knew c. c. Lau- rendine, Roy Schaeffer and P. B. Lau- rendine. He said that on October E, last, he went to Laurendine's place with Agent Harvey. He said Nhe talked to c. c. Laurendine and he gave him quart of Scotch and said he bought it from Jemlson. He said Jemis0n had said he was fixed up."
 Gonzaullas said he went into another room and 0. c. Laurendine said to him, meet my new partner, Roy Schaeffsr." He said drinks were served.
 GOnzaullas testified that John Me- Evoy gave him S225 near the Masonic temple. He said McEVoy was intro Guced to him by Jemison who said he was "all right" He said McEvoy told him that he had paid Harry French for protection of self and retailers. He said NtcEvoy also told him he paid so much to the ring" for every gallon and there by got police and shefiff's protection, He said McEvoy told him that he would give him (Gonzaullas) $100 for protec- tiOn and $125 for his five retailers, the witness declaring he named the follow ing as his retailers; John Gunnison, George Hermann, John (''Pinetop") Thompson, Office Werneth and John McEvOy.
 Gonzaullas said Percy Kearns. at-
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