The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-12
DEFENSE TO OPEN < IN RING TRIAL
 IN MOBILE TODAY
52 Of n Originally In dicted Will Attempt To
 Disproye Charges
TRIAL TO CONSUME
 ANOTHER WEEK
Accused Men Expected To
 Be Placed On Stand In Alphabetical Order

F <AAt4AkWHGGA(eAA RA ONA MOBILE. Ala. May 11.-tSpecial Leased Wire. 1.-The trial of members of Mobiles alleged rum ring, named in blanket indictment charging viola tioh of the voIstead act, enters into l it's third week Monday with 52 of the original 71 persons indicted lat the bat in effort to disproye the evidence the government has offered against them during the first two weeks of the. hearing.
 k The first witness for the defense Is scheduled to take the stand at 10 l o'clock and scores of others will fol- low, it is understood. The entire week. | if not longer, Is expected to be con sumed in taking of testimony fof the defense and it is not believed that cases of the 52 persons will go to the jury before the end Of next week, if then. l When the trial opened three weeks ago predictions was made in federal court that it would consume at least three weeks and now 1t is generally believed the hearing will occupy month. Nearly week is expected to % taken by attorneys for defense and prosecution in arguments before tho Ejtry and it is predicted Judge Eryin's charge will be the longest ever made in this district of the United States court.
 Former Chief of Police O'Shaugh- messy, Sheriff Paul Cazalas, Robert L.. Holcome, William H. Holconie, former Sheriff and Representative in tho Ala bama Legislature Percy H. -Kearns and William ]: Hanion are, among the 62 who will begin their defense Monday.
 Gases To Be Heard ! The complete lisl of tke cases Row [ elils heard f4llq lows <.
 Robert L Helc1nt William a. Holcolne, Jr.. Ranl c Cazalas, r. J. I U fShaughnessy. William J. HanIon; Percy Kearns, Dan l.. Jenaison, Ben E. Cody, IEs Harry B. O 'COnnor, John Fl. McEvoy, Dennis ]. Mcbride, Rhett 1 Mcbride, Geronimo Perez, Sam POwe, ! George E. Donoghue. dohn NJ. Snow, Charles Bullen, John Bhllen, James F Dawes, Richard Dawes, F. B. Lau- rendine, Charles c. I4aurendine, James Glass. Joseph Puckett, Walter B. Blacknan, Fred o. Hndoff, John Moore, Roy Schaeffer, Perry Collins, William E. Cowart James j. Cummings, Lamar Kelly, Thomas Corzo, Lewis Turner, Sylvester A. BoussOn, Charles Rice, Bertha Claxt0n. Leyert c. Gomez, Will Hanson G0mez. Armand B. Heil, Harry. Gounariss Pete Hanef; Vincent Noletto, William Schroeder, Stenewall ]. Cleve- land, Jr., Bob Thomas, Della Rowell, Lewis Nelson, John T. Flanagan, Will liam II. . Flanagan and Office Werneth.
 The status ofsthe other 19 persons named in the blanket indictment fol- lows:
 Six pleaded guilty during the first two days of the trial and their cases will not go to the jury. They were: Charles SchreineF, Jacob ZuckermaIi, John T. McNamara, Isadore Maisel, Isadore Bermann and Lloyd billiard, negro.
 l One mistrial and severance Richard Chrisman, who was taken ill last week and is confined to his home, Two severances: Ed Crosby and Charles Bell, negroes, who have never been located by federal officials since the 'bis raids of last November IS,
 Tea Are Dismissed
 Ten persons were dismissed, Satur- lN@S Dt~%A1oN At0 pkUQl Ol u Hfimd llACAC case of conspiracy was proved against them during the prosecution's inning. They were: Dr. A. c. Ward, Frank W. Boykin, Henry Motion Cochran, Arthur Sirm0n, Joe Rice, A. Muscat, John (Pinetop) Thompson, Johnnie smith, Mrs. Della Lynn and James B. iScrappyl Martin.
 More than dozen we'll known at- torneys of Mobile will wage the legal battle for the 52 defendants who re- main on trial. This group includes: Francis J, Inge, Cecil Bates, Jere Aus till; Alex Pitts, c. T, AlcCorvey, H. T. Smith, Leslie Darden, W. H. Armbrecht, | J. H. Webb, Charles T0mpkins, Robert Gordon, Joseph McAleer. Foster K. Hale and D. B.. Goode.
 Tentative plans have been made to take up the defense of the various de- fendants in alphabetical order. If this is followed the first of the defense wit nesses called upon the stand will be for Deputy Sheriff Walter B. Black man and Sheriff Cazalns. Among the witnesses who have been called by the defense are the following: County So- | licit0r B. B. Chamberlain, Dr. A. c. Ward, Frank Boykin, Judge Ben Tur. ner, Assistant Chief of Police Legear. Department of Justice Agent Bruner, United States Commissioner J. I. Bur gett, Captain John Callahan and sev- eral city and county officials.