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Police Raid Tulsa Business Center; Nab 40 on Dope
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 1—(ANP)
One of the most drastic raids in the
was pulled off here Wednesday
history of Tulsa's police department
when Narcotic agents swooped
down upon Greenwood avenue, the
Negro business center of Tulsa, and
rounded up forty men and women.
The raid also involved Lieuten
ant Robert C. Kennedy. confiden
tial aide and close advisor of Po
lice Commissioner Thomas I. Mun
roe. Kennedy was charged with
conspiracy. He was known as one
of the most “hardboiled” of officers.
and is alleged to have had "nego
tiations” with 2 Negro dry agents
and assured them ‘‘protection.”
The arrests made in the said cast
were the culmination of an investi
gation over a period of six month:
which was instituted upon infor
mation supplied the department
Kennedy maintained his innocence
On being arraigned, he pleaded
during a day of merciless grilling.
“not guilty” and was remanded to
jail in lieu of $10.000 borw. His ar
rest brought automatic 3uspension
from his position.
Deputy Killed As
Two Brothers Die
At Pineapple
PINEAPPLE Ala., Jan 1 _FEvery
thing is reported as being quiet
here following the shooting of Dep
uty Sheriff Dempsey Melton., 36
an employe of the W. T. Smith
Lumber company. Chapman, Ala.
by James Parscns, Tuesday night
when he attempted to intervene and
act as a peacemaker between Agee
and his brother. James.
Deputy Melton shot James thru
the heart when the man resisted
his efforts {o break up the fuss. In
return. Agee killed the officor. Of
ficers from Selma and Dallas coun
ties joined a posse headed by Sher
rif Albritton of Wilcox in the search
for the slayer. He was discovered
in a wardrobe of the house in
which his brother and the deputy
were killed several hours after the
Incident. Agee was killed by the
searchers,
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Teamster Charged
~ With Reckless
Driving :
MEMPHIS, Tenn.,, Dec. 30—
When city clerk. Clark, of the
police coury. called Will Hope's
name in connection with a reckless
driving charge. Judge Lewis Fitz
hugh seemed to have his mind ai
ready made up about the decision
he would make. but his expression
of disgust changed to surprise as
‘he arresting officer began to men-
tion the antique wagon as the cause
of the traffic disturbance.
“Well. sip, this does remind me
f the good old days. The good old
days wou hear everybody talking
about are back again.” Fitzhugh re
plied.
/ MONTGOMERY, Jan. 1 —Three
nen. condemned to die in the elec
tric chair at Kilby prison will be,
given a hearing before Gov. Miller |
and the State Board of Pardons|
when a session of that group is held !
at the Governor's office at the cap-|
itol at two thirty Tuesday after-]
noon, January 5. I
Two of the men are from Mobile|
county while the third, Richard|
Ashe of Hale county, doomed to die
for murder. Murder is the charge
that sent Charlie Williams of Mo
bile to the electrice chair. A death|
sentence was meted out to Charley
Williams of the same county for
criminally assaulting an ecight year!
old white girl last spring. Charley |
was arrested soon after the crime
which occurred in a central part!|
of the town and rushed to Kilby |
prison for safckeeping from angry |
citizzens. The voung girl remained |
in a serious condition for some|
time.
Jefferson County
School Notes
This school is leading in a‘ten
dance, in fact they won the atten
idance trophy for the month of
November. Average 99 per cent
Mrs. M. . Hunter, Prin.
School closed Friday with a pa
geant “The Nativity”, after which
i number of quartetts sang.
Among ‘hem the Big Four Radio
-Fans. Mrs. A. Jenkins, prin.
aLAYS MAN
INFRONT
0F HOME
[ MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec, 30—
| William Boyd, 18. 14 Broad aven
ue. became a fatal vietim of a bar
' baric celebration Christmas day at
' one o'clock when his life was snuf
fed out by teriffic blows delivered
bv Gusta Jackson, 21, with a piece
of concrete. Boyd died almost in
stantly. The slaying took place in
front of Boyd's home where Jack
son and scveral other men, includ
ing the victim's brother, Tillman
Boyd. were standing near, waiting
'on a street car. Several witnesses,
Mrs. Lillie Rivers, mother of the
slain man, Andrew Jones. Alcorn
avenue, Jack Rivers. Georgia C‘ar—J
ter. and Marshall Boyd. testified
that the men had been standing on
the corner arguing. When Tillman
Boyd aboarded the street car, seve
ral men threw stones through the
windows. A wild fling sent one of
the stones through a window of
Williams' home, and he came out on
the porch to see what the trouble
was. Gusta Jackson then turned|
his violent ~*ention to William
Boyd by beating him over the head
with a piece of concrete. The at
tacked man fell mortally wounded.
He®died before the arrival of an
ambulance. Following his assail
ment on Bovd, Jackson walked a-|
bout a block to Scott sfreet ancl'
surrendered to Policemen Lawborn
and Edgerly.
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MEMPHIS. Tenn, Jan 1
Sam Webb. well known and well
thought of citizen of Memphis, pas
sed away at his residence Sunday
-morning at 708 Kelley avenue. As
thma, the disease with which he
has suffered for several years, was
responsible for his death.
Funeral rites were held at the
| Avery Chapel A M E church
where he has been a member for
50 years. Rev. C. C. Townsend, pas
tor and Rey | W Hall pastor nfl‘
the New Providence A.M.E. church.|
{ had delivered the funeral orations.
' The Odd Fellows of which the de
| ceased was a mémber, carried out
their funeral cercmony in connec
tion with the funeral.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. India Webb. two sons, Sam Jr..
and West A, Webb. one sister, Mrs.
Estelle Greenlaw, twelve grand
children. Aleta. Sam. Ella, West Jr.,
THE ATLANTA WORLD, ATLANTA, GA,
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Crump’s Son; 3
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Years In Pen
I MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 30
| Judge Harsh of Criminal Court
i No. 2, sentenced Frank Rayford to
three years in the state peniten
| tiary after the latter confesed to
a larceny charge involving the thett
of two rings worth $670 and a $50
pair of riding boots from the son
Congressman Crump, Ed. Crump.
Jr. Elias McGrew reccived the same
sentence for larceny of $18 from J
Barrasso, manager of the New Pal
ace theatre, December 18th.
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. MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 30
The Autress Russell Post of the
American Legion laid final plans
for a big membership drive Tues
day night at its regulav session |
The campaign. scheduled to last !
13 weeks, is for the purpose of add
ing 1500 new members to the leg
ion post. Thirteen ex-post com
manders were made captains of the
eampaign, and each week wwill be
dedicated to one of thece former
commanders.
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Finds Slayer of
2 Years Ago
MEMPHIS Tein. Jan 1
The ceaseless search for lLouis
Hunt, who fatally wounded Salam
Flournoy with a shotgun charge
ftwo vyears apo. at Jackson Tenn .
{-?nded Tuesday morning when po
[li(,-o officers. acting on a tip from
Acting Sheriff Charles B. Garibal
,di‘ found the slayer in Memphis.
! Constable H. J. Harris of Jackson
| Tenn.. took Hunt back to Jackson to
face trial for the slaying of Flour
noy. The fatal shooting took place
at a wild party over two years ago.
Johnnie. Thomas Brown. Jahnie
Newman. Wintrell, Alberta ond
Elizabeth Webb. Hart Funeral
Home had charge of funeral ar
rangements.
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“Ohe tald me 1o o neet her with |
kuife pistol or anvihing” declar-|
ed Fthel Mae Coliier, 513 South|
2ath otreel when she appeared be-|
fore Judee Martin to answer to|
charoe of sssault and battery |
broiight 1 a‘ter Officer Eddins |
had answered a call 1o Avenue @G|
and 26th street Monday morning. |
According to the olficer, Ethel Muv{
Wis running around with a stick |
in her haud chasing Beatrice Cobb, |
2624 Avenue E {
Miss Cobb. who was on her way |
fo work, said that Fthel Mae met!
her and jumped on her and, with- |
out anv words. grabbed her: and|
commenced to beat her. Eyewitnes- |
ses cerroborated this testimony. |
Te defendant told the court that|
her oponent had a knife while she |
was unarmed and that two men|
held her while they let the Cobb |
woman hit bher. She also denied |
chasing her as the officer stated. |
It seems as if the fight was the out- |
growth of a previous fuss. Judge'
Martin fined the antagonist ten dol- |
lais and costs. |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dec 22|
A shakeup which began three
weeks ago in the police depart
ment when Commissioner Clift Da
vis dismissed Patroliman Barnes for}
the “pood of the service' after ihei
latter had been convicted by thel
rolice trial bpard on charges Of}
brutality toward two Negro _\'()uths;
and a colored weman, Mrs Hzltticl
Johnson, is still drawing fire in|
that circie. Wednesday ;z":ornooni
Patralman Willissn Croran - was|
seheduted to appear before a police |
trial board on charges of (ll‘unkon—i
ness. e wes cuspended two weeks
120 by Chief of Police Will D, I‘CC‘E
Comrmiissioner Davis has issued a|
siatement to the offect that there|
would be some demotions in cases|
of policemen whose records show
inefficiencies and public complaints, |
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Woman Takes Shotgun After Man Who
Cut Her Brother. Shoots In House
Claims It Was Accidental!
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Jan. 1-—
Mrs. Martha Barber, 2624 Seventh
avenue, N, decided to take the law
into her own hands Christmas day
so she put her trusty shotgun under
her arm and trudged awav in
search for her mah The ftrail led
to the home of Mrs, Sallard Ballard
at 2708 3rd avenue, N. Mrs. Ballard
was sick in bed at the time so
Jesse Gaines, of 2712 Third aveaue,
N.. answered the door.
The angry woman who was look
ing for the man who had cut her
brother, inquired for him. Upon
being informed that he was not
there, she turned around to go and
Jesse started for the middle room!
As she did. he was struck in the,
les by a discharge from the wea-!
pon. Mrs. Ballard testified in court
that a hole was shot in her f{ront
door and the shot went through the
middle door, striking Jesse in the
leg.
In defense, Lucille Smith. 2624
7th court, north, who stated that
she was near the scene when the
woman walked up to the door,
said that the gun was cocked and
went off as the woman started to
uncock it. Another witness, laura
Wilson, 2708 Third avenue, north,
who lives with Mrs. Ballard, told
of the woman asking her was that
Surrender, Arrest
Of Man In One Day
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan, 1—
Arrested twice in one day, dis
missed on one charge and bound
on the other, all as a result of his
own voluntary action. That was the
experience Tuesday of Henry Par
ish who walked into the U.S. mar
shal's office to give himself up on
a warrant charging possessing li
quor.
Commissioner Brenner dismissed
Parish after a hearing on this
charge an dHenry, all smiles, be
gan to leave. He was sure he was
innocent when he came up, he
said. But at the door of the com
missoiner's office, Parish was ar
rested on a second warrant by De
puty Marshall Enoch I. West char
ging Parish and Martin Facchinin
jointly with sale of liquor on De
cember 8 ,to Agent Leeper. They
both were released on temporary
bond of $500 each fo ra hearing on
the sale charge tomorrow.
~where Sam Ballard lived and that
she went up on the porch when she
received the affirmative reply,
knocked on the floor with the bar
rel of the gun and anounced That
she was looking for the man who
cut her brother. The weapon went
~tf as she turned to depart. Mrs.
Darber admitted looking for Sam
and how upon not finding him in,
she attempted to unload the gun
causing it to go off accidentally.
She was given a fine of fifty dol
lars and costs and sent to jail for
thirty days for asault and dischar
ging firearms within the city limit.
MINE ~ EXPLOSION
FATAL TO THAEE
TWO BETTER
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Jan 11—
Three dead and two suffering at
the South Highlands Infirmary is
the toll of an explosion late Mon
day afterndon in the 13th entry of
Overton Mine No. 1. near here. Mr.
W. B. Hillhouse, chief state mine
inspector. investigated the blast and
blamed a defective ‘“line curtain”,
a device for maintaining an air
connection between the ground
surface and the tunnel in which
¥ihe men were working for the
cause of the explosion. The mines
are twelve miles outside Birming
ham and owned by the Alabama
Fuel and Iron Co.
Little damage was done to the
mine by the blast, the first to take
place in the state during the past
vear and a half, and some seventy
five men at work in other parts of
the mine were able to resume their
duties. Mr. Hillhouse e¢xplained that
neglect of the part of the miner
who was supposed to have inspect
ed the “air curtain” probably, re
sulted in a spark from a coal cut
ting machine causing 2n explosicn
of the gas filled air. !
The five men, on:~ one of whom.
Carl Reid. was white, were brough!
to the South Highlands hospital af
ter first aid treatment in the bath
house. Echols and Strong ambu
lances were used to bring the quai
ter to town. It is believed that Reid
and Leon Gordon will recover.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1932
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan, 1—
Police officers believe that their
second roundup of bandits suspects
have netted them the party who
held up A. B. Lioyd, Plough Inec;
cashier, and took $1.700 in a daring
daylight robbery two weeks ago in
the arrest of Reuben (ox, 28, ot
100 East Utah. Five other compan
cons of Cox were also arrested and
questioned about the case, Tuesday.
Vietim Identifies One Man
The robbery victim said that Cox
was the man who held him up, and
he also identified one of the pistols
gathered in the raid as the one
used by the bandit.
Three brothers. Fred, Sam, and
John Griffin, former two employes
of the printing company, were said
by police to have helped plan the
holdup. and admitted receiving a
part of the loot, according to of
ficers' testimony. Names of two
asther suspects arrested have not
neen revealed by officers. W. k.
furner and J B. McBride, patrol
men, led to this point in the solu
tioe of the robbery.
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Pleads Guilty
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Jan. 1—
With several glasses that had
contained liquor on the table, some
gucsts present, one of whom admit
ted that she had purchased several
fifty cent drinks of liqour, three 1
women were given stiff fines for |
violating the prohibition law fol
lowing the visit of police officers to
the home of Ollie Prince, 1700 34th’
Ave., N. about eight o'clock Sun
‘c!'u_v night. .
Just who sold the liquor seems to
be a matter of slight discussion as
Alice Porter was the only one to
enter a plea of guilty. She was gi
ven a fine of fifty dollars and costs
and sent to the Southside jail to
serve out a sentence of 30 days.
