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Police Raid Tulsa Business Center; Nab 40 on Dope
POLICE OFFICIH
IS INCLUDED IN
BIC CLEANUP
: INOKLOHOMA
TULSA, Okla . Jan. I—<ANP>
One of ihe 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 $lO,OOO bonw. His ar
rest brought automatic Su pension
from his position.
Deputy Killed As
Two Brothers Die
At Pineapple
PINEAPPLE. Ala.. Jan. I—Every
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 Parsons. Tuesday nigh'
when he attempted to intervene and
act as a peacemaker between Agee
and his brother. James.
Deputy Melton shot James thru
♦he heart when the man resisted
his efforts to break up the fuss In
return. Agee killed the officer. 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
m a wardrobe of the house in
which his brother and the depute
were killed several hours after the
Incident. Agee was killed bv the
searchers.
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Syndicate
Teamster Charged
With Reckless
1
Driving
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. -'T —
When city clerk. Clark, of the
police court. called Will Hope’s
name in connection with a reckless
driving charge. Judge Lewis Fitz
hugh seemed to have his mind al
eady 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. sir. this does remind me
if the good old days. The good old
days you hear everybody talking
about are back again." Fitzhugh re
plied.
THDEE TO Ml
FROM DEATH
SENTENCE
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 I
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.
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 I
sentence was meted out to Charley
Williams of the same county for;
criminally assaulting an eight year
old white girl last spring. Charlej
was arrested soon after the crime ;
which occurred in a central part I
of the town and rushed to Kilby
prison for safekeeping from angry
citizzens. The young girl remained:
in a serious condition for some
time.
Jefferson Countv
School Notes
This school is leading ; n atten
■ dance, in fact they won the atten
i dance trophy for the month of
November. Average 99 per cent
Mrs. M. L. Hunter, Prin.
School closed Friday with a pa
geant "The Nativity”, after which
number of quartetts sang.
\mong hem the Big Four Radio
-Fans. Mrs. A. Jenkins, prin.
SLAYS MAN
111 FRONT
OF HOME
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 30—
William Boyd 18. 14 Broad aven
ue. became a fatal victim of a bar
baric celebration Christmas day at
' one o'clock when his life was snuf
fed out by teriffic blows delivered
by Gusta Jackson. 21. with a piece
of concrete. Boyd died almost in
tantly The slaying took place tn
front of Boyd's home where Jack
son and several 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 Car
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
'he porch to see what the trouble
was. Gusta Jackson then turned
his violent r*'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 Boyd. Jackson walked a
bout a block to Scott street and
surrendered to Policemen Lawborn
and Edgerlv.
Well Known
Citizen Is
Laid To Rest
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 Rev. J. W. Hall pastor of
the New Providence A.M.E. church.
| had delivered the funeral orations.
The Odd Fellows of which the de
ceased was a member, carried out
their funeral ceremony 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 WOULD. ATLANTA, GA.
Admits Theft o f
Crump’s Son; 3
Years In Pen
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Dec. 110
Judge Harsh of Criminal Court
! No. 2. sentenced Frank Rayford to
three years in the state peniten
tiary after the latter < mb ed to
a larceny charge involving the ihett
of two rings worth $670 and a $5O
pair of riding boots from the son
Congressman Crump. Ed. Crump.
Jr Elias McGrew received tin ame
entenco for larceny of $lB from J
Barrasso. manager of the New Pal
ace theatre. December 18th.
Autress Russell
Post Plans Big
Membership Drive
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 regular 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
campaign, and each week w II be
dedicated to one of these former
commanders.
Finds Slayer of
2 Years Ago
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Jan. 1
The ceaseless search for Louis
Hunt, who fatally wounded Salam
Flournoy with a shotgun charge
two years ago. at Jackson Term.,
mded Tuesday morning when po
lice 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. Janie
Newman. Wintrell. Alberta end
Elizabeth Webb. Hart Funeral
Home had charge of funeral ar
rangements.
OF
M.LFIIGF IS
FIGMUSE
LiItMINGH.AM Ala.. Dec. 30--’
IJ J mo ’ meet her with
k"it\ pistol or . whing." declar-1
cd । ■ ' V.ao i < . 513 South
!'9th ■ ■ wb lv' appeared be-1
l’o>t Juice Martin to answer to
cha ■ it' 'it’d and battery;
l>iiu ; IP tm . ! er Officer Eddins :
had ai : ivered a cell t > Avenue G.
aod Oi r h t’l.t Monday morning
A (b's: to ihr । 'ficer. Ethel Mae
i : i'mim: uoi md with a stick
io her hit I I 'lasmg Beatrice Cobb.
26’4 Avenue E
M:. -; Cobh, who was on her way
to ork. said that Fthel Mae met
her and jumped on her and. with-!
out any words, grabbed het" and '
commenced to beat her. Kyewitnes-!
ser corroborated this testimony.
Te defendant told the court that |
ber ooonent had a knife while she
was unarmed and that two men
held her while they let the Cobb:
w, nan hit her She also denied
i b.asing her as th-r officer stated.
It seem:: ns it the light was the out
growth of a previous fuss. Judge
Martin fined the antagonist ten dol
lars and costs.
Another Patrolman
Before Trial
Board I
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Dec. 22—
A shakeup which began three
weeks ago in the police depart
■ ent when Commissioner Clift Da
di-missed Patrolman Barnes for
lb." ">.H.,>d of the servltib" after the
latter had beep. comT-t'd by the;
"(■lice trial board on charges ot |
biululity toward two Negro youths
:id i ci • >red wi.cian Mrs. Hattie
Johnsen. ! s still drawing lire in j
tivat circ'e. Wednesday afternoon
P.droimrm William Crogan was!
-"In. dtiied t > appear before a police I
trial board on charges of drunken-1
m He wi-s : ■ ded two weeks
ago by Chief of Police Will D. Lee. I
Com. .is' ioner Da\i. has issued a:
siatemeot to the effect that there:
would 1" sorm demotions in cases:
of policemen whose records show
inefficiencies and public complaints. I
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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 man The trail led
to the home of Mrs. Sal! ird Ballard
at 2708 3rd avenue. N. Mrs Ballard
was sick in bed at the time so
Jesse Gaines, of 2712 Third avenue,
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
leg by a discharge from the wea
pon. Mrs. Ballard testified in court
that a hole was shot in her front
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 run 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 L 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 $5OO each so 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
he was looking for the man who
cut her brother The weapon went
■ ,e ■' slw turned to depart. Mrs.
Barber admitted looking for Sam
and h"w 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
FJTfL TO THREE
TWO BETTER
BIRMINGHAM. Ala . Jan 1 —
Three dead and two suffering at
the South Highlands Infirmary is
the toll of an explosion late Mon
day afternoon 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
lithe 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 th<>
mine by the blast, the first to take
place in the state during the past
year and a half, and some seventy
five men al work in other parts of
the mine were able to resume their
duties. Mr Hillhouse explained that
neglect of the part of the minor
who was supposed to have inspect
ed the "air curtain" probably, re
sulted in a spark from a coal cut
ting machine causing an explosion
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 m the bath
house. Echols and S'rung ambu
lances were used to bring the quar
ter to town. It is believed that Reid
and Leon Gordon will recover.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1932
SAYS BEM
COX PLOUGH
INC. BANDU
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Jan. 1 —
Police officers believe that their
second roundup of bandits suspects
have netted them the party who
held up A. E. Lloyd. Plough Inc.,
cashier, and took $1,700 in a daring
daylight robbery two weeks ago in
the arrest of Reuben Cox, 28. ot
1(X) East Utah. Five other compan
ions of Cox were also arrested and
questioned about the case. Tuesday.
Victim Identifies One Man
The robbery victim said that Cox
,vas 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, ami admitted receiving a
part of the loot, according to of
ficers' testimony. Names of two
■ither suspects arrested have not
occn revealed by officers. W F
I'urncr and J B. Mcßride, patrol
men, led Io this point in the solu
tion of the robbery.
Some Appeal Fir®
For Liquor As One
Pleads Guilty
BIRMINGHAM, Ala . Jan. 1 —
With several glasses that had
contained liquor on the table, some
guests present, one of whom admit,-
ted that she had purchased several
fifty cent drinks of liqour, three i
women were given stiff fines for
violating the prohibition law fol
lowing the visit of police officers so
the home of Ollie Prince, 1700 34th
Ave.. N. about eight o'clock Sun
d iy night.
Just who sold the liquor seems to
bo 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.
