Toss Shuford, who has been in more scraps than any other individual in Catawba county, figured as the entering wedge in a series of liquor cases which kept the local police force on the hop Saturday night and Sunday and gave Recorder Russell the major part of a Monday morning grind in court. In all the cases, about nine in number, liquor figured prominently and extensively.
The first thing Toss did Saturday night was to sell Ralph Brown half a pint. It was awful stuff—the kind of juice that causes a Texas jack rabbit to frighten cowboys on bucking broncos. Brown displayed a deal of pent up energy in the jail and before he got through had torn up the water closet and busted other paraphernalia. City Manager Ballew had to be called in to help in temporary repairs. Toss told Chief Lentz he bought the liquor from Joe Martin, white. Joe was picked up and released on bond, and Sunday morning was caught by Sergeant Robinson with a quart in his pocket. He faced two charges before the recorder.
Will Lucas and his wife broke the peace in South Hickory with a fight that attracted a great deal of attention.
Other cases tried during a long session today dealt almost exclusively with liquor, the victims having more than they could carry. In the wind up Toss Shuford drew a sentence of four months on the roads and Joe Martin was given six. He appealed. Will Lucas drew a fine of $25 and costs for fighting his wife.
From the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, Nov. 4, 1922
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