The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-11
Pitts STILL eApruRED.
Claimed to be the Largest Unreg-
istersd SIN In Existence.

Last wednesday sfte-n0oa Special Reve-
nue. officer SchIosser AMI Policeman Gilbert
captured one ofths largest Illicit or mOoa-
shine stills ever fo1nd in the Unitsd States.
The still Was spotted" by Gilbert several
weeks sso Ehea he MAS COT with one Of the
posses searching fer Pritts. Thinking that
be nigh; as well earn the reward offered By
the ReEenue Bureau Tor the capture Of IN
registered stills, Gilbert said nothing shout
1t until Agent Schlosser came to Somerset
On the day mentioned when he escorted hin
to the place where the stil had been secresed
BY its owners. Il had been disnansled and
was hidden in clamp Of bushes about
mile and q half from Prifrs home The
sill vas loaded on a wagon and brought 70
this place where il VIII be held By Gilbert
until be Is advised by the Revenue Depart
nent bow 10 dispose Of Il
The worm had been removed hom
the sill and Is evidently hidden At another
point on the mountain. 0ace- SchIosser
says that the capacity OF the captured still
i not less than ls3 gallons, and he believes
If to be the largest unregistered still ever
captured He thinks that il viii certainly
Be placed on exhibition at the Worlds Fair,
not only as an objecs Of curiosity but 20 Il
Iustr2te the boldness Of the Laurel Hill
band Of mOoashinsrs, who undoubtedly
bought this large copper vessel IN : city
market or had il made 70 order. The capt
ured still Is valued at from SIS 10 $a0d.
There Is nota particle Of doubt but that
this gentleman was boiling moonsains' a
day or two before spotted il, aid Police
man Gilbert, as he drummed = oaick-s,ep
on the COPPER kettle The ,oot on its
bottom Was fresh At that time and The smell
II threw OF Was rank with fernsntei bee-.
didn't stop long 70 examine il but l Was
under the impression that the worm" vas
lying along side Of il AT that time and that
it has since been carried away By someone /
who knew where the apparatus Vas secret
ed"
The captured still Is evidently the prop
erty Of Prit;s and had been disman;led AZ
the same time the two found e, General
Seigle'sn were
When "Seigle- was queried in regard 10 the |
stiIl he profsssed entire Ignorance Of il, but |
finally volunteered the remark, well they |
havn't found the King OF Laurel Hill yet
II belonged to Old YOaey HOshssstler, and
I'm sure II mus; have held not less thaa 80 |
gallons. wish they ~oald capture it Just /
50 the people could see what a gulf OF
moonshine that old fellow was able 10 turn
out
Where did all Of the stills come from 4
that have been captured doEn in that par 1
Of the county General ?"
VEL. you know I bought one Of mine At
the Baker sale. I bslieTe tie stili that \
was stolen from Pleiehsr's regular house =
few years ago found lis way down into our
Deighbo-hcod, and from what you tell ne Of
the one captured to-day, judge il come
from over about Meyersdale- twas reported
that there was ~moonshiner plant over
there few years ago, but nothing has been
heard Of it Of late coaclGdea the General
with a sly wink.
Bat Pritts' still has patch on il -
q It seems to me- replied the General.
a. thai heard a story few year. ago about
a stiIl having been hauled TO CoaneilsTille,
where il Ezs patched. BAT don't knoE."
"AH Of those stills were not used for brew
ing winter green, as you say yous was,
were they77
" Vow don't press ne 70 close laughing
ly answered the General, but really there
was very little shisksy made in that neigh
borhood that had any knoEleige Of Most
Of Us fellows made little apple jaek' for
our own use in a good fruit season, but
xheE there we're no apples We had to fall
hack On old we