St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
HAD HIS OWN STILL
United States Officers Find a
Moonshine Distillery
In Minneapolis.
A POSSE RAIDS THE HOUSE
OF A. Outlet On Taylor
Street and ConfiscateS
His Plant.
HEAD OF THE GANG MABBED.
The worm" Is Found Hid
In Bed With Mrs.
Outlet.
A POSSE RAIDS THE HOUSE
HEAD OF THE GANG MABBED.

The first moonshine distillery ever
discovered in the city of Minneap-
oils, or, in fact, in this vicinity, was
raided yesterday afternoon by a
posse of United States marshals and
officers. A. Oullett, alias A. A. Will
let, proprietor of the ablishment,
was arrested and lodged in the CEN
trail police station, while the still it
self was confiscated and taken to
the office of the deputy collector,
Mike Whalen, together with six jugs
of highwines, fifteen bushels of
grain and a complete still. The still
was located in a dwelling house at
COS Taylor street northeast, and the
outfit is complete in every detail.
Other members of the gang are I'M
der police espionage, and will doubt
less be called in later.
The discovery of the still was an
excellent piece of detective work, the
credit for which belongs to Deputy
Collector Whalen, and was brought
about in this way: Several nights
ago Police Officer Sullivan, whose
cality, saw three men take some
thing to the middle of the street and
drop it down man-hole. The men
saw the officer coming and ran
away. Sullivan Immediately began
an investigation, thinking he might
have case of murder on his hands.
Instead of a corpse, however, Sulli-
vans investiga tons revealed a small
key, and it's contents, spent mash
He did not exactly understand this,
as there was no brewery in the
neighborhood, and no reason why
the mash should be thrown in a man
hole at dead of night, at all events.
The next day he called upon Dep
uty Collector Whalen, and reported
the find to him. Mr.. Whalen began
work on the case at once with the
theory that there was a still some
where inthe neighborhood He
called to his assistance T. B. Carson,
United States revenue agent, and
after hard work the officers decided
That Oullett was the man wanted,
and warrant was accordingly
sworn out for his arrest. The war
rant was placed in the hands of
Chief Deputy United States Mar
shall Redding yesterday morning.and
yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by Deputy United States Marshal
Good1ng and Messrs. Whalen and
Carson, the house, at sos, was sur
rounded. Outlet, who goes by the
name of A. A. Willet, was arrested
and the posse then proceeded to
search the house. They found
complete still. A twenty-five-gallon
can was found concealed in thewood-
shed, and all parts of the still uere
Iouho with the eXception.-of the
worm When the officers en-
tered the house Mrs. Willet was in
ped, and said she was sick. The Of
ncers hunted high and low for the
worm, but no trace of it could he
FOUND. Finally Deputy Marshal
Gooding, who had read Don Juan
suggested it would be a good idea
TO move Mrs. Willet and search tba
pea. Inc suggestion was acted upon
anu, sure enough, under the bed
clothes was found the worm
Upon being arrested OuIlett ad,,;+
Ecu 'hd. ne was engaged in the manu-
Iacture of liquor, but claimed that he
was making it for his own use. and
had right to do so. He is a married
man, about thirty-flve years of apo
and Frenchman. At one time he
was employed in a distillery in Can
ada, and thoroughly understands the
business. For the past eight years
untli recently, he has been EMPLOYED
In the Union elevator as a lahore
The search of the house revealed e.
teen sacks of refuse wheat, from which
the mash is made
Wlilet Will be arraigned before Init
ed States Commissioner Bowen TO-DAY
on the charge Indicated, the nenaIty
Ior which is fine of not less thar.
$oo or more than $1,000 and imprison-
nent Tor not less than six months nor
more than two years.
Inc still is small one, but admir-
aply adapted for the purpose for which
1t was intended. 1t gave indicat;ons
OF not having been used for several
days. al