The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-09
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Caught with hts mo0nshine still still
warm and his sacks of malt anI mash
ready for continued operations, Messi-
more Cramer now lies in jail at Union
town 70 await trial as an Illicit distiller Of
whisky, says the ConnellsviIle Courier of
Friday. The raid which resulted in the
capture Of CEamer was made Wednesday
night and yesterday morning. Deputy
Marshall Frank Campbell had been
; working on the case for long time and
had the still located. He communicated
his information 10 Revenue Officer Fruit
Of Pittsburg and the latter sent Deputy
Marshal John J. Lang up 10 accompany
the raiding posse. With the party be-
sides Campbell and Lang were Marshal
Huston Williams of Uniontown, and Con-
stables Charles Wilson and Joseph T.
Grassland OF this place. The party left
town in two carriages at nine o'clock
Wednesday night and drove to point
near the stills. which were in a gulch 200
yards removed from Cramer's house,
which is situated near the border of
Springfield township. in Salflick town
ship. seven miles from the town Of Nor
malville. The officers amer leaving their
vehicles first went to the crude plant
which Cramer used as his distillery. Two
fine stills each with capacity Of about
20 gallons, were in place, covered by
shed. Near the stills were a lot of fresh
mash. sack of hops and some grain.
The water in the stills was warm, the
place having every appearance of being
used regularly from day TO day. Every
thing pointed to lourishing operations.
There was not a supply OF grain within
sight sufficient to make any run, but it is
customary for moonshiners to haul this
in wagons from different districts in the
mountains just as it is needed Some
mountain dew" was found.
Cramer was evidently not content with
one branch of the industry, as he also
had near the stills a barrel filled with
high wine" Whether this was made
for sale in its pure state or for mixture
with the moonshine whisky is not known.
The officers destroyed the stills, keeping
the coil for evidence against Cramer, as
is customary. Then the officers started
for Cramer's house, which they reached
without any alarm being given.
As the moonshiner was acquainted with
Campbell aud knew his voice. Campbell
bad Deputy Marshal Lang do the talk
ing. Lang said: ''Cramer, get up and
come down stairs. A couple Of revenue
officers have been up at the still and you
had better get ont Is quick as possible
Cramer took the bait. he evidently
believed the voice was that of one of the
neighboring moonshiuers, and soon ap-
peared at the door, which be had opened
At once he was arrested, giving up with
out a struggle when he saw what blum
der he had made. lie could not have es-
capped from the house, however, as every
exit was guarded by one Of the posse.
CFamer was brought in 10 Connellsville
aud lodged in the lookup, the party ar
irving here with the prisoner at $50
O'Clock. Deputy Marshal Williams took
the prisoner 10 Uniontown yesterday
morning. and he will be given hearing
before United States Commissioner L. ID. |
Beall. Wednesday a year ago Deputy
Marshal Campbell and Pi.tsburg revenue
officers made raid into the mooushine |
district and got two prisoners. It was at |
this lime that John White escaped during
a fusilade of bullets.