The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
MOONSHINING IS
 ON THE INCREASE So Declares Revenue Agent
 Knox Booth HABITS OF THE DISTILLERS Deputy Booth Tells Interesting Story of Methods of Men Who Manu- facture Whisky In Viola
 tlon of Law.
HABITS OF THE DISTILLERS

Montgomery, June 2.-(Speeial. )-Moon- shining in Alabama has increased 50 per cent since the prohibition law went Into effect according to Knox Booth, revenue agent, who presents figures to bear out his statement. Yesterday MT. Booth reached Montgomery after a trip to Tal- lapoosa county, where he destroyed ono still He returned to Montgomery on Sum day night, however, after a trip of three days, during which time one still per day was destroyed with all contents.
 Every day or SOL said Mir. Booth, i've are getting reports of distilleries in active operation. We go as quickly as possible, and generally succeed in destroy ing the work and in getting the culprits. Some of our moonshiners-the majority of thenl-are professionals. The others are open to allurements. There's money in the Illicit business. They're out for the money. These fellows are a daredevil lot. They all know that they are going to get theirs some day. But they keep it up just the same
 Out of Way Places.
 "As rule the moonshiners pick out the most inaccessible sort of places Ap- prised of our coming, even seeing us a few yards away, they all take to the swamps and escape. We don't shoot. for wo know that we'll get them. We de- stroy the still, however"
 Since last Wednesday, June 9, the rev. enue officers have. destroyed four stills Accompanying Mr. Booth on the trip were Deputy Marshals Hiram Gibson and Glad den Harrison, all of whom are onto the ropes. One of these captures reads like a romance.
 Up In the hills of Tallapoosa county, about three miles to the northwest of Goldville," the agent stated, I've came across still the other day that had a most ludicrous feature. When we got in hailing distance we saw the place in active operation. Three white men were at work about it. Focusing them was a camera, and the photographer was un- der his hood, ready to snap the picture. They heard us coming, however, and the picture was never completed.
 'The operators, of course, took to the swamp. After demolishing his instru- ment in an endeavor to reach safety the photographer, Claud Satterfield, was caught Later we hope to get w T. and Frank Goodwin and Sam Crow, the sup posed owners. They are said to be vet eran moonShiners, particularly the Good wins"
 In regard to the capture, MT. Booth states that there were 300 gallons of beer. The still had a capacity of 50 gallons per day. The photographer at the same time had just entered the picture business.
 Many of the stills are close together. Tallapoosa and Randolph counties seem to furnish the best shelter. Irving Jones, alleged owner of a still south of Gold vile, had his plant destroyed on last weeks trip. North of Malone. in Ran dolph county, still belonging, 1t is said, to John Waldrop, was wrecked. North east of Camp Hill, in Tallapoosa coun- ty place credited to Pig Heard was broken up and Heard captured.
 The Waldrop still was an S0-gallon cop per and the Heard had capacity of 30 gallons. Warrants are now out against all of these.
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