Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-09-09
Spuee|ed Because Booze
Profits Were Withheld.
Two Men Now In Jail Charged
With Selling Liquor.

1.-THE Hole" the name bestowed on the
basement room in the Fraley Building
corner of Main and Water streets in
Thurmont, on Tuesday of this week lost
it's proprietor, VIM. Carbaugh, hailing il
is said from some dark corner" in the
vicinity of Waynesboro, Pa, and trans
acting business for Hermann OF Hagers'
town. Carbaugh is now resting in Fred
erick county Jail.
Residing with Carbaugh in Jail is a
man James Hays, who has been living in
the vicinity of Thurmont for some time,
and who from reports current has been
acting in the capacity of a middleman
for Carbaugh- delivering booze to pri-
vate parties and collecting money for the
same.
Both men got into trouble because of
division of the profits on sales, Hays
claiming that Carbaugh withheld $3.50
from him on a certain lot of booze sold.
According to Hays story, he was sent to
dstillery near Waynesboro for whskey
by Carbaugh, the latter promising him
half the profits. The liquor was brought
in and sold but Carbaugh did not ha nd
oyer half the profits. and after time
Hays became dissatisfied and told num-
Der of persons of the transaction, which
it Is said, occurred the last week in Au-
gust, about forty pnts being sold Satur-
day, August 2S,h.
Among those to whom Hays told his
troubles was Deputy C. W. Idle, who
reported the matter in Frederick and was
instructed to arrest Hays. In the mean
time Hays told Carbaugh that he told
some friends of the deal. Both got scar
ed and Hays went to Hagerstown, but in
order to get his pension check came to
rhurmont Monday of this week. He was
arrested as he stepped off the train, TAX
IN before Justice Black, given hearing
md held on bond which he was unable to
furnish and finally landed in Jail.
Enraged because of going to Jail, Hays
tells his story to States Attorney, and
writ was issued for the arrest of Car
baugh.
Deputy Idle arrested Carbaugh Tues
day morning and he was given hearing
before Ju tice Black and held on the
charge of selling liquor, and sent to jail
asked that he be left in Thur
mont until his boss, Hermann, came from
The request was granted
ard he was taken to The Hole" and
watch kept over the place. About noon
Tuesday several persons saw Carbaugh
footing it up the mountain road, he hav-
ing slipped away unnoticed.
Deputies Lide and Dory Beard pressed
Mr.. Chas. Root and his automobile into
service and a hurried trip was made up
the mountain. They overlook Carbaugh
near Blue Ridge Summit, the latter run
ming into corntield as the officers APP
preached. He was soon located, placed
in the machine and brought to Thurmont.
Later he was taken to Jail.
For some time past THE Hole has
had bad reputation, and it is said by
some to be the worst booze joint ever in
Thurmont. 1t has been rumored on sew
eral occasions that patrons of ''The Hole"
have left without their pocketbooks, the
last instance no later than last Saturday
night.
One bottle of the beverage is said to
put the drinker thereof to sleep, the time
of waking being very uncertain.
Wednesday morning Deputies Idle
and Beard entered the place and gather
ed up quantity of bottles, most of which
evidently contained alcohol 95 per cent
pure.
Early last spring an effort was made
to have this place closed, but without
avail, and later another effort was made.
Persons have been seen coming out of
the place in very intoxicated condition
but to secure evidence that booze was
sold therein was a difficult proposition.
Since the above has occurred many
people are thoroughly aroused and de-
termined effort will be made to close up
"The Hole" indefinitely.