Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-22
THEY BROUGHT IN rRE BOOZE.
Officers Find 1t Easy to Pick Up Lii
QuOr, Men and Women,

matter of Liberty Bonds and Red
Cross work. But those who handle
the contraband stuff find that all of
the attention and energy Of our peo-
pie is not centered on these great
causes, even If we do always go cover
the top" and then some when the
government and the Red Cross call.
Two Men and u Still.
Last Monday afternoon Officers j.
T. Mckinney, r. T. Chapman and
Special Employee Jake Gosnell, Of
Pickens county, brought to Walhalla
distilling outfit and lodged in the
Oconee Jail Lewis Crow and John
Mathes. The two men were arrested
by the officers on TIE Oconee side.
They were working In O still about
three miles below Jocassee post ONCE.
The officers destroyed the still,
turned out about 1000 gallons of
beer and conflscated about Is BUSH
els Of meal. The still and whole out
fit was destroyed. Crow and Mathes
were released on bond before Magis-
tratc M. T. Hughs, but will be hailed
before the United States Commission
er one day next week to answer to
Federal indictment on the charge of
distilling and using food products in
the manufacture Of whiskey.
Ford, Two Men, Woman, Liquor.
Rural Policeman Peck Mitchell, OF
Westminster, might we'll turn au-
thor and write novelette,, "Two Men
in Ford" that would far surpass
Three Men in Boat" and still have
good material on hand as a basis for
another story.
Mr.. Mitchell happened to be on the
public highway Monday evening,
headed for the mountains to serve
some legal papers, and as he came
to the Blackwell school house he OBJ
served q Ford car that somehow ar
rested his attention. He turned his
car and began a chase that lasted for
some few minutes, during which time
eight miles of mountain roads were
covered. The driver of the leading
car made all sorts Of manoeuvres to
throw Mr.. Mitchell of the track, but
tho off1cer refused to give up the
chase, and instead Of becoming dis
couraged. kept right in behind the
fleeing car and tried time and again
to pass, but there was nothing doing
in that line, the driver Of the first car
baking him at every turn made.
Finally, however, after eight miles
Of rough riding, when the car was
heading into Westminster, Mitchell
managed to shoot past his pace
maker, and few yards further on
ran his car across the road in front
Of his prey. forcing the driver to run
into the officers car and to shut off
his engine to avoid serious results.
The officers car was slightly dam
aged in appearance, but lost nothing
as to running ability.
When the stop was made one of
the occupants Of the contra band car
jumped and made an effort to escape,
but Mr.. Mithcell caught him and put
handouts on him, begin ming a sur
vey OF his capture Of human freight
and booze. While this was in pro-
gress the man with the handouts on
threw a fit" to all appearances
fainting, and Mr.. Mitchell began to
be worried as to his condition. He
put him into his car and was about
to start for a doctor, when the man
began to show signs OF reyiving. He
soon "came to" and the visit to the
physician was abandoned.
Mr.. Mitchell Is little dubious as
to who he had In custody, the names
given sounding bit fictitious. The
three names given are Ed. Jones, Of
Chappells. S. c.; Sam Corn, of Dill
lard, N. c., and Edna Jones, of Chap
INtAo' hC pthAtlSo "ClO Ill
N.aation with parties at Chappells
du!ing Tuesday, secured legal repre-
sentatiyes here and made bond for
their release. Some OF the party
we're very ar%ions that thejc affair
should not become known in Wal
halla, where, it seems, there are rel
atives.
The outfit captured Included one
tin Lizzie, bearing a North Carolina
license tag, (No. 32,331-N. c.
6-30-1918); one fruit jar carton
containing IL half-gallon jars full of
liquor; one fruit jar carton contain
ing 12 quart Jars full OF liquor; one
grip containing three one-gallon jars
Of liquor; one special copper Ford
container." holding about six or
eight gallons, this also full Of liquor.
The automobile and the various
packages Of liquor are In the hands
of the deputy sheriff OF Oconee, and
will be disposed Of according to law
at the proper time.
Liquor, it is said, is getting to be
very plentiful In these parts, but our
officers nab 1t every now and then,
and are keeping the evil down as
much as possible. Several have men
toned, however, that there were
some very marked evidences Of liquor
having seeped through some crack
and gotten into Walhalla last Sum
day. Comparatively little has been
in this section Of late, however, and
the officers are to- be commended for
the able manner in which they are
handling the liquor situation.
Parties from Chappells, S. c.. ar
rived in Walhaila yesterday after
noon and last night completed ar