Arizona republican., 1919-01-09
WHISKY PLANT FOUNDON RANCH
 IN SHERIFF RAID
Paraphernalia, Liquor And Two Men Taken At Berke- ley Ranch Near Mesa In A Most Successful Raid

Giving every evidence of having fur nished whiskey in wholesale quantities 10 Maricopa county, a whiskey manu- featuring plant was discovered yester- day by Sheriff John Montgomery in a cellar in an old adobe house on the famous 3arkeley ranch, five and one half miles from Mesa. In office little more than q week, Sheriff Montgomery made one of the most successful raids that has been made since Arizona went dry. His in Vestigation led to the discovery of two stills with all the paraphernalia of a moonshiners' outfit, vats, worms and a large quantity of gasoline on hand. Galvanized cans, barrels jugs and a case of raisins were included in the load brought to the sheriffs office, in addition to two and a half gallons confiscated whiskey.
 Cris Bowel, who has lease on the ranch, was taken into custody, along with J. J. Taylor, who is alleged to have been in Bowels employ. The former was held by the federal authorities, and the latter by order Of the county attorneys office.
 Find Whlskey m Bed.
 The liquor found on the premises ran 90- proof and had been colored by burnt raisins. After the finding of the liquor in the cellar, Sheriff Montgomery in Quired of Bowel if there was more in the ranch house, which was denied. Not satisfied Montgomery instituted a search, and hidden in Bowels bed was found a jug of whiskey.
 In a SpdCQ five bV ten feet q bile of mashed grapes had been stacked fully a foot and a half high. On top of the pile were fresh grapes that gave evidence that a run had been made dur ing the past few days.
 The sheriff, accompanied by Jim TrOutman and Ernest Smith deputies left Phoenix early yesterday morning for the ranch which had come under suspicion On arriving there the of- ficers noted that Taylor, seeing them approaching. had immediately closed the cellar door, which confirmed thei1 .suspicions that liquor was being manu- factured there
 They had scarcely finished their in- vestigation and had come out of doors when a car drove into the orchard and into'the hands of the law. In the auto- mobile was a sack of bottles evidently for the purpose of carrying away a new lot of liquor, for the bottoms oi the bottles were not only stained, bul had fair samples of the 90-proof liquor
 One Blames Other.
 Neither Bowel nor Taylor admit theil guilt, according to the officers. Bowe claims that a man by the name o1 Brack was on the place until three weeks ago when he was stricken witt pneumonia, from which he did not re- cover He says the still was run by Brack, and he had no knowledge of it
 Taylor, on the other hand places tn, guilt with Bowel, alleging that he wa merely in Bowels employ and no responsible for his employers acts.
 The county attorneys office is mak- ing thorough investigation of tht case which promises to be one of thu most sensational of it's kind. Bowel, il view of the fact that he has wife anC small child, was released on his owT tccognizance. He is said to be 2 mar of property. Neither he nor Taylc resisted arrest, and the officers, afte a diligent search, discovered the onl, weapons on the place to be a 'suicid' gun and a 30-30.