Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-07-24
.N,ooNsHINE" WHISKEY STILL
WAS DISCOVERED AT EDEN

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fun hatched moonshine brewing
ontdt was unearthed right in the
town OF Eden last Saturday night by
| sheriff Ed White. and a young man
named Claude Lee, who was found
/ onerating the plant. is now in jail at
A shoshone as result of the find. As
the young mans name indicates. he
"a from Tennessee, and seems to- un-
! derstand the business OF brewing
/ thoroughly lie is only nineteen
! years old.
The shefin had suspected that
/ something OF that kind was going on
in the vicinity OF Eden for some
i time aud had done considerable de-
4 tecti,e work on the job without say
ing anything about IL. However. last
Saturday he felt reasonably sure he
had the plant located. and drove
around near enough the building in
the afternoon to decide how he
would make raid in the night.
There was little shack about
l2xl4 just at one edge OF town. and
partly concealed by the railroad
track. This was decided upon as
where the stlll was probably located,
although the small size % the build
ing seemed to prohibit the carrying
On Of any very extensive operations
inside
Saturday night the shcrin deputiz-
ed his son. Ed b.. Junior and } a.
AlcDowell,/ and these three and reg.
Alar Deputies Harold l.. Ellis and
Rob. Newbry went quietly 20 the
shack occupied by the Lee boy They
Surrounded the houao without being
- Xdscoyered and when the sherin
Knocked al the door he heard noise
inside. but got no response for some
time The occupant however finally
tame TO the door. but the door was
&only open short distance and he
Slammed il shut. Another one OF
he party was al a back window and
turned his hashight on the moon
Sinner while he WAS fumbling in has
bed to find his revolver and belt A
Revolver was pointed at him through
the window and he surrendered. as
he was not able 20 find his own gun
puickly enough
After the outlaw Was handcuned
Hnd made secure the party took "a
troll down into the little cellar un-
<rer the house, and there Il was they
|Xlearned how moonnhine whiskey Is
4really made The plant which was
at the time IN operation, had ca-
pacity Of two end one-half gallons
per hour They loaded most of the
3putfit in the autos and brought It
home with them. together with some
pf the finished product 1--WE have
leyer been able to find out how IL
lasted. There were about $50 gal
lons in fermentation and fifteen gal
ions finished. II seems that not very
pnuch finished whiskey WAS kept on
land at one time, as there was O
Feady demand for the entire output
the plant Lee was taken 10 tn,
hoshone jail for safe keeping until
Pc could have his hearing and It could
p learned whether the federal au.
|horities wished to take q hand IN
PIE case
Sunday Sheriff White. Deputies
Ills, Ed. B. White and Rob NowbrS
md John Minis drove back TO gel
vldenoc and review the situation
before leaving they took pictures
u the premises.
Information was later received
Pom the United States district attor
ey that his court would prosecut,
pc case, which relieves the county
metals of the trouble and cost o
he prosecution. The only charge
pc county could make against th'
uiprit was that of having intoxi
aung liquor in his possession il
'olation of q state law, which charg'
as made for the purpose of holding
IN until the federal authoritie
ould be informed of the arrest
sheriff White deserves much cred
Tor the quiet and orderly manne
which he proceeded to break nj
nat was probably the first moon
line' establishment launched IN thi
art of the state since prohibition
|eeame effective.
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