Arizona republican., 1919-04-12
SHERIFF NAbS
 WHISKY STILL
 IN FULL BLAST
Daylight Raid Captures
 Still, Whisky and Two Men-Were Prepared To Make Booze on Big Scale

A complete still, some six gallons of already distilled whiskey and two men engaged in the task of making liquor were the victims of a bootlegging- moonshine raid carried out in broad daylight yesterday by Sheriff John Montgomery and three deputies. As a result, the still and the whiskey now repose in the sheriffs office and the two men are in the county jail await ing trial
 The still captured is the most pre- tentious thus far found in Phoenix, and it's accompanying paraphernalia gave evidence that the two men arrested were prepared to go into the business on an extensive scale. It was unknown last night whether they had yet entered Inc local booze market, though the con- dition of the still indicated it had been in use for some time. The 1len gave the names of Bob Dalton and W. C. McCowan.
 The secret of the still, located in a house at 623 South Sixth avenue, would probably have been safe for consid- = erable time yet had the two proprietors thought Of the fact that one cannot make whiskey without also making a powerful odor. So powerful was the odor, in fact, that someone passing outside in the alley smelt it yesterday afternoon.
 The sheriff's office was informed of the odor-or at least that is the sher- iffs version of how his office was given the tip--and Sheriff Montgomery, with Deputies Wilson, Troutman and Blan- co in tow, proceeded to the spot The four officers also smelt the smell from the alley and traced it down to the house.
 The officers rushed into the house and met McCowan. He surrendered meekly, one of the deputies taking the revolver and belt that hung on a mai in the room. The house was almost unfurnished. and in one of it's two rooms trap door stood open, giving access to a shallow basement beneath
 Still Was in Operation
 It was from the basement that tn, odor came, and on investigation thc officers found Dalton there, with thu still in full operation, the mash cooking Dalton also gave himself up withou resistance, though he was taken sooI after to the county jail when he began 10 show symptoms of a desire to breal away.
 In addition to inc still, in full opera tion. the officers discovered two keg. of ready made whiskey when the, pursued the search by torch and laml Eight. Several barrels in the basemen contained mash in it's various stages and sa pile of cans of Golden Rod syrup indicated what the distillers ha, been using for one of their bases fo the liquor.
 The still was dismantled by the of ficers, with the aid of McCowan, wh seemed matter of fact and cheerful il his misfortune, and loaded on a truel to be taken to the sheriff's office. Tn whiskey also went on the truck, bein closely guarded by deputies from tn crowd of men that had been attracte to the premises by the now -incFeasin odor.
 Neither Dalton or McCowan mad any denial of their ownership of tn still, or of the Ford car that stood out side the house. The house evidentl had been taken chiefly for a manufac turing plant, as it had no signs c being used for a residence
 Very little is known of Dalton an McCowan's antecedents, though it wa variously reported they had come her not long ago from either Texas c Oklahoma. Federal charges will prob ably be placed against them, as tn private distilling of liquor is a federa offense.