The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-09
HEADING FOR MANKATO
NEW ULM CARAVAN IS EN-
ROUTE TO THIS CITY
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EIGHT ARE IN THE PARTY
Deputy United States Marshal
MCGUIRE Has Charge of
This Bunch

Charged with violating the federal
prohibition law, eight men from New
Ulm and one from Milford town.
ship left New Ulm this morning at
about 11:30 o'clock for Mankato in
the custody of Deputy United States
Marshal John H. Mcclure. They were
brought here by automibiIe. War
rants were sworn for the arrest and
they will be taken before United
States Court Commissioned John
Temple in this city. Prior to the de-
parture OF the party, a public recep-
ton was held on one of the principal
business streets of New Ulm. War.
rants were sworn at for Henry and
Albert Veigel, John Schneider, John
Zischka, Martin Schnobrich, Anton
Barth, August Boyer, Arthur Schleief
OF New Ulm and John j. Seifert of
Milford township is alleged to have
been found with mash in his posses
sion.
Booze at Celebration.
Austin, July AT the time Of q re-
cent celebration here some forty
quarts of moonshfne whiskey was
brought to this city and sold, and an
equal amount was sold at Owatonna
at a celebration in that city later
Many other quarts have been sold
here and the authorities traced It to
Mason City. Federal agents visited
Austin in search of those guilty Of
the distribution here.
The Mason City Globe Gazette tells.
the following story of the raid on the
moonshine still there:
What is believed to be one Of the
biggest stills captured In the state,
was taken Saturday evening when
Sheriff F. E. Marsh. Chief Of Police
Thomas Lock and deputies raided the
farm occupied by Harry Cavanaugh
and his family just north of the coun-
ty farm.
The still which was brought to the
office of the sheriff is said to be one
Of the largest ever put in operation by
a private moonshiner. Aside from Il
the officers got four large gasoline
stoves, three copper containers, two
five gallon gasoline cans, two barrels
Of what is called "Dago Red" four
ten gallon jugs Of the raisin wine, q
cot, rifle and a shot gun.
Many Raisins Discovered.
Fifty two cases of dried raisins,
were found and seventeen barrels.
each containing fifty two gallons of
raisin mash were confiscated by the
officers during the raid. It Is also al
legged that Cavanaugh has been max
ing the celebrated corn whiskey, an
eighty per cent alcoholic stimulant,
two drinks of which in the vernacu-
lar, will knock you cucOo. The evil
dence found by the officers was to the
effect that Cavanaugh had been pro-
ducing alcoholic beverages on q
gigantic scale for many months.
The still was located near the
house. Officers have been watching
for 1t for some time. When the raid
was made Saturday. nobody was on
the farm but Cavanaugh. Near the
still cot was found on which there
was a mattress, and q shot gun and q
rife. Two helpers in the past are
said to have constantly guarded the
still. Cavanaugh has a wife and four
or five children on the farm. No ar
rests have been made although feder-
al officers may take charge OF the
case.
"Daqo Red" Wine.
The "Dago Red" wine alleged to
have been made by Cavanaugh has
been tested by Sheriff Marsh and has
been found to contain ten per cent al
cohol. This is the first large still cap
tured in the county, although the
sheriff has taken several smaller stills.
which have been in operation.
Cavanaugh claims to be q light
heavyweight wrestler, who has lived
around Mason City and Clear Lake
for two or three years. He came from
Lohrville,- originally, but had also
spent some time in Omaha He has
appeared in q number Of matches
here in the last three years.