The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-07-30
CAuENTE M00NSH|NER DISCHARGED
BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PALMER

related to representative of the Pee.
ora by Sheriff William Culyerwsl
"hen he was in Phoebe Monday after.
noon.
According to the sheriff, he had ran.
son 10 believe. without conclusive evi.
dence. however. TO prove his onir,on
that still was being operated I'm cal.
iente. and that the product tbere,ron,
was being peddled in the vicinity u.
.lieved that he had enough evidence
10 warrant search being made M
the Waddell and Kaulbaugh nool haI,
ana II necessary the residence of the
pair in Caliente. When he visited p,-
oche at the time of the meeting OF the
county commissioners June the sher
IN eonfided his belief to District At
.ot"es a. L. scott and warrant in
Diahh was issued. to be placed in op-
.raeioh oy Mr.. Culverwle when he
uee"eo the action most advisable
An ever-watchful eye was kept on
'he eomings and goings of the alleged
sun operators and moonshine whisky
peouiers Tor period of over thirty
oays' ana the trap was sprung on tb,,
night OF June II when a search was
made of Klondike Wells. located -four
miles south of Bennett Springs. twelve
miles from Caliente and at the north
ern end of Chief mountain. The birds
had hown from there. however. but
there was evidence to the effect thar
an effort had been made to destroy
the FORMER presence of still there A
large quantity of prunes and barley
around on the ground, three fifty-ral-
ION barrels, three ten-gallon kegs ana
one hve-gallon keg were found in the
water tank. where they had probably
peen placed to keep we'll soaked nm
The officers making this search wera
Sheriff William Culverweu and Depu.
lies J. Less Denton and Lloyd Denton.
the next day, July IS, a search of
ne pool hall operated by Waddeu &
Naulbaugh in Caliente was conducted
TO which Manager Kaulbaugh readily
consented, but nothing stronger than
SODA water was found At the com.
pietlon or this search Sheriff Culver
Wen remarked that I'VE will now go To
your mousse and see what we can find
there. This remark caused a look of
conservation to pass over the face of
Nauioaugh and he requested of the
shefiH permission to again look at the
warrant. This was assented to by the
sherlH, and as the warrant also called
Tor search of the home further oh.
lection upon the part of Kaultaugh
was useless. Sheriff Culverwell re-
quested that Kaulbaugh go with him
10 the home. but the latter said he
was too busy and could not get away
at which the sheriff changed reouest
to demand and took the pool ball
man with him and made a tborough
search of his residence.
One and a half gallons of moonsbi,a
liquor was found, together with the
still in which it is supposed to have
peeh manufactured, Here once more
kaulbaugh asked a favor of the sber-
III ana requested drink of the stuff.
sasi ing that 1t was his own private
STOCK and that his system required a
certain amount Of the beverage. To
thls the sheriff consented, but instead
OF taking drink Kaulbaugh is said
TO nave hlled flask, a part of which
he drank.
SheriH Culverwell informed the re-
porter that in his opinion there had
peen at least one hundred gallons of |
manufactured through the
medlum of the still and the alleged ON |
orators, Judging from the amount of
feruse discovered at Klondike Wells
he said he also believed it was peddled |
py the gallon and in lesser Guantities
IN the immediate vicinity of Caliente |
ana that some of it was probably |
taken to Salt Lake, where il could |
doubtless have been easily disposed Of
According to the sheriff, there was a
fourth party connected with the on |
erations of the alleged law-breakers
IN the person OF man said to have
raiied from Salt Lake, whose name
was never learned and whose identity
IS unknown. 1t is known, however
lhat this man put in his time for
ABOUT hve weeks at Klondike Wells
"here the still is supposed to have
oeen In operation, and it is believed
oy those on the inside that he was the
expert" in manufacturing the booze.
he Is known to have departed for Salt
Lake day or two previous to the
search and the arrest of Kaulbaugh
As he had several trunks shipped TO
ne Utah city it is also believed that a
luantity OF booze was transported to
salt Lake in that manner. Sheriff Cul-
'erwell notified Salt Lake officials as
'oon as this information was learned
lnd requested that lookout be kent
or the alleged offender, but to date no
Information has come to the sherifr's
'ince to the effect that he has been
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