Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-11-10
GET ILLICIT STILL
Heavy Fines Imposed on Men Who
Have Been Operating in Lowell
and Albany.

Information has recently been COM
ing 10 States Attorney, Frank u.
Thompson, that nnoonshiaers were
operating Ia the hills and mountains
Of Albany and Lowell and that many
stills We're making noonshine wiis-
key.
These reports began To be SO nu-
nnerous that the States Attorney
started a quiet investigation which has
been going On for some weeks. He
called TO his assistance James X.
Wood, Of the James r. Wood Detec-
tive Agency Of Boston, and with the
and Of Deputy Sheriff George r.
Jennings and G. A. Humphrey, the
woods around Barton and Albany
We're eonabed. As a result of their
night labers four illicit stills have
been ralded, q considerable quantity
OF "home brew" was seized and four
men arrested.
Those arrested are James Goad,
Frank Labounty and Elmer George
Of Albany and A. W. Clark Of Bar
ton. G0ad was taken into custody
Sunday, Get n, after he had eluded
the officers for several days. Follow
ing his arrest came the taking Of La
/ bounty, who turned states evidence,
and gave the officers valuable evil
denee which is expected Will lead 10
other arrests, as it is learned that.
there We're several connected with
the business.
The search Ied tiae officers to the
/ home of 4. W. Clark Of Barton.
which was searched October 81 and 4
complete kit for the manufacture Of
/ the naoonshine was found, also a
| quantity Of mash and q gallon Of
/ liquor. Clark WAS placed under ar
rest and brought 10 Newport, Mon
! day and plead guilty 70 the charge Of
/ having IA his possession liquor with
/ intent to sell, and received 2 fine Of
$500 and costs which were paid The
/ officers having another charge over
/ nm, z warrant was issued charging
/ Clark with grand larceny Of auto
/ tires to the value Of S75, which were
/ the property Of Elmer Alger Of Bar
ton. When brought before Judge
/ Wright ne plead guilty to the charge
and was sentenced To not less than
two years o. more than three years
! u the states prison ~ Windsor
/ The sentence was suspended and he
was placed ln the hands Of the pro-
/ baton officer.
Frank LabOunty was released on
his own bal subject TO call At any
time. James Goad and Elmer George
were lodged IN the county jail 70
await further developments. Goad
/ had been carrying On an Illicit dig-
/ t1lllng business for some time and
/ LaDOunty was the tool Of G0ad and
conducted two stills in his own house,
the products being disposed Of BY the
/ latter. Goad suspecting that the Of
fleeEs We're on their trail, sdmon-
ished Labounty 10 destroy the stills,
but with al his ena1tiness the vigil
ent officers discovered them hid IL an
old stone wall fence.
In the story Of Labounty 1t was
! brought out that the business had
/ been IN process for two years, that a
former Albany man by the name Of
George Calderwood, who had made
enough money il the business TO al
low him to go TO California, which
was about 2 year and half ago.
Charles Cook Of Irasburg appeared
before Judge Wright, Monday and
plead guilty 10 the charge Of opera
ting an auto while under the in6u-
ence Of liquor. he surrendered nis
license and paid q ffIne Of 500 and
costs.