The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-04
MOONSHINE OUTFIT
/. RAIDED NEAR GRANITE
BENJAMIN f. POOLE, FARMER, AND TWO
YIRGlRIARS ARRESTED BY DRY AGENTS

Caught red handed tending an Illicit
whisky still on the farm Of BENJAMIN
#. Poole, near Granite, two alleged
m0onshiners who came here several
months ago from county in South
west Virginia were arrested in a raid
on the farm late Saturday afternoon.
Federal and State policemen seized
the still, numDer OF Jugs Ut auae
il declared to be first-rate moOnshlne
whiskey, sample of the distillaet and
arrested Mr. Poole and the two alIeg-
ed moonshiners.
Mr.. Poole and the two Virginians
were taken to Central Police Station,
Baltimore, and locked up They are
held for action of the United States
authorities. The alleged moonshin-
l.ers. who took their arrest calmly and
asked no questions, gave their names
as James jenkins, Al years old and
Stewart Vowel, 80 years old.
The raid on the farm was made on
q search warrant.
One automobile took the prisoners
and their captiyes to the city and the
still and other evidence found by the
raiders were taken to the Custom
House and locked in a vault.
The STILL according to the revenue
officers. was no riff-raff AFFAIR. II Is
a genuine moonshine still, Of Is gall
Ions capacity, and one which the maxi
er knew how to construct. Two weeks
ago revenue and prohibition agents
received information that moonshine
whiskey was being sold at Ellicott
CITY in pint and half-pint bottles. Il
took many days of Investigation to
locate the farm where the alleged still
was located. Inquiry concerning MT.
Poole developed the information, ac-
Eeording to Operative Hand, that the
two men. Jenkins and Vowel, were
presumably employed by the farmer
They had a shack in the woods,
good half mile from the nearest road.
1 Mr.. Poole, it is said, had timber
rights on the farm, and when the pre-
hTbition agents arrived there he was
] in the woods experimenting the saw
ling of lumber at his saWmill. The
tstilr was camoufiaged by being sunk
below the level and hillocks OF earth
were piled about it. When the Fed
eral Agents arrived within quarter
mile Of the place they saw the smoke
and one of the men. revenue olHcer
of some years experiences. got to the
feeward and his nose detected the ar
onna Of boiling mash.
Signals caused the Federal agents
to close in and within a few minutes
fhe objective was taken. There was
no gunplay and no resistance was
Offered. Operative Hand went to the
shack and he said he found number
of jugs packed in jute sack READY
it is said, for transportation
Several men from Westminster Of
4 fered to pledge 100000 bail for the
release of Mr.. Poole. Mr.. Poole is 90
wears old and resides at Gambler.
BENJAMIN f. Poole, James JENKINS
and Stewart Vowel, who are accused
Of making whiskey for their own use
have been released by giving security
In the sum of $1,000 each, for their
anpearance before the United States
District Court in Baltimore. the
Government officers found the still IN
1.-The possession of Stewart Yowells VINO,
after his arrest, advised the officers
that he and James Jenkins MADE
some whiskey for Mr.. Poole. jenkins
and Vowel live in Bakimore coun ".
near Marriottsville, and& work Tor MT
poole on a saw mill. Each cf them
are married and have large 2milass.
/ ivan l.. Hof and Harry n VIII are
tha attorneys in the case.