The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-08-27
TAKE WH|SKEY
IN RAIDS MADE
North Of CITY
Several Farmers Appear Before
u. S. Commissioner.
Here.
EXTENDS INTO BALDWIN
Considerable Quantity Of Mash is
Confiscated and Real Cop
per Still Found.
EXTENDS INTO BALDWIN

Some prohibition raids were staged
north of the city, in the vicinity OF
Baldwin yesterday afternoon and sey'
eral farmers were summoned to ap.
pear before United States Commissions
er John F. Fort in Bismarck this
morning for preliminary hearings.
A considerable amount of moonshine
whiskey was found by officers who
made the search. according to F. l.
Watkins, state license department in
spector. Others on the raid were J
E. Stone and c. E. Warfield, fedora
enforcement officers. and two deputy
sheriffs who were called upon to serve
the search warrants sworn out be-
fore Police Magistrate Howell. ~
The farmers were not engaged il
running booze from the Canadian bor'
der, it is said, but were making il
on their places or evidence showed
they had made it. Rum running from
the Canadian border was greatly in.
creased lately, according to federal
prohibition officers. One of the routes
is said to be from Estevan through
Minot. Automobiles loaded wit:
booze have frequently been seer
north of Bismarck, according to ra-
ports in circulation here.
Visit Risch Home
The first place visited by the en-
forcement party yesterday afternoon
was that of John Risch, three miles
northeast of Arnold. Risch was not
at home, but his wife and children
were there, Mr.. Watkins said. A real
copper still was found, the Officer
said, and in addition about 80 gallons
of mash and about Z quarts of moon.
shine. Mr.. Watkins asserted that
Risch had peddled whiskey far and
wide, according to his information
The still was confiscated.
The second farm visited was about
three miles northeast, the home of Ell.
mer Ames. A big cooker was obtain
ed there, Mr. Watkins said, Ames tell.
ing him he'd loaned the coil to an
other man. Ames said he hadn't
cooked any mash for couple OF
months, but admitted he'd made the
stuff both at home and at the Var
Couches, according to Watkins.
Where did you get that you sold
me-" Watkins asked.
II bought it, replied Ames, accord,
ing to Watkins.
Ames had sold the moonshine fo'
from 81 to 81 a quart, the agent said
he was informed.
Flies in Mash
At the Van Couch home the party
found milk can filled with moon
shine mash, about 40 gallons in 2
barrel, and another keg of 5 gallons Of
mash. Most of it was said to, be
ready to cook. A big lead coil was
found, but no cooker Watkins said
Van Couch admitted making moon.
shine with Ames and with Couche's
father-in-law, Joe Parsons.
"The people who drink this moon.
shine don't know what they are
drinking" said Watkins 1--WE found
10 gallons of mash scurred in a milk
can. There were thousands of fliee
in the granary where this was and
the mash was filled with dead flies.
The party then went to another
farm on which Morris Satter lives tc
search for whiskey, but found no in
dication of anything cooked.
Going into Baldwin the party visit
ed the Frank Kocher home, which
was searched and two and one-hal1
gallons of moonshine confiscated, the
officers said. -. .i
Star Whiskey Maker
Friends of Kocher say he makes
the best moonshine of anybody around
in that part of the country" said
Watkins.
Elmer Ames, Joe Parsons Var
Couch and F. j. Kocher appeared be-
fore the United States commissioner
1t was understood they would ask i
hearing, which would be set for Au-
gust 81.