The Penn's Grove record., 1920-04-30
Barrels of Wine
Poured In Streets
Stills Suspected. Ton of Sugar
and Barrel of MOlaSSeS
Found in One House

Hundreds of gallons of wine and
"mash,' the latter prepared for dis
tillation of "moonshine booze were
poured into the cutters in Penns Grove
by Government Prohibition Enforce
lnent officials, assisted by Chief Mar
skal Houseworth on Tuesday and We'd
Eesday.
1t has been suspected for some time
oy the Mayor and Chief Marshal
Iouseworth that there was consider
able traffic in illicit liquor in the Bor-
ough and a quiet investigation was set
on foot which resulted in the govern
ment officials taking a hand.
Great results sometimes grow from
little things and this wholesale confs-
taIion proves it.
On Sunday VIM. Lundy on Church
Street and Westminster Avenue was
arrested upon a disorderly charge. He
was carrying two gallons of wine open
ly on the street. When questioned he
said he purchased it at Fortinati Pep
pers' place on Cumberland Avenue.
This was the first clue. Then AL
bert Graham was found on Cumber-
land Avenue with two quarts of wine
in his jitney. With him was Harvey
Dolbow who also had a quantity of the
stuff. They were taken before Record
er Edgar who fined them $40 and costs.
j.. b. Bryson, colored, was also APP
pretended toting a quart. He was
fined $40. William Wescott was an
other victim and he paid $3.50 and
costs.
On Tuesday H. B. Williams and
Harry McCready, government prohibi-
ton officials from the Philadelphia
office, came to Penns Grove and with
Chief Marshal Houseworth started in
ly for the illicit goods.
That the investigation was success
full is evidenced by the quantity of
stuff found, bearing out the suspicion
of the Mayor and police that the hand
ling of illicit booze as a commercial
proposition vas assuming large pro-
port, L in Penns Grove.
A list of the houses visited and the
.ruantity of wine and mash seized is
here given.
Fortinati Peppers place was bare
when the officers first appeared. Later
they went to the place with a truck
and carried away a barrel containing
AS gallons.
At Josephine Culibret's home, Cum
berland Avenue two barrels of wine
and one barrel of raisin mash were
poured out.
Mick Camagnini, Smith Avenue and
Walnut Street, four barrels of wine
and three barrels of mash.
Cosmo Mochurch, Norman Avenue
two barrels of wine.
Two places on Virginia Avenue each
yielded 2 barrels of mash.
Mike Conorino's house on Lannlne
Avenue contained four barrels of wine
Here was also found about a ton OF
sugar and a barrel of molasSeS.
Another place On Lannlng Avenue
contained four barrels of wine.
A house at Cumberland Avenue ano
Walnut Street gave up four barrels
of wine and two barrels of mash.
The value of the confiscated contra
band in coin of the realm amounted tC
several thousand dollars.
People in Penns Grove have beer
clamoring for sugar and having i
doled out to them a pound at a time
A ton was stored away here to be con
verified into "moonshine" wine, along
with an almost priceless barrel of mo
lasses which was to be made into rum
There is no doubt that this moon
shine" production has been sold fol
some time in Penns Grove in consider
able quantities and drunkenness on the
streets has increased. This CLEANUP
may abate the evil somewhat. NJ
arrests were made.
James Kolbs, Mike Coldolski, Jos
Stambars were arrested last Saturda!
on Penns Grove wharf with a quantit!
of corn whiskey.