The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-28
WOMAN CONFESSED
 TO BOOZE MAKING
Mrs. Arley Johnson Had Homemade Still and Declared Output Was High Class ff"--Allen Rain
 water Guilty-Minor Cases.

White mule made by the first wom- an moonshiner to be captured in Polk county enlivened the interest in Tues day mornlng's session of the circuit court. The woman, Mrs. Arley John son, frankly admitted that she had made the moonshine and boasted it was high class stuff. She informed J. T. Tisdale, federal prohibition enforce ment officer, that she had made the last batch herself, but had been helped on a previous occasion by another woman, not now resident of Polk county.
 Mrs. Johnson's presence in the court house was the result of a raid made Monday afternoon by deputy sheriffs at her home on the old Cagle place east of Mena A homemade still manufactured from two small tubs and lard bucket and designed for use on the kitchen stove, was brought to Mena by the raiding party. Likewise a few jars containing moon- shine liquor. N
 The raid was conducted by Deputies Pea Reed, J. s. Hinson, w. c. Faulk- ner and D. A. Hazel. After making search of the Johnson home and find ing still and liquor, the officers were halted on their journey back to Mena by the storm and were forced to spend the night there. A jitney which was used by the raiding party had left the Johnson home, but was caught be- tween two creeks by the sudden rise of water and J. P. Foster the driver, was forced to remain alone in the car all night, being unable to go either forward or back.
 The officers arrested together with Mrs. Johnson her brother, John Shel- ton, and Lee Moser and also brought to the court house Shelton's pretty lit- tie baby daughter, who it is said had been left in Mrs. Johnson's keeping since its mothers death. Shelton de- nies that he had anything to do with the making of liquor
 Judge Steel upon learning of the capture ordered special grand jury impannelled to investigate the affair.
 Allen Rainwater Guilty.
 Allen Rainwater, charged with an offense against Fannie Gardner, was found guilty by the jury which heard the evidence and was sentenced to serve one. year in the states prison. The jury which heard the Egger mans case was composed of c. E. Anderson, J. H. Naler, W. P Whisenhunt, J. H. Hamilton, E. P Titus, John Thomp- son, J. c. Terrell, J. s. Lawrence, J. E. Chambers, Tom Edwards, J. H. Long, and J. c. Gipson. The twelve men could not agree until after mid night and it is understood the verdict was a compromise, majority of the jury holding out for five year penalty. Judge Steel was called to the court room after 1 o'clock to hear the yer dict.
 A charge similar to the one against Rainwater, made against Ben Cham bers, was dismissed Tuesday when it was learned that the prosecuting wit ness was older than Is when the of fense was committed
 Jesse Beck, the Big Fork youth charged with the robbery of the post office at that place, entered plea of guilty and was sentenced to serve three years in the state penitentiary.
 E. w. Culp, charged with robbery of the Wood store, also pleaded guilty and received a sentence of one year.
 Clyde Taylor, held in the county jail for several months, for the ai- legged robbery of the Potter post office, was found not guilty by a jury which heard the evidence. The jury was composed of T. R. Bates, F. J. Greiner, Sam Looney, Marion Wimberly, John Combs, Ike Reid, J. B. Goss, J. E. Wilkens, o. B. Heath, J. o. Gates, c. r Andorcop I Fl Nalar