The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-30
OFFICERS RAID AND
GRABLIQUOR, STILL
AND ARREST 8 MEN
Trip to Evangeline Nets
Quantity of Liquor and
Mash and 3 Prisoners
FOUR-COIL STILL is
FOUND IN 3RD WARD
Man, Arrested, Claimed He
Was Making Mule" For
Medical Purposes

After many weeks of silence and
quietness in the prohibition raids, ae-
tiyity was resumed in this neck o the
woods last Saturday and taken up
again Monday. Sheriff Thibodeaux and
Enforcement Agent Bush being the
active men in the raiding operations.
Having received several tips rela-
tive to the location of home-brew ont
fits the officers determined to inyesti
gate and see If there was any real
grounds for the rumors which had
been reaching them from time to time
Saturday they went across the par
ish line into Evangeline. near The De-
5aiIlon bridge, and as a result Of then
trip they uncovered lot Of moon
shine liquor, some mash but failed e
lecate either the stills or the coils of
the apparatus.
The official visit was made to The
homes OF Euzebe soileau and his saa-
in-law, Herald Fontenot, both located
on the public road leading into villa
Platte. The men evidently must have
been apprised of the coming of the Of
ficers for the liquor they had on hand
had ben hidden between mattresses
OF bed or two and several children
were occupying the bed or beds.
The cache contained one gallon jug
of the famous white mule, md ssp-
eral bottles Of the same kicking
fluid and number Of cans filled Wish
the stuff. Both men were paroled and
ordered to appear before United States
Commissioner w. Alex Robertson 81
Opelousas. They we're here Mondag
and furnished bond in the sum 81 one
thousand dollars for appearance b.
fore the federal court when that tll
bunal meets here in June
Monday Messrs. Thibodeaux ana
Bush, accompanied by Deputy Stage.
took a iaunt to the Pecanniare section,
east OF the Bayou Teche and not lar
from LeonviIle. AS result OF their
visit to that neighborhood they 4
Gated an elaborate distilling apparatus
and arrested the owner thereof, joe
Emonet, VINO is charged with opeIai-
ing an Illicit still.
me outfit was located IN the pom
try house in Emonet's yard, and con
sisted OF four-eoil still. ten gallons
of kerosene, a big oil stove, ten gar
Ions OF white mule ana one nun
dred and fifty gallons o1 farmentlns
mash. The outfit had tyidentiy jus
been in use for the apparatus vas Still
warm from recently applied heat
The still tanks aad coil pipes were
maze or galvanized ircn, when is nol
strictly in accordance with all accepe
ed practices in the art OF still-maktna
for it is generally accepted that white
mule" made with such an appazatus
is liable to be rank poison and ex
tremely dangerous to drink. Copper
tanks and coils made Of the same sun
stance are said 10 be the only sal.
stills.
Emonet stated that he was nakins
the liquor "for medicinal purposes
and was not engaged in peddIing j
Tor profit. The officers accepted hi
statement with a grain Of salt. fo
the size Of the outfit placed the brani
Of Ananias on the assertion Of thi
stills owner. He was brought to Ope
lousas and made appearance bond D
cne thousand dollars before commis
sioner Robertson. The outfit wa
/ partially destroyed, just enough, 10
cluding the coils, were taken in chargt
to be used as evidence. The brand 0
! liauor was vile stuff.