The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-01-27
"Crusading Constable" and Deputies Conduct
Five Raids and Get Biggest Still Ever
Seen in KenOsha County.
DUBBA CAUGHT MAKING MOONSHINE
Last Raid of Crusaders" Catches Man Making Moon
shine on South Sheridan Road - Customers
Arrive While Deputies Raid.

Constable John S. Scholey added to
his laurels as a state prohibition en-
forcement officer yesterday afternoon
when, accompanied by Motorcycle Po
liceman Brankow, Deputy Ralph Moore
and a representative Of the Kenosha
Evening News, he discovered the larg
est still that was ever seen in Kenosha
county.
The SELL was in basement of John
Dubba, a farmer living about two
miles south of the Maple Inn on South
Sheridan road. The house is located
right on the lake and is quite some
distance from the road, with a lane
leading to the house from Sheridan
road. AS the raiding party was driy-
ing UP the lane, it overlook man who
turned out to. be John Dubba. He was
taken into the taxicab and driven to
the house.
Constable Uses Strategy.
On the way to the house, the con
stable engaged the man in converse
ton and told him that he should be
ashamed of making moonshine while
he had wife and four children de-
pendent upon him. where do you
make the moonshine, in the cellar or
in the attic?" Scholey asked Dubba.
"Yes," replied Dubba. (Which place ?"
demanded the constable. "In the base
ment." And it was in the basement
that the still was found.
Upon entering the house, the raid
ing party was met by the wife Of Dub
ba, to whom chung four little children,
the oldest of which could not have
been over six or seven years of age.
She led the way to the basement where
the still was located. 1t was rather
dark in the cellar and the raiding
party suspecting foul play drew their
guns and to their demand "Come out! "
one said Antoine Paisuck made his APP
pearance. He had been lying on
couch Of old rags in one corner, at
tending to the still.
Was Making "Run."
The still was in the form of a fur
mace and was huge in its dimensions
"A pipe led down from the cooper" in
which the mash had been placed. The
steam from the mash in the copper
would evaporate, form into little
globules of moonshine, trickle down
through another pipe into a coil where
funnel had been placed, into a glass
jar. When the raiding party arrived,
the batch was on the "run." Moon
shine was seeping through an old
cloth into another jar which it is as
sumed for the purpose of removing
any small bits of foreign matter. AL
most gallon of white, clear moon
shine was obtained as evidence.
Used Flour for Mash.
John stated stoutly that he had been
making moonshine for some length of
time. However, the still was of such
dimensions and showed hard usage
that it was clear that John as a moon
sinner was no novice at the game.
There isn't much of trick to using
prunes or peaches or raisins in making
moonshine, but when any person can
mix up connection of rye flour, cook
it, and distill it until the mixture OBJ
tanned will burn as readily as kero-
sene, some little experience is needed
And Johns stuff sure had a kick
The still was taken to pieces care
fully by the raiders and was just be-
ing removed to the taxicab when
Gardner Six touring car drove up to
Ne house In it were three men, Tony
,dich, John Budich and John Ucko-
rch. The three men got out and came
up to the raiders when of them bolted
back for the Gardner car. The raiding
party then flashed guns on the trio
and commanded them to stop and hold
up their hands. The three readily
consented, stopped dead lin their tracks
and reached for blue sky.
Scholey kept the trio covered and
ordered search of the Gardner car.
In it was found an empty gallon demi-
john that had been used for moon
shine. The three had driven up, it is
assumed, to replenish their supply of
moonshine. They evidently had been