Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-11-09
SHERIFF CAPTURES
Another Still
JOE KMENT OF RICHLAND TOWN.
SHIP is CAUGHT IN ACT OF
MAKING HOME BREW.
JUSTICE PENTONY A BUSY MAN,
Dale Paris Brought Before Justice on
Charge of Writing Checks With.
out Funds.

Joe Kment, hired man of O. John
son, on farm belonging to J. p.
| Bowman, was brought before Justice
| Pentony on Monday afternoon, charged
with manufacturing intoxicating IL
I quor. 1t app ears that the young man
| had been under suspicion for some
! time and on Sunday Sheriff Pride
went to the farm and found that the
young man had in his possession
the most complete stills ever cap
| tured in the county. The still is not
quite as large as some of the others
captured, but is far more perfect IN,
construction. When the sheriff reach
ed the farm the young man attempteA
TO hide the still, but was unsuccessful
in this part of the deal. When Sher.
iff Pride took the instrument it WAS
filled with raisen mash and heated
almost to the boiling stage. The young
man entered plea of guilty before
Justice Pentony and asked that hia
case be taken before the district court
at once. He appeared before Judge
iDoiCo dllcl HoOI, u answer XO
the charge, wherupon the court ap-
pointed an attorney to represent the
young man in the case 1t is expect
ed that the case will be disposed or
today. .~.t
Sheriff Pride Is getting good train
ing in hunting stills. and it may be
after a few more paw heavy fines the
practice of making this deadly moon
shine will be done away with.
Dale Paris. who has figured in num-
erous deals not becoming a young
man, was brought before Justice Pen
tony Monday afternoon to answer to
the charge Of issuing check without
funds. The check which Mr.. Paris
'ssued was for the sum Of $500, and
was given to Mrs Emma Walker, PRO-
prietor of the Globe hot H. Mrs Walk
er filed the information against the
young man. This is the third or
fourth time that young Paris has fig,
ured in bad deals, but each time hs
got by without having to pay fine.
he has been cautioned repeatedly by
the county attOrn ~ Mr.. Yoran had
tod him on former occasions what
the consequences would be should
ne be caught in another deal. Justice
Pentony requested that he make good
the check for FIVE dollars given 10
Mrs. Walker, which he did. and then
ass ased a fine of ten dollars, and costs
amount to four dollars and fifty ce,,ts
AS soon as this action was disposed on
and before Dale had time to leave the
Justices office. second informa-
ton was read to him, charging him
with anoth r and similar offense T'h,.i
second Information was filed by Mr.
Weber. Mr.. Webb ,r's check was .ar
1890. Young Paris was unable IN
ocrrow money from his pals about
town and there was but one coprna
op'n to him, and that was the county
jail. His father, however, saved him
from going to the county Jail by 60
ing his bonds. The second case WIN
he handled by the grand jury at tie
March term Of court W, UNDERSTAND
teat local officers have in their nos
session other checks which Mr.. Paris
fssied and which have been MARI u
no funds". It begins to look a, ID
~ young man has gotten himself in
to situation that is anything bu.
pleasant to ponder over. DaIe's pre
dfcament should serve as warning
to lot OF young fellows about town
whose records are not any too clean