The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-09-02
Moon shine Device Found
On Rudenick Farm
MASH WITH SOME DOOR
Stuff Was Dumped and Owner
Summoned to Appear In
Municipal Court )

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tall stranger" who is supposed to be
furnishing lovers of strong drink with
the liquid that befuddles their mem
cries.
For several months past whenever
a drunk has been arraigned in the
municipal court in this city and asked
where he got his booze. the answer
has been from a tall stranger"
That has been all that the defen-
dants could remember. The name OF
the stranger and where he lived
seemed to be a complete blank to
them.
Judge Golf has come to the conclu-
sion that men suffering from fits OF
mental ALTERATION such as these.
should be given an opportunity to
revive their memories.
| Such q man was brought before
the court yesterday forenoon in the
person of Rudolph Lancelre, who ad-
mitted that he had purchased moon
shine, but had forgotten the name of
the man he had purchased the liquid
from. Judge Goff did not send for
Sherlock Holmes. He sent Lancelle
to the county jail where he was
given an opportunity to revive his
memory, which returned to him sud
denly about the middle of the after
noon, when he swore to an affidavit
charging Frank Rudenick with the
manufacture and sale OF moonshine.
| This led to the issuance of search
warrant. Later in the afternoon q
moonshine stin together with fifteen
gallons of mash fit for distillation
was siezed on Frank Rudenicks place
in section 81, Mankato township by
Deputy Sheriff E. Klugherz and Chief
Fof Police Phil Landmark. When the
officers arrived at the place, there
was no mistaking the fact that mash
was there for its fumes could be
smelled for quite a distance. A fir-
teen gallon key tightly covered with
piece Of carpet was standing along
side Of the house. When the carpet
was removed, the odor that came up
would make a toper's mouth water.
The stuff must have had a kick in it
that would make a mules effort at
driving out his heels like that of an
infant.
| Mr.. Rudenick soon came in out Of
the corn field accompanied by his
wife. When asked what was in the
key he said 1t was pig feed. One of
the officers smiled, winked at the
owner of the place and said: Mr.
Rudenick IL you fed that dope to your
pigs they would walk on their hind
legs"
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Mrs. Rudenick was seen to open
the door quickly and enter the house.
Chief Landmark. suspected that
something was wrong and quickly
followed. When the chief got inside
the house he found Mrs. Rudenick in
the act of hiding the worm" of the
still, which was fastened to an old tin
pail in the bed clothing in her room.
When asked to produce the article
/ Pfd hon 90 he
officer. Later a mk&um- sized tin
milk can, the bottom of which showed
the effects of continuous contact with
the fire, was found. At first Mr..
Rudenick denied that this had been
used in any way in the manufacture
of booze, but later came across with
the cover of the vessel which had a
hole drilled in the center, into which
the worm" could be inserted 1t
was then. that Mr.. Rudenick admitted
that he had been making little
moonshine, but he stated that he had
none of the finished product on the
place then. His word was taken as
to that, for the officers could not find
any.
The two officers of the law who
made the raid are very humane, and
especially towards fat slick little
pigs, whose greedy appetites might
lad them into some of the troubles
OF their human masters. For that
Mr.. Rudenick that he would have to
spill the mash for fear the pigs
would become intoxicated if the
stuff were fed to them.
1.-THE Tall Stranger"
| Judge Hiram S. Golf of the NUM-
cipal court says that he is tired of
being informed by every drunk who
is arraigned before him that the
booze was obtain from a tall
stranger, whose name we have for
gotten" The court says that
will haYe to cease in his court,
brush up their memories or 60 to
jail until their mental faculties have
reached stage where they will re-
member the names of strangers
dealing out moonshine.
Rudolph Lancelle was brought in
to the municipal court yesterday
forenoon by Deputy Sheriff e. Klug-
herr on = complaint sworn to by
Charles F. Ulrich, who charged the
defendant with assault in the third
degree. This assault is alleged to
have taken place in Garden City.
| When the defendant was arraigned
In court and asked what had provok-
ed him to strike Mr.. Ulrich, he said
that he had been drinking moon
shine, and did not know what he
was doing. When asked where he
procured the liquor. Lancelle said
that 1t was from stranger, but that
he could not remember his name.
| Judge Seeks His Acquaintance
| These lapses OF memory will not
| go in this court any MORE" said
Judge Goff. II have heard of the
tall stranger for several months
past, now want to get acquainted
| with the fellow"
| Mncelle still insisted that he had
forgotten the mans name, but ad-
mitted that he had purchased two
| quarts Of moonshine from him, and
had drank the major portion of ii
The outcome of yesterday mornings
| hearing in the municipal court was
that Judge Golf ordered the defend
ant taken to the county jail and left
there until his memory improved.
| During the afternoon Mr.. Lancelle
swore to an affidavit charging that
Frank Rudenick had sold him the H.
| quor on his farm In NMankato town
ship, and, that Mr.. Rudenick was
/ engaged in the manufacture Of
moonshinc. A search warrant was
Immediately made out and the raid
made nas above stated Tho Officers