Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-07
IN BIG
WHISKY CAPTURE
Man Takes Part In
Spectacular Raid on Louis
vile Bootleggers

Hugh Samrels, OF Richmond,
who is now connected with the
internal revenue Office at Louis
vile, figured in one of the most
sensational whisky captures made
in Falls City since the prohibition
law went into effect. He and
othe.- officers seized six cases of
whisky in gunny sacks, which one
of the officees had ostensibly pur-
chased, from a man said to be in
the Louisville whisky ring" The
Courier Journal Thursday show
ed pictures of Mr.. Samuels and
the other officers with their booty,
and had the following in part
concerning the capture:
In an effort to clean up rum
running, federal prohibition Off
GERS last night seized six cases Of
whisky being delivered to a house
on Cnderhill street, arrested Max
Raymond, 1928 West Walnut
street, and Charles BaumbaCll, Of
1901 Highland avenue an employe
of the City Engineers Depart
mcnt. after a number OF shots had
been fired, and seized an automo-
bile.
The capture was one Of the
most spectacular ever made in
Louisville.
Acting on information from
Wm. b. Boslcr several days a,,o,
visited a down town office in com
pany with O. II. Mcfarland. an
other prohibition agent Mr.. Bos-
Ter secreted himself i'll the Office
and listened to a conversation car
ricd ON by Mcfarland with an EN-
issary Of an alleged whisky ring,
Mr.. Mcfarland agreed to buy six
cases af whisky. 1t was agreed to
that the liquor was to be delivered
to house on Underhill street.
The federal officers made ar
rangements with the owner to al
low delivery.
Going to the house last night
Mcfarland and II. Nj. Samuels.
acting chief, awaited the arrival
of the whisky.
F. Wm. Marquette, Mr., Bosler and
I. l.. Whitaker, other agents, Sc
creted themselves nearby. Sever
al automobiles drove by, one a
handsome car. All stopped neal
the house, but no one left them
The officers waited more thar
two hours for the appearance
the whisky car.
Eventually, according to Nj
Samuels, Raymond came i'll with;
case of whisky in a gunny sack
He was arrested.
Then, according to Mr.. Bosler
two men left Ford cabriolet OF
the street and BEGAN carrying
whisky i'll gunny sack into tn,
house. The three concealed Of
hcers rushed the pair. Both fled
\ volley of shots stopped Baum
bach, who surrendered. The othe
man. said to be the owner Of the
car, escaped.
The automobile was seized b
the officers and they declare ct
owner, who, they also charge, was
the leader of the plot, will be ar
rested today.
Mcfarland declared that i'm tn,
arrangements made i'll the down
town Office, the agent agreed
furnish as much as 800 cases o
whisky.
Rumors that whisky was bcin.
delivered i'll expensive cars to
homes i'll camouGaged packages
have been prevalent at the FEEDER
al Building for weeks. Efforts tC
to obtain traces of the whisky
ring were unavailing. The officers
decided to effect a coup, and the
novel trap was set.
The owner of the house on I'm
,derhill street permitted the use Of
his residence to effect the capture
The whisky did not bear lab
,el. The government stamp showed
! it had been bottled in 1913. The
serial numbers of the stamp ane
the distillery number had beer
lcarefully cut off the stamps. The
Iofficers, however, believe the Ii
Iquor to be "Old Tub whisky.
Negro Fighters Colors Preserved