The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-16
RECAPTURE STILL
:. THAT GOT AWAY
ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD
OFFICERS GET OUTFIT SToL-
EN- FROM GREENWOOD COURT
HOUSE SOME WEEKS AGO.
HAD BEEN IN OPERATION

. county yesterday morning nd joine'
in the search for and capture Of
; still near the Greenwood-Abbevill
road in Abbeville county. The still
captured is said to be the one stolel
from the Greenwood county cour
house some weeks ago.
Making up Abbeville county's con
tingent of the raiding party wer'
Sheriff McLane, Federal Revenue
Officer T. v. Martin, Deputy Cam
and j. T. Stevenson.
Sheriff McLane, speaking thi'
morning of the raid, said that some
time ago Sheriff White reported tt
him that the still stolen from Green
wood had been located in Abbeville
County. A joint search was made 81
that time but the still was not found
Following this raid the Sheriffs a.
greed to notify each other in case a
raid was planned,
Wednesday morning Sheriff Nc
Lane telephoned Sheriff Whites Of
flee that the still had been located
and asked that he meet Abbeville Of
ficers that morning. The local Of
ficers waited until IL o'clock and
the Greenwood men did not show up,
so the Abbeville men made the raid
alone.
The search continued for some
time without result. The still was not
located but the officers found Roy
Barrett, a white man, asleep near
the spot where the still was found
next day. Beside him were three or
four quarts of liquor. He was brought
to jail, but was released yesterday
on bond. So far there is no evidence
to connect him with the operation of
the still.
Thursday morning another raid
was made by officers from Greenwood,
and Abbeville, the parties meeting on
the Greenwood road. The still was
located and since Greenwood officers
were able to identify it as the one
stolen the Abbeville sheriff allowed
Sheriff White to replace it in the
Greenwood court house. Sheriff Nc
Lane says that the still was located
by Abbeville officers.
The Greenwood Index-Journal has
the following account of the raid:
"The fifty gallon still stolen from
the sheriffs office several weeks ago
a few hours after its capture on Sa-
luda river, was recaptured today
about noon by Sheriff E. M. White
and his deputies and Abbeville coun-
ty officers about a mile west of ne
gro church near the line On the Alb
beville-Greenwood road. No arrests
were made, as the still was not in
operation, Sheriff White says. About
1000 gallons mash were destroyed.
"Sheriff White stated that he had
suspected the whereabouts Of the
still and. told the grand jury yester-
day that he would get the still. The
grand jury wante him to offer a re-
ward for its recapture, he said. The
copper still was brought to the sher-
ifs Office and will be turned over to
J. W. Spearman before night to be
cut up into copper sheets for use I'M
making useful copper articles. Sher-l
iff White says he doesn't mean toi
take any chances with it this time.
"The still was identified as the
same which was stolen from the
sheriff's Office by certain marks on
the bottom.
"Oficers in the raid besides Sheriff |
E. M. White were: Rural Policeman
R. L. Lyon Deputy A. F. Spivey, De-
putty Stevenson of Abbeville County.
United States Revenue Officer Van
Martin, and j. A. Cobb. The still was
brought to the Greenwood court
house Immediately after it's capture.
'TWhile the still was not in opera
ton when captured, the sheriff said
that one run had been made and the
mash destroyed would have been
ready to run the last of the week."