The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-01
SHERIFF GETS
BREWERS And
!. BREW IN RAID
Albsensss's WEEK Yields Five Hen,
Ore sem and Plentiful Supply
e Of Hootch.
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sufacturers and dealers. q raid con-
Quoted yesterday by Sheriff J. P.
Fleming and States Attorney Paul
]. Graham resulted in the arrest
of five men and the addition Of one
still and several gallons Of hootch
to the county collection. Two Of
: the men were released. on bonds
last night and the other three, fail
ing to find bondsmen. are confined
In the county Jail.
Following the arrest OF Oral
Wakeland, q years old, and his
cousin Lawrence of Millersburg, on
q road east of AledO about 4 O'Clock
yesterday the afternoons work be-
gan. The two boys we're known to
be obtaining liquor from some
point near old Gilchrist. When the
sheriff found them returning 10
Aledo he endeavOreA to stop them,
but the boys, seeing that the law
was after them, made an attempt
TO escape, wildly throwing bottles
from the car as they went. The
sheriff, however. soon caught UP
with them and escorted them back
to town" It was found that both
were slightly intoxicated and that
the car contained several beer bot
ties full of wine. The bottles hold
ing the real "hootch" had been
thrown away.
Following the clue Sheriff Flem-
ing went Immediately to the home
Of Fred Remele In Wanlock. Mr..
Remele displayed no surprisS at
the sheriff's visit, but said he had
been expecting him for some time.
He took the sheriff to a shed back
OF the house, where a barrel Of
wine was on tap. Nr. Remele ad-
mitted giving some Of it to the
boys and to giving it to others in
the neighborhood. He denied that
it was Intoxicating. He was will
ing to accompany the sheriff back
to town and to face the law. He
Immediately produced a bondsman.
The sheriff, however. being in the
neighborhood, decided to investi-
gate further.
One mile south Of Wanlock, on
a farm rented and occupied by
John Lilliman, he found a real
STILL" not still, but in active work
ing order and producing a quanti-
ty of the real article. The owner,
John Lilliman. who had evidently
partaken freely of the beverage
. himself, met the sheriff cordially,
and. thinking he was but another
days caller, conducted him to tine
still. HeNwas slightly surprised
when the visitor informed him that
he had not come for a drink, but
3 for all the drinks, as well as the
entire plant for manufacturing it.
The still operated by Lilliman
was in the open, but built in the
hollow between rolling hills 50 that
q passerby on the roads would
4 never locate It. The outfit con-
sisted OF the usual copper kettle
and coils and the barrel of cold
water for condensing. There was
about four gallons OF the liquor
already made and two barrels OF
rye mash ready for the making OF
mbre.
Hlliman's cousin, Pete Lilliman,
Is MS co-partner In the business
and like Ltliiman, appeared to have
been imb,bing freely OF the pro
duct Lilliman is the father OF
eight children and rents the farm
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