The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-08-31
Three More Stills
Out of Commission

AS a result of activities last week
of the state constab bles and United
States revenue men, three more
Bamberg county stills are out of
commission. Two of the stills were
captured in the lower section of the
county, while the third was taken
brand new from the Bamberg express
office. The first named were of 100
and 80 gallons capacity, respectively,
both being we'll made and nicely ar
ranged for the business of making Ii
quor.
Up to Monday there had been no
arrests in connection with any of
the captured stills, but arrests are
likely. The activity of the officers is
on a different method than hereto
fore, and they serve their warrants
at will.
The still taken at the express Office
here was addressed to "M. G. Rob-
inson" There does not appear to be
any "M. C. Robinson" in Bamberg.
Charley Robinson, whose initials are,
C. M.,' is now under charges Of op-
Grating a still in the Edisto river
swamp, and it is not known at this
writing whether he will be charged
with the ownership of this outfit or
not. The still came here G. o. D.,
the amount of which was s27.34.
Those who saw the still, magnif-
cent affair, are of the opinion that
it could not have been purchased for
this amount, and the opinion prevails
that cash payment was probably
made in advance.
The still was shipped here from
Philadelphia and was made by
we'll known manufacturer, it is said.
1t is legal to manufacture liquor stills
and sell them under certain condi-
tions, one of which is that they must
be registered with the United States
government, in order that the own
er may be known. Some people are
permitted to own and operate stills;
for instance, dentists, druggists,
physicians, etc. These stills are US
ed for other purposes than making
blind tiger liquor, and for such use
may be legally owned.
The officers do not tell their busi
ness, and the status Of this partic-
ular still is not known. When they
called at the express office, the agent
asked them to present proper author
ity for confiscation, and this they did
after calling Columbia over the long
distance phone. The still has been
taken to Columbia, and is now safe
ly in the possession of the govern
ment. In the event the manufactur-
er, has violated the law in regard to
the sale of the still, it is likely that
the company will be in for some trou-
BILE, as we'll as the local owner, if the
same can be located.
It is said that seven officers were
involved in the raids here last week.
They do not operate in mysterious
manner, but it seems that they know
everything. In fact, it is stated that
they possess absolute information
concerning scores of stills in Bam-
berg county, blue prints being in
their possession in many instances.
They seem to be able to put their
hands on any particular still any time
they wish. 1t is told that in the
case Of one still in the county, the
officers had information concerning
it's removal three different times, hav-
ing the exact location of each remov-
al.
The activity of the officers is hav-
ing a marked effect on the local Ii
quor business One man stated the
other day that the price Of booze is
going up steadily on account of the
raids, and it seems likely that it may
be a possibility that liquor may be
hard to get if this thing keeps up.
Of course, it is matter Of intense
qualification to law respecting citi-