Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-01-25
SHERIFF DEATHERAGE
DESTROYS BIG STILL
Finds II Ready To Run While
Searching Big Hill Section
For VIM. Pigg


his efficient deputies are proving
every day that they arc going 70
make a record Iu J1Icc that will
bC hard to beat.
William pigg, OF tho Big Hin
section. has had a couple OF charg
Is pending against him Tor sever
al months but he had never been
arrested un them. One is shoot
my on the public highway. and
another CARRYING concealed a
deadly weapon. Three days in a
row Sheriff Deathcragc and his
son. Franklin, and Deputies Dick
Mubcrly and Den Davis secured
the country around Pigg's home,
hunting for him. The charge:
against Pigg are not serious ones,
in the real sense, but the fact tha.
Pigg had managed 10 clude him
- often madc the Sheriff deter.
mined to find him if possible.
folks living around Pigg seemed
10 take delight in throwing the
officers off the scent. too. Once
they were within hundred wards
OF place where Pigg was hiding.
but their car got stuck in mud
mole. and 10y the time they got it
out the quarry had flown. Sever
nj times they went oil wild
goose" chases up hollows. only 10
find that Pigg had gone III the
opposite direction.
Hunting for Pigg one morning
early before breakfast, they ap-
preached a house. When some
distance away they saw 4 man
leave hurricdly. 50 Franklin
Deathcrage took out" alter him.
the man seemed somewhat Grip
pied and was using a crutch or
cane. lie made speed over a hill
however. and the Young officer
after HIM When passing
clump OF bushes, another fellow
popped out and began TO run III
the opposite direction. Young MIR.
Dcathcrage knew that the first
man wasn't the party he was
hunting. and thought The latter
might be. 50 he switched the
CHASE and went after him. This
fellow made speed toward barn.
and about that time the other Of
lIccrs got into the game. Dcpuiic,
Mobcriy and Davis circied
around the barn and nabhing him
a. he came. The officers knew
"i no charge against him. - re-
leased him. The sheriff sought
1" learn whl he had run. and h.
- tie "hig pistols" had scared
him. Mr. Dcathcragc said none
"i li, officers had his pistol uu,.
And after talking with the man
for 4 while he was released and
went his way.
Some explanation of the hurry
ui the two men seemed to come =
10 light short time later though.
The trail 81 the crippled man va
taken up. thinking il might lca.l
&" some clcw to Pigg's where
ahoul>. 1t wound in and oui the
holluw,runlil suddenly it disap-
Pcarcd..-riIuniing around. the
officers. soon found pcrfcc:
r""n>iinc still of large capacity.
The wood was there. the maSl
prepared and everything ready
Tor run. OF course. the officers
destroyed II. and poured out
about $50 gallons Of mash. The
worm had not been brought 10
the still. but tho officers bclicv.
the owner OF il would soon hav"
been OH the scene and ready for
business. They are OF the opiu-
ion that there is a sort OF com
muniW worm up in that section.
Different moouShinerS prepare
their mash. etc. and get ready To
make 4 run and then the owner
at the copper worm comes around
and docs the necessary distilla-
tinn for him Then he takes il
elsewhere. Officers say that
whenever YOU find the worm YOU
USUALLY find the man with it,.
\ day or 80 later. a tip came
that Pigg was hiding at the home
OF a friend below Berea at place
where he would hardly be looked
for by the officers. Sheriff Death
crage sent Deputy Ben Davis out
there and sure enough Pigg was
sitting in front OF a fire warming
his feet. \ woman in the house
shouted To- him to run. when she
saw Davis coming i'll but Pigg
saw it was too late and with 4
laugh surrendered to Davis, who
brought him TO iail here.