Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
RAID OUTSIDE CITY
| IS ONE OF BIGGEST
SINCE PROHIBITION
Columbus and James Do.
natl and Three Tylers
Captured by Officers.
CAPACITY OF OUTFIT IS
$500 GALLONS A WEEK
Five Dis,iIlcries in Full Blast
= When Agents Swoop
Down on Them.
siDN0H COMMENTS on PLANT
Sheriff Snys II WINS One OF Most Mod
rrn lie IIns Seen During
Career.
CAPACITY OF OUTFIT is
$500 GALLONS A WEEK
siDNon COMMENTS on PLANT
Sheriff Snys II WINS One OF Most Mod
rrn lie IIns Seen During
Career.

Federal. state and county prohi-
bition officers captured five copper
stills, thirty gallons OF whisky and
arrested 1--WE men in "a raid yesterday
afternoon on the Nine Mile Road. just
below Twenty-cighty Street. The
thirty gallons of whisky and about
LOGO gallons OF mash were destroyed
by the officers.
The stills were In fun blast when
the officers arrived on the scene. each
being run by fOurburncr blue
flame" oil stove. The I'VE stills and
materials used in dist!lling the wins
ky were taken TO the Henrico Coun-
~ jail.
Donnt Valves Hearing.
columbus DOnati. James y. Donati
ID. a. Tyler. w. J. Tyler and J.. r.
Tyler were arrested. Columbus Do
natl waived preliminary examination
and furnished bond In the sum OF
$1,000 TO appear before the grand
jury OF the Iienr!co County Circuit
Court on April 3. The others were
ballcd by Magistrate G.. W. Childrey
for their appearance Monday morn
ing.
The raid. which IS one OF the big
gest since prohibition went into ef-
met in Virginia. has resulted In the
destruction OF one OF the main
sources OF bootleg whisky in the vi
cinity OF Richmond. according to the
officers. opinions OF thoee who par
t!cipated in the raid vary as to the
capacity OF the stills. IT was the
opinion OF J. T. Crute. State prohibit
ton officer. who had charge of the
m nrh nf ha Ia
rble OF turning out 100 gallons O.
whisky day. making the total out
put for one week $500 gallons.
w. w. Sydnor, sheriff OF HenrIco
County. who led the force Of Henrico
officers, said that the plant destroyed
was one OF the most modern he had
seen during his career as sheriff.
CclorinG extracts and 'bottled-in-
bond labels" also were taken in the
raid. The operators were turning out
pure alcohol" and converting IL into
the best rye" whisky by means OF a
government formula. The officers
aid that the plant was equipped to
turn out any brand Of liquor desired
The feet of one OF the operators of
the still, dangling from beneath an
impromptu shelter under the slecpers
OF the house. led to the discovery of
the still and the arrest OF the five
men. The officers entered two build
:ngs, and, finding no one present, be-
gan an examination. officer Crute
crawled beneath one of the houses
and came upon the mans feet. lie
was told to crawl out. His discovery
ltd to the discovery of the stills and
the arrest Of the other four men.
Each of the stills was running in
full blast when found by the officers.
and a stream OF whisky was pouring
from each. Six hve-gallon bottles
were filled with whisky a the time
Of the raid. These, together with
numerous bottles OF extracts. were
brought to Richmond. One thousand
Gallons OF mash and its containers
were destroyed by tho officers.
The Henrico officers to take part in
the raid were: Sheriff w. w. Sydnor.
Paul Jones, w. II. Lawrence. John
Shoemaker. w. II. Dennis and Oscar
Blankenship. Mayo StruGatc, of the
Federal Prohibition Department. as
sisted in the raid.