Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1922-08-02
EIGHT IN KENT COUNTY ARE
ARRESTED IN LIQUOR RAID
147O GALLONS OF WHISKEY AND
MASH SEIZED IN WEST DOVER
Authorities Spring Surprise on Alleg-
ed MOonshiners-Find Many in
Bed-Give Bail For Court

ed MOonshiners-Find Many in
Bed-Give Bail For Court
In a raid executed by Federal Of
ficers, State Detective Wharton, Chief
of Police Lane and others, under the
direction of Prohibition Director Ell
lott and Deputy Attorney General |
Wiley, eight men were arrested, num-
erous stills destroyed and about 20
gallons of alleged whisky and 1400
gallons of mash were confscated. The |
raid began early Wednesday morning |
and continued until late into the af- |
ternoon. 1t was the largest raid ever
made in this county but owing to the
fact that it was conducted while most
people were in bed attracted but little
attention except at those places ac-
tually raided. Eight places were raid
ed. The raiders consisted of Marshall
Money, Deputy Marshall Ball and the
following agents from Prohibition Di-
rector Elliott's office: Howard, Long,
Edwards, Parker, Green Stafford,
Willis and Poul. Those arrested were,
w. L. Gooding, Harry Luff, John Luff,
Tyre Brooks, Thomas P. Steele, Wat
son w. Claudell and E. H. Norman
and Andrew Faulkner. Faulkner, a
white man, was arrested in the after
noon, charged with the unlawful pos
session of spurious liquors. He OBJ
tanned his release when bail for $1,000
was furnished E. H. Norman, one of
the white men arrested Wednesday
morning, by the Federal officers, OBJ
tanned bail Wednesday afternoon in
the amount of $500 and was released.
Thomas P. Steele and John Luff, two
others of the prisoners have been IN
able to secure bail and are in Kent
County Jail.
The alleged moonshiners were taken
completely by surprise by the officers
They were made to get up and go
to Dover with the officers. The raid
extended over large part of West
Dover hundred taking in the hamlets
of Chapeltown, Smiths Corner, and
Dinah's Corner.
The raiding party destroyed the
numerous stills found, but kept some
of the product for evidence. The stills
raided are said to have had capacities
from 10 to so gallons each.
Il had been rumOred for some time
that considerable moonshine liquor
was being made near Dover. 1t was
reported that a gang known as the
North Carolinians" who came to this
locality two or three years ago were
interested in making of moonshine, but
whether or not any of this supposed
gang was caught in the raid was not
announced.
Wednesdays raid was under the di-
rection of Prohibition Director Elliott,
of Wilmington, assisted by Deputy At
tOrney General Earl D. Wiley. Mar
shall Money waited there for some
time the next morning after bringing
the men to Dover, giving them an OPP
portunity to get bail, otherwise they
were locked up or taken to Whining
ton.
w. L. Gooding, one of the men ar.
rested by the officers, drove the car
which is said to have run over the
negro child near Camden on Monday
morning. He went to Dover and after
being served with a warrant and gave
bail for his appearance later, the con
dition of the child was still serious.
1t is said that Gooding when askeC
why he did not stop when called t.
after hitting the child, replied that tn,
, occupants in the car with him told hin
to drive on. The car was the proper
5 ty of a negro man named Sudler.
A further investigation of the wood
of West Dover hundred also unde
suspicion for some time is being mad
! by another party of government of
= ficers.
A search of one or two other place
in the same locality, near Chapeltowr
Smiths corner and Dinah's corner
failed to reveal any further evidence
of the manufacture and sale of intoxi
cants.
George S. Gooding, a west Dove
farmer entered bail for w. L. Goodin
and Harry Luff two of the defendant
caught in the raid and they are to aI
pear before the U. S. COMMISSIONS
Thursday of next week, in Wilmingto
Jennie Boone Smith, of Dover, fun
nished bail for Watson M. Caudill, VIII
had hearing Monday before Con
missioner Cam.
The car of Caudill was seized by tn
officers and placed in a local garage
n The charges on which the accuse
U are held is the sale and transportatio
of liquor.
: E. H. Norman, John Luff and Thon
: as p. Steele, three more of the accuse