The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-03-23
8rsuIrs OF STILL HUNT.
...on Nswkirk and Summers
c.nab+ with the Goods and
p,aad Guilty Getting Jail
Sentences and Fine.

There may be more transgressor'
,.sorse of prohibition, and there may
at This question is being literally
,:..n.sad in most of our leading pub
r.otions and by our leading writer's
mis- ;s a man-made-law and, there
fore men question its effect. But
.hore ;s n law whose transgressor finds
tbo aoing very hard, if not sooner
.hen later; but he always finds it so.
+ ;s part of the original code,
wOven in by the Designer of the Uni
verse and all men have always been
and always will be ameanable to it.
nAs a man soweth, so shall he reap. =
This community was brought up
obort on its launches Tuesday about
moon when Jack H. Foster, head of the
Idaho State Constabulary for law en-
forcement in North Idaho and Sheriff
Smith and Special Deputy Sheriff
Henry Sather, came in with Floyd
Newkirk and VIM Summers, a crude
still and quantity of evidence, and
lodged them in jail, and the word
went round, moonshining. y Then
another thrill soon followed with the
news that 0. L. Jackson had been ar
rested on a like charge of infraction
Of the prohibition law, and a right
nifty still and generous quantity of
evidence had been gathered with him.
The three men in the tolls were
taken before Probate Judge Ellis, and,
asked to be taken Immediately before
Judge Scales of the district court, now
sitting at Lewiston, where they would
plead guilty as charged.
The request was granted and this
morning Officer Foster and Sheriff
Smith escorted the trio to Lewiston
where at 1900 O'Clock Judge Scales
sentenced Newkirk to a term of 90
days in Jail and a fine of $50, and
Summers and Jackson each to 80 days
in Jail and a fine of $50, considera-
ton being recommended by the arrest
ing officers for the latter two for
their disposition to make "clean
breast of it" after arrest.
Just how the officers gained the
information which led to these arrests
is matter not made public, but about
200 o'clock Tuesday morning the
three officers above mentioned set out
from Nezperce for the homes of Sum
mers and Newkirk, whose farms lie on
the breaks of the Clearwater river
this side of Greer, and arousing the
men from their beds they placed them
under arrest and proceeded to search
for the evidence. At Summers place
they found buried in a manure pile
crude still, made of an old five-gal-
Ion oil can and piece Of quarter
inch copper pipe which was coiled
roughly at one end. With this they
also secured about quart of "mash =
Of various ingredients. At the New
kirk place they found, also hidden in
manure heap, 2 gallon syrup bottles,
gallon jug, half-gallon fruit jars,
quart jars and 1 quart bottle filled
with "moonshine.''
After bringing in and lodging the
Wo men in Jail here, the officers went
o the home of o. L. Jackson, about
i've miles southeast of town and
'iaced him under arrest; then, insti-
utlng a search, they found hidden in
straw stack and at other points
'oout the premises 2 gallon syrup
'o'tles, a half gallon jar and quart
ottie filled with brew, the bottle be-
ng well colcred and having the ap-
earance of real whiskey. After this
lscovery, Jackson acknowledged that
. also had a still and would bring
ae same to town Wednesday morning
! they would allow him until that c
me to make his appearance. This
as agreed to and about 10:00 o'clock I
,,eonesday morning he reported to !
heflff Smith with the still.
All three men are married, and t
Ackson has five young children, the {
aest being nine years old. Up to /
MS experience they have borne good
Newkirk especially being 6
eii and favorably known as a worthy
y OF highly esteemed pioneer prai-
family.
Inc liquor taken in these raids is I
luer seal in the possession of Clerk I
the District Court Emerson and will
publicly destroyed in front of the
'uft house in Nezperce some time y
'xt week.