The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-27
OFFICERS MAKE
FRUITFUL RAIDS
Still and MOOnshine Taken
in Two-Day Whining
ton Trip
ONE MAN ESCAPES
BUT IS CAPTURED
Dozen Officers Search Places i'm Will
mngt0n, Mountain Mills and Whiting
ham - One Still i'm Operation When
Sherifis Reach Town.

SherifYs Reach Town.
With w X. Daley as acting iudge Of
the municipal court, on wheels Sheriff
Frank l.. Wellman and 10 or a dozen
deputies, regular and special. rounded
up some alleged trafIickers in hooch in
Wilmington, Mountain Mills and Whit
ingham Saturday and Sunday. reaching
Brattleboro late last night after a two
day trip. The officers went in two sleighs
from Liveryman NJ. NJ. fuckers stable.
one a three-seater and one. a two-seater.
and the excellent sleighing made the
Jaunt really pleasant one
HE roundup was enlivened by the
escape OF one man who was about to be
arrested He was \, piori of Mountain
MINIS. Blori was caught this morning
however, so nothing was lost. Just as
Deputy Sheriff Fred CreSsy was about
70 arrest PIori some mOOnShinp was
found by States Attorney Harold T.
Whitney, who called to the deputy sheriff,
IN tone that indicated that he WAS
wanted When the officer turned to see
what the trouble was Piori darted out
through the doorway. although without
shoes, coat or hat. Deputy Sheriff Cressy
started to follow and at the door found
the way Obstructed by Mrs. Piori with
n baby in her arms. Brushing them
gently aside. the officer dashed into the
darkness. but Piori knew the way and
the deputy sheriff didn't, and a search
failed 10 reveal his whereabouts
The warrant for PioTi's arrest was
left with Deputy Sheriff Luther Bellows.
and this morning a telephone message
came to Magistrate Daley that the re-
spondent had been taken. 1t had been ar
ranged that bail should be fixed at $500
I'm ehC H.
March ., with other cases.
Judge Daley. States Attorney Whit
ncy and Sheriff Wellman left here Sat
urday at O'Clock with these deputies :
Bert A. Whittemorc of Guilford and
Fred Cressy. John O. Tucker. George
Tucker, +. Fl. Mctcalf and Roger Brac-
kett of Brattleboro They reached Viii
mingt0n little after dark and were as-
sisted there and at Mountain Mills BY
Deputy Sheriff Bellows and mt Whiting
ham by Constable Hal Reed of Jackson
vile.
The raiding at Wilmington and Noun
tain Mills was done Saturday night and
at Whitingham Sunday.
Frank AIaucidi of Wilmington, for
merly Brattleboro shoe repairer. was
arrested charged with selling intoxicating
liquor. No liquor was found on his prem
iSes. At a hearing in Attorney q. l..
Butterfeld's office Mancini was placed
uHttcA bOilu> bl sNbbb ioT MS appearance.
at that office Thursday. March 9. at 8
a. N. Joseph Rcacco and Mike LOspen-
$50 became surety for him.
Joseph AIarcclie. section foreman for
the IIoosac Tunnel & Wilmington rail
road, who lives near the station, appar-
emily was operating a still when the of
ticers arrived in town, aS a still which
had been hidden away at his place was
hot when the officers found il. The
equipment consisted of a copper boiler.
coil, and wash tub partly filed with
mash. The search there also Welded two
barrels of alleged wine and some other
driukabes. Bail was fixed at S400 on
the charge of possessing Il still and at
still q. q. Ware became surety in both
cases. which were continued to March O.
Louis Piori, Jim piori and Joseph Cap
ursi recognized as witnesses.
At this home of \. piOri at Mountain
Mills four bottles Of gin and one bottle
partly filled with gin were taken. Ii was
.hcrc that the escape of A. Piori occurred.
At Whitingham station. the home of \.
AIediCi. a quarter of n mile from the
railroad station, was searched and sew
eral jugs and bottles of home brew were
found. The case against Medici was
continued to March q and bail was fixed
at $500. Ernest Simpson becoming sure
ty. Robert Monagle, whom the state s
attorney said was intoxicated was ar
rested at Medici's place and was placed
under so bail for a hearing in North
River hall in Jacksonville March 9 at :
p. IN. He also was placed under 500 BAH
to appear as a witness against Mcdlcl,
as was also Dan Kellihcr.
Some other places were searched but
no liquor was found.