The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-01-12
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OI tne SAN may bc conceived py tuV
tact that AZ has "a capacity OF 10 gal
ioGs. AZ A. s.'ld tnat ~ wes pOssIuie 10
nlaNc tCu gallons or whlsACy an noun
amer tue stln soc into operation. AZ was
an all copper affair and was equipped
WAN eighteen gasoline burners 10 nesit
the ul~sn. wan tne sim were found
Twelve narreis Of masn and Tour gal-
Ions and a hall of wnIsScy. W nen tne
oInCcrs appeared Ia sIgnI, WhitsOn leIt
the ssili witn "a snOtgtan and pistol anu
went into "a cotton tleid near "A thichet, |
and when haSled by DEPUTY Murchison
ci.sim~cf &c rsaDoit nGnJsnS. Dur he 4
was making toward the thIcket at "a
rapid gait. W hen he was halted and /
turned arOund lac found himself cover |
Ell by TWO lnchester rifles, one shot |
gun and two pistols and was forced 10
hand hrs gun over stock nrst. Sherin |
Is. Smith and Weston pistol, and the /
prisoner was taken back 10 the still. HE !
claimed he did not know that the still |
was there nor VINO Was operating IL. |
W hen the officers began 10 teak IL down |
he began To show them how To tear IL |
down without damaging 10 as he said /
he wanted IL To come back In good
shape. lie was then asked BY the Oi-
fcers why Ice ObJected 10 their method
of tearing IL down IL IL was not his. lie |
replied, you all can do this aud talk |
TO me this way because you've got me
handcufted." The officers then went
into "A side room and destroyed twelve
5O-gallon barrels of mash (suthcient TO
make about 90 gallons OF whiskey }.
While they we're doing this he notified
them that II they destroyed the barrels
he would sue them FOR their worth
(about $3.50 eachl.
The complete outfit was then loaded
in cars ami the scene of activities was
changed TO "a place about i've miles |
west OF Whitson's place. and here TWO
more stills were found, which, accord
ing TO Information given Sheriff West,
were operated by Ben Carter and Wess
Lassiter. who IL is said were operating
as partners. "A still was found in Las
siter's smoke-house aud five gallons OF
whiskey was found Ina Carter's house. 4
Lassiter and Carter, IL seems, had got
ten wind OF the officers coming and had
crossed the river on ferry TO New
Madrid. Mo. The officers then rushed
to the ferry landing in hope OF getting
them before they got across, but were
unsuccessful in this. At the landing.
however, they arrested Pete Gunnell
and Duke Everitt. who also were
charged with operating a stu. and on
searching the place that they had been
notified was their still, found ten bar
rels of mash and the spot where II had
been cooked, but the cooker was not
found there. Both Gunnell and Ever
lit denied knowing of the still or who
operated Ii, and when asked II they
wanted to take anything out or the
house to town with them, replied that
AZ was not their house and they had no
right to take anything out or another
mans house.
The three prisoners and the stills
were loaded In a wagon and hauled
four miles up the levee, where another
raid was made. After the otncers
made a close search OF the premises
they told the man suspected OF operat-
ing the still that they had found moth
ing and were all going. The suspect
was in bed. and seemed TO be sick.
groaning as II in misery. As they were
leaving Deputy Murchison said. Hold
ON. there's one here. for i can smell IT.
As he said this sounds of the supposed
sick mans feet hitting the floor ana
door slamming were heard. CHIEF Ham
by rushed back to the front door, but
the sixth moonshiner had made his es-
cape into a cornfield. The officers then
raised trap door and found a stu
under the house half buried. AT TINS
place four barrels Of mash was found.
besides the still. The stili was addeo
to the wagon load and the entire party
Of officers with their prisoners anu
equipment left for Tiptonviiie. Sneriu