Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-28
,oo>SHINERS IN TROUBLE.

tlmou3 safes District Court in Mar
Un.,- init, last week. Harry Osbourn,
ms" -, neighborhood of Manning's
ifG," .uouse. told some things on
SS.o,i. and some Of his neighbors.
h.n'sS," euilty to the charge of hav-
ne f.'"; ,,;lI and manufacturing moon
ny L7-s In extenuation OF his onense,
I,rry explained that he was Operating
he outfit for a nelghoor' Eawara
Tn.,sr ". who furnished the capital. Inc
~, ~ he said was not a stationary. al
S.;, ~, Int was moved about from place
IA". .,5re being used to make moon
70 30 for anv one who happened to
sun sa the "makin's." No action was
nI,1 ."tS, ty Judge Baker on the plea en-
.aseI rendinp an investigation Of
80 Tnrrsrs connection with the case.
1u.nsr 1u.rs was indicted in the Circuit
court o in Charles Town, with "moon-
shining" as the charge against him
Injee Baker passed sentence on
Osbonrn Wednesday afternoon, CIV
;np him a sentence of four months in
i ;of and imposing a fine of $3.50 The
sr,used is to remain in jail after the
sxc;r3tion of the four months until
tbs fine is paid. The court explain
a. IN sentencing him than it was con-
yinrinp there were others equally
omiity with Osbourn or perhaps more
SssnorsibR One of these is Ed.
Turner who is alleged to have put up
the capital for tine still and to have
raid Osbourn seven dollars, so the
government understands, per gallon
for each run. Turner was made the
subject of an information filed in court
and his case will be brought up at an
other term.
Judge W. E. Baker was moved TO
tears BY the case of Mrs. Turner
White. of Charles Town, who plead
guilty 10 having a moonshine still and
three quarts of liquor in her restau-
rant. Voluntary testimony from coun-
sell and friends of the woman disclos-
ed that she had accepted the presence
Of the contraband in order to shield
her son. and that, as matter OF fact,
she did not bring the still or liquor
there. and did not even know it was
still. Judge Baker praised her
highly for her spirit in shielding her
son. The testimony showed that she
had shaved for her husband and this
son for wears: that she took in wash
np and ironing for time and recent
~ has given all her efforts to the lit
te restaurant "ThiS world would be
better of if there were more mothers
and women like you," Judge Baker
remarked in giving her the nominal
fine of 81 and costs and directing that
under no circumstances should she be
retained in custody.
Bruce II. Zellers, a prominent farm
er of St James, Washington county,
Nd. has gotten himself into serious
trouble hy carrying on moonshine
operations on considerable scale.
Last Friday Prohibition Agent Ford
and Deputy Sheriffs Champion and
Deeds made a raid on his premises
and found complete distilling out
fit in the wash-house on his place.
There we're two fifty-gallon stills, four
barrels of mash and a quantity of
whiskey. Zellers declared he was
facing ruin because Of his failure to
realize a profit on his farm crops, and
had manufactured moonshine in order
to make a living and save his farm
from being sold.
VI did not make verv much, bat
what ! made was good. | lost none
on the farm last year and was so in
debt that saw that this w's tiiI
only way out IF people had rct
bought It from he tleY W I'D have OBJ
tanned it from somc c,e olse.1
He was in highly nervous c--"'
uon ana was apparently OH The We -
OF breakdown. "The blow" .ie sa !,
was too much"
Inc ra'ting party drove up to til
LeIIer farm and a Gordon was throwr
aoout the house. In nearby struc-
lure the stills we're found. They were
not in operation. Coal oil was pour
60 INTO the barrels of corn mash to
Iender It unfit for its purpose. The
SoNS ana other apparatus used in the
manufacture of whiskey were discov-
Hel IN a corn patch less than 100
l"'lS from the house. Zeller led the
gyms 10 the cache. The structure in
HuSn the stills we're found was what
nu"I,'Non agents saw was the most
31P.rte OUTFIT of its kind ever raid
~ 'n NaShngtOn county. Zellers said
~ WIS NE only one connected with
rI,"onlaN afternoon officers arrested
~, r."or1 smith at Mt Etna, Washing
w. w." county, Nd, where thev found up-
oa o.rIs ruIs property 6O-gallon still, 1000
~ s'..,> Of cider mash and quantities
isr. ''' corn mash and other mater
g';.L making liquor He is charged
ro,,.l.l' having supplied quantities of
bor,.b. liquor to Hagerstown
le,, ',..' c.,... .ilnsel, farmer of Berke-
ares, .'inG near Dam No. s. was
cl9-,a 'N' week and jailed on the
Las, making moonshine liquor.
iu-, - incidentally, he was on
cou-, .. T., convicted a man in the
i,lcr7', 'f''nSburg of making liquor
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