Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-28
AMONG THE "L1QUoR WHALES"
And "HOrnyhcads''-NI Operat-
Ing in Georgl,,-Local Work.

And "Hornyhcads''-N Operat-
Ing III Gcorga-Local Work..
Something Of the magnitude Of the
Federal prohibition officers opera
| tions in the more densely populated
centers may be gained from state-
ments contained in letter from r.
G. Merrick, in charge of the raid
ing work in South Carolina and Geor-
gia, with headquarters In Savannah.
Mr.. Merrick, writing to homefolks in
Walhalla, incident tally states:
I have been raising cane since
got back here Tuesday morning. On
] Tuesday, with my force, I destroyed
81 cases Of fine whiskey, rum and
champagne out at J. B. Bailey's, one
! Of the Big Four liquor dealers, the
| liquor being worth more than $4,000.
On Thursday found one Of the Gold
bergs' traps at farm twelve miles
out from town. We found three emp
ty traps, then got suspicious of q
small piece Of freshly plowed ground,
got our sounding rods, kept digging,
and finally, struck bottom. Got shov-
els and cleared away two feet Of
earth and found an iron door, open-
ed and found an iron vault filled to
the brim with liquor. 1t took six of
us three hours to empty and break
it.. There were 800 cases, containing
$500 quarts Of IS per quart stun,
showing q total value Of $4,000.
This was the best trap l have ever
seen-a big iron vault six feet deep
| and twelve by twelve feet square,
sunk two feet under the ground, the
land being plowed over the top. All
the bootleggers are 'cussing' and the
| newspapers are full Of it."
And Then tho "Hornyheads."
Local officers in Oconee, including
the sheriff and his deputy, rural po-
itcemen and some special officers,
nave also been at work, and during
the past two weeks report the fol
| lowing results Of their efforts:
| Near West Union-A rrested Thos.
Ferry, colored, at whose home were
| found two quarts of liquor in fruit
jars, with several vessels and a
! funnel in the immediate vicinity OF
the jars containing the liquor. Uncle
Tom was bound over for later appear
ance for hearing. At the last term
l0f Federal Court he was fined one
hundred dollars for a similar ,offenseS
The fine being paid.
Near Walhalla, on the Major Strib-
ling place, Pete Kelley was arrested
| on the charge Of selling liquor, he
having been taken in the act Of MAX
ing the sale about 3 o'clock in the
| morning. Deputy Sullivan was lying
In the weeds near the Kelley home
when some one came to the house
and got Kelley out. The transaction
TOOK place in the yard, where almost
TWO p1nts were sold, Kelley stating
! to the customer that he was sorry,
but did not have a full quart. The
| sale was at the rate of 81. .25 per pint
! ard he stated that he had "more in
| the woods" He Is now out on bail
amounting to $500, in the Federal
and State courts.
Robert Redmond was arrested at
his home near Newry, where a 25-
gallon still was found. There was
| considerable mash and a small uuan-
tity Of beer, which, with the still,
was destroyed. Redmon Is still in
Jail. He admitted that the still was
his and that he had been making and
disposing Of about three gallons d
week at $500 per gallon.
Redmond Is son Of the late Louis
r. Redmond, the noted moonshiner,
who was as square and open when
ever caught as he was fearless and
hard to catch. 1t will be remembered
by all who are familiar with Illicit
stilling records in Oconee 25 years
ago and more that Louis r. Red
mond gave the revenue officers many
merry chase, fired many shot at
them, and in return was literally
shot to pieces. He had wounds all
over his body, and II we recall the
circumstances Alright, his lungs were
punctured by bullets on different
occasions eleven times. In his later
years, due to these wounds he was
able to speak only a little above a
whisper.
John Love Is now in Jail, having
been arrested near Westminster in
the act Of transporting three quarts
or liquor.
Robert Pitts and son, a lad of about
~ years, were arrested at their>
home near Westmins ter, charged
with storing and concealing contra
band liquor. The officers found q
half gallon Of liquor in one vessel
and fruit Jar almost full. The Two
waived preliminary hearing and are
out on bond.
Near Salem still, an so gallon
steamer" with quantity Of beer
and mash and nine fern ters, were
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