Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-09-23
CINCINNATI MAN
CLAIMS BOOZE CAR
But Sheriff Tells His Son Sent
Here to Send His Father and
Thorough Identification

Two men came from Cincinna-
ii yesterday and claimed the
rum runners car VIII ch was over
turned at the intersection of the
Lexington and Boonesboro turn
pixies late last Sunday afternoon
They said their names were Ber-
nard Goodman and George Sum
ner and gave their addresses as
$50 Hopkins street, Cincinnati
Sheriff Deatherage had learned
that the Ohio license ON the rear
of the big car had been issued tc
L. Goodman at this address. Ber-
nard Goodman said he was a SON
of |. Goodman and the car was
his fathers and had been stolen
from him. The sheriff was rath-
er suspicious of the strangers
however, and told the men to 90
back and get his father and let
him come after his own car and
prove his ownership and identity.
The two young men conferred d
short time and ther asked the
time of the first train to Ctncin-
natl.
Hundreds have inspected the
completely equipped bootlegg.ng
car at the garage on Second
street where it has been kept
since it was brought to town. Ii
has been put in good running or
der and seems ready to fill fur
tfer orders at any time.
Sheriff Deatherage has beer
doing some investigating and has
about come to the conclusion
that this car and the other were
returning from a long trip to the
south. He believes they were
taken south loaded with whisky,
which was delivered safely, and
the rum runners were on their
way home. He found that these
two cars stopped at Wilson,
store at FoXtown and inquired
the shortest way to c ncinnati.
They were directed on out to the
Boonesboro pike. 1t is believed
they came here from Lancaster
end struck the Lexington p Ike
via Goggin's Lane. 1t DEVELOPS
that they did turn off to the
Boonesboro pike and started tc5
ward the river. Some distance
down the Boonesboro pike they
saw ahead a gathering Ct auto
mobiles and vehicles on the ro" ;
near Align Brandenburg's resi-
dence. A number Of friends were
assembling there preparatory to
going to the home of Mr.. Kcll-
ner for a surprise party. Fearing
that this gathering might prove
to be officers in wait for them,
the two cars were turned into a
pasture some distance away, and
turned around. There in 10 field
was found dumped a great -'-.ss
of gunny sacks, empty cartons
such as used around quart bottles
and crumpled paper that had been
used apparently as pack;n~
around the load of booze which
had been taken south. Having
d;vested the car OF such evidence
which the ruin runners thought
might incrininate them, they
turned tail and hastened back
the Boonesboro pike toward the
Lexington road They were seen
driving at terrific speed and al
most ran over the buggy Of Mrs.
Eugene Todd, the sheriff learned,
The first car went over as it at
tempted to turn to the right to
go on the Lexington pike toward
Clay's Ferry and the next car,
wh;zzng behind it, hardly slack
ened its speed asst picked up the
driver of the wrecked machine
and hastened on. 1t is presumed
that the river was crossed at the
Clay's Ferry bridge.
A careful search of the machine
which was abandoned, showed Il
road map of Georgia; an Okla
homa newspaper of a few days
before the wreck; envelopes with
Nashville and Atlanta addresses.
Sheriff Deatherage is thoroughly
convinced that the caravan was
part Of the great underground
system of rum running which is
said to be in operation from Can
ada into the interior states. The
bootleggers who operate it are
said to have a fleet of cars so
cleveriy equipped and camou1ag-
ed that nothing less than thor
ough search would reveal any
thing discriminating. This car
here is regarded as splendid ex-
ample of the art which has been
employed to convert an ordinary
appearing touring car into a ver-
table Warehouse for wet
goods.
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