The Washington times., 1922-08-27
BARTHELhESS AIN
AUTHORITY ON 4
M0ONSHINE
Meets Up With Real Article In
Virginia Mountains and Gets
Scare Of His Young Life.


pared to resist to the DEATH,
the revenue and prohibition
agents. ir not myth or fiction.
Richard Barthelmess discovered
while In the mountains Of Vir-
ginia filming "The Bondboy."
II had read Of accounts Of these
desperate men and having been
brought up in a city where we
respect the strong arm Of the law
as represented by the traffic cop,
particularly when he Is looking. I
had thought that writer's OF the
tales of the mouhtains drew large
ly on their imagination" said
Mr.. Barthelmess. I'VE were dis
illusionized as to the peaceful
habits Of these people who make
mountain dew. One day while we
were taking scenes for THE Bond.
boy" at an old cabin within five
miles Of the Bath County jail and
Court House. our attention was
attracted by dilapidated looking
wagon being hauled by pair of
decrepit horses coming up the
road.
ION the seat were three Of the
most villainous locki Ig characters
that had ever seen out of make
up off the stage. Each one held
q rifle In his hand, even the driver
having his ready for use. Much
to our surprise, the wagon stop.
ped in front Of the cabin. An old
blanket covered something in the
wagon box. A gust Of wind lifted
the blanket and revealed a num-
Der of jugs. We had no doubt OF
their contents or Of the character
Of the occupants of the wagon.
Much to our surprise one Of the
men climbed down from the wagon
and entered the yard. tenderiy
carrying his rifle. Visions OF
mortal combat, as well as death
and oblivion know filtered
through the minds Of US all. But
giving us close study and appear
ing to be satisfied that we were
not enemies, he went to the door
Of the cabin. called the housewife
cut and handed her the gun.
"'You.all know enough to see
nothing, hear nothing and say
nothing while you.all Is here was
his parting injunction to US.
I'm this connection, our property
( man, Bill Riley is today continu-
: ing to offer up thanks that he got
: away with his life. In the picture
: we use two bloodhounds. So
!, valuable were the dogs that the
! owner refused to permit them to
: be shipped by express or. to be
transported without Riley being in
. constant attendance. Consequent
: ly. Bill started overland with the
. dogs in a motor.
: Game q night while up in the
: mountains where he had to seek
: Accommodations at what was called
. q hotel. He thought 1t peculiar
/. that he was closely scrutinized and
: the dogs seemed to be the object
/, Of much curiosity. He was un-
: aware that prohibition enforce
: ment agents had been busy look
+: ing for the men who persist. be.
: Cause they believe they have a
: right to. in making corn whiskey.
: But he soon became cognizant Of
: the fact that the people in that
!: vicinity were harboring the belief
that he was not an he represented
d: himself to be. They could asso-
!: ciate bloodhounds with nothing
: but tracking moonshiners.
"Bill was called upon to produce
: credentials and to give an explana-
ton as well as all information
f: about himself that he could furn-
: ish within a few minutes. His in
. terroeators were men whose hip
: pockets bulged and he had no mis-
!: .givings a. to what was on their
hips. Il was not drinkable. Fin.
: ally they said that he might be
4: all he represented himself to be,
F.: but they were taking no chances
!: and they invited him to depart
/: from that locality and not to stand
/: On the order Of going, but 60 at
I. once. Bill said the flivver never
: ran no fast in its life. He didn't