The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-14
COUNTY OFFICIALS
MAKE BIG HAUL
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of Scobey, walked over to the car and
climbed in as if to drive away.
Johnson inquired about the absence
of the license. Mason informed him
it was not his car, that it was Jack
McIntyre's and that he was just using
it as Mcintyre was using his. But he
could not explain about the moOnshine
so johnson got in with him and told
him to drive to the home of Sheriff
Lawrence.
The sheriff and undersheriff, Art
Nelson, got up and Mason and the
"moon" were locked up. County At
tOrney Nyquist was notified.
Mason has long been under suspic-
ion as the source of much of the moon
shine sold here. Believeing that it
might be worth while the three officers
drove down to the Mason home.
The day previous the sheriff of Phil
lips county had been here looking for
a stolen Ford roadster and the officers
were keeping a close vigil.
When they arrived at the Mason
home they found a car, which an
swered the description of the stolen
car, standing in front of the house.
Believing the driver might be close
by, the officers made further investiga-
ton and it was then that they saw
sufficient to warrant Mason's arerst
on the charge Of manufacturing Ii
qUor. ef
However, shortly after their arrival
another car arrived on the scene at
the Bert Mason farm. 1t proved to be
Jack Mcintyre and Berry Stephens
who apparently came to feed Mr.. Ma
sons turkeys and Jack did so. They
denied any interest in the place, the
car or anything but the turkeys for
which they had a kindly feeling, and,
although it was only about 500 a. m.
the gobbler and his harem were fed.
After a while Messrs. Mcintyre and
Stevens left, and the officers brought
the car to town, got out a search war
rant and, accompanied by Mr.. Mason,
went and got the still, etc.
It was noticed by the officers that
Mr.. Mason seemed to have an abund-
ance of shot gun shells. He stated
| that he had sent for them. Upon in
vestigating it was found that the shells
were of the same brand, size and quail
ity as were stolen from the Scobey
! Gun Clubs club house at Scobey about
a year ago. Something over three
cases were stolen then, the burglars
breaking the lock to get in.
Some Of the prominent gun club
members seem to have their own idea
who got the shells then and, although
they state that certain Identification
is impossible, they intimate that they
have not changed their minds. It is
also rumored that the gun club has
been assured of payment for the shells
However, before the officers left
the Mason place they noticed that the
car, which seemed to be an orphan as
far as the officers could learn bore a
license and a ScObey name plate. Re-
cords at the Office of Sehriff Lawrence
showed that the license plates had
been applied for by Joe Worden for a
Studebaker car which he purchased
from Mr.. Stephens last winter. Some
one interested in the stolen car hac
evidently swiped the plates off the
Studebaker and put them on the ForC
for travelling purposes.
Had there been license plates on the
car in which the moonshine was found
Policeman johnson would not likely
have had the opportunity of arrestinq
Mr.. Mason, the stolen car might have
never have been recovered and the tur.
keys hight have had to go hungry unit
another batch Of mash had been ready
for consumption.