The Winslow mail., 1924-02-01
OFFICERS SEIZE
STILL OPERATING
IN HEART OF CITY

Raiding a house in the heart of
the city, 400 Kinsley avenue, about
6 o'clock yesterday morning, officers
Harp and Hughes captured copper
still, which was in full operation,
about nine gallons of moonshine
liquor testing a little better than
ninety percent alcohol, five fifty
gallon barrels of malt mash, $50
pounds of sugar, two sacks of corn
and malt, and box of yeast foam.
An unknown man, who was in the
house when the officers made the
raid, escaped through window.
The officers have been watching
the house for couple of weeks,
waiting until they were certain that
they would find some one there.
Early yesterday morning they saw a
light in the building, and although
they were unable to get the assist
ance of other officers, Deputy Sher-
iff Walker being out of town and
the Santa Fe special officers on
company business, Marshals Harp
and Hughes raided the house.
When the marshals tried the two
doors, they found both of them
locked. Officer Harp attempted to
force the front door open, and while
he was doing so the occupant opened
window adjoining Fourth street
and jumped out, running east. Bot
officers followed him, Night Marshal
Harp discharging his gun in the air
in an attempt to frighten the fugi-
tive into surrendering. The man,
however, lodged around the corner
at Fourth and Williamson, making
his escape.
The officers returned to the house
and entered it. They found the most
completely outfitted cache for max
ing moonshine liquor that has ever
been raided in this county. The
person who operated the still GER
tainly knows his business and is
without doubt a past master in his
game. The bathroom was complete
ly equipped with an up-to-the minute
still, the bathtub having been remov-
ed from the room. A vent was
attached from the still to the drain
pipes and was so arranged that very
little of the fumes from the fern
enting products escaped into the
room. Even the window casing was
sealed with paper and rags to pre-
vent any odor from escaping to the
outside of the house. The room was
sealed so we'll that it was almost i'm
possible to detect any odor on the
outside of the building.
Included in the paraphernalia were
an all-copper still with an air cup.
a copper coil, "a gasoline stove, a
pressure pump for regulating the
heat and an alcohol tester, as we'll
as numerous different-size bottles
and kegs, two sacks of corn and malt
two sacks of sugar, a box of yeast
foam and the five fifty-gallon barrels
of mash.
Officers Harp and Hughes are un-
able to find out anything about the
occupant of the house other than
that he rented it about two months
ago. The marshals were not near
enough to the fugitive when he made
his escape to identify him, as the
day was just breaking when the raid
took place.
1t is believed that the rum manu-
facturer "blew" in here about two
months ago, and during this time
he has kept out of sight. There
was no bedding or cooking utensils
in the house to show that he lived
there. 1t is thought that he slept
elsewhere, visiting the house only
when it was necessary to take care
of the still.
The rum is of a much better
quality than any moonshine liquor
that has been confiscated here, test
ing more than ninety percent accord
ing to the tester taken in the raid.