The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-01-10

probe into his property in his absence.
tits not our fault he's not here"
said the officers as they continued.
About that time they had reached the
first floor of the barn where they
found scores of sacks of sugar lying
on the floor.
Jugs Found Under Sacks.
Deputy Nick Otto picked up one Of
the sacks.
"Hello What's this? ?" he said as
he saw jug beneath the sack. He
pulled out the cork and took sniff.
"Moonshine, as sure as I'm a. foot
high he pronounced it, About that
time Deputy Sheriff Rauen had kicked
over another sack of sugar and found
another jug of moonshine. Before
they stopped looking more than a score
of jugs of the finished product had
been found in the barn.
Kreuger wasn't so sure by that time
that there "ain't none of that stuff
on the farm" and he went quietly with
the officers as they continued their
search.
Next Stop at Spring House.
The next stop was at little green
spring house just back of the farm
house. Here the raiders found COM
plete bottling outfit and an ample sup
ply of bottles to carry on Wholesale
trade in the stuff that made Kentucky
famous Likewise they found that the
spring house or the bottling plant was
wired with an electric bell which they
easily imagined might have been put
there as warning signal.
The wires for this service continued
to another building one hundred yards
farther from the house Perhaps it
had once served as hog house but it
had recently been enlarged and peering
over the top of it was a telltale wooden
chimney.
Two Stills; Plenty of Mash.
"Well have to take look in there"
Said Sheriff Fred Pabst.
One look was enough to convince
him that the raid had reached its des-
tination The "distillery house" had
two compartments; in the first one was
found twenty barrels of raisin and
lemon mash, evidently indicating that
rushing spring business was expect
ed; in the rear room were found two
stills and several glass containers full.
of moonshine. A crate Of lemons, some
additional coils, some charcoal and
other paraphernalia completed the
equipment.
One thing which impressed the raid
ers was that the place was spotlessly
clean. In this respect the stills diff
fered from many others which have
been found in the county.
When the officials began to take
stock of the wet goods" to be con-
fscated they found that in all there
were two stills, thirty-seven barrels
Of mash, approximately $50 gallons Of
mo.nshine, thousands of pounds of
agar such as is used by moonshiners,
a corn mill and various other items of
paraphernalia too numerous to mem
ton.
Rip Out Stills; Empty Mash.
Before starting the work of destruc-
ton, Sheriff Pabst sent to Kenosha and
had W. d. Sydney, well-known Keno
sha photographer, come to the scene
and take pictures of the "model moon
shine distillery."
IueSG PICTURES LdhSHJ bHt idlueIS
spilled out the mash, confscated the
liquor and equipment and had nothing
more to do but wait for Voss' arrival
Two trucks were necessary to haul the
confscated goods back to Kenosha.
Kreuger remained true to his en-
ployer but insisted all the time that
he had nothing to do with the stills,
He explained that he took care of the
farm.
He tried to tell the officials that Voss
made the liquor only for his own use.
"Why, he couldn't drink all that up
in five years." said the sheriff who
admitted that he had reason to believe
that the product was marketed in Mil
waukee, Waukesha and other towns
north Of Kenosha.
Brother Arrives First.
The news Of the raid had spread
through the community by five O'clock.
Alvin Voss, brother Of William Voss,
arrived ON the scene about fiye-thirty
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