The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-01-18
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The plant consisted of four i'm
mense copper stills of $50 gallon
capacity each, with pressure tanks,
coils, gas engine, etc $4,000 gal
Ions of corn mash, sufficient to
make 5000 gallons of moonshine
whiskey, 200 gallons of the finish
| ed product, several truckloads of
sugar and ground corn, and a
Chevrolet coupe were included in
the haul made by the officers.
Seven men were arrested and
five were brought before U. S.
Commissioner o. T. Stennes for
arraignment Saturday afternoon.
They are Clarence Dempsey, %,
late of Redwood, Ore, who claim
ed ownership of the still; L. A.
Ruben of Williston, Al; E p.
("Ted') Wilson of Mondak, charg-
ed with illegal operation of a dis
tillery; Leo Conlin and Ed
Ellingston of Bainville, charged
with illegal possession and trans
portation of intoxicating liquor.
North Dakota Officers
The raid was conducted by
Deputy Prohibition Administrator,
John NJ Hagan of Fargo, N. DaI.,
Wellington Wright, federal en-
forcement officer of Grand Forks,
N. d., Supt. Charles Eggers of the
Fort Peck reservation, with his
deputies, Charles Thompson, Leo
Green, George Kirn of Poplar, and
Todd Shamley and Martin Mitchell
of Wolf Point. The still was cap
tured at about one-thirty Friday
afternoon.
Mr.. Hagan said that Creighton
Brothers had been giving the pro-
hilton force in North Dakota con-
siderable trouble for several years
on account of transporting liquor
into North Dakota from Montana
Because of their increased activi-
ties in recent months the enforce
ment officials had been trying to
locate the source of supply. Re-
Gently they were notified that a
still was located a few miles from
Frazer, Montana Deputy Admin
istrator Hagan, upon securing
authority to make an investiga-
tion, sent Wellington Wright of
Grand Forks, deputy prohibition
enforcement officer, to make the
investigation. He called upon
Charles Eggers, superintendent Of
the Fort Peck agency at Poplar,
and received Mr. Eggers' hearty
cooperation. Upon locating the
still in question Mr.. Wright wired
Mr. Hagan, requesting him to
come at once Receiving a tip
that the still near Frazer was
about to be moved to new loca-
tion, the North Dakota officials
did not take time to give the in
formation to the Montana pro-
hibition administration, but pro
ceeded at once to seize the still.
Doq sentinel Fails
The armed party arrived at the
still about one-thirty p. m. They
found the place so well hidden
by brush and hills that they were
within a few rods of it before it
was visible, although a well used
trail led to the place There was
a dog on guard, but being raided
was new experience in this dogs
Young life, and when he caught
sight of the federal men, he turn
ed tail and beat it into the brush.
So the party was able to walk un-
announced into the tent that
served as living quarters for the
still attendants Hands up" said
The officers and up went five pairs
If hands as high as the top of the
.ent would permit "Tf | ever get
lold Of that yellow cur" one of
he men was heard to mutter, ,
he'll never run from anyone =,
again" For there were guns :
here, a 12-gauge Winchester shot I
run and a high power rifle, and
he moonshiners might have put
lp a fight had they been warned of
he approach of the officers
Claims Ownership
Clarence Dempsey, blond young
lx-footer, an unmarried man,
vas ready to take the RESPONSE !,
'ility for operating the still it is :
aid. He said he had been rum !,
ling 1t for a month and a half.
The officials did not believe his :.
ssertions of ownership, as
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