Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
MEN and WOMEN
ARE ARRESTED IN
ALCOHOLIC RAIDS
[Continned from First Paael

started out Thursday afternoon and
called at the Central Hotel at Della
ware City, visited only last week by
the same agents.
Armed with a Federal search war
rant they arrested Larsen and re-
leased him on his own recognizance,
pending the analysis of a quantity
of beer found in the place.
The raiding party then went to
the Pink Elephant, and found a
miniature brewery on the premises.
About sos bottles of beer, IS gallons
of beer mash and various utensils
for making beer were seized and de-
strOyed. Heglen was arrested and
released on his own recognizance
to appear before U. S. Commission
err Polk on September % on a charge
of sale.
The agents at the same time ar
rested Mrs. Sterling and charged
her with manufacture and posses
sion of beer. She was released on
her own recognizance to appear be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Polk this
week
The next stop was at Bear Station.
This time the agents had with them
the government chemist. Harold e.
Tiffany. At the home of Walters
was found a regular old-time wine
factory After having the wine test
ed, the agents destroyed $50 gal
Ions, valued at about $4,000
Mr. Wilson explained it was i'm
possible to transport the bulk of the
wine to the storehOuse because. of
poor condition of the barrels. They
also found in a shed, near the house,
complete outfit for making wine.
The odor of the mash could be de-
tected a mile away, they say. Wal
ter was charged with sale, possess
sion and manufacture.
This completed Thursdays work.
Bright and early Friday, the agents
with COntable Belts, of Greenwood,
and Constable Wright, of George
town, started out again, first stop
ping at the home of Clarence Mill
gan, in Broad Greek Hundred, who
was not there. The agents found 55
bottles of beer and 13 gallons of beer
mash i'll the house and in the barn
a quantity of peach wine.
Ill d NOOuO lACell ny was lOAlAu q
still having been used to make
peach brandy out of the wine, while
further on down on the banks of the |
NanticOke river, was another still of |
SO gallons capacity, in operation, |
with 10 gallons of finished brandy |
on hand. No one was in the vicin |
ity.
The party next passed on to !
Georgetown. There Margaret Don /,
nelly was arrested. Her place is |
about a mile and half from George
town, on the road to Lewes. In her
home were found several young men
and a woman drinking highballs. A
pint of whisky was found under a
table, and three gallons of whisky
were located in a woods just behind
the house.
The DOnnelly woman was ar
raigned before Magistrate Mustard
and held under $1,000 bail on charge
of possession.
Unusual procedure was followed
in this case since the customers,
who were also arrested, testified
they had not brought the whisky to
the house.
The next stop was at the home of
Katherine Dublin, near Milford.
There Is gallons of beer were found,
also a large number of empty bot
ties. One agent found whisky bot
tie which had been thrown into
wash boiler and the whisky mixed
with the soap suds.
The Dublin woman was held under
$500 bail on chorge of possession by
Harry K. Thaw. AS she
could not furnish bail she was put
in Jail.
On August s, last, agents visited
her place and found SO bottles of
beer, but she was not home at that
lime.
Wilfred F. Fletcher, of Harring-
ON, was the next to be caught in the
agents net. Mrs. Fletcher tussled
with one of the agents for possession
If a quart and a half of whisky.
Fletcher was arrested by Constable
Belts and held under $500 bail by
Magistrate Cahall, of Harrington.
Charles G. Collins was next ar
'ested in Harrington after a pint of
liquor was bought from him. He
vas held under 81 900 bail by Mag
strate Cahall on charges of sale and
Similar charges are now
pending against Collins from a pre-
,iOus arrest.