Show OFFICERS IN MOONSHINE fred manning rancher at howell his son alfred IS 18 years of age and frank searles 17 years of age and a hired man on oil the Manni manning ag ranch were taken into custody yesterday afternoon along with a complete moonshine whiskey distillery which was waa in full operation at the manning ranch house one mile east of the III gner bros store where the foul murder of one ot of the partners of that institution ution was perpetuated a year ago young manning was alono alone in the house when tile the raid was made hy by L IV andorson anderson two associate federal prohibition hibi tion agents and deputy sheriff J II if lillywhite As the officers car stopped outside in the roadway the young man made a desperate attempt to destroy as much of the evidence as he could by spilling the hot material mater lii over the floor but four gallons of it was rescued by the officers to be used as evidence young searles was up in it the foothills after a hand band of horses at the time the raid was made but the officers waited at the house until his bis return and took him into custody though it is not lot known whether or not he is associated in the operation ot of the still fred manning was picked up in tro monton as the deputy sheriff was returning to this city with the paraphernalia pher nalia and the two young nien men upon arrival in fit this city tire the three men were placed in the county jail and this morning sheriff J C lillywhite motored to salt lake with them them and tile the apparatus which was used used tor for manufacturing the moonshine moonshine whis key tor for the purpose of turning them all over to the prohibition director rich richards ards hards or of the federal government govern meu service 7 reports have persisted tor for a long ion s time that there was moonshine whiskey 4 being manufactured lill hat als riet ut j because oe the loc a L AM C w were ere all well known know n to all the residents out there an opportunity to make a successful raid never presented itself until yesterday with the federal officials directing it was not a difficult matter to capture the still red handed and in full operation the government is making a determined campaign against bootleggers bootleg geis gets and ami moonshine nests in various unexpected localities are now being uncovered and the traffickers brought to tn book |