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Show Sheriffs Capture Still Running Full Blast RUNNING AT FULL BLAST; MOONSHINER ARRESTED Members of the local fort of the sheriffs office, Jim and Jack Householder House-holder and C. L. Countryman, decided de-cided U) take a little outing In Barney's Bar-ney's canyon last Thursday to Inspect In-spect points of interest and the scenic beauties of the mountainsides. mountain-sides. Leisurely plodding through the groves of maple and scrub oak they spied signs of life, something which proved to be scientifically Interesting. In-teresting. . . Complacently smoking his pipe sat the moonshiner, listening to the soft perking sound of the steaming malt which was sending forth thru' the cooling coll, a sparkling wee stream of "White Mule". Recognizing the officers, the Boss of the works, like an expert checker check-er player, decided It was his move and move he did. Into the ouk- brush he darted, like the proverbial hare as the officers fired a halt salute which he either did not understand un-derstand the meaning of or feared to obey. At any rate he made his escape temporarily, but left the plant to the officers and they proceeded pro-ceeded to dismantle It and brought it to the evidnece room where It now reposes. The still is n clever model of 00 gallon capacity, with a cap and a cooling coll Incased In a drum fl feet long. Water for cooling was brought in thru a hose from ft spring and attached to the tank nnd the hent for sweating was obtained by the nse of a large gasoline burner. burn-er. The niooiiHhiner with all his haste did not avoid licing Identified by the officers and a warrant was obtained obtain-ed for Anast Aggelas who was arrested ar-rested and placed under $1000.00 bond by Judge Ray H. Kenner. Aggelos appeared In court on Wednesdny nnd entered a plea of not guilty to n charge of manufacturing manufac-turing and possession, and trial was set for Wednesday, July 15th. Takes Car and Pipe But Refuses Hat When Aggelos wns arrested the . officers'' offered him the hat and pipe which was found at the still, be took the pipe but declined the hat. Aggleos' car which was found in the brush nearby was returned to him by the officers. |