Randolph County AlArchives News.....Bennett, Boggs, Cofield Arrested in Anniston  June 11, 1925
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Anniston Star June 11, 1925
State Law Enforcement Officer Lynch and Draper Federal prohibition Officer 
Roberts. Chief of Police White four patrolmen. Smith, Deason, Wardlow, Bryant 
and Major Olsmith composed a posse which raided a still on Camp McClellan 
reservation yesterday afternoon. 
The still, large copper one was found in operation with four man present. When 
the officers came upon the sense the alleged operators fled it was said Harry 
Kilgore and J. F. Boggs were shot in the back with bird shot. Dr. E L. Curlee 
attended to the wounds, of the two men and stated the possibly 75 shots struck 
Kilgore in the back and around the hip while six or eight hit Boggs. They were 
very slightly injured, according to Dr. Curlee. 
A. H. Cofield. V. O. Bennett, Kilgore and Boggs were arrested on the raid. 
Kilgore is an Anniston man, while the other three claim their home as Delta, 
Route 2.
Ten or fifteen gallons of whiskey and about 500 gallons of mash was said to have 
been taken by the raiding officers. Chief White had been tipped off that a still 
was being operated on the reservation and he and Federal Officer Lynch went to 
the place where the still we reported to be yesterday morning. They returned to 
the city, got the other officers and made the raid.

Additional Comments:
Delta, Route 2. [Beat 13, Randolph County at the time] 

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