Grady County GaArchives News.....Deserter And Moon Shiner Caught June 21 1918
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The Cairo Messenger
One deserter and one moonshiner were caught and placed behind the bars this 
week.  Roy Rent, a young white man, who formerly resided near Reno, was placed 
in jail charged with being a deserter from the Army.  Rent, alias Sumpter 
Cloud, enlised in the 106th Engineer corps. in May, 1917 and escaped four 
months later.  He was located at Moultrie and was arrested by Chief of Police 
of Moultrie.  Sheriff Perkins went over and brought him back Wednesday and put 
him in the Grady County jail.  He will be carried to Camp Wheeler today, where 
he will be tried for desertion.

Wednesday, Richard Goff, colored, who lives about three miles from town was 
arrested by Sheriff Perkins and Deputy Farnell on the charge of operating a 
moonshine still.  He had in his possession a jug of wine, a barrel of "buck", 
besides the still.  Goff gave a hundred dollar bond to the City Court. 

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