Henry County GaArchives News.....SHERIFF WARD AND DEPUTY TINGLE CAPTURE LARGE DISTILLERY October 12, 1923
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The Henry County Weekly October 12, 1923
     One of the most daring, and most successful whisky raids ever made in the 
county was accomplished by Sheriff W. W. WARD, Deputy Sheriff A. D. TINGLE and 
Chief of Police, Talmon PATILLO, of McDonough, last Tuesday morning in the 
Sixth District. They caught the distillery running in full blast, and captured 
three men, Mr. J. H. SUTTLES and R. F. MCHUGH, both white who gave their 
residence as being near Hapeville, and one Negro, Dan WEBSTER, of the Sixth 
District. The men were heavily armed, but Sheriff WARD and his party took them 
on surprise and arrested them before they could draw their guns. The distillery 
was a new outfit and a large one, and was destroyed together with a large 
amount of beer, and about two gallons of whiskey was captured. The parties 
running the distillery, had their new Ford car parked a few hundred yards from 
the scene and it was also brought in by Sheriff WARD. This is perhaps one of 
the most daring captures that has been made in the county in years, as the men 
were heavily armed but the officers were to quick for them. The men are now in 
jail awaiting trial. 


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