NEWS: Capture of Moonshine Still, 1924, Bell Co. --------------------------- Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson Date: 12 July 03 --------------------------- ************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************* Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY - June 24, 1921 OFFICERS CAPTURE MOONSHINE STILL A Deputy Marshall of Knoxville and Sheriff Meek of Tazewell, assisted by Thompson, Debusk and Woodson, of the Middlesboro police force, succeeded in capturing a 60-gallon moonshine still this week. The still had not been in operation for a week or longer and no liquor was found with it, but the outfit itself was very complete. It is very seldom that a moonshiner ever places a still upon his own premises, because of the recent laws that make it possible to sell his land and personal property, and turn the entire proceeds over to the government, and if proof can actually be obtained in regard to this, it not only lays the offender liable to the former procedure by law, but also to this latter punishment as well.