Crimes

Frank Millirons Counterfeiter

Frank Millirons was arrested near Arabia, Lawrence County, Ohio, this afternoon by Officer Roy Hill and brought here and placed in jail.  It is alleged that Millirons is the leader of a notorious gang that has made and circulated thousands of dollars worth of spurious gold coins in the cities of the Middle West.

Band of Counterfeiters

After completion of the Hatcher (of Belmont County Ohio), the case of Abraham Culver, of Ironton, Ohio, was taken up on the indictment against him for having in possession counterfeit nickels. In this case, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

Counterfeit Ten Dollar Bill

French Chamblin, alias John Kell, an old fellow, was in arrest on the charge of attempting to pass a ten-dollar bill on the Iron Bank at Ironton, Ohio.  The bill looks like a good one, probably as good as the bank itself, but as the witnesses were not ready the case was continued.

Murder of Justus Brewer and His Wife

On Thursday night in early March of 1852, a most atrocious murder was committed about five miles from this place, on the person of Justus Brewer and his wife. Mr. Brewer, I believe, was originally from New York or Vermont, but for several years a resident of Ohio, in Scioto and Lawrence County, Ohio.

Joseph Imes Murder

Investigation into the mysterious death of Joseph W. Imes, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company agent, which has been underway since the well known local man died of a blow on the head several months ago, resulted in last week in the filing of two affidavits in the court of P. A. Burke charging Jim Flemmings, Lawrence Furnace man and Mervin Stewart, formerly of Ironton and late of Dayton, Ohio with second-degree murder. The affidavits were later withdrawn, however.

Belle Melvin Kidnapping

Belle Melvin, aged 11 years and an inmate of the Children’s Home, was the victim and her aunt, Mrs. Arch Melvin of Catlettsburg, was the abductor.
The little girl was taken from the Kingsbury School grounds shortly before the time for school to begin. Mrs. Melvin approached her niece and two little girls, with whom she was playing, and wanted them to go down the street with her so that she could buy them something.

Moonshine Stories 1959

Last October, more moonshine stills were confiscated in Ohio than in West Virginia which long has been a butt of jokes and cartoons on the bottling of “mountain dew.”

Moonshine Stories 1953

Three Stills Found in Hills Near Ironton - Federal agents and Sheriff Carl Rose of Lawrence County, Ohio, raided three moonshine stills in the hills near the Ohio River Friday, the first such raid...

Moonshine Stories 1951

Clyde Adkins of Greasy Ridge, Ohio, had what federal alcohol tax agents described as a thriving moonshine, business. Agents said he made the brew in a 110-gallon still on his farm, trucked it to Huntington, and then sold

Moonshine Stories 1940

Moonshine Stories 1940 – On motion of Charles M. Love, Jr, Assistant United States District Attorney, the court released Clovis Adkins, Denver Harmon, and Granville Brammer, all of near Greasy Ridge, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Moonshine Stories 1938

Two Bound Over in Liquor Cases Pike Countian [Ohio] in Jail; Oakley Montgomery Out on $2,000 Bond Two men were held for Federal Grand Jury investigation Tuesday when arraigned before J. Julian...

Moonshine Stories 1937

Moonshine 1937 – Fourteen persons were nabbed in a raid on a Third street home in Ironton, Ohio, Saturday. Mae Davis Lewis is charged with having untaxed whisky in her possession.

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