Crimes

Moonshine Stories 1936

Moonshine 1936 – Federal agents here, operating in Lawrence county, destroyed a 60-gallon still, which they uncovered in Boneyard Hollow near Ironton. No arrests were made

Moonshine Stories 1933

Newton Roth of Lawrence County, Ohio pleaded guilty to an “Information” and was given a suspended sentence of nine months in jail for violating the national prohibition act. Dayton Herald 2 June 1933

Moonshine Stories 1932

Moonshine 1932 – Proctorville, Ohio – The village of Proctorville was without its “police force” as a result of a raid by federal dry agents. Marshal Orville Carson, his deputy, Melvin Ness, and Ben Dunsee, township constable were in jail at Portsmouth in default of $10,000 bond each, awaiting hearing on liquor charges.

Moonshine Stories 1931

Shot during a moonshine raid in 1931, Jack Dalton, 45, elected marshal of Coal Grove, Ohio, was wounded in the left arm and side Friday afternoon. Dalton is in an Ironton, Ohio, hospital and will recover. Dalton was accompanied by E. L. Smith, federal agent, when the shooting occurred.

Moonshine Stories 1930

Conspiracy, manufacture, possession of liquor and a moonshine still and conduct of a nuisance at Greasy Ridge, Ohio, is charged against Dustin and Warren Goodall, Howell Neal, Herman Hawthorne and Russell Adkins, Greasy Ridge, Lawrence County, Ohio

Moonshine Stories 1927

Mat. C. Wilson federal dry agent, of lronton and formerly located here with federal and US prohibition agents, is in a serious condition. In the Kessler-Hatfield hospital at Huntington, as the result of burns sustained Thursday afternoon about two o’clock while destroying a still near Bradrick on Greasy Ridge road near Proctorville, Lawrence county.

Moonshine Stories 1924

The outrages are said to be result of a crusade against Lawrence County, Ohio moonshiners and bootleggers. Mrs. Shultz alleges she was threatened Saturday when she reported that liquor runners were speeding their automobiles past her home.

Moonshine Stories 1923

In a moonshine raid on a shanty boat anchored in the Ohio river at the mouth of Turkey Creek Saturday night, county officers seized a seventy gallon capacity copper still destroyed twenty barrels containing fermentation and arrested John

Moonshine Stories 1922

Jan. 23, 1922 – Frances Smith wishes the Irontonian to state that there was no wine found in her place, which was raided by the police few days ago. She claims there were several gallons of berry juice found, some of it four years old, which she makes into jelly as she needs it.

John Miller Charged for Selling Liquor

When the case of John Miller, colored, 44 years old, charged with selling intoxicating liquor, was called for trial in Municipal court Tuesday, the accused changed his plea from not guilty to guilty and Judge McCall ordered him to pay a fine of $100 and costs after hearing the circumstances which brought about Miller’s arrest.

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