U.S. Marshall Geo. W. Castle, of Grayson and a posse, captured a large moonshine plant last Thursday. It was being operated by French [Frank?-mm] Stamper.
Crimes
1874 – 1896
Lizzie Stamper, a young woman who went to Portsmouth, Ohio, about two weeks age from Lewis county, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Prichard of Lewis county, Kentucky, on the charge of selling whisky without a license. The Marshal says the woman belonged
Illegally Selling Liquor 1871
Ironton-Silas Hill and James Gossett were convicted of horse stealing in the common pleas court, and eleven persons were fined from $15 to $60 each for selling liquor.Source: The Vinton Record,...
Guyandotte Crimes 1853
GUYANDOTTE, VA. – We are glad to learn from the Guyandotte Herald, that the hand of improvement has at last reached that locality, and that it seems to be rapidly changing its former character. The editor is right in admitting that it was a ‘hard place’ a few years since, the hardest, that ever we planted foot in. We spent a day there in the summer of 1844, and must say, that of all the vile and abominable holes we ever fell into, Guyandotte was the worst.
It was then a mere cluster of rickety, tumble-down groggeries and dwellings, with grease, fifth, drunkenness, brawling and blasphemy within, and mud, discomfort and desolation without.
Bootlegger Liquor and Moonshiners
Bootleggers, liquor, and the making of moonshine – Most of the following stories happened in Southern Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, and West Virginia, with the focus being on the area of Lawrence County, Ohio, and the surrounding counties.
Thacker-Shafer Murder in Rockwood, Ohio
Charles Shafer who murdered his wife, mother – in – law, and little son at Rockwood, Ohio, near here yesterday afternoon was found lying dead in the woods a mile from the scene of the crime with his weapons at his side.
Ironton, Ohio Jail Break Foiled
Ironton, Ohio-A break at the county jail was foiled by Sheriff Carl E. Rose’s deputies when it was learned a plan was under way to escape from the 100-year-old building.
Rockwood Ohio Altercation
An Altercation occurred between a young man named Shamblin and some parties from the vicinity of Rockwood, Ohio, as last Monday, at Holderby Landing
Major Phelps Murdered
An unfortunate affair, resulting in the death of Maj. Phelps, 5th Virginia, at the hands of Major Dayton, of the 4th Virginia, on the 17th inst., near Millersport, Ohio,
Murder of James Boyd 1822
the murderer name is Thomas McKinney, and the name of the murdered man is James Boyd-they were both citizens of White County, Ill.
Hanging of Collins and Clarke for Murder
Mr. Brewer, I believe, was originally from New York or Vermont, but for several years a resident of Ohio, in Scioto and Lawrence counties.
Solomon Henry Crime
Solomon Henry, in company with several others went over the Ohio into Virginia: he became intoxicated, and his company
F. A. Chronacher Mystery
Nothing has been learned as to the whereabouts of F. A. Chronacher, the missing stock broker from Ironton. O. E. B. Chronacher, a brother of the missing man,
Barney Reynolds Paige
M. Barney [Reynolds] Paige, a man of intelligence and good education, hung himself in the Lawrence County, Ohio, jail, on the 17th inst.
Murder of Dr. Clark on Greasy Ridge
As I now write you, I am sitting up, watching the corpse of Dr. Clark, who was killed to-day by the rebels. We were waiting for the mail this morning up