Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Carl Lail Couldn't Sneak Corn Liquor Past Pal, March 24, 1920

From the Hickory Daily Record, Wednesday evening, March 24, 1920

Young’s Fine Dog Uncovers Liquor

Carl Lail sat in a cell in the police station this morning and thought of the large, slim dog which is the proud possession of Special Agent Glenn Young of Asheville. Lail also thought of seven gallons of corn liquor which was taken from him by Mr. Young of Asheville. Lail, also of West Hickory, incidentally thought of his horse and buggy and of $70 which he had paid for the juice wholesale. He was not counting his total loss, including profits and explaining to the recorder.

But Lail thought most about that police dog and he is willing to agree that it is a good one. It all happened about 4:30 this morning, Lail is what you might call an early riser. He had been to South Mountains and was returning with his cargo.

On another mission bent, Special Agent Young and the Hickory chief had passed the horse and buggy in which a lone man road. Not so the dog. He suspected Mr. Lail’s motives. This dog had never seen Mr. Lail before. It did not know he admittedly was a sly old fox and that he could put any number of gallons over on occasion. So not knowing this, the dog made an investigation and summoned his master, who turned his car around and came back. The result was seven gallons of corn juice.
Lail is in the charge of the road work for the Hickory township road commission and is on that job.


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