Three brothers from Stokes county found themselves deeply entangles the meshes of the law here yesterday [Feb. 3]. All were hailed before United State Commissioner by Dr. C.G. Bryant, deputy marshal, who arrested two yesterday morning, and with the assistance of W.T. Fletcher, prohibition agent, caught the other day before yesterday [Feb. 2].
The brothers are Jack, David and Ector Hicks. They hail from a country home four miles north of Pine Hall in Stokes. Besides being under bond for killing Joe Cardwell some six months ago, Jack Hicks is now on bail under a charge of manufacturing liquor. He must answer to the murder charge in Stokes county Superior court at the spring term. To the charge of blockading he must answer when his name is called for a hearing before Commissioner Beckerdite on February 8.
The other two Hicks brothers, David and Ector, will be given a hearing on the same date on charges of blockading and resisting officers.
It was during Christmas week that the Hicks brothers first became with the agents of Uncle Sam. At the time Prohibition Agent W.H. Ashburn of Surry, accompanied by Chief-of-Police E.C. Ziglar of Mayodan, found a still hidden in vines about 50 yards from Jack Hicks’ home. They destroyed it and were followed by Ector and David Hicks, who are alleged to have held up the officers with guns and threatened them.
Tuesday of this week Dr. Bryant and Mr. Fletcher went in search of the Hicks and found Jack at his home, arrested and brought him to the city. Yesterday Dr. Bryant went alone in search of Ector and David Hicks. He found them sitting around the fire at their home in company with six or eight other men. Neither attempted to resist or to escape, but surrendered without protest to the deputy marshal.
From the Winston-Salem Journal as reprinted on the front page of The Danbury Reporter, Feb. 8, 1922
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