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Monday, June 26, 2023

Lemuel Chester and Bill Bowman Charged with Distilling, Second Still Found on Bee Branch, June 26, 1923

Still Captured Saturday Night. . . Lemuel Chester and Bill Bowman Bound to Court on the Charge of Distilling

Lemuel Chester and Bill Bowman were bound over to court here yesterday by Justice of the Peace J.A. Bush on a charge of distilling. The men were caught at or near a still Saturday night a few hundred yards below Olivette. Sheriff Sherrill, with Officers Thompson and McDade, approached the still while it was in operation. Chester gave bond and was released.

Deputy Sheriff I.S. Anderson located a 70-gallon copper still on Bee branch just above the Gorge and brought it here yesterday. The still was in operation, but the operators succeeded in getting away.

From the front page of the Lenoir News-Topic, Tuesday, June 26, 1923

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