One day last week Dick H. Waters, Deputy Sheriff Will Bauguss and Police J.V. Bauguss were arraigned before U.S. Commissioner J.W. Dula on the charge of interfering with a Prohibition officer in the performance of duty. The charge grew out of the arrest of Grant M. Harless of Ashe County in North Wilkesboro several days before. Harless gave bond for his appearance in court to answer to the charge of having had whiskey in his position. Mr. Price, assistant district attorney of Salisbury, was present at the hearing of Waters, Bauguss and Bauguss and asked that the bond of these men be fixed at 45,000 each. The bonds were given and a hearing set for July 18th. Prohibition Agent Harless was later arrested in West Jefferson on a charge of perjury preferred by D.H. Waters.
Commie Pruitte of Traphill township was tried Monday for illicit distilling and bound to court.
From the front page of the North Wilkesboro Hustler, Wednesday, June 25, 1924
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