One day last week Sheriff Brooks received a tip that a still was at work a few miles west of town and with deputies Clayton, Gentry and Oliver went out to the old Mae Humphries’ place and began search. They noticed trees had been planted in a path and their suspicions were aroused. They followed this path, pulling up the trees as they went along, and when they reached the end of the row of trees, they noticed a pile of brush, which upon moving they found a dug-out about eight feet square and seven feet deep, and in this pit they found a still of about 50 gallons capacity in full blast. The outfit consisted of the 50-gallon still, three tin tubs, a copper worm and wooden cap.
The officers lost no time in going from the still to Humphries home, which was only a few steps away. Jim put up a fight to escape and attempted to knock a flashlight out of Gentry’s hand. But his fight resulted in his hands being bound together with iron chains. Sheriff Brooks states that Jim offered to give him $1,000 to turn him loose.
From the front page of the Roxboro Courier, Wednesday evening, April 14, 1926
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