The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 27, 1925, Image 6
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State. Constable Describes How Trap*
and Other Devi com Are l'?ed
Columbia, Feb. 14. The devious
ways that moonshiners and bootleg
ger* take in hiding their stock from
officers of the law throughout the
state was described here recently by
.1. I', Hart, state constable and de
tective, attached t<? the office of the
governor. "
A raid on the "club house" in
Lexington county, mar here, Which
had occurred a few days . previously
* brought up the subject in the gov
ernor's office. Detectives Styron and
Halt, who raided the club house,
stated that tluey found five "traps"
so-called, in which liquor had been
hidden*.
Of the fifty or more different
methods by which whiskey is hid
den from the law enforcement of
ficers, the trap is by far the most
popular. Detective Hart asserted.
Traps are found behind pictures on
walls. A house recently raided held j
a small quantity of liquor hidden
behind a calendar.
Another is the rocking chair trap.:
The springs are icmoved and the
trap is built in the seat of the chair.
My sliding the wooden facing on the
bottom of the chair, a wooden com
partment is revealed.
There is another populai form of
trap which is often u^cd, the state
detective said, which is the familial
dining room tahlu. In some cases
the trap consists of a hollow leg of
the table which may be unscrewed
r.nd win-key deposited inside. Still
another form of the table trap is
that in Vhich a square hole, is cut
in the top of the table, opening into
a compartment which holds whiskey
The opening in the top of the table
is, then covered over, with a lamp or
a basket of fruit.
At times the .staircase trap is
used. One of the perpendicular boards
in .t tep *s removed, and the nails
ore ..in fully drawn out. Klat headed
nails. \vlii? h may be drawn with :i
magnet, a i then inserted in the
'noies loft < mpty, arid tin board re
placed in its original position.
According to the state detective,
th?- hen nest trap hfts been found in
comparatively large numbers in the
country districts. A wash tub is bur
ied up-slde-down. A hole is cut in the
top of the tub, over which an or
dinal y pie pan is placed. The hen is
then placed on a setting of eggs
[ in the pan, and .straw is brushed
around to hide all evidences of the
trap beneath. One of the first traps
Of this kind was found in Newherry
county about 2 year* ago, it is said.
Still another variation of the trap
is that which is sometimes found in
pig- pens. A receptacle0 is buried in
the mud of a pen and the pigs are
fod in?tlu^ A^cinity. The swine, in
tVampling* the mud over the trap
conceal its location entirely.
There are dozens of wall traps
which are in constant use, the state
detective asserted, until discovered
by an officer of the law. In addition
to the picture traps, there are in
numerable ways of hiding what arc
called "package. goods," or small
bottles of whiskey carefully wrap
ped in hidden spaces in the walls,
Sometimes a trick mantle piece i3
used, in \Vhieh sliding panels con
ceal the bottles. Hearth and fire
place come in for their share-of the
traps, where loose bricks may be
lifted and replaced.
The state detective differentiated
bulk traps, those that contain, a
number <>f gallons of the contraband
In id, from package traps. Hulk
trap>, lie said, generally consist of
la/go tanks which are buried under
ground with a covering of dry ce
ment to hide them.
A copper pipe is generally found
leading to a stable where the whis
key i^? poured in. while there is an aiv
pipe at which air pressure is applied
to the contents of the tank with a
bicycle pump.
The buried jug is the simplest
form of the tank trap. Placed right
in a path, it has two small pipes
running through the cork, one ot
which is to admit air pressure, while
the other is to permit the egress
of the liquid.
The syphon trap is built into a
brick wall and plastered over. Wall
paper is then to cover over the,
traces of plastering. Thin paper is of
a vari-colorqd hue at times for pu.'<
poses of coty66tllin$/itiU better the
place ai which the tank' opens
through a pipe in the wall. In order
to fill the hole in the pipe which
4'<hh?*h lU wall?to a ahoxt
distance beyond, a stopper irf placed
in the pipe, the cork being covered
With wallpaper of the identical pat
tern, with that used in t^e room. A
luijl is then driven through the stop
per, and a picture is hung on the
nail. The cork is then removed from I
the pipe without soiling the wall' ?
paper by grasping the nail.
Traps of this type arc often built
to contain large quantities of .the ;
tAuid. One of them recently dis .)
utvcinl had a capacity of 150 gal
lons. One of the traps pf this kind
\vas found built into a chimney, an
other in a wall ovor a sink, with
a pipe and regular stop-cock to reg
ulate the flow of whiskey. In ga
rages, traps of this type are often
found in lofts and between wooden
boarding.
Bottled in bond whiskey was dis
covered in an ingenious hiding plac^
in an abandoned drain pipe whicn
went underground. The pipe led into
an ancient sewer that had not been
used in many years. A negro was
placed in the latter pipe, while an*
othe.r would let down a fishing line
or cord through the drain pipe.
With proper signals given, a pint or
a quart was attached to ,the cord
which was then drawn? up. 'This trap
was found in Charleston.
Dr^g stotes are said to conceal
whiskey in large quantities in bot
tles hidden among their drugs. In
^nany cases, it is said, corn whiskey
is placed in large bottles which are j
labeled ."wood alcohol." Three drug j
stores were put out of business re
cently, as a result of the discovery
of whiskey hidden in this mannej-,
declared State Detective Hart.
That there has been' considerable
improvement in the -situation as
regards enforcement of the prohibi
tion law in South Carolina was the
opinion expressed by Detective Hart.
Activities, of federal and countv of-:
fieers iiave curbed "moonshining" to
a certain extent, lie asserted. Where ;
whiskey is kept, it is kept in small j
quantities that can be hidden or do- i
stroyed on short notice.
, . , . . i
( orn whiskey is maue in two va- ,
rieties, which the officer described j
as white and ,red. The red whiskey
is otherwise known as "charred."
While the white brings a price of 50
cents a "half" or half pint, the red
brings an average of 75 cents. Red
corn whiskfey is nothing more than
white with an admixture of burnt ;
sugar,' which ^ives it the color. The
red generally contains about.37 per.
cent alcohol while the white con
tains only 20.
Three months are required for
whiskey to gain the reddish amber
coloi in a charred keg. it ia said.
The state detective asserted'that the
bootlegger* not waiting three
months (or the whiskey to mature
naturally, hut are selling inferioi
ml whiskey colored with the burnt
sugai
A number of negro bootleggers
luu c?lu*>n found to bo *tdlirig **?ft
drinks containing a percentage of
?indicated or wood alcohol.
The fusel oil in wood aleohid i
partly removed by filtering through
charcoal, but this method is not i*>
n< 'al tt^i it U .said.
. A Juvenile Incendiary
A 1 1-year-old boy voluntarily con
fessed- to the police oC Louisville,
Kentucky, according to the Louisville
Courier-Journal, that for the past
month his favorite pastime has been
setting fire to factories, warehouse*,
garages and stables, and that thir
teen fires he has started resulted in
the destruction of property valued at
$400,000. Although his parents live
in Louisville, for the past nine yean;
he has. been an; inmate of the Louis
.ville and Jefferson county children's
home, Hfi must have played his py
romaniac tendencies at the oarly age
of five years. JHe was honorably dis
charged from that institution last
summer. His only regrot when locked
up was that he did not carry out his
plan to burn one of the high school
buildings of the city of Louisville.
In these days of unusual crimes
and happenings in which children are
figuring, such an instance is of un
usuafl note. How a 14-year-old boy
could successfully plan and carry out
incendiarism on such an extensive
scale without detection for so many
days is hard to understand.
Such instances tend to emphasize
the fact that the home is the place
for children to be trained and instilled
in the virtues necessary to develop
character. The destruction of nearly
half a million dollars worth of prop
,erty in a city, due to pure juvenile
idleness and devilment, is not as
appalling as the total lack of char
acter in the mind of a 14-year-old
boy.?Spartanburg Journal.
School House Burned.
Lancaster, Feb. 22.?The largy
school building and contents, at
Tradesville, in the eastern part of the
county, was entirely destroyed by fire
at an early hour this morning. The
loss is cjstimated at $10,000 with $7,
000 insurance. It is said that this was
the finest rural school building in the
county. The origin of the fire is un
known.
Preston Moore, negro, convicted of
stealing an automobile at SumtCr was
sentenced to serve five years on thej
county works by Judge Henry Wed
nesday morning. In passing sentence
the judge said if*'the offender had
been a >lhite man he would have
given him ten years, but because he
was a negro and not educated, the
sentence was cut in half.'
LO, THE POOR EDIXOR
And Still Some People Think That
This ih an Kasy Life,
(From The New York World)
August*, Ky, January 2D.?J. A.
Thompson, .editor of the Bracken
Chronicle, a .weekly newspaper pub
lishtd here, believe# In- works hard.
He charges $1.50 a year for his paper,
which is brimful of neighborhood
news >nuj iiidi'c than a .^mattering of
slate and national intelligence, Some
one must have hinted that Editor
Thompson was not any too busy, for
in a recent issue of the Chronicle he
indulges to this extent:
"There are evidently people in Au
gusta who have formed the opinion
that publishing a newspaper is child's
play, which will cause the average
publisher u? smile, to say the least. If
there is any other job, business or
profession where the proprietor puts
in longer hours and receives less pay
we would like to know it. For in
stance, here are a few of the 'stunts'*
that the publisher of the Chronicle
goes through with daily:
"(Jets up at 5:30 a. m. rain or shine,
cold or hot; goes to the office, goes to
the early train, lights the gasoline
burner on the linotype, returns home,
goes through the motion of eating
breakfast, writes copy until time for
the 8:37 train, gets the 'comers' and
'goers' thereon, goes to the post office
where he is greeted by a number of
'please remits'; looks over the com
munications to see that no one is
'ripped up the back', and thus avoids
a libel suit or a licking; continues to
the office, reads proof, helps 'make up
the forms,' feeds the cylinder press
two or three times a week?about
2 1-2 hours each time?; telephones
all ovlr the county in search of news,
runs down many clues of alleged
news, which often prove to be
mythical; comes home at the noon
hour, where the same table motions
are gone through with; 'digs up' more
copy, goes to the 1:24 train, then to
the office until time for the 4:07, re
maining until the 5:21, whether late
or on time, then home for supjTer,
then to the 7:45 train, after which
copy is prepared for the next day,
and this daily routine is gone through
with seven days of the week, except
TAX NOTICE
Office of Treasurer, Kershaw County,
Camden, S. C., Sept. 12, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that the
hooks will he opened for "the'collcction
of State, County and School taxew
from October 15th, 1924, to March
15th, 1925. A penalty of 1 per cent
will he added to all taxes unpaid Jan
uary 1st, 1926, 2 per cent February
1st, 1925, and 7 pier cent March loth,
1925.
The rate per centum for Kershaw
County is as follows: ' Mills
State Taxes ... .V . #o
6-0-1 School 4
County Taxes 'J1/-*
Hospital %
School Taxes . . 3
Total 2o1/4 '
DeKalh Township Itoad Bonds, .
for DeKalh Township only... 3Vi
Dog lax $1.25. All dog owners arc
required to make a return of-their
dogs to the County Treasurer, \vho is
required to furnish a license tag. All
dogs icaught without the license tag
the owners will be subject to a line
of Twenty ($20.00) Dollars. . >?
The following School Districts haNi
special levies:
Schop! District No. 1 23
School l)fstri<.'t No. 2 19
School District No. 3.........'. 23
School District No. -1 15
School District No. 5 8
School District No. 7.* 8
School District No. 8 8
School District No. 9 4
School District No. 10 5
School District No. 11 15
School District No. 12 18
School District No. 13 8
School District No. 15 8
School District No. 16 8
School District No. 19 8
School District No. 20 4
School District No. 22 23
School District No. 23 11
School District No. 25 . 8
School District No. 27..... 8
School District No.' 28 8
School District No. 29 8
School District No. 30 8
School District No. 31 8
School District No. 33 8
School District No. 35 15
School District No. 37 8
School District No. 38 8
School District No. 39 14
School District No. 40 25
School District No. 41 8
School District No. 42 8
School District No. 46 8
School District No. 47 8
The poll tax is $1.00.
All able-bodied male persons from
the age of twenty-one (21) to fifty
(50) years, both inclusive, except res
idents in incorporated towns of the
county loss than 2,500 inhabitants,
shall pay $3.00 as a road tax except
ministers of the gospel actually in
charge of a congregation, teachers
employed in public schools, school
trustees, and persons permanently
disabled in the military service of this
State and persons who served in the
War Between the States, and all per
sons actually employed in the quaran
tine servico of this state and all resi
dents who may be attending school
or college at the time when said road
tax shall become due. Persons claim
ing disabilities must present certifi
cate from two reputable physicians of
this county.
All information with' reference to
taxes will be furnished upon applica
tion. Dr
Treasurer.
-JMM
County
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is 6:16. and we appropriate enc
time to go to church and Sat
school.0
Weinberg Gets Two Year#.
Kingstfee, Feb. 28.?Jake 1,.
berg, who ran over and killed
his automobile, Mrs. W, K. Ko^3
little daughter on the
Santee bridge highway on ,\jHy *
1984, pleaded guilty to mat. .Uughfo
in the sessions court here tod?
tihrough an agreement between ti
solicitor and attorneys for the- defu.
darit, receiving a concurrent senate
of two years in the state p<WtiUmti|i|
Weinberg was indicted last jU|^
for murder on two counts, tut owi^
to what appeared to be a mental an
physical breakdown, he had * nevi
been brought to trial. Judge Henti
expressed deep sympathy for the ac
cused as he passed sentence upoi\W
Weihborg was taken to the penit?n.
tiary this afternon by Sheriff Gait
ble.
Met Death in Gas Tank.
According to a report from Jef.
fersOn, Thomas Eubanks, aged fcbow
30 and married, lost his life Thursday
afternoon when he lowered himself
into a tank of gasoline for the pur.
pose of stopping a leak. Kubanfo
was said to have equipped hinraelf
with a gas mask, hoping that it would
afford him the same protection it did
tfhe day before, when he went downj
into a tank of kerosene. The mailt'
failed to perform its function, how-'
ever, with the result that Eubanki
was .killed bx the fumes, it is said. j|
is stated that ho lowered himself into
gasoline nine feet deep. Eubankfc
an employee of the Miller Oil Comv
pany of Jefferson.
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