Treasury Agent Hollis Gibson, known locally as the "Scourge of the Hills," in company with Breathitt Deputy Sheriffs Clarence Hensley and Green Watkins, conducted a raid at Lambric on Spring Fork, Saturday, January 9th, in which they seized and destroyed a 50-gallon moonshine still.

Also destroyed or held for evidence was a 50-gallon barrel of mash and one-half gallon of illegal liquor.

The officers arrested Matt Miller and Stella Napier at their home near the still site and brought them to Jackson, where they were arraigned before U. S. Commissioner Sam J. Cockrell and are scheduled to appear at the next term of District Federal Court here.

U. S. Treasury Department Investigator, Hollis Gibson, was active again this week and his efforts resulted in the capture and destruction of two moonshine stills and all paraphenalia necessary to engage in the illegal manufacture of alcoholic spirits.

Gibson's first raid of the week was Tuesday on Buckhorn Creek in Knott County, where Cecil Sizemore and his son, Charles Sizemore, were arrested at their still site and were cited to appear in Jackson, Saturday, before U. S. Commissioner S. J. Cockrell to answer charges of "moonshining."

The still, a 50-gallon apparatus, was destroyed, along with 200 gallons of fermented mash, that Gibson said, "was ready for distillation."

The South Fork of Leatherwood was the scene Wednesday of the second raid of the week by 'Getem' Gibson and his assistants, M/Sgt. Hubert L. Little and Deputy Sheriff Daniel Mcintosh.

A 50-gallon still and 100 gallons of "ready-to-run" mash were destroyed at this still site and two men were nabbed at the location.

Arrested at the still site were Clarence Hurt and Clarence Fugate, who were arraigned before Commissioner Cockrell and released on bond to answer charges of illicit manufacture of liquor at the October term of Federal District Court in Jackson.

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(Article courtesy of The Jackson Times)

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