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Bisbee Daily Review
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
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John Rigley arrested near Lowell for operating a still, held to $1,000 bond at preliminary hearing before US Commissioner J. D. Taylor, remanded to jail after failing to pay.
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John Rigley, who was arrested late Monday evening on charges of conducting a still, had his preliminary hearing yesterday morning before J. D. Taylor, United States commissioner, and was held to answer under bonds in the sum of $1,000.
Upon his failure to procure the money he was remanded to jail.
Rigley was arrested near the Double Adobes, at Lowell, by J. F. Wimoth, deputy United States marshal, and Hood Kelly and Sam Boucher, deputy sheriffs.
According to the officers, he had an exceptionally fine still in operation, and had five barrels of mash, three of which were at a ranch he had rented in the Sulphur Springs valley, and the other two at Lowell. He was manufacturing liquor from apricots, peaches and corn meal. The arresting officers had been working on the case for two days prior to making the arrest.
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Lowell
Event Date
Late Monday Evening (Arrest); Yesterday Morning (Hearing)
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held to answer under $1,000 bond; remanded to jail upon failure to procure money. still and five barrels of mash seized.
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John Rigley arrested near Double Adobes at Lowell by deputy US marshal J. F. Wimoth and deputy sheriffs Hood Kelly and Sam Boucher for conducting a still. Had an exceptionally fine still in operation, manufacturing liquor from apricots, peaches, and corn meal. Three barrels of mash at rented ranch in Sulphur Springs valley, two at Lowell. Officers worked on case for two days prior.