Sheriff Dumps All Confiscated Liquor
December 15, 1926
Wednesday afternoon for about two hours the county jail was the scene of the destruction of all confiscated liquors being held there. Fourteen barrels of jackass and many gallon jugs., demijohns, quart bottles and other containers filled, or partly filled with liquor were emptied into the sewer.
The barrels were burned and the glass containers were broken and thrown onto the trash heap, to be hauled to the city dump.
Not all of the liquor found its way into the sewer, however. All county car radiators were filled with “jack” to keep them from freezing during the cold weather.
Sheriff Carter is winding up the affairs of the office, preparatory to turning it over top Sheriff-elect Leavitt who takes office at noon, January 2.
