A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=47420 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: August 20 1922 Article Description: Gentlemen Yachtsmen Held for Bootlegging at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Article Text: Rehoboth Beach, Del., Aug 19, 1922; Two well dressed men arrested at Rehoboth Beach and four stills seized. Posing as gentlemen yatchmen on a vacation, DAMNIEL SCHIMMER and JACK WOLF. both of whom moved in the best society of the resort, were arrested at the beach today by Federal Probition Agents, charged with owning four large stills and selling liquor at both Rehoboth and Lewes. The four stills, with about 300 gallons of mash and a few quarts of corn liquor, were seized in a swamp between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. It was with difficulty the agents cut their way through the dense udergrowth. The stills were ready in use. Ffor some time agent have known that Rehoboth Beach and Lewes have been well supplied with liquor but had considerable trouble finding the source. Both men were held under $1000 bail by Magistrate WILSON at Georgetown where they were taken for a hearing. Agent EDWARDS of Wilmington made the raid, assisted by State Detective OTTIE DONOWAY, of Georgetown. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com