Indicted Two Years After Still Raid

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Chester Historical Society

Photocopy of a clipping from the September 7, 1944 issue of the Monroe Gazette.: The newspaper clipping from the Monroe Gazette, dated September 7, 1944, details the indictment of nine Orange County men, charged with operating an illicit still on the John E. Tuthill farm near Chester, New York, over two years earlier. Evidence was gathered by the Alcoholic Tax Unit and other authorities, who conducted a dramatic raid in June 1942. The still, valued at approximately $15,000, had a capacity of 1,100 gallons.
Photocopy of a clipping from the September 7, 1944 issue of the Monroe Gazette.

The newspaper clipping from the Monroe Gazette, dated September 7, 1944, details the indictment of nine Orange County men, charged with operating an illicit still on the John E. Tuthill farm near Chester, New York, over two years earlier. Evidence was gathered by the Alcoholic Tax Unit and other authorities, who conducted a dramatic raid in June 1942. The still, valued at approximately $15,000, had a capacity of 1,100 gallons.

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Indicted Two Years After Still Raid

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chs-020048

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A photocopy of a clipping from the September 7, 1944 issue of the Monroe Gazette reporting on the indictment of nine Orange County men, charged with operating an illicit still on the John E. Tuthill farm near Chester, New York, over two years earlier. Evidence was gathered by the Alcoholic Tax Unit and other authorities, who conducted a dramatic raid in June 1942. The still, valued at approximately $15,000, had a capacity of 1,100 gallons.

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Police

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2025.13

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Monroe (Village) - Orange County - New York

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Monroe Gazette Monroe, NY Sept 7, 1944 Indicted Two Years After Still Raid Indictments charging nine Orange, County men with operating an illicit still on the John E. Tuthill farm near Chester more than two years ago were returned by a Federal Grand Jury in New York City, last week. The evidence on which the indictments were based was obtained by agents of the Alcoholic Tax Unit of the Internal Revenue Department, New York State Police and city police of Middletown in a spectacular raid on the Tuthill farm on the night of June first, 1942. Named in the indictments are: John B. Tuthill, owner of the farm; his father-in-law, Daniel Ryerson, Jr.; Charles F. Carr, operator of a garage in Middletown; Charles Colacicco, Middletown; and five other men, Ernest Barberio, Thomas J. Rometo, Frank Rometo, George B. Hess and Albert Ciaravino, whose addresses were not given. Only three of the nine men under indictment were taken into custody at the time of the raid. They were Tuthill, Ryerson, and Colacicco, who at the time were jointly, charged with participation in the illegal operation of a still. The other six were brought into the case through subsequent investigation by the, internal Revenue agents. The still, valued by aution[unreadable] approximately $15,000, was [unreadable] a barn on the Tuthill farm. [unreadable]ers estimated the capacity [unreadable] plant at 1,100 gallons. They 12,000 gallons of mash awaiting processing. Although the still was in [unreadable] when the raiders, entered the [unreadable] there was no one in the [unreadable] was subsequently reported [unreadable]ral unidentified men who were [unreadable]ing the still had fled through passageway. Ryerson, a cattle dealer [unreadable] in the Tuthill farmhouse and [unreadable] under arrest. Shortly afterward [unreadable]hill and Colacioco drove [unreadable] cats and were likewise taken [into] custodys Colacioco's car was [unreadable] to have been carrying a load [unreadable]ed fuel oil.

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Clifton Patrick

Create Date

May 16, 2025

Update Date

May 29, 2025