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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Monroe (Village) - Orange County - New York

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May 16, 2025

Update Date

July 11, 2026