The Unguarded Secret Still
In 2010 Alexander Przygoda was an Indian artifacts collector and dealer
In Montgomery county under Federal investigation concerning a few arrowheads he was in possession of. Alexander operated a business called The Artifact
Company out of his house at 324 W. High St. Mt Sterling.
Agents U.S. Department of the Interior served
a search warrant and seized some of the artifacts to determine whether they
were federally protected items. The Agents saw something else interesting while
searching the basement, a working Moonshine still. After they left they tipped off
the State Department of Alcohol Beverage Control and local Police. As it turned
out Przygoda was apparently unconcerned by the visit from the feds and continued to make moonshine for some
time after until the authorities returned, This Time for the Still.
At the home Police found 70 gallons of mash,
corn, sugar and 37 mason jars of experimental moonshine all dated and organized
on shelves as if he was trying to ‘’perfect’’ his brew, the police reported.
The still included a 30-gallon drum used to heat the mash and a 15-gallon cooling
tank and Copper components. The Investigators were unsure how long the still
had been in operation. The Idea that there was a Moonshine operation in the
middle of Town Shocked Mt. Sterling Mayor Gary Williamson who offered ‘’ I had
no idea we had a moonshine still here in Mt. Sterling, but I guess we do.’’
Przygoda
was arrested, charged with possession of apparatus for unlawful manufacture of
alcohol, operating without a license and presence of alcohol raising
presumption of intent to sell. The charges were all misdemeanors and he was
later released. The Authorities seized all the evidence and
''eh hem'' supposedly took it to Frankfort.
''eh hem'' supposedly took it to Frankfort.
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