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Kelly's Great Moonshiner Coup Night Raid and Capture
Dramatic account of detectives Brooks and Kelly leading a midnight raid on Big Ben distillery sites along the Mississippi River. They crossed in darkness with soldiers, subdued the moonshine ring, seized distilleries, and triggered nationwide prosecutions. Grant personally praised Brooks, appointing him head of the government secret service.
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Abe
Wien
Frooke
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Kelly
WNL
Whithitelphia
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Tleore
Jamen J. Brooks
Frank Melly
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Jake Mitchell
New Orleans
Apert
Kelly E
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Mitell
Singer
Secret Service
United States
Detwetive Kelly
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America
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Hrooks
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Philadelphia
Grant
Francis Kelly
James J. Brooks
Gen. Grant
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White House
Supervisor Tatton
Alfred Brooks
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John Mitchell
Beckwith
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Packard
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Liverpool
Woods
Supreme Court
W. Gd. Chapman