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Ex-still smasher collects whiskey bottles and jugs
William “Big Six” Henderson, a former treasury agent famed for smashing illegal stills across Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee, now amasses nearly 3000 whiskey decanters complete with likenesses of politicians and celebrities. He keeps a captured still, warns thieves, and recalls Civil War era memories while guarding his unique collection and its rare Beam Distilling Co. bottles.
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Thomas S. Watson
Associated Press
Louisville
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
William
Big Six” Henderson
Henderson
Treasury
West Virginia
First National Bank of Chicago
Spiro Agnew
Marlow Cook
Agnew
First National Bank