Perfect place for a distillery? Behind bars

MOUNT PLEASANT, NC — Redd Rowland was known in the 1950s for owning a monkey that would do a trick and then doff its little hat in hopes of a tip. But Rowland was also quite a bootlegger, and the Cabarrus County sheriff eventually sent a squad to Rowland’s home to seize the “white lightning” and arrest its maker.
The cops didn’t find Rowland’s distillery, but arrested him after the pet produced a handful of cash from a hiding place. Rowland beat the rap, convi