The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-04
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When the result of the raid upon the Illicit
stills at Richmond yesterday became known,
United States Marshal Ellmaker determined at
once upon proceeding to the scene of operations
with force which could not be successfully
resisted by rabble of women and children.
Accordingly, he waited upon Commodore Sci.
fridge, the Commandant of the Navy Yard this
morning, and requested the assistance of a
company Of United States marines. Commo-
dore Selfridge acquiesced at once, placing all
his available force at the Marshal's command
and then telegraphed his action TO Wash.
ington.
The company of marines, consisting of eighty
six men, fully armed, was commanded by
Major l.. l.. Dawson, Captain Fagan, and Lieu
tenant Ford. They proceeded first to the Tx
change, and from that point were transferred
to Richmond in three street cars, followed by
four 1urniture wagons for the purpose Of re-
Marshal Ellmaker detailed the following to
De Witt G. Hanline, Special Deputy David Cor
don, and Deputies Adam Trefts, Charles o.
Whippy, John A =; ShaMrke&y; ark " am and John pm bLaftsrty.
phia Revenue Board, and Inspectors James
Ghegan and A. HI. Brooke likewise proceeded
to the ground. In addition to the above. Lieu
tenant Murray, of the Eighteenth Police Dis
trict, with twenty men, were ordered to be on
hand, and q number of others were disposed in
the neighborhood within call, increasing the
whole force to nearly two hundred men.
The Marines accompanied by most OF the
minutes after IL o'clock. Shortly after this,
Marshal Ellmaker, with Deputies Hanline and
Gordon, and the reporter of The EVENING
TELEGRAPH, took q carriage, ana arrived at the
corner of Lehigh avenue and Richmond street,
Marines.
Att O'Clock the force of marines arrived, and
formed in line in front OF the market house.
Having loaded their weapons, they were
divided into four squads, and then proceeded
placed U in position on Salmon street, above VIII
Iiams; another on Edgnont street. Immediately
opposite;. third on Williams street a cross ross
street, q few squares above. The CHIEF locality
in which the illegitimate manufacture of
whisky is carried on was thus etfectually sur
While these preliminaries were being
ranged, large crowd OF all ages and sexes had
been collecting, some of them remarking, This
looks like work" while the children ran joy
fully about, shouting mo school to-dayl' The
crowd finally became so troublesome, although
showing no force that the officers ordered them
indoors, some obey1ng sulkily, while oIhers,
espeeiaaliy the lou i4oraGFd ,nar women' nao 10 De
The first place visited was in the rear of row
OF houses facing Salmon street between Mon
mouth and Williams near the two stills which
were broken up yeSIe day. The first spoil of
war was tin head, which was found secreted
two low board shanties, but it was found that
the stills had been removed since yesterday A
few hogsheads filled with fermenting molass9s
were found, and these we're attacked with axes
and picks, and their contents speedily sought
the level of the ground. A number of rat hogs
were on hand and as soon as the reezing filth
reached the ground, they commenced to drink
The officers then assaiIed the rear of the
liquor store of Pat McGawey, at No. 1I36 Will
liams street, securing large copper still and
several heads, which had been hidden away in
an clubhouse.
The next attack was made upon the rear of
No. ll26 Williams street. woman only being
found on the premises. In the rear was small
clubhouse, in which distilling had been carried
on. The woman stated that she lived at some
distance, and the house being effectually closed,
an officer vaulted through the second story
back window The doors were then opened,
"a NNrlf lfxvoA
claimed to be the proprietor. This place was
cleaned out, and the raiders moved on.
The liquor store of r. O'Conner, No. ll20 Will
lisms street, at the corner OF Edgmont, came
next. woman as usual, was in charge, aud
denied the civil officers admittance claiming
that all was right within, and pledging her
honor that no cOntraband business was carried
on upon the premises. Half dozen Marines
were ordered to effect an entrance, aud then
the Marshal and his assistants went in and
searched the house.
In the rear was found small, low shed con-
tanning still which had recently been in Ope-
ration and was yet warm. This was torn out
and carried of, and ten hogsheads OF malt in
the shed and two in the yard broken up. In
the house was also found a worm" which led
to an investigation OF the back yard.
Deputy Marshal Hanline walked across the
street to the house mo. 1921 Williams street, in
which lives John Mooney. The crowd, which
numbered about two hundred by this time, but
had been remarkably quiet hitherto, then
made rush for the new point OF attack, and a
serious disturbance was threatened.
The weapons of the marines soon overawed
them, however, and Deputy Hanline jumped
over the fence to the rear yard, discovering
several hogsheads of malt and 8 still in the
cellar under full headway. The fence was torn
down without any ceremony, and a force of
officers entered, finding the cellar stocked full
of hogsheads OF malt. These were soon routed
out, although their position rendered 1t some
what difficult.
AZ this stage OF the proceedings our reporter
left the ground, but Mr.. Cole had just reported
TO the Marshal that he had discovered at least
twenty more stills in the neighborhood, and
we presume that the officers will continue
their destructive work till nightfal.