The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-28
WHISKY Y AGAIN.
The War i'm Richmond Resumed-Raid
on the "Eilicit"-Mauy Arrests-Hear-
inGs Before The COMMISSIONER.

Ah6S helOEc she
Just about day. break this morning Revenue
Detective james j. Brooks, accompanied by a
squad OF the Eighteenth District Police
Visited the old Port Richmond Illicit distiltery
region. He took the whlsk yItes completely by
surprise, and ost OF them were arrested before
they Understood lhtir danger. As the party
was not provided with wagons they could not
remove any of the captured stills, aud had to
content thems e YES with topDlIng over the bar
rtls OF spirits they found. But Il tie excitement
was raised in the negnbornood. Tue officers
did their work quietly and did it we'll. The
PRISONERS were brought down town, and this
molnlne LAD hearing beore United States
Commissioner Patton. The first one arraig ned
was man named Edward Barron. Hearing
waived, and defendant held i'll $4,000 bail for his
appearance.
Next came Patrick Kelly.
ONCE of a oeltcIive and surveyor OF dtsnlIeries; [
street. above Huntingdon; saw H. I''i in
iui opeIailoD wegt The rear OF ie dstnlery, and
VINO was ia front Of me disIIlltry. endeavoIed 10
wisk, running roni The sui; ca not tell The exant
size Ot thesLl think they Guild make Two or three
oo4oIsh Lees Ell sworn-ThIs morning L was with
MI BITSks; issW & rnis man BELLY eong ost of the
,, ,Ghie.r I63mSs S Hnssey sTo n was along with
dsiil cry. Hedin 5000 ba i. '-'''S 'O' u WIG
Mr. Brooks sWorn-I saw the defendant o RourKe
this morning alb ut O'Clock: entered premises
occupants Of the dlsery ard they ran ouI; Chased
them ana captured O'Rourke; the distillery was in
ohlcer Ephralm Cramer swern-I was with Brooks
and ssssted in the capture OF o'Rourke; the still
,WiiiiSm H. Her sworn-I was with Mr. Brooks
this morning when he went into toe yard of the a.
sT ny ssW ws fw9 yo men m rS was 9g sg okourke dis
J eid in $1,000 bal,
MI. Brooks sworn-Atter o'clock, this morning,
nm rsa nee on ndce nt sret os0w WI
we passed through yard and found the dlsJlery la
waite, a IL an named ConDor ojn came in, and we
fsSa s s a S% r shere saS was %9sEy running from th
ard &C ocki ne appeared 10 have been at work In
Officer John T. Thompso" sworu-I visited the dis.
til cry back & Of ken@ "a ma m stree below William tns
ottceG EpbIaim Cramer sworn-l was with the
ConnOI: have seen him working there freqlsnty.
0tcer Once tenGy d; Care corrob0Iaed the ABOVE
Next came Con. (BMron had already waived
Mr., Br, obs sworn-I visited dptIllery on Salmon
street be oW Maple. this morning; II has kind OF
tiom between them was psrisily broken down; two
or three f. 9i1ct3s ato9mEsnrd me; found wv, men
the st was In operation, though no whisky was run
Police officer Thomas Dean sworn-I was with Mr..
81 ooks at The dis llery this morning; arrested Coll
William H. Herr corroborated the above, and said,
70 adollon mat Coll appeared 10 have been working;
Police ofticer William D. Len cOrrOborated the
Held in s.OCu ball
Police OfIcer Crauey sworp:-I saw this Brown
At Richmond at The io!s on Front street below Mel
onicers Care and Herr ere win me -,,,,
Il mor log !ns ssw s BroMs s%s
here in MS SLIT sleeves mash was SET; fire Was
ofrcer Care corroboIated the above.
sTG"Gs Sa Vsea dslery this %Sa Ts,
fences anc saw two disliltres In operation went
iound Ihis man GaiIaeheT: arrested him; he was
dTtssco 6s 70 9rs0 "a a. hine SiG,nps Tho ahova