Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-12-09
ANOTHER WHISKEY RAID.
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The "Crathur" Unoarthod In several
Places.

The "Crathur" Unearthod In several
| Places.
The select coterie of gentlemen who
are engaged in the retail liquor trade In
this city, have doubtless learned to ap-
preciate the full force Of the paradoxical
yet homely maxim: 1T is dangerous to be
safe" The exigcncies of their "perilous
trade" often requires that bcnzine whisky
shall be lying around loose in their places
of business, and the domiciliary visits Of
the officers of the law are made with pro-
voking disregard for stated times and
| seasons. It follows Of course that they
are seldom prepared for such visits, and
sufficient portion of the whisky neces-
sary to convict them almost invariably
falls into the hands of the officer despite
the new born zeal for it's destruction dis
played by the saloon men on such occa-
siOns.
On Tuesday raid was made stimuli
taneously by the sheriff and deputies,
the Marshal, and officers from other parts
of the county, on eight, of our city
saloons, for the purpose of discovering
the presence of spirtuous liquors if any
existed. In six of the eight liquor was
discovered and confiscated, and in the
other two the stuff was discovered but
destroyed by the owners before the
officers could lay hands on it. The fol
lowing is list Of the offenders and the
incidents of the captures:
Frank Rhodes at the bowling alley had
little bottle of whisky, but convenient
ly near it was hatchet. When the Off
Ger entered, the hatchet and bottle came
in contact, the whisky meandered in tor
tuous stream along the floor, and its
aroma filled the air, but it want worth
copper as evidence Frank escaped this
time.
Officer Gates paid his respects togWm.
Cummings under OZias' corner. When
Gates appeared Cummings went to-
smashing things, and succeeded, in about
five minutes, in emancipating about $50
worth of liquors. During this time, how
ever, Gates managed to secure q little
Jug of the ardent, which will undoubtedly
serve to fix WINS. flint before the magis-
trate.
T. At Mike kcrcher's in Unger's old place,
woman figured in the scene. The
dcmijohn, whose contents would have
mulcted her lord and master, was by the
devoted arms Of beauty, borne to the back
yard and there inundated upon Il very
hard stone The officer, touched by the
melting scene, could only look and adj
mirc.
Mike Unger, next the bridge, left the
''little polite" very much exposed, and
officer Kent straightway .jayhawkcd it.
For his culpable carelcssness Mike was
arranged before Esq. Curtis on Thursday,
plead guilty, and with much reluctance
contributed $50 to the school fund, this
being his second ofl,cnse Mike is fully
convinced that carelcssncss is one Of the
cardinal sins
Marshal Shiplcy dived into the murky
atmosphere of Charley Schwartz saloon,
and shortly afterwards emerged followed
by red hot Tcutonic oaths, and bearing
little "chug" The oaths have melted in
to thin air, but the "chug" stands as a
witness against Charlie
Hanger Il Biddle, Dunster & Sturtevant
and Pooler & Aborn, at the depot, were
visited with the same results. Enough
liquor was sliced in each place to secure
the conviction of the proprietors With
the exception of Unger none have been
arranged before the magistrate, but it is
safe to predict that the School fund will
be the richer by from $500 to $500 by
last Tuesdays raid.