, 1870-04-01

turning TO- the right, fled down Hudson
sTenas. and thenoo to Plymouth strest.
Hero it h.lted abont hundred 1ards from
Tho corueS Of Hudson Avs1ue, draoty ID
front OF large fonr-story frame tenant
fE,no house NJ 1se, xhaFe IL 70 c.ma mnse e
an q order anus" At this iunn.ura the aitua-
fiop Was doubtful, whether for war or pesce,
Tor { few moments. Windows vera thrown
open, tAwlry-1ookiuB foma1es thrust forth
tdeir hctda &ud Laughed sneetins5y at the
bayoucts a1ed in the muddy streets beneaih
Hen, young and old, congrcgated Oh tho cor
ucrs nud ae1pss the street, end endeavored to
push their way into close proximity with tho
obnoxious oh1cera Of the revenue. A squad Of
police, in charge Of roundsnen phehn, q ne
military, on tho corner OF Plymouth street md
Hndsoa avenue, had their hands fun in eudeay-
orins to hurI b1ek the swaying crowd OF spec
tatoeB which had gathered in an almost incrnd-
lille short space Of time. Clubs werp flourish
ing and men wefe being thrust bae1 oy tns
police, when suddenly paving stone was
seen to issue from tho roar OF the crowd and
etriko The ruuDdBman sarere blow on
the eide at the head, eauEing him To stagger
and almost fall This Act caused tho police 70
rush augrily 10 tho direction from whgnca It
proceeded in quest Of tho ruf1ian who threw it.
The search for vengeance Vas IN vain. No
boaT did it. Mess.s-.. Lincoln ard Eitznorzis,
willie at work in breaking out the still in the
building rear Of No. Jas Plymouth: were esch
stones, but neither mon woro hurt. Curses
we're loud and deep, and d.ra vengeance would
have been hurled against the devoted heads OF
Uncle Sarn's officers ii it were only possible to
scale that wall o1 Elistenlng baEoueta. One
individual, who had itnbibed not wisely but too
much o1 homemade Nhiskey, gave his opinion
as to the outrage against the people in semi
maudlin manner md with Eich bIogue- in
the presence Of any one who would listen
The constitution was giolated by this out
rsgeous hloekading OF tho public thoroushtare
By the military. George Washington never In
vented from, going through any street
to. What right had tho Hsogers" to stand
there With guns in tlsn streets and keep people
from attending to their business in this way.
make living in this country 1t III by md BY,
thing Of the sort Il wss too hari intirelT,
that these "sogcrs" should be allowed to do
as they pleased. Thus ho harangued Or bored
IL within heazsng, md finally staggered OF foz
The property destroyed WIS distir}ery (the
owners names did not ttanspire), with a cspa-
city for manufacturing 800 to 800 barrels per
week Axes and ctowbsrs piled lively, and
wera not long in denaolislingvats stills. worne,
N4atG4L1y lily AA4 LII AEAA4a "a LNEElt 0AITElA
OF rum were knocked in and the "poteen" let
Eun. No attempt Was made to carry away any
OF the contents Of the distillery. Hot mash was
found In the yats, and other unnistakahle
evidences OF The still having been in operation
the night previous The na1t point OF iaves-
tigation WAS an old brick building, No. 1856
Plymouth street, near Gold. Here was found
an old disueed still and nothing more. This
concluded the days work, and the bomeward
course was taken down Gold street 4 Large
crowd followed in the "wake" Of the line,
specsslsting ~ to ite destination When Myrtle
avenue waa reached the marines filed to the
left and Assessor Wass' party to. tho right.
They had not gone mora than block when =
and about twenty started After them on run.
Seeing the danger, Colonel Browne at once
counternarrhcd his mea, in order to return to
the assistance Of the threatened party. But
the pursucrs heard the warning echo, " tho
marines arc coming back" and. scattering
Like chat. wero seen 20 more. Thus ended
the latest armed seizure Of 4 Brooklyn Illicit
V!Nakcy distilletT,