The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-18
THE BROOKLYN wMSKEY MEN.
Trouble Brswing-nlicit DistiIleries in Fun
Blsst-Rsvsnus Officers Acknowledge
G Themselves Powsrlsn- Police ,
Aid Refused

short time since 8. B. butcher Supervisor OF the
lnterna! Revenue Department, paid visit 20 the
Fifth ward OF Brooklyn to take some personal oh
servations In regard to the illicit distilier,ea IN
that section, and came away with . black
eye. lie thereupon CONCLUDED that tho
Revenue law could not be enforced. He
saw distillery In full blast, and resolved
II possible to capture 1t, and the following dsy
armed dfty men and sent them down to make the
seizure The men, however, were unable to and
any trace OF the dstlllery-it having been re.
moved tho night previous. Tho Supervisor
has given the Fifth ward q wide berth
since That ume,, ana mas asserted taat
there than in any part Of the country. He has been
cogtating over the matter for some time, aud a.
last resort called upon the police to aid nun and
protect his men from assault while enforcing the
law ana making the seizures.
The following are the communications on the sub
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE,
= EAsgIas DIsrsIoTs or NEW YORK, Oct IA, 1870.
GESrLEMssEaors have trsausnay been made to exc
cute more encisnty tho law. regarding dslso.
experience IN the has been believe
Il The their duty Believing much castor
fnowns the fear The d.S1dsy clement have Of Ss pos
sa S.y
"
request your honorable body guardians of the public
Of the city to take such
rtoous proceedings or injury to the OF tho
voators Of tho Internal revenue laws their aders
abeors while the officers OF the United States the dis
The men now ready for this SERVICE and an carly
answer will greatly oblge yours respectfully rcuuv
' supsr''. So 4 5otsrn E. F sssisus
Collector OF Internal Revenue
REPLY or THE POLICE 0oMM1esIOrxRs
COMMISSIONING, 0FrIcE.
BoARD OF POLLOK, BROOKLYN, Oct. II, 1S7oS
TO Messrs B. b. DUToHER and GORDON L. FORD. Internal
Revenue Department.
GENTLEMgS-We In receipt of your communication
OF the 18th nst requesting Ia substance though somewhat
BY ndrecton the aid OF the police in collecting the revenue
OF the United states government The Police Departments
Tor the city OF Brooklyn local institution deriving Us
wholly from the statutes OF the State OF New York.
and compensated by local taxation, In OF disability
death Of of Its MEMBERS occurring while 10 the dis
charge OF bis duty the pension TO himself or family paid
by money at all derived from the United States govern
men We hnd nothing the statutes relating to the powers
and duties OF this department which would authorize US 70
use the force In aid or the collection OF the OF the
that riot is threatened, have SUFFICIENT violence Of
that fact would hardly do for such to be the
case upon the mere Of peron or TO take upon
ourselves the responsibility you ask with no facts before
are intutvely aw-abidng and do not believe that
under proper and udcious enforce the law,
either OF the State the United States there danger
OF riot; and there conceive better way
PATTON Nor IL be doubted that the United states gov
ernment Il abundanty able riot or to enforce
obedience to its laws U .s 80. -.
become duty to the best OF ability TO prevent
suppress It, and and hold to strict accountability
well those whom find actually engaged ia II ~ those
wso there DO SUCH have nesdes4y melted y Yours re
President Board Of Police COMMISSIONER.