The sun., 1870-07-16
<No1HER BnooKLrS WHISKY WAR.
The Revival Of Illicit Wbiskey DistiIlstien
Furious Attack upon Revenue Omcers-
Stones and Clubs Uted Indiscriminately-
Child, a Draymap. and nm Onlccr In

| Furious Attack upon Revenue Omcers-
| Stones and Clubs U1ed Indlscriminstely- =
Child, a DraymRp, and Onlcer In
jured-PeriIeus situation of the Oncer.
The famous benzine war Ia Irshtown, Brooklyn,
has broken out ahesh Yesterday witnessed an
| other sangunary encounter In the neiehdorhood
which was time ago cleaned out by the United
| States troops.
For some time past information has been accu.
mulntipg in the ONCE Of the Supervisor OF Internal
Revenue establishing the fact OF a revival Of Illicit
distillaon in the neighborbood adjoining the Navy
Yard commonly krown as Irisbtown, and yesterday
Revenue ofRcer wsss was detailed, with force OF
ten assistants, to inspect the region. After some
| street, between Gold street and Hudson avenue,
which led to satisfactory Developments In the
With convenient access from two streets, was found
an establishment ready for operations In all respects
save that the wtrm was still lacking. The absence
OF tile worm, how ever, rendered the whole incom-
plete, and no seizure could he made. The officers
therefore concluded TO withdraw.
UP 70 this time there had beer no opposition or.
fered to the Search nor, indeed, hsd any unusual
manifestation OF interest In the movements OF the
into the street from the COOPER shop they were sur
pIsed with q rolley Of stones from housetops,
WINDOWS, and every conceivable cover. The attack
was earnest and severe, ard 80 sudden aud unex.
peetod Us 70 throw the onfcers wholly OF their
ofhcer wass faced about to discover. II possible,
the source Of the attack. But In this lie bafieJ,
as when he turned not person was 10 be seen, and
the missiles stopped 1ying.
little girl, eight years old struck almost by
hb side, by huge stone, and severely wounded.
Sac lay crying piteously on the walk when the at
tack ceased, and Ofcer Wass picked her up and
ried her to place OF safety. A soon the onlccr
started to move nway the attack resumed upon
him, bnt be got beyond reach with his burden With.
out suffering ibiury.
The assailants were indiseriminate in their at
tack. raining their missiles upon nnybody who hap.
pened TO be In the street A drayman In the employ
OF the cooperihg establishment rushed into the
scene OF the assault TO rescue little 10y who was
exposed and could not escape. The drayman WAS
hit on his shoulders and about his head by stones.
lie was very badly wounded. He perseyered In res
cuing the child, and saved him.
n more serious attack befel two ofhcers who
started by an independent route for Bridge street
These were Oficers Brown and John VOORHEES,.
lbe angry crowd espie1 them, and mob OF moro
than hundred started In pursuit. pelting them uu-
mercifully with stones Brown faced about and
drew revolver, the sight OF which COW ed the pur-
suors, and they stopped The officer then watched
Tor favorable opportunity while lie held the crowd
AZ hay, and taking leg bail escaped. Poor Noorness,
however, was less fortunate. by some chance be
iell into the hands OF the Plistines. and treat
ed In ma ner that leaves 1t doubtful whether he
cay recover. The crowd caught him, pounded him
with stones and clubs, kicked him, STAMPED upon
him, aud finally left him tor dead. A hidoous cash
another the hack OF his head; his
spinal column injured II not broken. and be was
covered with bruises from head to foot He was
borne TO the CITY Hospital where he lies ihsensibe.
. The police OF Brooklyn were nowhere to be seen.
No arrests made.