The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-14
THE BROOKLYN WHISKY RAID.
Violence of the mob-The Streets Cleared h,
Troops-Important Seizures.

Troops-Important Seizures.
The New York Post of last evening says
AT o'clock this morning the raid upon the
Illicit whisky stills In Brooklyn, which was in
terrupted by the darkness of last evening, was
resumed with the same precautions and the aid
of the military.
About 14OO soldiers, including the Sth Infantry.
an artillery corps, body of sappers and
miners, detachmeDts of marines, and other
troops, were under arms.
An unanticipated and important discovery was
made made in John street, between Jay aud
Pearl streets. In large open yard were two
newly-erected sheds of considerable size. When
opened nothing suspicious was visible, but the
nasal organs of the revenue officers at once de-
tected q strong odor of ''mash." Sappers and
miners were at once set to work, and with
vigorous blows begun to tear up the flooring,
which was well laid and substantial. When the
first planks we're raised, volume of steam, of
puDgeAt odor, rushed through the aperture, and
1t was plain that an important seizure was
about to be made. Just as the excitement was
at its height shower of stones tell among the
lookers-oD, ard before the work was proceeded
with q detachment of troops were ordered to
clear the adjacent Streets aud to occupy the
housetops surrounding the yard.
These orders were obeyed, and the sappers
again set to work. In very few minutes the
flooring OF both sheds was demolished, aud
fifteen huge watts full of mash were exposed. AS
the liquid was hot, 1t was certain that the still
could not be far off, and careful search was
ct once made. In the adjoining house a still.
ytJ HOJ anu Wct lUelue WbS But mere q
slight difficulty occurred. The owner of the
still defed the officers to sieze it, claiming that
he had bought II at auction about q week ago,
and that they had no evidence to prove that it
had been used Illegally, as 1t was not on the
same premises with the mash.
Although neither General Jourdan, nor his
associates, doubted that the still had been used
In making the liquid that was then pouring into
the cutters through the hose of fire-engine il
was left unmolested. The total value of the
mash, still, and shed seized in John street Is
estimated at $40 000
The sheds and tubs were torn to pieces, and
the serviceable planking removed to the Navy
Yard.
In the meantime 1t was ascertained that
number of suspicious barrels had been found at
the foot of Gold street, and, on examination,
they proved to be full of 'smash," which had
doubtless been collected from some of the vats
which were not thoroughly pumped out last
night. The barrels had been artfully placed
near some sugar refneries, aud they were at first
thought to contain molasses. The bungs were
Knocked out and the liquor allowed to escape to
the river.
1t was remarked to-day by a gentleman expe-
renced in these matters that Illicit dstlerles as
a rule were constructed in such a manner that
the contents of the vats can be emptied at mo-
ment's notice into the nearest sewer The
Brooklyn distillers, however, are unable to do
this, their vats are deeply sunk into the earth
In order TO render detection more difficult and
TO give more trouble to the revenue officers.