New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-15
ANOTHER WHISKY RAID IN BROOKLYN
RIOT IN THE FIFTH WARD-A REVENUE OF
FIcHR FATALLY SHOT - IMPORTANT AR

IN
FIcER FATALLY SHOT - IMPORTANT AR
RESTS.
Gen. Jourdan received information, recently,
that Illicit still running by John German III YORK
ST., near tho Nayy-Yard with the advice ana co
operation Of United States Marshal Harlow, rad upon
the premises carefully planned for wednesday
night, but owing to the excitement in wYorh, and IN
view OF the fact that the roughs Of the Fifth Ward would
probably be armed, the attempt postponed until
yesterday morning. The rading force assembled at the
United States Marshals Office, in Montague-st, at a.
m, heavily armed with clubs and reyolyers Gen.
Jourdan also obtained the assistance OF the Marine
Corps at tho Nayy-Yard, under Lieut.-COl. BrOome.
The plan that only the revenue forces should be
used in selling the stills and making arrests and that
tho United states troops should remain under arms
tho Navy-Yard. The revenue force com
manded by Gen. JOurdan, in person, and num.
bercd eight deputy maTsha 30 assistant assessors
deputy collector. 1t was formed in squads, and
each man was made acquainted by means OF diagram
with his position the field of operations II hoped
that several OF the most notorious Of the Illicit whisky
dsters in the ward would be captured, including John
German j. H. Cassidy Water Board employee; Michael
Mcmahon, and John Bridges for whose arrest warrants
had been in the Marshal's hands for some time The
actual arrest OF dealers ntrused to the Marshas,
and they were ordered break in the doors OF the
houses where the lived and take them from their
beds.
The revenue men, after receiving their instructions at
the Marshas Office started in squads by different routes
for the marine barracks at the NavyYard whore they
concentrated and marched quietly into the Whisky ward
portion Of the force Immediately proceeded to the
houses of the to be- arrested. Cassidy was in bed at
his house in Prospecs and was taken without oppos
ton Mcmahon had heard OF the approach Of the OIL
GERS and sought escape, but met as the doorway
He took refuge in upper room, and being pursued
iumped from third-sOry window 10 the street, where
he was seized and taken TO the Nayy-Yard squad
burst into Germans house, but from that lie had es-
capped.
While Gen. Jourdan with or 10 men keeping
watch over the entrances to YOrst, between Hudson
ave- and Dxons Alley 90 sOroughs concealedn IIud-
son-aye opened upon them heavy pistol fire, and the
shots now fast about the Of the officers The fire
WAS returned with little effect as the whisky were
hidden behind the houses. Its believed however that
one Of the gang was killed fatally wounded. At the
moment the firing began, Clinton Gilbert, gauger
in the Assessors office, shot through
the lower part Of the back, the Duliet
passing out through the abdomen He staggered DacE
into the NayyYard and was conveyed 10 the Naval
Hospital His wounds examined, and the surgeons
say that it is impossible for him to live more than three
days The Assistant Assessors who burst into Germans
Illicit dstilery found that, although the bricks were
warm the still gone. Two days before 1t had been
operation. After further search the officers returned
to the NavyYard and embarked on board the tug Ca
taIpa and were conveyed TO the foot of Monague-st
During the firing in Hudsonave., Major Weeks was
wounded in the left hand by pistol ball, and Capt
Salvage was struck with spent ball in the right ankle
Gen. Jourdan had escape q shot struck tie
lamppOst against which be standing James Cassidy
raiVned before IT, s. Marshal Harlow and in default OF
5000 bail each locked up to await trial Iney
be hard working men, who never nave ad any
thing do with the manufacture Of Illicit whisky.