The New York herald., 1872-12-17
C0NTRABAND DISTILLATION.


Daring Capture 81 . Large Illicit Dis-
ttsIery-The Watchword ..CIau Duvar'
Discloses the Presence OF the OAicers-
The Contents OF the Shop Ripped Out
and Securely Landed by the Revenue
Men-The Proceeds Over Ono Thousa md
Five Hundred Dollars.
For several days past o strict watch was kept on
the block bounded by Thirty-ninth street, Tenth
and Eleventh avenues, by officers connected with
the officer OF MI. Lucian Hawley, supervisor OF In.
ternal Revenue, It being surmised that Illicit
whskey was being manufactured in that
classic locality. The fact that this nefa.
rious trade had been altogether attributed to
Irishtown, in Brooklyn, made the officers devote
their whole attention to this case. In Sum
days HERALD the action Of Ike supervisors
Department in relation to o. contemplated
raid on Illicit distilleries was foreshadowed,
and, sure enough, on Monday before daybreak one
OF the largest OF the kind in the trade was taken
possession OF, Notwithstanding great opposition.
During Sunday night and early yesterday morn
ing party Of seven, under charge OF Assistant
Assessors Robert Hunt and John Sanger, OF super.
of fence into one OF the stores In Atbator place,
West Thirty ninth street. between Tenth and Elev.
enth avenues. Finding
MAGNIFICENT DIsTILLERY
fitted up with all modern appliances, but not nn-
man being, however, anywhere about the estab-
awaited Developments. AT about two O'Clock yes
terday morning latch key opened the door and
on pav 'ne nuck hn any
flashed ray OF light In his face, and ere he could
utter cry for help his hands were well shackled.
him OF the risk he would incur by giving alarm.
The prisoner very Judciously kept quiet. The off
cials now set to work IN good earnest in demoish-
ing the fixtures and prepared to remove the
portable portion OF the distillery.
HUGE COPPER STILL
OF about twenty barrels capacity was dug ont Of
massive brick setting, which was by no means an
easy task. While thus employed knock was
summons, and to his question, "Who is there ~
received the answer, "Claude ,Duval.n The door
was opened, but the man became alarmed and ran
away, not even needing shot fired after him by
The sound OF the bullet disclosed the raid. The
rifi-raff Of this festive neighborhood, comprising
soap boilers fat meters and pig butchers rallied
around the distillery, impelled there as much by
mischief as by curiosity. The officers were rein
station house, in West Thrty-seventh street, who
Kept the crowd re- is at bay while the revenue ocas
loaded thereon the copper still,
TWO BARRELS OF FINE RUN
and all the tools, besides several hogsheads OF mo-
lasses. The officers surrounded the truck and
walked with drawn revolvers, followed by a hoot
ing crowd eager to rescue the captured property.
The prisoner who gave his name as Patrick Boyle,
was temporarily lodged in the Twentieth precinct
station house until later in the day, when the
before the United States Commissioner, who held
him In 5000 ban to answer. The officers seized
altogether
A copper STILL valued at least at..........A0Oo at 81 900
Six hogsheads moiasses about 800 gallons about 800
Tools, .....................,.. 100
Total. 500
This seizure, being the first since Mr.. Hawley
took possession OF his new ONCE, rejects great
credit upon him as well as upon his officers for the
q commencement. There are several more OF the
same sort lett, which the Supervisor intends 10
make raid on, with every prospect Of successful