Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-27
The Rutland liquor Seizures.

The Rutland liquor Seizures.
rHE SECOND RAID.
The second raid on the liquor dealers was
made yesterday afternoon, and resulted IN
almost a riot. The plan of operations was
the same a. on Saturday. About two
O'Clock 4 number Of men were stationed on
the streets 10 watch. while the officers pro-
ceeied in their search The deputie- short
IL began operations. beginning with the
store OF J. * 7. Caden, where they secured
one barrel OF whiskey and few gallons IN
pail II required a very extended search
10 secure even this mucn. They searched
the store throughout. up stairs and down
in the cellar, bat finally found It concealed
on the sto0p. among a lot of barrels and
empty cases. \ search in the freight house
brought 10 light several barrels Of different
kinds Of liquors and wines, some Ot them %
considerable value.
Before they had finished searching here,
a crowd began TO gather, which increased
20 rapidly that in short time the officers
were Obliged IL desist from further search
After securing what they could at Caten'S,
the officers started for the Farmers Hotel.tOl
lowed By the fabbie, hooting and ieering.
Here their search proved iruit.es-. They call
ed on ; j. Loop and found nothing there
They also searched the building Of y r.
DAVIS, but found nothing. By this time
the crowd had become 80 large and - az
rres-iye that the officers thought It was not
policy to 20 further in their search The
bystaniers dii Not stop with a free use OF
vile language. but began throwing missiles
at the officers. and pulling, pushing, and
iostling them until they gave up their
search. Deputy Williams was be>lesed and
somewhat il-u-e1, but not - violently
treated as o. receive any permanent injury.
Deputy Powers, however, appeared 70 be
their special target. st him they levelled
all their missiles, which were composed OF
bottles. eg.S. stones. etc. The first blow he
received was from a large black bottle,
which dill him considerable injury. They
then re~lrted u eggs and gave him shower
Of them Mr.. Powers becoming alarmed Tor
his safety. ana concluding that discretion
was the better part Of valJr. sought safety
in flight. lie started on run through the
depot yard followed bya crowd oil boys anu
Young men. hO0ting and shouting. hurting
stones and making perfect pancemonium.
\ plumber Of the stones struck NJ Powers
but did rOt materially lnIure HIM.
After Powers had made his advent into
the depot park he was the object Of cousi-
derable attention. which may be termed
had gathered in large numbers. and HI
provided themselves with annoying missiles,
which they used quite freely until Powers
passed over to the buildings on the east side
Of Merchants Row and was sheltered in one
of them. The crow. which had increased to
fully 500. awaited his descent with anxiety,
and gathered around Wings corner enthu-
siastically. After a few moments Mr..
Powers came down from his station AID
went up into Morse's Block, after which be
was seen no more.
The crowd Cor mob) were quiet for =
few moments, only to be reused by the pas
sage of ilr. Grogan, who proceeded north
ward followed by h0oting yelling and hiss
ing crowd. Arrived in front Of Sheriff Fields
Office. he turned about f0r a moment,
and Deputy-Sherif SandeTS)n improved his
opportunity By coming CUT Of one Of the
windows of the Sherifi's Office and address
ing the crowd. His remarks were listened
to with marked attention. He exhorted his
hearers 10 proceed home quietly, and attend
70 their own business, assuring them that
If anything Ike mob law was attempted,
the power of the State would be invoked at
once.
\ moment after. Mr.. Grogan started
across the street 10 the south, and was at
once greeted BY the howls and Kisses Of the
crowd. which surrounded him Partly
across the street. he paused and assured hiS
attendants that he was not 10 be sent out Of
town. He proposed. he said. 10 stay here
just as long a. the temperance men Of the
town desired him TO.
After this the crowd gradually dispersed,
though the streets were fall OF the uueia
pl0yed t. a late hour.
The crow was largely composed Of boys.
bat among them were a large number of
men, who, although not themselves resort
Ing 20 violent measures, continually urged
the boys on to the cOmmittal Of the outrage
Gus conduct.
The streets were all crowded during the
afternoon, and after the crowd was dis
parsed. knots gathered here and there along
the sidewalks discussing the movement.
The language used was loud and vigorous,
occasionally growing 50 loud As u be dis
tinguished at distance. Ia one Of the
knots was observed a burly Irishman, har-
arguing about dozen hearers The side
taken by him can readily be guessed by his
grand final per0ratiOn uttered as he wavei
his arms aloit: D." Whiskey'll prevail! His
auditors agreed with him. While TIE
crowd were gathered in front of the depot
hooting the officers. man, 50 drunk a. 70
be barely able to navigate. passed cut into
the street, and, BY using the whole street,
succeeded in.m0ying along the street, fol-
lowed by the crowd. who were glad 10 ge;
anything or anybody upon whom TO vent
their surplus energies. Herald,
2ifh
\ SixcuLAR DISEASE. The death of
George Colt, al announcement Of which
viii be found elsewhere. was ease Of
peculiar interest He had been afflicted
with fever sores on his right leg and hip
for fourteen years, and was at times a great
sufferer. \ few weeks previous u his
death he recovered sufficiently to be able to
20 about some but taking cold, was at
tackled with vomiting and severe pain in his
leg. His physician was called and found it
necessary TO make missions in his leg,
which was swelled badly from the flJt to
the body. Ii discharged freely, but soon
began TO mortify. and terminated in his
death, in forty-eight hours. The second
day after the physician performed the
operation be discovered the left side OF his
own face and eye swelling and growing
sore and very painful, appearing like the
swelling on Colts leg.
He soon after was called to see the father
Of the deceased, and found him with a leg
that resembled his sons, being swollen
very badly up to the body. tie found it
necessary to make en- ineision. and did 80 as
near the body as possible, as deep as tbs
bone. 1t discharged very freely. lie aiso
found Mrs. Colt, the mother Of the de-
ceased, with painful swelling extending
from the shoulder up the side Of her face
and around her neck, which resembled the
appearance and complexion of Mr.. Colts
leg and the daughter had a sore on her
arm. as she said, where shs washed her
brothers clothes. The hired mans neck
and forehead were swollen, and resembled
the appearance of the others. Under his
treatment they are all now doing well. He
could not account for this strange occur
rence-but that it should happen about the
time of the death of the young man is very
singular. Montpelier Journal.
We have received the first number Of
s. The WafehUord," the new temperance
paper printed at Montpelier. 1t rs four
page paper, devoted exclusively to the tenn
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