The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-04
WHISKEY TWICE SEIZED.
RAID ny REvEHUB OFFICERS,
I'll AND 4 RIID ON THEM
How Forty-eigbt Bnrrcis of Crooked LIQUOR
were Gnnrded ia Eorty-frri street \
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How forty-etghf Bnrrcis oi trOokrd Liquor
were Gnnrded ia Eorty-hrri street \
Ntuht Fight tina, IL involved Ia Mystery.
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The two story red Dflck building AZ 30
W..t Tnrtv first atrcpt md the frame stritcture
49,, :, a., .,,
side Of the thorough are. were ,cstcrd v secure
lv fastened and watched. after tho manuer OF
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the man VINO ioeheI Tue sVdoie uoor avn "''
horse had been stolen. The day and evening
n,,,,,,,s b,d ,.,,n ,na,Lsd nv much disorder In
proN'o's "'u PC" MAJ w. W =,
tLat ncighbOrhopd' anu tncNoNeThHc"t ""iv'is
who were successful In the day time III their
,aid ~, tho "cronlod" ,,bisleev establishments
'"'u w VIZ Ni'oN0u 81, -.
were pay worsted after dhrS' iu"se pa.e'
we're raided on SATURDAY. morninglby Deputy Ool-
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rector A. H. haNIeN' Inspectors w. ~ :" ~
and f. r. Ryan, United states Deputy Narshhis
Npucomn and Dencrt and sever A " extras" nA-
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sisted by sergeant Schutz ana twchty-nNe "'n-
ccr OF the police Loaf Heneca. They discovered
n connection between the rectifying house. at
s,a -, 81, 49,, -, - ,ho d,.,u,o,, In
Do " cst iorb h'ss h"ees anu '"o "'9'''V' ""
the rear Of the machine shop opposite, and
seized forty-eieht barrels OF wh,skev in the lat
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ter pace. IL u an EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES
that none OF the officers knew, or have since
lie ,rne,, who owned this whiakev over the
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uoor NJ bS West forty-ntst street " pa'nieu
~. 'Oxan' VINO " Noean WIS puvst i,,n
frequently uskeu' but none OF Tue hNst,ilou1
persons VINO loltered ABOUT seemed 10 know
MN. hey sain that hdwaru hocnr useu 70
Keep tho phcci Dut IN ne uncs not 10" IN
certain, because he II dead. In the rear. or
boncr room Oh tue nullulhg ,WeIe ao"ua h'ti
sheep. These were contiscateJ by the uWSort.
FOR long tlmc, according TO tbe ponce omcet
on uutN III lhat hu 81 10 onc ae w, 49,, i VIZ
winoowe or DO, ~ OF 90 opened SO 'h"' ahypouS
hlRht see withln. 80, ,,, 49,.
Tue forty-eight barrele OF whlskey were
shugy put IN the frame STRUCTURE "neIo tle
mash tubs: donkey pump. worm uoupIe''
ald sun nad oeen IN pp,r .ion anu .le "oNein-
nent nm ,erh were nnppN over ,tucT nrilse
teNchuv onhceis i,nutn , S a. ..' , W
James shaw, ana Joseuh Mack w,r ihstrurtel
To carefully watch OV'r we parteis OF WhiSkey,
and revenue oihcers fninp cumming, Jam,
Iirrull ana hobeIt Alnoros", were set ~ tahe
ere OF tue shtep IN INC brltk Duhulne on lhe
othcr sidc 81 ne street; lherc ~ ARG" Satu
with closely -boardcd fence tlst east Ol tns
machine shop, IN front Of the distillsry, ana IN
the ey.ninx revenue omc'rs Shaw anu MACK
patroIIeo iuis Naru' In tne s'tset ou' iue tne
gate were hc"pera Shea anu Nnl'e' h"epefs
Amnrosr, Cummings, ana Cdfroli say near the
] stove In INC req orlck building ana listened 10
Tue bleat'nR ~ the sheep. a Ean y ul varuS Was
prop SEQ, anu the three keHpers were tiau OF
! the "pp"ttunls 10 p'e.san.N pa hwN VIZ
tune. fohce mcers uaylord nhu h'tohhon Oh
tue Thrty-acvcnth street station, were IN tue
neigbborhood. aud tnoy joined IN tho game.
revenue keepers unprecedented an at aok from
pad Iunans, ana that the policemen were
called TO ND In the defence of the sheep IL v
undisputed. however, that the policemen played
cards with the Government officers. and That
while the game was IN progress some OF the
| much dreaded paid HUMANS nut paddock ON
| the street door and securely locked In the three
revenue keepers and the two police ofhcers;
| shortly before midnight, according to oil re-
! ports, from ntty to ono hundred armed men
! with two large trucks entered the street an 4
! stopped in front OF tue machine SHOP. Quick
a. a flash Keepers shea ana white, who stood
Ut che gate, were seized and overpowered. Tuey
were not gagged, yet they made no outcries
| They were dragged INTO a dark hallway opposite
ana / teatened with instant death II thev spok c.
Others OF tue armed men were already IN the
y.rd, wrestling with Keepers Shaw aud ack
| Snaw h over CO years OF age. lie showed hcht
| and was hit ON the head with an iron bar. Ihis
quoted him, anu, covered with blood, he was lee
into a corner of the yard and guarded. A large
| uistol was held on "A level with Keeper Mack.
| furenead and he was motioness. / hen the armed
| mcu put the IS barrels Of whskey INTO tine trucks
aud drove away. The keepers III the yard and