, 1876-01-20

WHAT TWO DETECTIVES RECENTLY pfAcovEnRD.
What ls undoubtedly technical violation Of
tho Internal Rovenuo law, but which has beon
prnctfcoa by diattElers aud reotihore in this and
perhaps other clttcs for yohrB without rnoles'a-
ton, Was discovered tho other evening. Tno
kecu-eyed gentlemen, whose ahodcs BY day aso
10 the CuHtom-11 House. but who rcRde on tho
North sido, wcro quietly proceeding towards
thor homes, convorsiog upon matters 10 genoial
mud tho recent troubles in particular. When
but short diatauos from ono OF tho prominent
reotifying housss On the North Side, tloy noticad
thtoo dra5s
LOADED WIFI guspB7 BARRELS
Of Rpirits being Ieisursly drawn along tho street
nnuor tho rhnr1o Of drivers connected with the
house. 1t seems that lie officers arc unusually
woll posted In tue novonuo laxs, ard their
thoughta immediately Carried them back to
certain section prohibiting the removal Of liquor
before sunrise or after aunaot. Aa examination
into tho matter Showed that thera wore thirty
six bArre1s Of spirits IN the drayB. The ofticors
immedstoy ina.ructed tho drivers that tteis
employers wore violating this section Of tho
law, and the no1t day the recttdcrR
siao informed Of the fact when, to tho unbound
ed Aatontshmeut Of It's gentssu connected with tho
service, the propretors cooy replied that they weso
not aware there was any prohibition existing to cover
ectl easas thAt tley had oeGn ACCUSTOMED 70 fen07a
N1uota at a1tnost any time when # convenient,
aud TINT they really didn't know there anything
wrong abouti. In fact positive they Of being
In The right TINT hcy referred he officers 10 tho law
ITSELF copy Of which they happened 10 have In theE
posseasion. A examination Of tho work In qucs.lon
quite satisfactory III establishing the doctrine laid
down by The argus spyea officials, anu tho
REcT1r1EAs GAINED down
With wonderful nnAntulsy, md pcuttonfly promised
10 ubsy thp law hess4ttor.
Tho law referred TO Il contained In an act dated
July 10 l8G and tho particular seutiuu StforEed to s
No. 81. Tho provision reatlB an follawa:
Gst further enacted That peEson Bhhll remove
any isilod spirits as any other to than sftrr sun
and before sunset tn any csak or package con
b,ding In which ths may lavs beea distilled,
radHtiled, roctihod, compounded, manufactured. Or
| noId, md orory peraon who shall violats
| thiat proyison Hilal 10 uabo to penalty
Of floo for eaoh cssk barrcl package Of spirits 80
removed, and said apf!ts together with sy vessol
containing the came, and any horse, cart, bout. Of
other conToyanca usci In tho removal thereof shal Ic
forfeited 10 tho United RtAtes.
For this tGahaIcal violation Of tho Inv, tho bill
against tho rncsiAeFs In question would hars amounted
10 somethinR nto tho following tniry.s!K ,rte!1 Of
strs ut 800 cach Gov nno togohur with tho prizes
Of three drays and ax horses forfeited to the doEctn-
meat.
Dy thus calling attention to this matter ths rsvonue
oi1tclh hare probably axakst!od ds{o*aUon among
psrlies engaged In thu liquor businoss to p0A tien
setrux uloAa incsnatlg fu!1n!unti0ns caictha In
Rccoua and Il IN aafe to say that when 'stfl!crs anc
rectfeta read this, they Will quietly proceed to Fu
themselves Oh their guard against future oonAn
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