New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-15
THE COURTS.
AN ,DRoTIy HIDDEN STILL SEIZED.

The old and dilapidated buildings at the Bout
Ieyard aud Observation-Disclosures ty-nnth-'t' formerly
occupied by Vose, Dusnore & Co. a. the Rubber 'r
spring Company, presented IN aninatod seen" 5'@'"
morning when Captain Laary OF the Thiriieth Precinct
nnearthe an Illicit dstilery which had bren In success
ful oeeraion there since July AitoF Tho failure Of
yose Dnsnore & CO., about year ago, the promises
were unoccupcd except by william Gabrslth ana MS
wife, who lived in part Of tho building on ODe-lu'-
drcd shlryths, and who had general charge " the
property. About July two men rased The Dhdlng Oh
twenty 81. for tho manufacture
OF blnring The etse wns made m favor Of f. & j.
Kcrney OF No 3I3 East One-Hmdredand thrteenil-st.
I'm a few days "a permit 10 build sewer was Obtained.
The excavations made under this permit extended rom
the end Of the building through '"c'it io1 20
-gh board fence, bur the digging was never extended
beyond the fence \ heavy markeiwason maze ira
quent visits to the blu ing" factory, ana always went
away with = load OF something which was cArsiuy
covered with straw manure with canvas stre'chei
that.
suspicion that Illicit distng was In progress was eX-
cited about week 40. Capt Leary informed Ae-srs.
wis and Crawford The district reycnuc othcer' and ~
H. M Yesterday having stationed several men o. an
ferent points around the place Capt Leary, sefgt Dra
mater ana the revenue officers forced open door on the
north side OF the building and descended into cellar
where It was dark 70 each other and where the
heat VIA 50 great force them 20 beat ha-ty re
treat on emerging into daylight they were met by OH
Ger Kchoe who delivered 10 them man IN red shrt
and oyerals whom he said, he had captured In the act
of crawling under tho fence ont of tnr supposed sewer
fireman was snt FOR, the fire in furnace ~ The cellar
wa -xueuished -rts procured ard the premises
were cxpored IN ON corner the cellar was hult
LARGE brick furnace. the top ~ when was al hhcs
Kettle rnll u SETTLING mash All the apparatus was ~
4o,d quality and excellent condition. Two hatf'1 oI
very GOOD Whi-key found ready Tor dhNtrf' p"t
in.y Lad 10 mars upon them. Thirty hoSsneias' con
tanning 10 all about 5000 gaou- Of mash we're rom" III
the cellar. and about dOZ' empty hogfleads ana one
haf full Of molasses found on the floor above I'D
The west end OF the cellar found u" entrance ~
The underground passage, by which the Operator rsa@t
This Ia -ge abOu, tWO feet IN Wlith ana Iirt ia
length: noon entering IT, one passes ny means n bid
ON "A ladder over au old WE'LL and fier Crawling along
Tor Gitt prt cnergcg under tine fcLcc Whcfr ottf n
Erc ha fret n0uccd dstu banc. Of pile OF rD Sd
next the aisug OF board, and finally tle held OF us
Wien Inns man vas captured he would not say word,
hu finally stated that bis name Vas smith Mrs trAl-
bsh -vs size hld Just admitted smith ana lei ahpthe
wau uas. few moments before the officers ariftH
The revenue officers tore down the furnace, rhipN'o
ti., mash. divided the whskcy among thr party ana
gave she ADgrhraQs 10 any persons VINO "ou4i tiA" t
away. The prisoner WAS taken before Co>ml-7lpher
Shields Yesterday. where he gave bis name AZ JoAh
smith and di,c.amcG all kuowlct e. VI ihc charge
a.Iiust hm. H. was he'd ~ $1,000 bal Tor eXanna
ton on Thursday. ~ default OF bail he was placed W
Lurwtrcc Jail Tie Gi,ulcry pr misses are 10 cLais.
C.pi. l and The detectives an On toe iO0AOu Tor
oIIth's partner.