, 1877-11-04
some days ago, in n vacant lot near the corner
Of Seventeenth and Arnold streets.

some days ago, in vacant lot near the corner
Of Seventeenth and Arnold streets.
! Jacob Banner, an inhuman brute employed
! to drive one Of Downey's scayenger-wagons,
| was yesterday arrested BY officer 7. II. Dillon,
] OF the West Lake Street Station, for beattng
his team with shovel III most brutal manner.
! lie was arrafgned before Justice Morrison and
| fined IS aud costs.
Justice Summer1eld yesterday held the fol-
/ lowing: Some two dozen fruit and berry deal
ers who persist in defying the ordinance, asked
for a continuance, and got it upon their own
four months In the House OF Correction; Mary
Johnson, sixty days; Peter Rafferty,, Patrick
Halloran, Frank Fury, thirty days each. Justice
Morrison held Frank Harris in $500 bonds for
tapping the till OF NJ. Coyuc's saloon, corner OF
Halsted anu Jackson streets.
Minor arrests: NJ. Fl. Wilson, obtaining m
oycrcoat and some dry goods from ]. c. Briker
OF No. IL North Halstcd street. upon forged
order; William Conlcy, assault With intent to do
bodily injury to John Hoffman, OF No. 262 ely
bourne avenue; Richard Kelley, threats to kill
Kate Judge OF No. 10J Bremen street; Joseph
and Anna Frclke, assaulting John Uirich With i
deadly weapon; Victor Lundgrcn and john Nors
from, larceny Of half u barrel Of mackeEcf from
1. Arnold & Co., OF No. 100 South Water street:
Peter Campbell, larceny Of two books from NJ:
I. Gilbert, No.. 81 Clark street; Michael
O'Bricn, larceny of sheep from John BleEkes;
Andrew Dawson, found i'll possession OF a shawl
aud some bed-clothcs which he could not
account for satisfactorily.
CROOKED RUM.
The Revenue officers BOUNCED down upon a
small dstllcry yesterday afternoon, ut No. POS
West Indiana street, corner Of Carpenter,
owned by Christopher Staugc, and placed Gus
the Collector Of Internal Revenue, The officers
who made the seizure are Deputy Collectors
Phelps aud johnson, and they nre fully con-
WINGED that illicit distillinE Of highwines las
been carried on there, but to what extent they
were not able to determine last evening. APP
pearanccs are certainly against Mr. STANCE, bur
he asserts his Innocence of any attempt
Or act to dciraud tile Government, stat
ing that he used the apparatus found On
his premises for the sole purpose Of lnanufac-
turing chemicals i ct:nnct ton with his business
as druggist. The building indicated is i
large three-story and basement, the first floor
on the corner being used By Stange as drug
store, and the basement for tue nlanufactory.
In the latter apartment are five stills
one having capacity for thirty gallons,
one for twenty-five, two for ten each,
aud one for three; four wor11is and
condensers, two fcrtAcntcrs, two mash-kettles,
and three or tiye nurse power engine to ado
1hcrookn.'' There are in :ic place all the neccs
sary Essential oils, such llls, bourbon ctc,
the compromising of WHISKY aud other spirits,
quite i humber Of small casks Tiled with
whisky aud wines, and bottling apparatus
aud bottles. In snort, the establish
1hett. lnougH staalI, Is coH,qleL'',
and, il it has not been, could be used n the |
Of whisky to a considerable cxtvnt. !
The apparatus dlu not bear the appearance Of |
having been lately used, but wien the officers !
seized it, the boiling Of sugar for coloring pur-
poses had evidently tcen in progress In !
the kettles but short time before. On !
= small sign in trout Of the doorway !
leading from the street are the words, .'Posi-
tiVelv No Admittanre," and the windows are !
screened so as to prevent i full view. from the
outside. Sumo Of thu casks that are full give |
a'nple evidence OF having being Us cd before.
The Collector will make IN examination Of
,ne premises tomorrow, and if he is satisfied |
hat Mr.. Stansc bus been making whisky on the |
iy, he will commence proceedings agaiust him.