The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-01
HyDlxo wnlxxxY IN COxSEc1ICur.
lassnlsss Cssssivsaess % Illegal Lssuss
Dsalsrs-A WsaAsrful Barrel.

lassaisss Csssstvsaess - Illegal Lssusp
Dsalsrs-A Weadsrfui Barrel.
NoRwfcli, May sl.-The evasion Of the
caat-iron Connecticut License law. and the
hunting down OF offenders bv prosecuting
axents greedy for the % bounty paid In every
proven case Of illegal liquor selling. furnish
many novel episodes. To successfully evade
the Law the saloon keeper must not only have
HE LIQUOR hidden 70 ~ to defy the kesnest
search. both day and niRht. but he must b.
constantly on guard against spice In the pay
OF prosecuting ofhcers. In spite Of oil din.
cultiss. there 10 hardly villaee In eastern Con-
necticut In which there are not vlolaotrs OF the
law. who mako good living besides paying
heavy fines after the agents have hunted thom
down. The large factory villages In which
the NO license system 10 In force
are q fruitful field for illegal liquor
selling. The employees arc crazy for alcoholic
stimulant. and any one who 10 able to furnish
II 70 them IL sure OF an income Of from % 900
to $1,000 rear. The business is sometimes
done BY tho proprietor Of village restaurant
but oftsnsr BY mill hand. q free.and-easy fel.
low. with large circle Of acduaintances. In
Occum. mill VILLAGE. q few miles north Of this
city. jolly young Frenchman. Moses Lambert,
was convicted In the Norwich City Court Of six
teen distinct violations Of the law In one year.
and was sentenced to pay fines and costs In
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agents. Notwithstanding his drawbs cks, Lam
bort makes money. He smuggles his whisky
inf %hs n su y,s cs s nsh dealer. going on con-
Seiors d.yeresk, By sxsnts who have Ridden IL
and his deputy sheriff, ride together. The sus-
doos
81 tie ilsht Of lamp carried by The owner.
Sssrina arHsr- i searched. leather and straw
.s. AZ. SE stss
Sn' L ssa I'D Barn. and ssf hcr.s
then sink drains and stone wsls are looked
after. the proprietor ioeoseiy assisting In the
search and cracking jokes mt the officers ex.
fSpR nsa Ss seller lie S VAL ssss
aus Sss thu. III g. a ss
Wtndham county was selling 9S 20 contrary Z
mem ma al S ali hours Who @ had no Sus
srsss r9sasd lrSp,ss.y On ass sa,rd 4,
| cred q pipe In the ceiling OF his reception room
| by pulling up boards and cutting away plaster.
| ing they Traced 1t to q tank containing severa
gallons OF whiskey between the floors In m
upper story. On the same day these Officers
surprised Anthony Murphy in the, same vi
| lage. Anthony welcomed them with n smile
| and said. Search all you want to. gentlemen
| you'll find no rum about my place, There's
nothing stronger thar. cider here. and that's II
| that barrel oyer there"
| He pointed cnrelessly to a cider cnsk in .
corner OF the ROOM Thu officers looked thu
barrel over carefully aud smell Of 1t.
| Oct u glass. Andy" said one OF them. And!
got the glass and the officers turned the spigot
Ont ran stream OF sour old cider. Next tn,
oflcsr got hammer and knocked out the bung
He lowered his official nose into the vent
Cider. true's yer born" was his comment
| Then he noticed o small reg on the rear end o
| the barrel. Might a. we'll try this. too. Andy.
| he said. MIR. Murphy's countenance fell. Thu
| peg was pulled out. and the constable drew
| glassfui Of Old Crow whiskey.
Quite n BARREL" he said. getting OF hi
knees , :. Bid you Invent 1t. And1s Going t
There were two apartments In the cask.
| SEARCHING . boarding house In the early !dawl
ut Versailles. and descending to the broa
kitchen. noticed that the dining room tabl
wAs SingulArly corpuent They rolled II owe
| two or three times. there wan u crashing q
| wickcr:covered glass and gallon OF whiske
| trtckled out on tho flodk.