The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-04-01
WHISKY STOLEN FROM BOND.
An Act That Gave Deputy United States Mar
shals Adventure and Stirred Up q Vendetta.

Deputy United States Marshals Conway
and Moore returned yesterday from sue
cessful trip to Lawrence county, where
they captured three men indicted by the
grand Jury last week for breaking into
bonded warehouse and removing some
whisky therefrom. The offense was conf
mitted year ago, the warehouse
being that of Henry Tow. who
runs a distillery near Mitchell The
three offenders are Douglas Burton,
Curtis Bass and Frank Tow. the last-two-
named men being. respectively. the son-in-
law and brother of Henry Tow. who says
they broke into his warehouse. and, taking
out four barrels of whisky in bond. hid it
in barn. When Henry Tow discovered
the burglary the following day. he went to
work with o will, and was not long finding
the men who committed it. He
whisky. and, by threats of prosecution.
succeeded in getting them to replace
it in his warehouse. Since this occurrence
there has naturally been bad feeling be-
tween the distiller and the trio in question.
Relationship ties were forgotten and day
by day the feeling became more intense
eliminating some days ago in q shooting
ARRAY between Henry Tow and his son-in-
law, Curtis Bass. In which neither was Sc
riously hurt. Tow made MP his mind to delay
no longer in bringing the three men to book
and, coming to Indianapolis, went before
the grand jury. with the result that they
were indicted.
Deputies Conway and Moore left Mitchell
Monday evening and drove seven miles
through mud and rain to the house of Doug
to their knock, revolver In each hand.
but they were prepared In similar fashion
and had the drop" on him. and after gaz-
ing for couple of seconds along
he concluded to surrender Conway took
the pistols from him and Moore clicked q
pair Of handouts about his wrists. TAX
ing Burton into their wagon, the officers
continued their journey two miles further
to Frank lows house. He was also antic-
ipating trouble of some sort. evidently, as
he had revolver in his hand. They COW
cred him, however, and soon had him
handcutfed. His wife cried bitterly as
they took him away. and pleaded
hard for his release. Curtis Bass was capt
ured in much the same manner as the others,
the prompt action of the officers averting
bloodshed. The three men were brought
here without delay and held in 1000 bail
each for trial. In default they were taken
to the Noblesville Jail.
says if the men ar. not convicted
and sent over the road he might
as we'll move out of that section of the
State, as it Will be too hot to hold him.
The officers are certain that it was only a
question of a short time until bloody
feud broke out as the consequence of the
stealing of that whisky and subsequent
events. At every house they stopped
the people were on the alert, and
Burton said. when questioned about coming
attacked any time by Henry Tow and his
friends and had taken that precaution for
some time past. Five revolvers OF the same
pattern lay on Deputy Robinson's table
last evening, representing the armament
taken from the trio of prisoners. Great
interest Is being taken in the case by the
residents of Lawrence county, and the
trial of the three men Is awaited with q
feeling of anxiety. because 1T is generally
felt that the matter will not end there.