The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-27
WHAT THE EXCISE BOARD FOUND
Moenshine Whiskey Flows
F. eeIy in the Outskirts.
The Dangers of peach and Honey"
"Poasum Trot" and "Red House"
The Police Not Very Solicitors For the
Moonshine Peddiers-The Revenue
Raiders Need Punching up-store
Lights Needed.

Moonshfne Peddlers-The Revenue
Raiders Need Punching up-More
Lights Needed.
The board OF excise held it's regular
daily sitting at police headquarters yes.
terday. Some delay was occ lsioned in
the beginning by the papers not being
In readiness, and as the business was
not concluded at o'clock the board
continued in session until 4:3O.
u The application of L. Peters for
license to sell liquors at the corner OF
Kimball and Seventh avenues, vas the
hrst case taken up. A insurance
was filed by the citiz ,ns' temperance
committee, Judge King appearing as
counsel. Lawyer Berkely appeared in
behalf OF Mr.. Peters.
|. While the evidence in the case was
being taken some very interesting and
important features in regard to both
city and national affairs were brought
out.
/ Chief Terry was put upon the stand
and in response to the q .estion as to
how many policemen were on duty in
that ward, he stated, substantially,
that there were two policemen on duty
there during the night time. but none
IN the day. The two policemen were
required to do one mans work because
~ was unsafe for man to be alone in
that region, more particularly In the
localities known as 'Possum Trot.n
Peach and Honey and the "Red
House" He would not like TO 90
through those districts himself alone
during the night and much less would
he ask anyone else to do 30. The c,Yss
Of this state OF affairs he attributed to
the improper lighting of the city and
the bad character of the people known
TO 1nfest the famous Tin police court)
prt C nets
Officer Flick was also sworn and after
corrobo. ating the evidence given by the
chief he created another sensation
amongst his hearers by tho startling
announcement that the vast amount of
general cussedness prevailing through
out the outskirts Of the city was 10.
spired by corn and other liquors, not
manufactured aud sold under the super.
vision of the government and within
the bounds OF the law, but what Is gen.
orally called "moonshine whiskey."
This. he said, was brought into the city
in quantities and peddled around from
house TO house like any ordinary farm
produce. Being pressed for answer as
to WhS4such proceedings were permitted
to prevail right under the eyes OF the
minions of the law, he electrified his
small audience by stating that the police
mad not been properly encouraged In
their efforts to bring the guilty parties
to justice; that when they made an ar
rest they were compelled to lose time
in appearing before the commits sioner
in Lynchburg and were but poorly COM
pensated, receiving only cents per
mile mileage and fee of $3.50 per
diem Again, he said, it was hard to
tell which of the wagons contained the
illicit spirits, and that it would
require moro time than the police
could give to the matter to search
every wagon suspected of containing
evidence of crime. The fault in his
opinion, lay with the internal revenue
officers, of whom there ara two located
in Roanoke, and whose duty it is to
ferre out these breakers of the govern.
ment's laws. However, when a police
man felt satisfied that a wagon con
tanned ardent spirits of suspicious
ma cure they promptly placed the owner
under arrest and brought him before the
courts.
There were several other witnesses
SaLlSQeQ
board that Mr.. Peters conducted a quiet
and orderly place, and the application
was granted.
The case of Emanuel Psttu,. Gre rorv
avenue, was then taken up and after q
short discussion the application was re-
fused on the grounds that the saloon
was loo tied in the BE C lion designated by
tho chief as dangerous.
Tho applications Of e. C. Payne, Lou
don avenue II. w; j. L. Schroth, 800
northeast corner of Gilmer avenue and
Third street; o. Mays, Ill Railroad
avenue; p. &c w. G. Ayers, 2l Salem
avenue; M Wolff 81 Co., 40 Salem ave-
nue.; j. Fl. Cannon, Norfolk avenue,
and w. Il. Felix, Hotel Felix, were
ordered laid over under the rule.
II the territory lying north of the
railroad and east of Jefferson street is
so dangerous after nightfall that one
policeman must bs accompanied by an
other TO insure his safe return, how
much moro dangerous must it be for
residents, particularly the female por.
ton, who are compelled to travel the
streets running through or closely ad-
joining Peach and Honey" and the
other notoriously bad quarters several
nights each week?
1t was sworn to upon the stand by the
head OF the police department that the
"Red House." or RED Row." was in.
habited and frequented by people who
are menace to public safety.
a TINES reporter called upon General
Manager Carr, OF the Electric Light
Company, to ascertain when the re-.
naming fifty lights would be in readi.
ness and thus relieve this bad" section
OF its stygian darkness. He stated tina t
he was waiting for wire ana would have
thom all lighted within thirty days.
Mesmerfsm at the Academy tonight.
Tor the Reinterment of President Davis