The morning times., 1895-09-05
HUNT FOR EMPTY BOTTLES
Detective Flinders Created Great
Excitement in AnacoStia.
a German Woman Threatened Him
With Two Bulldogs, but Finding
Him Unmoved, She Gave Up.

Detective Flinders. of the Bottlers' AS
sociation. furnished enough material yes
icrday for Anacostia gossip for many days
10 come over fifty families in the suburb
were objects of his investigation, and as
many persons just escaped police court
trial because OF their first o1fenSe IN re-
tanning empty beer bottles belonging TO
local wholesale dealers and Washington
bottlers.
He went to many homes and asked for
empty beer bottles, and told OF the law
governing the case in some there was
no resistance. The people were only too
anxious TO get rid Of the much-looked-lor
bottles. but others objected.
There was one amusing experience. A
well-known German lady, whose family
is fond of the amber fluid and who resides
| on Monroe street, was among the first ap-
preached by Detective Flinders and Lennle
Anderson. representing George Ii. Gray,
a local dealer. When the Official arrived
/ he went 10 the rear door, and there, standing
! in the middle or the kitchen, her arms
aNimbo. sleeves rolled up, and c0mpla-
Gently viewing a dozen bottles Of bright
! red catSup. was the German lady. Each
/ bottle had been securely sealed, and a
smile OF satisfaction bcamed on her face.
/ Her surprise was great when she learned
Flinders mission.
''yeIl. del you / viii bring dose bottles
down 10 Merster Gray myself. 1t will be
/ all rghl she argued.
| No, madam" was the reply, II am
sorry. but you will have to empty your
catsup out and give me the bottles"
| Her Indignation was great.
| 'Mcin GOtt in himmcl, IL was won great
/ big wrong. You git out dis blaze. | have
swci bull dog. Gil out She continued.
/ But the detective persisted and per
| suadcd, and finally the daughter OF the
] kaisers land took down big dishpan
I and the Catsup was cmpticd. Win 4
1 warning against repetition he darted
away with the dirty bottles
! His next visit was to the home of an
/ AHacDSlia church member, who partOuk
I oI beer To build up his constitution. In
/ the cellar OF the house among the spiders
! and the snails about a Haii dozen bottles
| were discovered, and only too glad WAS
/ the lady 10 get rid ul the evidence of gulit.
You WOUld Toe surprised AT the number
] of these HyDHcritlS.' - said one Of the raid
/ ing party last night, ''Dut L can't give
] a way buSiness secrets
! 4 negro living IN Hillsdale played host
] 90 the sleuth. who discovered q little
! black pIgkaUjuny sucking milk from one
! bottle. another was doing duty as candle
molu>ses. They Were All taken in custody.
] IU Uu Harrison street several families
cellars were entered with great success,
Z while from Washington street over fifty bot
I ties were secured.
IUtIc fashionable quarter, as the section
. bounded by Grant street, Monroe street and
Franklin street is called, over four dozen
( were obtained at one place. BY the time
. The light wagon carrying the party got back
ON Monroe street 90 was spotted and the
I SmaH boys formed a procession TO see the
fun TIE people on the street caught on
and last night IL was tile talk OF the town.