New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
INCONSISTENCIES TO BE TRIED.
TROUBLE N CAPTURING MEN WHO RUN
ILLICIT STILLS.
,,,pr MEX NEEDED ~ TIE INTERVAL REVENUE
COLLECTORS oFFcE-AINER WAVES

rorIre~ron.s OFFiCE-ALNER WAVES
EXAMINATION.
Iohn Rrady and John McGreggor. who we're ar
res.oJ lac, December Oh the charge OF conduct
Ing an Illicit distlllery In Driggs-ave. which was
cantured las, April by United States custom
House officers and Deputy United states Mar
shals. will be aralgnel for trial in the united
states Court on Wednesday next.
BRADY was arrested at his home in Clifton
Place When the officers entered the house ne
was found in his room. He asked permission to
go into an adjoining room 10 get an OVercoa'
His wife was in the room talking with the ofii-
GERS. and when after a considerable lapse OF time
Rradv did not appear and they started To look
into the other room TO learn why ne had not re-
turned Mrs. Grady tried TO prevent them from
doing So They forced their way in. however, ana
found the room empty. and window opening
IN a rear yard open Brady had escaped through
the window. but Deputy United States Marshal
Koch who MAS In the rear yard guarding N"
premises. saw Brady 80 h. dropped from the
window and attempted to climb the renee sepa-
rating the yard from open lot Koch drew MS
r,,..,,ve~ AND fired two snots at Brady who then
said: You need not shoot an, more. VIII give
UP" lie was placed under arrest and iuTnhhed
bail McCreggor was in Europe at tie time Of
the raid but was arrested on the same day as
Brady.
The arrest OF the two men was brought about
chiefly Dy me appeals OF United states Internal
Revenue Collector John G. Kelley. who was dis-
satisfied with the way in which the Inlted states
Marshar. office proceeding in the case Inc
warrants for the two men were issued within a
week after the still was captured but when IN
ouiry was made by Collector Kelley as to why
f,..n H..
replv was that the marshals were unable 70 find
them Finally Mr.. Kelley said that II the United
states Marshal would appoint two Oh three of his
men as special deputies. he would have the men
within a weeks time. This stirred up the mar
shal's sfilce, and the arrest OF Brady and Nc
Greggor quickly followed.
This only shows" said one of the prominent
officials Of Collector Kellsy's office yesterday TO
a Tribune reporter. "one of the little difficulties
W. have t. contend with in conducting this
Office. We have good reason to believe. as |
said 10 you q day or two ago. that there are
many illci. distillcries I'm operation in The tene-
ment districts in Brooklyn and New-iork. as
well as I'm the territory bordering on these
cities. Long Island city mas good quota o'
them. but cannot make the hecesShr! IN
vesiications To authcliZc us In making ralds
mon these suspected places for the reason
that we have not q sufficient staff oi men AT
our disposal to do the work -.
I'VE have only eleven "a Nl~l'i b'l''t'''
have thirty-four men In al empioytu IN Iie
Collectors Office In this city. including CLERKS;
cashier. bookkeepers. gaugers. st'r"k.eP,Is anu
SO forth In Boston they have hftN-t"o OF
nfty-three men. and there they do not c"ll'''
ont bird OF the revenue returned from TINS l'"-
partment We have supervision n"t ohlS "N'l
Brooklyn. but also all ~ the i"iri,1iE ., L,he
Island ana Richmond County. Within thr iaS'
,u.n wears the rating of this Office al NashlhS-
ton has risen from three ana IA half 10 on a'lu
a half and II would have been stlH high"' .''i
l.. lt POL
tho other dav where ten two-ccnt snuH STAMPS.
internal revenue stamps which are very s".ip,"
used were found missing, when an inV'S.Fn-
ton made or the oIH'e' az" "'''''' '
afterward found. 49,. -
In the last two or three months we nav a. +.
,.s.ad twelve or thirteen men In connection Win
i,iicii diet,lIcries The frat II these was AZ
pin e-et Abram BOrf and three oth"i men
The next was Lorimer-st.. David storm anu
another and the other in Meckrr-dN'' IA a. u"
! Flofin and four others the iaSt was AZ ~
| IIuls Long Island, where Patiegar ana Aver
we're caturrd. The counsel IN ca u 81 mos 49,
was Charlie 7. Holm = the hrm 90 lo.n q
/ cr,i,h park Row Ncw-York In the case ~
po,,crar and Aver a. we'll as IN many OF th''
| other cases referred TO- the prisoners. when ar
raigned. said that they had no counsel hha VI
moro than one instance entered pea OF R"',
which on the next day vas Withdrawn by MI
Holm. who announced himself as counsei TOT
the prisoners r,, Al,
dist,Iliny In this city and in Newly ork-'or they
have many Illicit atills | AIN convinced IN inc
| tenement regions Of New ork-is backed mp
| hv a syndicate There one or more men VINO
act as 'go-betweens' between the managers 81
this syndicate and the men from whom th.
| premises are rented. and IT. large majority ~
| cases the business Is not conducted az any ono
| pace for more than six or eight months or a
year at time.
samuel Aver. the workman Who was arrested
on Thursday last in company with Paitcgdr.
tie lesece Of the house At West iiins, Long
/ Island where an Illicit sim wac captured. was
again arraiencd hcfor" I niteh states minis
| sioner Morle Yesterday afternoon H"fore any
! questions were put To HIM, however. his counsel.
! CHARLES +. Holm, said that the d"fnndani
y aivaI further examination. and Aver was com
ntted 10 TAIL I'm default 4 1880 bail - await the
| action Of the Grand jury.