New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-22

SOLITARY BUILDING N TIE
WOODS.
r,r,es Mullen Deputy Internal Collector. IN COM
~ with Deputy United States Marshal Koch and
,be Deputy Marshal Of the NeW-York Office who
we're lclt IN charge OF the ilci, still seized by A.
sss-an, Collector Mckinney at cold Spring on
rh,,-sdav at ernoon. came to BROOKLYN yesterday
.+er,oon having in charge Georse Pattegar forty
s,.a wee OF axe. his son. Samuel pattegar twelve
,.o,~s Old and benjamin Aver These three were
held las, night by United States Commissioner
Norle for heir appearance on Tuesday mex, IN de-
fault CT bail. fixed in the sum CT 81 100 for George
Pat.egar $500 fer Aver and 500 for Samuel Pat
tegar
Mullen was Loft in charge OF tho house whore the
s.r was located by Assistant Collector Mckinney.
rt,h TWO Deputy Mlrshals They hid in the still
room IN the part OF the first door o; the build
ing and between and O'Clock on Thursday night
George Pattegar and Benjamin Alver drove 10 The
house in an old wagon with a load OF wood. Mullen
ran out of the front door and the TWO Deputy
Narshals ran from the rear door. Aver tried 20
escape. but Pat:esar made ~ resistance They
were both placed under arrest. and were KEEP In the
house all night Aver wore ovc~alls, which were
srleared with green mash.
The boy Samuel pattegar. was orc o. the three
parties who were found in the building when As
s,stant Collector Mckinney. with his men, made the
raid on Thursday afternoon. He is bright lad
and speaks English well.
The prisoners were brought to BROOKLYN by Dep
NV Collector Mullen. and arrived at the Federa
Building shortly after o'clock last evening Aver
who is Polish jew had his chin tied with hand
kerchief and George Pattegar was lame He said
that mis- feet were sore from rheumatism lie seemed
unable 10 understand English and most or the CUES
tons put 10 him by United States Commissioner
Ntrle and Deputy Collector Mckinney were trans
Nd TO him by his son. the boy Samuel
\ HOUSE FOR \ CERTAIN BUSINESS"
Samuel Pattegar SAID that his father leased the
.arrn that he occupied. and had lived there about
two years He had formerly lived in Rdge-st
%ev-York and from there had moved to NX Hill
on Long Island where he had lived for about year
before moving 10 the farm at Colo Spring. About
q month ago n man who gave his name as AoraIn
Chanbraun came 10 his father and sSAed MIN ioF
permission to use his house TO carry on business
which he could not conduct in NeNHYork. The boy
said that he understood that Chambraum had called
uDon his father last summer, and had then asked
permission to the house, or portion OF H. 10Y
this business during the winter season Wheh there
was no money to be made az farming. telling MN
that maybe he could make as much money ana
possibly more in this way than he could at farming
No ARRANGEMENT was made at that time So iar as
The hoy knew But about a month ago it was ar
ranged that Charnbraum should conduct business IN
the house.
Charnbraunl brought with HIM a. that time man
named Goeber. who was 20 conduct the business
ard the Arrangement was that ChamDraHm was 10
have onehalf Of the profits and Goeber and PeiesaI
q quarter each The still and all Of the rest OF me
apparatus used II the manufacture Of the AAc!'
lnro~ were brought TO the house about month
ago Goeber received the goods. Goeber blythe
way IS the man who was captured IN the mouse o"
Thursday afternoon and made his escape "h!-' l''
depu,v-narshe. who had him in charge was LOOKING
after other work.
char,brauuo was accustomed 10 call az the house
every day or every second day and carry away the
product OF the still In wagon for disposal 10 GUS
toners in New-York or Brooklyn. Where ne hquoF
was sold the boy said he did not know. 8ut ms
much he did know. that his father had received no
,,o,a,, from Chanbraur. except s. or 80. PAID on
the week when the ARRANGEMENT Win him vas mace
II was customary send away six or seven par
res OF l:quor every day, or. least, every otneT
day.
EAST SIDE PLACES SUSPECTED.
Daputy-Collector Mullen. in conversation WIKI
-enorter OF The Tribune. said: This Is one oil 'Ae
- imnortant captures that has beer made IN
49,, +,-ns Although We did not sc; the proprietor
.. ,bA establishment vet seized a large amount
~ Illicit LIQUOR and the capture Of these men WILL
-h,nk deter other producers OF ilAc-t liquor from
carving On their trade. All this liquor was us
,osad Of In New-York Brooklyn, the greater part
A New-York among the retailers OF cheap liquor
On me East Side although the liquor produced was
q fairly good quality. In all W. seized l5e gai4on7
Of uouor Of ITO proof. one copper still which was
4, oneration and lrge quantity Of mash ana grain
,,sed in the production OF the liquor There was one
s,ill ON the top floor which had not even been set
-, on this floor there also tank containing
aPour ryo hundred gallons OF masA.
ON the cellar found one kek OF grape JuiCe,
,,ssS for color!ng: gallon q c1erry juice, anu
80 containing three gallons OF blackberry juice anu
sSx casks containing from nVe TO eighty ga..yia o.
snsrtts In the Mushroom, adjoining the siiIirOoul
on the first floor, found one tank containing 40
gallons OF mash. another containing eighty gallons
20 mash and two tanks empty We also round
three barrels containing Atty gallons OF mash each
together with TWO casks In the Kitchen, each con-
raining two gallons OF mash w..
When the prisoners were arralgnel Deiore Lnlted
states Commissioner MOrle Joseph J. Harvey, OF
NJ 25s Broadway. New-Hork, VINO has acted as
orssi for All prisoners recently arrested on charges
~ Violations of the Internal Revenue law, appeared
so- he defence He said that he would BE- able 10
secure ball the defendants tomorrow that thty
v,ere entirely innocent; that Pettegar was simply
lessee OF the farm. and Alver was workman
u,ho had been In Pettegar's employ Tor less thai a
-oonth and was simply employed 10 DO farm work
Logging after cattle and other chores ABOUT the
house.
THE BOY IN TEARS.
The bow Samuel. wept bitterly when toid that ne
,rns. On 10 TAIL He said: My mother IL a.. alone
,,e-a IN the house by herself There Is no one Win
her" His earnestness impressed thoee VINO nearl
him and Deputy Collector Mckinney told MN 70
esar nothing: that everything would De made rght
TIA, he was not under arrest but that ne was SIM
ni, hold as witness. The boy acted as Interpreter
for hts father and for the other prisoner Aver
He appeared to be thoroughly honest IN al me
answers put to him by the officers he sa'd ina