The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-04
HORSE LED The
RAIDING PARTY.
They Were Hunting For an
Illicit Still and They Found h.
EQUINE HAD noMIkG INSTINCT.
When Officers Surrounded prstiy Cottage
10 Which "Msnashlns" Was Made They
Were vIcluusy Attacked.

New York. Oct. 4--Through the "hom-
Ing instinct OF n moonshincr's horse in
ternal revenue officials OF Brooklyn yes
terday captured the biggest and most
complete Illicit liquor Industry found re-
gently in Greater New York.
Deputy Internal Collector Ray was
walking on Liberty avenue I'm East New
York IN the afternoon. when he saw a
covered wagon that. 70 his trained eyes,
looked suspicious. IL occurred 10 him
that II was just the sort OF wagon a
moonshiner would use 10 deliver pale
whiskey about the city. and the face of
the driver was that OF an idealized dis
Killer OF mountain dew.
So strong was the impression that Ray
stopped the wagon and asked what II
contained. The driver struck the horse
with the whip and tried 10 escape. Ray
soon spoiled that move, and "a search OF
the wagon revealed load OF barrelled H.
nuor that had never paid an internal tax
Ray took the man TO the Liberty Ave-
nue. police station. the prisoner refusing
10 tell his name or where he liVeo.
Though caught with the goods on him. he
said he would never give up the loca-
zion of the distillery.
Deputy Ray telephoned 10 the collec-
tors Office and summoned Deputies
Thomas Teraul. Frank Hughes. Joseph
barrett, George Becker and Deputy Mar
Ehal Caldwell. When they arrived the
Jiduor was unloaded and the men climbed
unto the wagon. letting the reins lie loose
on the back of the horse The police
men laughed at the officials when they
drove off i'm this fashion. and the ex-
pectation that the horse would go home
nnGuided across "a great city was pooh
But the leader OF the enterprise. Mr..
Ray. knew horses well. and had comb
ucnce in his Sherlock Holmes method.
Dropping into a comfortable gait the
horse trotted. walked and ambled toward
the east. Out through East New York
10 Union court the horse went. stopping
curiosity at the men who had given IL
SITS head" IL seemed TO like II. once
IT stopped and picked up q banana skin
At Union court Deputy Marshal Cald-
well expressed himself as not believing
that the horse knew where It was going
and sometimes walking sleepily. To
Ozone park it went and down Lawn ave-
1ue. Reaching Liberty avenue y turned
sharply 10 the right and into the yard
Of one OF the prettiest cottages In the
village.
II don't believe it," said Ray, scru-
Gnizing the place and seeing "A wornan's
face peering at them from behind a part
The horse stopped at the back door
and the officers surrounded the house
Two of them tried the door. In their
house from inspection the occupants had
left IL unlocked. Az the foot OF the
ties and attacked them hercely over
powered. hlacksky and Cohen were
knocked into corner. and when they
were secured a woman flew like fury at
she raiders Two OF them held her While
the others inspected the -house-
on the second floor was found an elab-
orate moonshining plant-three furnaces.
kettles. worms and all the accompanying
hxtures. MIR Caldwell estimated that
The plant had a capacity of 100 gallons "A
day. In an adjoining room were forty
barrels OF mash. from which the whis-
key is distilled.
The fires were drawn, the nxtures
broken up and telegrams were sent 10
she city for wagons TO come and carry
pff the "eyidence."
From the neighbors II was learned that
khe people had occupied the cottage tor
~ year and were very quiet and we'll be-
tsnaved No one had any suspicion as
10 the true character OF the place.
crowd gathered about the house. and
not until the worms and furnaces were
carried out did the neighbors believe that
by the simple device of letting a horse
have lis head moonshine plant had
been unearthed in respectable ozone
park.
An extra allowance of oats was given
10 the horse.