The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-04

that the Illicit distiIIer should have at
least one inside confederate, and he
generally works in collision with the
janitor. Years ago the Irishmen had
practical monopoly Of the mOOnshine in
duStry and the whisky then was distilled
from molaSseS.
Nowadays 1t is made almost altogether
from sugar. The average sized mash is
made from 100 pounds Of common granu-
lated sugar mixed in a barrel of hot water
and with enough yeast added TO produce
fermentation This mash is allowed to
stand for forty-eight hours, and is then
boiled and the yapoT from Il condensed
This condensed vapor is the hnisned
Tnoonshine article 1t = a colorieSs NqGld
with d sweetish odor, but although harm
less 10 the eye and nose, It IS deadly 70
q mans faculties. 1t frequently tests as
high as I6e proof. The average price re
ceived by the city moonshiner for this
distiIiation is l cent proof a gallon
Therefore Il his whisky tests l6U per
cent he receives 81 60 q gallon for II, ana
TO this must be added, of course, the Gov
eminent revenue, which he does not pay
This amount varies according 10 the
quality OF the stun and the proof at winch
il tests. The cost TO the mOonshlner OF
distilling a gallon Of whisky is about 10
cents so that ne makes an actual pTcht
Of more than 100 per cent plus the
amount he eVades in revenue taxes Inc
specimens of the moOnshiner s work " hich
are 10 be seen in the Office OF George .
Thompson, head Of the secret service
branch of the internal Revenue Service,
the industry Is carried on here They are
kept IN all sorts Of bottles and jugs. and
the top Of Mr.. ThOmpsOn's safe is wholly
cCucea led beneath them The size OF the
recepta cies vary from a See Mt pop bottle
to q tweuty-gallCE copper can
i specimen contained in the former rep
TesenJS the skill and cunning OF d br9oh-
Ign moOnshiuer, known to the detectives
as the ''SCh0oImaster. He was a
thoughtful and studious moonshineT, who
found both profit and pleasure IN MS
E fox
. months ago. and sent to prison for two
and d half years. he wrote a book on dis
tiIling which was widely read by those
intert sted Al the subject The Illicit dis
tiJlers here find market for their stuff
among the cheap East Side saloons GiS-
honest wholesale dealers. and SWedtShopS
! So far as the elements Of danger ana OAR
I ing are concerned, there IS the same IN
/ ference between hunting q local moon
+ sinner and one OF the mountain type as
there Is between trailing grizzly bear
and cotton tail rabbit.
If IN the wealth OF doors which eTna-
! nate from an East Side tenement house
+ q citizen were able to set apart one thai
q reScmbIed q cross between the smells OF
? bakery and a brewery. he could res
3 pretty wei assured that mOonshintug was
going on in the immediate neighbOrhoOd
. It is by this penetrating, punEent odoi
{ that the internal revenue OfnCeTS IN many
. cases obtain their first clue And IL Is
q because of il. as well, that in the summer
months the moonShiuerS cease operations
. in the city and move to the country
The proprietor OF an illicit still seldom
/ goes near his plant after il has been SCI
! up He merely goes about obtaining con
/ tracts and customers, and has his middle
{ men deliver the goods. Many Of tn
''Eo-betWeenS'' are women. one of then
/ used to 20 about among the sveatshop.
/ pedding the stuff from a rubber bag
which she wore beneath her dress. Sh'
was as cunning as rabbit, and he
/ doubles and crosses and ''balks'' II
/ the tenement Coverts which she knew s,
fr..W.n 4
+ haounds-' who were pursuing her off tn
/ trail She WAS finally caught however
and sent to jail Nowadays. few of tn
. raids on Illicit stills are attended witt
/ ing" The Hebrew mCOEshincrs WOu-t
I rather run away than fight, and if the.
/ cannot run away, they prefer to sUrren
! der peaCeabIy- They viii choose Cuunin.
rather than courage any day, and from
| their point of view it is the wiser policy
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