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| Iiiem = Persistence'~ Of MeonshIr
Mary - Detrayea By q woman,
c"nssNy - Tse Muca Prosperity
| In Broadway theatre nishtly audIeno
rs amused by drama founded upon IN,
story OF mountain moonshiner. Never
ths,ess, right here In New York there an
makers OF Illicit whiskey whose adyentur.,
are vastly more interesting than those q,
the rough mountaineers.
The metropolitan moonshipeyr are c,-,,,,
and daring rascals. To them the MANAGE
ment OF mountain s,ill would be m restf,,
70 the nerves o. visit to summer water.
ing place. but their taste for canon and
tnirst Tor champagne keeps them alway,
",thin easy walking distance Of Broadway
When not In jail. Mountain moonshiner,
may drink the whiskey they make. Ths
CITY moonshiners never do. They prefer
bottled goods Of q brand that is above
reproach.
A moonshiner whose wits are not OF the
keenest cannot survive long In New York.
bungiers and amateurs speedily fall into
the hands Of Chief Revenue Agent Sensels
men. =
In Mr.. Sensel's Office on N assau street
there 10 a beautifully ornamented per.
fumery still, which recalls the story of
one OF the rawest recruits to the ranks of
metropolitan moonshiners. The still once
belonged to learned old French chemist,
Alphonse Baudilet. who came to this country
with his daughter. then q pretty Rirl
about 49,
Baudilet met with reverses, and in order
to make living tried to manufacture
perfumery. Owing to the strong com.
petition from larger manufacturers hk
venture proved failure.
In despair. the old chemist turned to
making whiskey. and was caught within
very few weeks. His penitenoe was 80
sincere and the intercessions Of Marie,
his daughter. were so earnest that he was
allowed to escape with a light punishment.
His still. being small and nicely ornamented,
has had place In the ONCE OF the revenue
agents and serves as a constant reminder
Of the speedy downfall OF all but the most
wary OF those who strive TO defrsud the
Government
Sometimes accidents betrny the hiding
places OF the moonshiners. That h why
criminals Of this class are very supersti-
tious and believe in wearing charms to
keep away the hoodoo that brings de-
tectives stumbling In upon them in spite
Of all their precautions.
Last summer a gang Of city moonshiners
two cottages on a road leading
north from Mount Vernon. The houses
we're close together IN q grove Of trees.
They were rented by nicely dressed man,
whose manners and bearing indicated that
be was a respectable business man.
When he moved In he was accompanied
BY four other men and several women.
They came and went after the manner of
summer residents. making very few 40
luaintanoes.
One day the neighbor were attracted |
o the cottages by a woman's cries OF sFire |
Fire!' As the volunteer hremen rushed In |
hey were amazed to zee five mon dart |
rom rear doors and dash away In an oppo-
lite direction.
An Investigation showed that the cottages
'ere comfortably furnished. The puxsled
dehbors wandered from room to room
, the deserted dwellings, wondering what
ould have caused the alarm Of the occ,l-
'ants- At last they examined the bath
ooms and found that whiskey stills had
cen put In In the place OF the tubs. By
he time . search was made for the moon.
hiners. they were well on their way back
, their haunts In the metropolis.
Chance and . woman's curiosity COM
ined to break up the most successful
ang Of New York moonshiners ever cap-
ired by the revenue agents. The gang
coupled large warehouse on East Seven
,enth street and operated twin stills with |
capacity Of 5000 gallons. The whiskey
'as carried away from the place by the
-uck load, the barrels being hidden In
rge cases.
The moonshiners supplied many saloons
ith a cheap whiskey and made such laree
rofits that members Of the gang wers
,le to live In hne style In houses Of their
wn uptown. They might have been
aking whiskey In the warehouse to this
~ had It not been for the woman whose
indow overlooked the moonshiners' 70
aat.
Night after night she noticed q bright
are In a room In the rear Of the ware
,use. and once In while the face ofe man
Ihted by the glow from the fire q he
orked about the stills. Shs grew curious
know why . fire was used In . storage
srehouse. and at last Questioned Q poiice.
an. A few dayS later the revenue agents
ided the place. captured the stills and
rest ed several Of the moonshinsrs.
There is q great deal OF moonshiI.ng
ne In . small way on the East Side Asa
10. the makers Of the whisksy make little
ort to extend their business beyond Q
" OF their intimate acquaintances A
,gular story is told Of the manner Of
Q capture Of one OF these moonshiners.
He was an old man and had q pretty
tighter. Being unable to do all the work
out his little still, hs had . young as
tant, who was In love with the girl. Miss
however. loved a car conductor.
The assistant at last despaired of winning
r In fair field and laid plan to defeat
rival. He notified the revenue agenta
the existence Of the Old mans still and.
the raid that promptly followed. was =
'csted along with his employer.
Ie then told the girl that the oar con- .
ctor was the traitor who had betrayed
father. She believed all he said and
ore she would never speak to the rival
lin. Then he induced her to promise
marry him ~ soon - he got out Of T