The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-17
POLICE MAZE RAID.
More Nhiskey Seized in Charleston
Taken from Depo-Aga1t
Strenuously Objected.
The State.

IOur seizures on 4 large scale, WHICH.
captures were started yesterday by
a giant raid on the Southern Express
company's Office. where five wagon
loads Of SlGE' were seized.
At 10 o'clock this morning Acting
Chief Dam started out with large
squad of men to the freight depot Of
the Southern railroad on Ann street.
He pulled out his warrant, authoriz-
ing him to seize any illicit liquor
found on the premises. He and his
men searched all over the warehouses
and discovered large amount Of
stuff. Several cases of high quality
whiskey. five large kegs Of bulk Il
ouor. many barrels Of Milwaukee beer
and other contraband goods were
found.
But the prize haul Of the day was
made at the freight depot Of the At
lantic Coast Line.
Just after the midday posting Of
Datrolmen at l O'Clock the chief sent
out an order for a raiding squad to
report. In a rush the wagon went to
Chapel street to the depot Of the At
lantic Coast Line Again Chief Dunn
showed his warrant under the noses
of the agents Of the railroad corpora
ton. The search that followed was
the most profitable yet. A rich cap
ture gladdended the police and sad
dened the railroad people. The seiz-
ures amounted to the fancy number
of 50 cases Of excellent liquor, most
of ii being "bottled in bond" A
samll amount of other liquor was TAX
en-. It took two wagons to haul the
booze from the Southern and three
wagons to remove it from the Coast
Line.
The agent at the Atlantic Coast
Line was hot when the police took
charge Of some liquor that had been
unclaimed and was the property Of
the road for freight and storage char
ges-"ole hoss stuff the railroad
people call it. The agent remonstrat-
ed with Lieut. Dunn to leave that non
blind tiger liquor alone. "The rail
road must get its money out Of that
whiSkey and you ought to leave it
here,' he said. But the lieutenant
couldn't see it that way and had the
liouor carted off with the other.
Just before the wagon got to the
Freight depot the railroad had been
lucky enough to get whole carload
of booze out of the city. They haul
ed it out just in the nick of time. IT
the wagon had been sooner the police
would have truly made a monstrous
raid. 4 number Of the labels on the
cases had been changed and it seems
that the goods were to b. Immediate
" shipped back to the conSlgners.
The stuff was all standing out in the
middle Of the floor, evidently destin-
ed for the first shipment.
Sottile's wagon was standing just
outside the warehouse door when the
police patrol arrived. Most Of the
liquor was marked "Sottile Bros,
~. P. Dantzler" and with dia-
nlond "a"
These seizures mark new and
important and interesting Develop
ment in the fight in Charleston on the
blind tigers and especially the whole
salers. Time and again the transpor-
tation companies have promised the
mayor to cooperate with him in his
fight. They no sooner promise than
they break the compact either in spir-
it or in letter.
Some time ago the companies prom
ised to stop delivering to the tigers.
The mayor had the police keep a
close watch On the depots and ware
houses. It was soon reported to him
that while the transportation COM
panies did not actually take the IL
quer out in their wagons and deliver
it to the tigers they allowed the
wholesale tigers to come to the build
ines and take the contraband out. In
many cases it was found that the IT,
gers woulG reconsign the whiskey to
other parties.
Mayor |Rhett put Corporation
Counsel Moffatt to work on this
phase of the contest. He soon report
ed to the mayor that when the trans
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