The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-16
SMUGGLING SCHEME
OF DISTILLERS
English Revenue Authorities Demand
Payment of 100000 Fine.
Goes to Parliament.

London, February ia gigantic scheme
on the part of firm of dstillers to de-
fraud the revenue office is reported to
have been unearthed by inland revenue
officers.
The latter. 1t IS asserted, discovered
system Of underground pipes through
which whisky was conveyed from the dis
tillery to the duty paid warehouse, whence
1t was distributed to the trade, thus es-
Gaping the tax of 49, 75 per gallon.
The revenue authorities are said to have
demanded the payment of fine of $780,
600 ON the smuggled liquor. The matter
will be brought up in Parliament.
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has been and is his purpose to lead the
case to the point where he can apply
properly for a commission in lunacy.
1--WE don't want the boy declared insane.
We want him acquitted" he added.
Resumption Depends on Bolton.
The resumption of the trial on Monday
will depend on how Juror Bolton, whose
wife died yesterday, stands the ordeal.
nut on him by this affliction. 1t was the
general opinion in court yesterday OF men
who had studied the jurymen, that Boil
ton who appears to be man or determine
ation will stand the strain, and that the
trial will be continued. DIR. Evans viii
then on lilb blduu dEdii anu ~ 10 "
nected he will try to substantiatc his opin-
ion that Thaw was insane in August by
giving T'haw's own words to him during
three examinations. Following this testl-
mony from the defense's own experts, IT
ia expected District Attorney Jerome VIII
be prepared to make his application to the
court for a commission in lunacy. IF 1t
should be made Immediately following
the admittance of the testimony from DR..
Evans Mrs Thaw will not have to COM
nlete her story, nor will she have to face
n cross-examination, which many have
predicted would be a terrible ordeal for
her.
MIR Jerome when questioned last night
on the subject of the possible close or
the trial by an application for com
mission, declined tor discus sthe matter
In any way.
Thaw Wanted Den Closed.
DIR. Josiah Strong. president OF the
American Institute for Social Service,
said today that Harry X. Thaw consulted
him more than two years ago about
breaking up "den OF vice In this city
which was protected by wealthy and in
fuential man. Thaw did not say where 1t
was located, but DR.. Strong said the
Young man told him such a story that "it
made his blood boil" Dr. Strong added
that he referred Thaw to Anthony Conf
stock Death has again invaded Harry
Thaw's environment. Close on the passing
of the wife of Joseph b. Bolton, one OF
the Jurors. came the announcement Of the
death last night in hospital OF Michael
d. Downey, who for months had been
Thaw's night keeper on the second tier or
cells in the Tombs, which Is known as
murderers' row.
Downey had been keeper in the Tombs
for more than twenty-eight years. When
Harry Thaw first came to the Tombs,
Downey did not look w/l favor on the
new prisoner. But during the long watches
of the night when Thaw paced up and
down the narrow confines OF his cell, a
warm friendship sprang Up between the
keeper and the prisoner. When Downey Is
buried tomorrow, wreath bearing
Thaw's card will rest on the casket. Thaw
sent the order for the flowers TO Warden
Flynn soon after he heard of the keeper \
death