The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
REVENUE RAIDERS
DEAL FINAL BLOW
Seize Registered Distillery After
Arresting Five Alleged Moon
sinners i'll Louisa.
WOMAN DARED OFFICERS
Baked Searchers by Sitting on
Suspected Barrel of Brandy, but
Sons Tears Moved Her.

AS the final blow Of the sweeping
this week. Collector of Internal Rev
enuc NJ. X. Lowry yesterday ordered
the seizure OF the registered brandy
distillery of H. C. Foster, located near
Bucl<ners AS Il result of the investi
CATION which followed the finding of
several barrels of untaXed brandy near
the listillery, the revenue officers have
and arc searching the countryside for
two other suspected men. Collector
Lowry has reason to believe from re-
ports furnished him that the untaXed
brandy was distilled in Fosters plant.
party. consisting of Deputy Collcc-
tor w. T. Dolan. Deputy Collector c.
r. Coleman and Special Employe Rich
ards went to Louisa yesterday morn
ing TO make the seizure.
For many years the revenue officers
have suspected tho Anthony family.
who live near Buckners. of being
wholesale manufacturers of Illicit
brandy Last week an old negro wo-
man found barrel of untaXed brandy
hidden near her house.
Shortly afterward several members
of the Anthony clan came to claim the
to give it up, took it from her by force.
She reported the occurrence to officers
and an investigation was Immediately
Instituted.
Big Party of Raiders.
On Monday morning Collector Lowry
and Revenue Agent Chapman sent a
force of ten officers into Louisa to
round mp all the suspected members of
the Anthony clan at one time. One
raiding squad went to T. n. Anthony's
house. found two barrels of untaxcd
brandy and arrested Anthony and
Henry IT. Harris. Another squad de-
seconded upon the home of Sam An
thony 1T about the same hour. found
discriminating evidence and arrested
Lena Anthony, Martha Anthony and
Bernard Anthony. Still a third section
descended upon the distillcry to in
stitute n search of the premises. The
officers found that Foster had gone
and they have not been able to locate
him.
The determination OF woman mem
her of the Anthony clan almost balked
the efforts of n fourth squad which
visited the home of Obie Anthony. On
arriving at this house the officers at
once began to search the premises for
untaNed brandy. After some time they
found n secret opening in the floor of
the house and pulled up barrel. Be
fore they could examine the barrel for
signs of revenue stamp n woman who
was watching the proceedings sat
down upon the upturned barrel head
and refused to bulge.
Woman Dcfics officers.
Having no authority to lay violent
hands upon woman. the officers were
considerably pcrplexed. For more than
an hour they stood around and by
arguments, attempted to unseat her.
Finally they tried diplomacy. Although
without power to disturb her If she
refused to move, Deputy Marshal Gil
more was introduced as the arm of the
law to arrest the woman unless she
vacated. This frightened her young
son. who succeeded, by his tears and
cntrcaties. in persuading his mother
TO get down from her seat The bar
rel was found TO be filed with con-
traband brandy.
Lena, Martha. Bernard and Thomas
y. Anthony and Henry T. Harris were
brought to Richmond and bailed for
their appearance on January Is before
the United States commissioner. The
officers are stlll searching for Obe
Anthony and Foster.