Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-31
EMPLOY MANY RUSES TO
OUTWTT DRY AGENTS
Main Object of Large and Growing Part of Virginias
Population Is to Evade Officers in Importing
Liquor Into State.

/ prohibition agent.
That is the main ehjee, OF : !arrs
/ ton during these arid days when nA
( ton wide prohibition impends.
Ana 4 is nH5 a,waXs tns IsnlzeH q.
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may be neIu 10y those who care uot 70!
the feet OF Hacchus. there are many
in the old Dominion. who, though re-
Specialize, law-abldins citlzcns III other
respects, consiuer IL no great harm 10
put one over on the fellows who would
deny them the Sclance OF liquor.
mat this is true is shown BY the
inen-who have been Apr chendsd in
the act OF bringing whisky TO ittCnmoHo
or other towns and cities OF me state,
Usually the offender tries TO play safe
by Disgusting his cont-aband as some
less harmful object.
Nearly every day policemen operat-
ing in the railway stations mere come
in contact with new scheme designed
70 1901 them. onS scored worlan-onc
into Main Stree: station the other day.
i familiar n .hoss days before he liz
wore a hustle. That did not look rigNt
10 the coppers. Investigation proved
That the hustle WAS tilieu with WHISKY.
She had brought in about gallon.
AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR
FILLED WITH LIQUOR
About the same time an automobile
was shipped over one OF The freight
accidental opening OF the radiator drain
cock disclosed That the shipper had
filled the radiator with whisky instead
Of water il was rather difficult tor
rather unusuaI mistake was made.
Another automobile trick was dis
tire. strapped to the rear of a new
car, slipped its mooringS and was
found to be too heavy. The tube con-
tanned about four gallons OF whisky.
find whisky shipped in under various
DISCUSSES. one popular method was
that through which = small kcE of
whisky was put into large barrel OF
vinegar. The kee. OF course. was so
secured that it was entirely surround
I'd ny vinegar. Any curious detective
would nnd only the sour stuff if he
were disposed TO tap the barrel The
collapse OF one sucn structure, how
ever. gave the game away.
Another popular method said to be
still in use is To secret four quarts
Of whisky in a tub Of lard. This is
methods. and. because of The great
quantity of lard handled on railroads,
one seldom betrayed.
pickles" 'sirups and other bottled
goods have been seized by prohibition
agents and found TO be whisky
"BE1'rER CLASS. USES
FHEIGltT SHIPMENTS
Freight shipments are most popular
with the better classes" il is said, he
cause The guilty persons are not so
easily detected, even after the goods
have been seized. Frequently consiGn-
mcnts are shipped to perfectly reliable
merchants. Biis of l:tiing are dis
patched immediately to the person for
whom the stun is Intended. lIpun
recent OF these he engages a truck
man he can trust, gives him the ere
dcntials and chascs him of TO the sta
ton Usually the truck man arrives be-
fore freight notices have been sent 10
the conSisner, ana procurcS the shit
ment. 1t IS only when bitches in the
plan occur that detection is probable
Several weeks ago freight handlers
engaged III moving two pianos from
a freight car were little less gentle
than usual. They let one OF the instru-
Mcnis hit the floor TOO hard. y bottle
was broken. Tho odor Of its contents
betrayed tho presence OF several
quarts OF liquor hidden where ordi-
E1rily, the Strings or the piano would
nave been. Both instruments were so
laden.
y fat negro alishtcd from train a
lev days ago Ills face was too mar
row Tor the thickness OF his torso.
Tn; Sherlo.k On duty noted this. lie
look the offending igurc into CUSTODY
Examination disclosed that the man
was upholstered with rubber hot
fluid.
The old ruse Of N,xu!sing as me-