Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-31

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w IhSy , 60 ,iihroash wo,ma".s haggags
they browse through tina; Of The less
! deadly species.
day. however. anu the hard orl<ed
i!quor chaSerS are obliged 20 keep their
wits snarPened 10 remain in the run
renee the other day when Federal
member Of one Of the b"s.-kno no n
outgrowth o. schsme which had
actually been worked.
body of eootiegger did on at lea ST
one occasion ship q quantity OF whisky
into the state in :. coffin. This collin
was buried with due ceremony, /, is
said. and lief; in the ground until the
IT,. On another occasion. /: is said an
other gang brought III y collin 10 find
mat the confederate who was to man.
age the local end OF the plan had got
ten cold feet There was no grave TO
put the body in. subsequently,. tho
stun was put into other containers and
I
tnred Just aS the runners were about
TAP BARRELS BOUND
FOR NORTHERN PORTS
About the most successful operators
arc alleged to have been those who are
! lnargeu with tapping barrels at Nor
ok Theil system OF operation called
,r dn extensive organization. Police
barrels from Balttfnorc 10 a New Eng
land port. specifying that il be sent
Tom lia.tirnore by Il certain steamer
Norfolk. While in the Norfolk ware
houses each of the barrels would be
tapped, the operations taking several
subsequently,, the remaining liquor
England There the consigncss would
channels. Norfolk policemen really ar
rested TWO men charged with implica-
ton IN this scheme, alleging that the
men had Just taken several gallons OF
whisky from barrels then in ware
house there.
OF course, most Of the. liquor that
automobile from Kentucky and Baltf-
more. Bootlesgers' runners are picked
for their daring and GOODNESS, because
deadly 10 them. Usually these fellows
are equipped with the most powerful
cars car, they can procure Speed and en-
durance arc the prime essentials. Many
or them are caught. but many more
come through"
"RUNNERS" ARE PICKED
FOR SKILL AND GRIT
That these men arc not without an
element OF bravery and dare-deviltry
Is shown by tales that creep in over
the grape vine"
Prohibition depart ment agents arc
not expected to tell OF those occur
rences in which they arc bcsted; for
this reason IL is seldom that the public
hears OF the extraordinary behavior OF
men who risk death rather than be
captured
One story is that several weeks ago
two runners were speeding along the
road near, fredericksburg on very
agents had been appraised of their
approach. AT narrow point in the
road the agents placed their own light
car across the path and stationed
themselves along the road to take the
men when they stopped. The runners.
according TO the tale, discovered the
blocked passagcway when about 100
yards from the little auto. They in
creased speed to about eighty miles
an hour, struck the nivver amidships.
Knocked IL off the road and continued
on their way, badly cut by glass from
broken Windshield, but with an open
road to Richmond
Yes. folks VIII do whole lot of fool
things 10 get what you tell them they
can't have.