The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-17
BOOZE RUNNERS PASS
THROUGH VERMONT
Truck Loads Of 100 Quarts Cross Bor.
der Line en- Route 10 Massa.
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Manchester, n, H., july l0.--Al-
though the story Of bimonthly
cruise Of bootleggers who import on
each trip 1000 or more quarts Of
smuggled liquors into New Hampshire
and Massachusetts from Canada by
way of Vermont, is scoffed at by
revenue agen on the border, yet a
newspaper correspondent here has
secured information of how the trick
! is done but not the men who carry
out the hazardous undertaking.
While it sounds like a fairy tale for
enc TO claim that a motor truck car
trying 1000 quarts Of bottled Canadian
liquors can easily cross the border to
Massachusetts by way Of Vermont
and New Hampshire, those who tell
the story to the correspondent appar-
emily have more than a smattering Of
knowledge regarding this alleged
wholesale smuggling operation. From
interviews with persons who may be
Isaid TO have every reason to know
how booze can be brought into the
state, the correspondent learns Of a
number Of extremely simple tricks
whereby the federal prohibition Off
GERS may be hoodwinked.
According to those who claim to
have some sort of second sight or pos
sibly exact knowledge OF the opera
tions of the bottleggers, 1t is alleged
that the whiskey comes into New
Hampshire from point north OF
! woodsville and that the master Of
transportation often routes his car
goes through this village Plymouth,
Bris .ol, Franklin, making detours
around Concord, Manchester, and Mas
hua, to points in Massachusetts.
| 1t may be only a "hunch' but the
correspondent believes he has the
location fixed where the whiskey
truck makes an all day stop during
tho trip, as II is claimed that trans
Iporting large quantities Of booze IN
daylight adds to the cost when the
| lAuid reaches the ultimate consumer
Speaking OF the ultimate consumer,
| It may be remarked that all of this
1smuggled whiskey is not destined for
points in the Bay state. The cap
tain Of the outfit has permission to
sell moderate quantities, such as four
Ito 20 quarts of booze to persons along
he route who appreciate the con
yenence of having their liquor de
llivered at the door during the night
and are willing to pay So quart for
their medicine.
What about the internal revenue
sleuths, customs officers, and state
and federal prohibition enforcement
directors is the question asked by
the correspondent and the answer is
THE booze runner makes his trip
while these officials are not looking
THIS reply did not satisfy the news.
paper man, and then came the invita-.
Ition to''put him in touch with the
main spoke in the wheel providing
THAT such courtesy should not be con.
Istrued as affording an opportunity for
anything but an experience and, OF
course, a chance to lubricate his ton
sils with Canadian whiskey.
All of this information" may be
considered as highly improbable by
federal and state agents, but the cor
respondent, who for many years has
had an intimate acquaintance with
men who dispensed liquor, is inclined
ito put considerable stock in these
yarns, especially when informed tha,
There is ample opportunity to prove
1.-THE truthfulness of the stories.
1t may be said in connection with
this big bootleggng operation that
the expeditionary force is scheduled
ito make a trip this week