The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-29
CHIEF BRAZELL
CAPTURES THREE
BOOZE RUNE Rs
Also Seizes Car and As Gallons
of Whiskey
OFFICIAL PULLS HIS GUN
Arrives on Scene in Early Morning
Just in Time to Prevent
Escape.
OFFICIAL PULLS HIS GUN

Chief of Police Patrick Brazell at
2 O'Clock this morning arrested three
booze runners and captured as gallons
OF whiskey. The three young men
were lodged in the county Jail and
the whiskey was turned over to Depu.
ty In ernal Revenue Collector Francis
Morrissey and stored in the cellar of
the federal building. The automobile
in which the whiskey was being
smuggled into the village was taken
to Perry B. Gardner's garage for safe.
keeping
A charge of attempted burglary, in
addition TO that of booze running
will undoubtedly be preferred against
THE three prisoners, for it was
through an apparent attempt to enter
the Bottum & Torrance mill at the
corner of Main and Mill streets that
the arrests were made.
Shortly after midnigh' Patrick Grit
fin, night watchman at the Bottum G.
Torrance mill, observed an automo-
bile standing under a large tree on
Mill street just south of the iron
bridge. Three men left the car and
began walking about the mill They
looked in at the windows and even
climbed upon window sils to look
through the glass in one Of the doors.
After making an extended inyes iga'
tion of the mill property, one Of che
men climbed window ledge en- the
east side of the building in an appar.
ent effort TO open one of the Office
windows. Then the watchman came
to the conclusion that he was in need
of assistance and blew the mill
whistle.
Chief Brazell was at the Rutland
railroad station keeping track of four
suspicious appearing men when
warned by the whistle blast that his
services were needed. The chief ran
west over River street, turning al
the corner of Mill street, toward the
mill. When the officer came in
sigh of the car Night Watchman
Griff n was standing in front Of the
door to the engine room. Griffin i'm,
mediatey warned the officer Pat
those men have beben trying "a
break into the mill'9 -5
When 5the watchman pulled the
whistle cord the three young men a.
ONCE left the mill and hurried toward
the ear They were already in their
seats and the engine was running
when the officer arrived. The car had
just begun to mcve when the officer
stepped into the middeof the s rec
pulled his revolver an announced
that the booze runners were under al
rest.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Shanahan
arrived on the scene soon after the
chief had made the arrest and In q
few minutes more than hundred
men were gathered around the car,
The men were promptly aiken to the
county Jail and Deputy Morrissey
was called out of bed to take charge
Of the liquor
The liqucr was in nine five-gallon
cans with screw tops and were beng
carried on the tonneau Of the car
The automobile is 1920 seven pass
enger Buick, New York registration
0S9336. Three of the mudguards
we're considerably battered and the
spedome.er showed that the car had
been run 1853 miles.
The drivers license was in the
name of Joseph Mattello, who gave
his address as 1875 Fifth avenue
Troy His two companions, also gave
their names and actresses as Daniel
Custc, 1913 Fifth avenue and Francis
Rubin, 220 Ferry street. All three
were well-dressed.
Relatives of the young men began
arriving in the village from Troy ear
ly this forenoon. What disposition OF
the cases will be made is no known
S ate's Attorney Collins NJ Graves
left this morning for Manchester In
order to be present when the jury in
the Pettibone murder case comes in
to court,
Francis e. Morrissey, depuy collec
tor of Internal revenue, left this morn
ing for Rutland to make report con
cerning The seizure. 1t is unders GOD
that the three booze runners and the
captured car will be taken to Rutland
tomorrow and that a hearing will be
held before the United States commits
s.onef.
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