Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-21
LEE & OSGoOD 13l Main Stteet
SEIZED LIQUOR IS SAFE

SEIZED LIQUOR IS SAFE
 IN NEW HAVEN WAREHOUSE
 Whatever may be said of the quality Of the liquor seized by the United States prohibition enforcement agents and now stored in New Haven in 2 warehouse in the custody of the marshal, it does not seem likely that t has been watered or otherwise tampeFed with since it has been taken over by the marshal. Such IS the conclusion of a reporter of The Hartford Times who was invited to in spect the warehouse after charges had been made that much of the liquor had been WateFed or otherwise tempered with. The system employed by the marshaPs efilce to protect the liquor from invasion IS SD elaborate that it would probably be many moons before a method could be devised which would succeed against it,
 Visiting the warehouse was much like visiting the vaults in the United States treasury, looking at the wealth stored there, but the difference that in the treas ury one could have the assurance of the attendant that what one sazed upon was real while in the warehouse there vas not one solitary bottle from which even the custodian would feel safe in taking nip" so faithless are the booze runners with their trade.
 There are undoubtedly thousands of gallons of honest liquor but while one bottle labeled with the marks of a dis ulieFy of national reputation might have the effects of a glorious spree, a second bottle with exactly the same an- peaFance might just as readily produce blindness if not death. There are few who pride themselves On their reputa- tions of the past of being able to judge R0nd y17a II, z drinking any of the stuff now held by the government unless each and every bottle had a eertifieation of a reputable chemist
 The warehouse is of freproof canstruc. tion Certain compartments may be used for the storage of the liquor and yet be inaccessible to any but the authorized persons. The company has two night Watehmen on duty and should necessity require !t. three additional men employed In the buildings nearby could be sum. | moned to repel any attack that might be made by raiders. In addition to tni, l the marshal has appointed a special dep | nty. a former army officer, who fully armed patrols the place and makes 1 ! his business to see that none but the twt 1 Watchmen approach the building durinJ | the night hours. The yard about thu building is illuminated by powerful eiec ! trie lights, and it would be very difficul l for a. person to get to the warehouse l without being observed. Before the gov l eminent accepted the warehouse as storage place families living in the vi 1 cintty were investigated and found t, be 0. K.
 1 By decision of the controller of tn treasury, the marshal is made custodian 1, of all liquor seized by federal agents So that when district judge ordari l certain liquors to be turned over to tn marshal, he is carrying out the prov, l sions of that decision. It. is now abou two months since the marshal bega, taking over the stuff seized by the en 1 forcemeHt agents. Big motor truck have been sent through the stc:e gather ing up the liquor that k1d been store' here and there in government Biiilding and police stations, thirteen full day being spent in the work and three nor days needed before the task is com pleted.
 Marshal Hayes in seIe Charge.
 Deputy United States Marshal Haye was delegated to be in charge of tn warehouse and rather than nave nor than one responsible for the care of tn booze. Hayes is the sole person author izsd to get into the sections of the ware house where the liquor Is stored I anticipation of some attempted scsnds relative to the housing and custody c the liquor, the deputy himself devised
 systeP of caring for the liquor tha while seemingly more elaborate tha might be considered necessary under or dinary corcumstaRees, was adopted fo the sole puFpose of Keeping the hous in proper order" Every compartment provided with a lock purchased person ally by the deputy. Each lock has it's ke in the possession of Hayes, even the maj shal not having access to the rooms. Tn keys of the warehouse are delivere only to Hayes when liquor is receive for storage and no one Is permitted il the place except with the permission C sealed with seals similar to those use by railroads, records kept of the seal when placed and removed, and on tn largest room where the most of the lique Is kept, there are two seals so that ther Is little opportunity fer tampering wit l the doors. '.
 In addition to the regular locks 0 1 the windows of the rooms used by tn government special additional faster iRss have been provided.
 cOntaips Evidence.
 The first eompaFtment visited con
 tained "eyidence" that may be Insed i
 cases which have not yet been dis posed efr,in the district court Her every bottle has been assorted an stsFed according to markings, by tf enforcement agents. In addition. u
 marshal's office has remarked the bo
 ties in code under the direction c
 Hayes so that every bottle may readH be obtained when vented. It is tFE that some of the bottles are improper
 marked but this condition existed whs
 received by the deputy marshal. Son ' of the stickers applied by the snfeFe ment agents did not do their full dut and are missing, In some instances e
 peciaIly in the first days of the liqu, |. rouHdups, one bottle was labeled
 perhaps hundreds selzed with the eEDe
 tatien that the lot would be disposed 7 as . unit But other agents hFtRgiI = in their seizures snd acting on 8 10
 assumption caused the whole to becon f mixed When the marshars deputy D ' gan the task of asserting the stuff f, ' storage in an intelligent way, he fouI
 that the services of the agent had be- f dispensed with by the administFatiI s for lack of funds. So to offset this Il
 services of the former office deputy t the enforcement agent were engaged
 the marshal to make positive identific s tien of every bottle so far as 1t was DC