Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-18
Tuesday. April Is, 1922.
GREATEST Rum sLEuTH.
(Continued From Page one.)

some Of the notable ones. TWO thous-
and cases of whisky and 367 barrels OF
wine constituted one little haul. A TOO
ca Sc seizure of whisky he mentioned
as another ltrifle.
One of his earliest exploits, in which
he takes pride even though the haul
was slight, occurred last Fourth OF
July when New York's great wet
parade was held. Not only did lzzy
march with the vets ...
He followed some of them into the
by-paths, with devastating effect on
the unsuspect'Ag, dealers in the very
article for which the demonstrators
we're perspiringly parading. In one OF
the drug stores at which he stopped
he asked for half pint. 1t was sold
him. He stuck 1t in his pocket ana
sauntered leisurely toward the door.
Some wares caught his eye. lie cas-
ually looked them over. Nothing pre-
cipitate about Izzy. A minute or two
elapsed after o the purchase OF th"
flask, and to all intents and purposes
the purchaser was about to 90 on his
way. The cautious druggist called TO
him as his hand was on the door.
Come back, friend. and I'll sell you
some real stuff" the druggist called
out. Izzy turned. az wasn't sure who
you were when you came in and |
gave you colored water. You might
have been q prohibition agent, and I
have to be careful. But you haven't
tried to pinch me, so I guess you're
all right"
Whereupon the druggist took back
the .decoy bottle and gave the "all
right. customer it's equivalent in the
real thing. Then Izzy arrested him.
The effectiveness Of Izzy's natural
disguise is illustrated by an expert
ence in the once roaring, but still
hard boiled Forties. where the dis
pensers, to continue dispensing more
than few hours, mus know the foe
the minute he darkens the door. Izzy
and two fellow-agents set out to get
the evidence on one Of those few re-
naming bars that exist presumably
as lunch counters. His two compan-
ions remained outside while Izzy en-
tered and stepped up to the bar.
Mopping his brow and with the air of
one much fatigued, Izzy in WHISPERED
but despairlngly earnest tones asked
for something to brace him up The
bartender made quick survey of the
supphant and seemed satisfied.
"All right, ! guess" the bartender
said, having glanced around the room
and reassured himself there were no
tattlers present. Then he CHANGED to
look out the front window.
."But wait Just a minute" he said.
"See those two fellows out there?"
Izzy turned and saw his two agents,
marking time. They're prohibition
agents. l can spot 'em as far as II
can see 'em. Wait until they walk on
by and I'll serve you"
Izzy waited. Presently his two men
sauntered on. The bartender appear
ed with the drink.
'They can't fool me-" the barten-
der remarked, with the air of one who
knows his rounds. "You may think
it's foolish, but you've got to play
safe these days"
A moment later he was arrested
and in custody of the two sure-enough
dry agents who had been summoned
by their squad chief, who to proceed
with another point in the study Of the
redoubtable Izzy, had the liquor evil
dence in his pocket.
AS remarked earlier, whisky and
Izzy don't agree. One might be led to
believe that the dry agents life is just
one drink after another and with
some it probably is-but not with
Izzy. He doesn't like it in the first
place, but, what is more important, an
offender can't be punished on con-
sumed evidence. The liquor must be
produced in court. And the prohibi-
tion agent who tried to carry glass
of whisky from the scene of the raid to
the courtroom might spill it, or more
likely be mobbed. The resourceful L.
zy devised a short cut, and; for all 1
know. may have applied for a patent.
It's almost worth it.
In the upper left hand of his coat,
we are informed, Izzy has installed a
plumbing system, arranged as fol-
lows:
The pocket is made into n funnel,
lined with material durable enough to
withstand the liquid fire attributes of
the worst "hooch." Inside the coat.
into which the funnel feeds, is built
a flask. The rest is simple. When
Izzy orders-and gets-a drink, his
right arm comes up as all right arms
do in similar circumstances as if to
convey the thimble of ambrosia to
parted lips, but the arc is suddenly
broken at an altitude very near the
collar button by downward tangent
to the breast t-pocket. into which is
tossed the liquid and through which it
trickles via the funnel into the con-
tainer within. Izzy has practiced this
until he can fool many bartenders into