Show ATTACKED A WSTILLEKY I Battle at One of the Plants of the AVhisUy Trust Chicago June 17The anticipated attack on the Shuflield distillery one of the plants of the whisky trust occurred oc-curred at 1 oclock this morning when a dozen armed men attempted to take possession The attacking party was met by deputy marshals placed on guard by Receiver McNulta and after a harmless exchange of twentyfive or thirty shots the men retreated Trouble had been expected since the recent decision de-cision of the Illinois supreme court declaring the whisky trust illegal The Shufiield plant where the last nights trouble occurred is located at Chicago avenue and the river The attacking at-tacking party when fjrst seen by the guards was gliding silently down in a scow The deputy marshals were quietly bunched at the landing and when the scow neared the shore the men aboard were commanded to surrender sur-render They replied with a volley of revolver shots and the deputies promptly opened fire Under a hot volley vol-ley the men quickly dropped down the river and reaching a landing disappeared disap-peared The force of deputies at the plant was doubled today in anticipation anticipa-tion of further trouble Who is responsible re-sponsible for the attack the authorities refuse to say The Shuflield distillery was sold to the whisky trust by the millionaire Lynch family Thomas Lynch jr has been reported to have declared his Intention of regaining possession of the distillery |