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Show b J U.. O . . . i - v L 1 1 J v. - v 0 .. ' - r ) . Lively D:ttlc rctw'cc S:.il:rs :zl Revenue I:sr:c- - tcrs at a Kcvr Ycrl: Pier. . I Bmu;g-lerB a rain cf ehots. which awakened awak-ened th neighborhood and drew a hit crowd to the scene. On a dead run the 'sailor rrada for the end of the pier, with the ofTlcer In full pursuit. Most of the emugrglers carried knives, which they drew menacingly menac-ingly as they reared the crowd which had gathered to Intercept them. They 1 dashed through the crowd aa Jt gave way. all but three of them escaping. The prisoners were at once taken bar' to the end of the pier, where a sear i ; -vealed fifteen pound of tobacco, i i at about JSO, In their pocketa. 4 JEKSEY CITY, N. J, April i.'Wfcile Revenue Inspector Driscoll was on watch at -the end of the Mar.hansette pier last night, fifteen tailor etarted down the plank from the Thoenlx line steamship St. Nicholas, marching thoul-der thoul-der to shoulder, with a quantity of Sumatra Su-matra tobacco concealed in their pock-cts. pock-cts. Driscoll, who suspected their intention, inten-tion, called upon them to halt. Instead, the fifteen men at once set upon the revenue rev-enue officer and. throwing him to the ground, be;ran kicking him. The noise of the scuffle brought two other Government Gov-ernment agenta to the scene, and the smugglers at once broke for the etreet. Then ensued a desperate struggle between be-tween the revenue men and the smugglers. smug-glers. The former, seeing that they were greatly outnumbered, drew their revoN vers and poured after the escaping |