The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-14

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for fuel IN its manufacture. This is liked by oonnos
seurs but those TO the article would not
relish an nis this vor Of smoke
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sxIzUREs By PREsBuRY.
amo iwmedsteiy subsequent to that Of the Peru Irish
man. but the big cases ell through the country seemtc
have brought TO light about the time of the funeral
of the late President About that time named
resbury discovered about thousand barrels Of high
wines In Butfalo which had been manufactured in Du
tax he seized IT. and it connscated by the United
States authorities he also wrote 10 Washington to the
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psrtment sent Presbury himself and from that time he
went through this State. Iowa and Wisconsin seising
ribIe stir among the dlstilera In fact Pres
bury seemed to go ,s on the principle IN his
turing was committing fraud, because he
could not make highwines and sell them at 81 05 per
sa,on wn,e sne dusy was ~ fresoury has
wines on board and would not let her proceed her
voyage, on threat Of conscaton, simply because he
thought the lot had not been properly stamped The
captain Of course had to obey him, he exhibited his
authority. Presbury came 10 this city also, where be
seized large lots Of wines in the hands OF par
ties very much to the annoyance Of District Attorney
Bass and other government officers here, who found
these seizures made without sufficient cause They &C.
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suit IN damage TO the parties Presbury evidently after
time, got afflicted with Illicit dststion the BRAIN
acts
SEIZURES IN ST. LOUIS.
About the same time that Prebury was rushing around
apparently with illicit dstiiaton the brain and maxi
his seizures everywhere the United States officers COM
menced sozing in St. Louis Large quantities Of wines
Iowa. which had not paid duty Some Illinois d!st.llss
had 'wnes' In the hands Of their agents in that
city than their returns showed that they had manuac
tured
SEIZURES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.
About the same time seizures were made In the south.
srn part Of this state under the direction OF United
Among the more important OF these seizures are the oi
lowing
is charged with illegally manufacturing seven hundred
and seventy nve barrels OF high wines This seizure was
made by Samuel D. Ward deputy collector of this city
Al Pekin, the distillery Of Columbus j. d. Rupert,
against whom the government forfeiture amounts to the
immense sum Of S643, 800.
Also at Pekin the dstery Of Rankin, Ressnger Co.
Al Jersey Landing Jersey county, the distiIlery Of
At Beville the eistlery Of Frederick Won Schroeder
Government forfeiture 500 900.
Also :. Bssys the dsscy of Ferdinand Braom
Also at Bellevile, the dstllery Of SchureH Kuerer
government forfeiture, $4,000.
The seizures IN ST. Car county were made by Col
lector Fagg, assisted by Collector Tossaug Of ST. Louis
In Tazewell county the seizure made by Collector
King late Of the Springfield district, assisted by Tos
Jersey county the seizures we're made by Collector
Alexander, assisted by Collector Tossaug, OF st. Louis
The parties whose distleTes seized offered large
amounts 70 compromise but at latest dates of them
had come up to the amount the government is satisfied
TO take a settlement.
These seizures learn include almost all the leading
distillerics IN that part Of the state.
CASES IN NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.
large number Of cases are now being prosecuted in
the Northern district Of Illinois, among which is the fol-
lowing
United States vs. forty -four barrels alcohol This 10
tery Injunction was filed IN this May 20. These
"wnes'' manufactured at the notorious Rhomberg
found in arear in their payment Of tax to the amount
S364 543 a. which includes the hundred per cent
penalty for fraudulent disabling As this case will illus
claim that they innocent holders Of ''high-
wines" We give history Of II, especially ~ re-
fpects the connection of the Messrs. Sturgs Sons,
Of this CITY, with it. This Arm claims that
they held the wines for advances made on them
Sons, however nied no claim in the United States Dis
trict Court here against the wines SEIZED but sent
their attorney mr. Dexter to Washington to arrange the
matter If possible with the Treasury Department At
Washington proposition was discussed by Messrs.
sturgis Sons attorney and Lewis for the
settlement Of the affair Messrs Sturgis offered
pay $17l 600 to the deficit Of the due the
| government and tho fne.
Section IS Of the Internal Revenue act makes subject
srant for taxes a the spirits Distilled dstlery used
for disting the same; the stills vessels fixtures and
tools therein and the lot or tract Of land on which the
sad disery Ia situated" Besides this the statute pro-
/ vdes Tor tine and imprisonment.
In relation TO compromise Of their cases. section
forty -four Of act authorizes the Commissioners Of
Internal Revenue Subject regulations prescribed by
the Secretary OF the Treasury)to compounds suits Ire
latve TO the violation OF the Internal Revenue act
The offer above noted OF the attorney Of Messrs.
sturgs sons Mr. Lewis inclined to accept, and he
proposed TO Mr. Philip Dorshemer, Of Buffalo, the in.
| he would pay Dorshemer what remained OF the wines
i seized. Thus the government claimed 100000 The
Of the 'e sss Tss
against the sscrinoe Of his rights in the
half i'' the amount t'' Of The nns imposed And Sr.
Dorshemer claimed that the government could not
the shape Of debt due the but in that Of
penalty imposed by the statutes Of the United States
Dorsheimer having appealed 70 the Secretary OF the
Lewis and Messrs sursis Sons attorney fell through
duty had not been paid to The full amount on the
wines" that Sturgis Sons bad advanced money q
70 Ct ~: .ad ss
| was paid, and then that Sturgs Sons mus
| have known that a large quantity Of the wines bad
paid the from this fact Knew that 6turgs mus
have known that while there one hundred and
fifty thousand gallons Of "wines' hand the tai o.
which would be three hundred thousand dollars not quite
half this amount thereabouts had been advanced BY
Sturgs Sons, leaving deficit Of over one hundred and
sixty thousand dollars, as claimed BY the United sate
officers.
Messrs sturge after the failure Of the arrangement
with exCommissioner Lewis undertook TO get up new
settlement they agreeing TO pay certain sum and hav
all Of the Rhomberg property at Dubuque released Tha
| proposition also fell through.
| When Commissioner orion succeeded Commissions
Lewis he did ike the looks Of the case and went int
investigation. The more the United States ONCE
investigated the more they became inclined TO beev
that Sturgs Sons interested with Rhomberg, ant
| thus were not innocent holders.
The deficit the tax the part Of the distillers
| the government claimed In aDout sixtyone Thousand
dollars But besides this claim the statute provide
the addition OF hundred per cent TO be added by tn
for fraudulent returns In addition to all this