The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-05-25
The DiStillcry Frauds. Further
DcvelOpenlents -- An Omcer Inn.


The great topic Of interest and con
versa,ion in our city aud neiyhbo,hoo
tor the past ten days has been the dis
,ilery frauds at Lyons and Camanche,
and the implication therein OF United
States official. a score Of minors and
reports have been in circulation, which
we have enlravorel to 80 s,tt ~ to
divide the truth ftomthe 4 ,ubtful.
The Government. detective who has
been there, and elsewhere IN the same
business, is Mr.. Prcslu y,"f Buffalo, N.
Y. Messrs. Fay ana Ellis, Assessor
and Collector Of this District, arrived in
this city on Saturday last, to assist in
the business ~s
The detective, from his investigation
claims that ,hr. Lyons distillcry, from
The 1t of J .nuary, 1863. To the 3lst ut
Nav, 1864, has deficit Of S3s,576 Co
falling to report to, the government and
pay duty ON that amount. He als'
claims tina, from the lat ut December,
1861, 10 the s'h ot Nay, 1868, the do.
felt v rs Sof.9s IS. The f,au'ls cover.
ING the first amount named were perpe
tra,cd when the d,s,illery WAS run in
the names of llann and wife and
Mem .han e. Evans the latter wheE
run by ". II. Buchanan. lann and
Buchanan admit the sale. withou,
branding or duty paying. Of Gil barrels
Of hiehwines- the barrels holding
about g. gallons each, making 1852
gallons, which, at 81 tax per gallon,
would amour, TO S75,76i. This be
tween the lst IF January and 18th Of
March, 1861.
Us. Neil 4 Co., Of Cam .nche, whose
cstablishm, nj has been running but
about year, committed fraud, as de
mons,ra,el Ivy the detective, and we
believe not denied. Of $l2,54O %.
The penalty provided by law for
such swindliny is The assessment of one
hundred per cent. in addition to the
Tax unpaid, and default Of payment to
co,f>cate distillcry and other property
sufficient, It possessed by the parties, 70
meet the demand. The Camanche dis.
.llcry Is said to be worth $4,000, and
the firm reported to be possessed
Of money enough to pay over its $685..
900 odd, and save their property.
nere, the question is not expected to
be settled SO readily.
Hann and Buchanan had in their
stables and were feeding several hun
bred head ct catlle-over one hundred
Of which belonged TO John Curtis.
Four hundred head were haun's and
Bachanan's, but mortgages we're held
on them By the Nation.l Bank, and BY
II. II. Harrison, who h4d claims against
the still house firm Last Saturday
the cattle were taken away by the
Government officials, but returned on
Monday. Buchanan II .un's name no
place appearing as proprietary giving
bond for them, with Rand, Gage and
Harrison as snrc,ies. The validity Of
The claims of,he Bank and Of HARRISON
upon the cattle, as against the Govern
M nj, will be decided by the Commits
81. ner Of Internal Revenue, uElcss 81
him referred to the IT, s District Cou-. !.
3nt this by no means enls the chap
ter ofcriminal practices, nor are they
the worst. On Monday last, a warrant
vas issued by Justice h DOT, on com.
plant Of Mr. Presbnry, against Henry
Z. Gates, Inspector of Lyons, and De
putty Collector, on charge of "neglect
70 perform the duties Of lis office as
Deputy Collector" The warrant was
served by Deputy Sheriff Boswor,h.
Gates waived an examination, and was
released on 81 900 onds, signed by G.
v. Morrill,, for his re appearance be
fore the mag:s,ratc-this course being
adopted to enable the accused to pro
cure bail for his appearance at the
United States District Court at Dubuque
a. ,ts next term, the bill to bc not less
than s2,O0).-Thns stands tho known
facts with regard to Mr.. GATES; while
rumors most thickly abound concerning
his !, anssc,ions with the proprieiors Of
the dislillcries. Buchanan and Hann
al'ege that they PAD Gates 'noney-we
10 not know that they fix the xum-t"
allow them to ship highwine nnreported
Neiil asserts that he paid Gates $1,000
in the same way. aud that G.es, since
the arrival Of the officers on the
ground, a.temptedto extort $1,000
from him by threats to ''peach." II
any or all Of these charges b. true, Of
which there is little doubt, and no open
denial he posi,inn If the late Insl ector
is much worse than that Of the other
pr.ts.-They are accountable tor