The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-23
THE ALLEGED DlSTILlERY FRAUDS.
The Examination of the Cases Of Wilson and
C0cline Postponed.

The Examination "f the Cases Of Wilson and
C0cliue Post pOned.
The cases OF Wilson and Cochue which were 20 have
been examined yesterday before Commissioner Newton.
for alleged bribery the part Of Wilson aud receiving
bride ia The Of Cochue, taken up at ten
O'Clock
Ut Wilson stated thu he hal engaged counsel the day
before hut iha, person had failed appear, and he
asked thar The examination be postponed future
time
cor plcaed and pee liar nature, Of charges broueh;
sgainst Mr. wilson fer brbing officer aud against au
officer for accepting that bribe that possible
that neither OF these parties should proceed without
having consulted with their respective counsel. be-
cause The District Attorney OF the United States
occupied Prosecuting attitude against each OF
them and both should he defended, and II seemed
Wilson the propre,y Of having his counsel there before
they proceeded With either OF the that what they
Nd might be done under tho advice OF their counsel
lie sbsnd not feel Ike pressing those cases without The
pregepe. OF their ccnuse'
tue casas ware then adjourned until today At one
oislccs " n.
scisnrc ut a DisiiIIcry Ia wtiIis nssbarx.
The dst'i!ery ~ 100 South Ninth street seizei
"Wednesday morning. while the owners were as H. al
logged, perpetrafing breach Of the Internal Rcvenoe
swsby Mr. ~ A. Iafera, assistant Of the dis
tric Last Monday this officer whose suspicious
time previous had been aroused, detsriued on over
hauling the premises, which t recsntiv used
dycpg establishment The mod. rpero,.di IN which
this conrahand business had been carried on quite
nsenions display Ing an amount OF ingenuity that might
have hcen employed 10 hanes II icss
pufpo'ca The still n erected In such . way that
u eecIns 10 be unfinished, and the premises thsn.
selves look ~ u they were undorIeing eternal
relair This II lone In order 20 dende The IN
spedor into tie b.lisf that the partias arc putting
W dlsiillefy aud intend taking out q license as
-oon - hey have completed their arrangements Al
night they seemingly ciosc thr distcry M aud "a far
- oaw ard appearances living soui IL 10 be- seen
or heard W w. Dot shortly after nghtfa however tho
hrs are lit aud the u put In operation good care
hcins at~n That not CLEAN of light will penetrns
the Atreei and also Tint rigid silence Ia preserved In
thus way from eixty 60 seventy gallons run on
before dayligr being conveyed through pipes laid
nn'sr etennh 70 the cellar or building ia tho Of
te ht Should seizure then bs made tho loss OF The
dshns sHpasfis " Of little consequences, II will not
cosi iicm much ,y-r hundred dollars aud they can
Gear vs. week BY .her Illicit operations much at two
inonsNnt NJ tAfeirs having sscerained how the affair
was .AFai On cpn four O'Clock on wrduesray morning
hads descent rppn the suspected promises IN COM
parry y aH cNcer NJ tho rorty.nfth precinct
lhey Nhocs y the " nj door, hut not receiving any
rsFop they ltut eaif Ia tho rear and discovered as
'hty eNpoeted ~ do, sl in full blast and two men
VINO save thctr names ~ Brown and Kelley and who
were TIC proptietor rapidly filling some barrels with
HGeid thcy nfo iound number barrels OF whfskev
aiid moaHs'F a. well "a complete Disabling apparntrz
ThHy fcriaicd on the promises Until they could com
munieite Win Deputy Collector Tappan " he Third
district whn made formal seizure Of tho whole estab
lshmeti ihciniDs al the sppnrenancc. for rnauufac
turing wuhloy Information received that acme ~
the government ocss had bceu bribed BY ,lc
ems 60 overlook theso contrsbaud proceedings