The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-22
IN ALLEGED plsTILlERy FRAUDS.

E I'M ALLEGED DIsTlLlERy FRAUDS.
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Observation-Disclosures isg11lsfses oeiDea-Ihe
@a1tsreA pEAssstal- spssipl Oncsrs 6sH
ysshingtSn on she Trsok-Hew the aale
acknowledgements bsvsispnenss-CsItls
nati>s Or the Exaniuatisn ~ che broeklyn
Qasss Before Cemmissioner Newtens dcc.
The alleged charges Of maud ON the part OF certain
manufactures Of m article called "burnins hud" are
sssns 70 colossal prcporons under the stimulated and
ssw lively action Of the authorities upon whom more
especially the proper carrying out Of the Internal Rsvs
zoe law dsvovss, the provisions OF which have been
violated, u having been discovered, represented,
sAat this so-caed "burnins nuid" rs nothing more
sAan whiskey whether the supposed dslinquents will
0Iaoe their defence on the accepted fact that
whiskcy itself IL nothing more or less-tecbnicslies
asade-than burning nuid, Will depend probably upon
80 OF counsel However this may be- the suspicion
- the government has bssn aroused from representations
nade 10 1t that very extensive frauds being com.
ted upon the revenue by persons claiming TO be man
SfaSturen Of and dealers In burning nud, an article
which ID exempt from the provisions Of the July
y. 1885, mpcsns tax upon various sorts Of mAnufsc-
ssrss, among others the manufacture OF whsksy &c,
80 such unprecedented demand and n manufac-
Ssss TO b. 70 extensively and ardenuy pross-
eassd, though not brought ihto use Tor any
oeitimate purpose. Il 10 asserted that 1t was .
eary well versed In the manufacture Of whsgey who,
chen Congress heavily axed that article. managed
- introduce among the exemptions burning 1nid know
~ that thereby wide avenue was opened for secnis
Non and fraud. From tho developments now accuBu.
ssipg IL only natural conclude that all advantages
wsre taken Of the assimilation in the production and
aAnuiacurs Of the articles TO defaud the government
- an ncslculabls smount. The source Of fraud and
Dsont was nrst exposed by an unfaithfu servant Of
~ Revenue Department in the Third Collection district
situated in the Eastern District Of Brooklyn Who having
sscsived miserable bbe Of $50 not to report upon the
1sratioas Of osrain dstiller sfsrward dIvulgsd his
pssry Of che law. Yesterday The odacer dsiinQusG,
ek the bride for silence, both arres,Ad and viii
Hsbrought up for preliminary examination this ornipg
Soo Of ns same ocer that the ss arrests were made
The public nay ynds.tsnd tho Whole casa how the
snsn:s srsaS -. .ssn. 1''s d. sss ss1s g
only Necessary 70 stats that. 10 ne nrst place whi.
taxed S2 gallon while IN the dstiers hapds; In
ss. ,as s ss s. LIN :: re- 4. 5
ne trade, the dislsr taken ont bis nominal c4nse
enufacturer Of burning fluid. drops that Of dassr Of
max. !. any quantity & whi.key, put II in Darrell.
De and after being passed BY the inspectors draw
- the small nodcum Of turpentne and send forth,
o. pur. whsfey sucn 4 4. ny e az GI
Ne Sovernmen. oonnenesd its action tss. has been
tvpDied TO the Ash used IN some or the seized dis
mo 70 osse.ss . " s ssn % s
n:psosos s.s mad. o. DISCLOSED SSs ,u %
aroused In consequence Of the unu6aa quantity or
s -. s:S a which Az a.s . e.
2 =: 1ssssas s.1ssss d s!rssa I f.ss.
s ;' :s: q Co., i Hss ~ E se ;.
sSas 'ss sess ss aka
nos At all times risk 10 nlsAs sslsures or The sus-
sssa p.es, az rsoommsnAed however, that al cos
Sasioq 81 such ACTS = be night d5sn suiiosnt TO
1ant BIN in s9iing ssizurss should BE- made without
sag ~. 1el::.is i:sad Syee =; ;A. se1s.a%.ns
X e s asss .ss. S
State District Attorney SeSSS oa ss Ss
Ss.n :sn .poo sa n 1% s S SS n
ssttions ~ regard 70 tbsse matters and upon which
n one cAss some particulars have come to lghttbe
seizure Of dstsry in East Twenty sixth street wherein
lss barrel. and 100 gallons Of whlskey we're found
nppied 70 the article, ninetenhs Of the material
sund to b pure whisksy. In this IN action for
Two ofnosss Of the Revenue Department Msssrs Eean
nd Harris In this city, specially deputed 20 ssss
authorities here In detecting and prosecuting the
|psntiasatien Of the Testimeny--nIers Arrests
In Breeklyn.
Ma min Inn NJ Ia mn l-s
|Dsns Boshm ana Angus which was commenced on
ssdsy before Commissioner Newton, for alleged ais
plsy frauds In Brooklyn, resumed yesterday
~ as nae O'Clock.
W. Eh Glass, the witness whose testimony was pub
Shed In Yesterdays HssALD, was called and resumed
hh testimony y f9liowei-- s'-~-n
- ~. ksnxoHg on HI GlAa
The process Of manufacturing burning huld u carried
- follows:we put gallon and half OF ,urpen,ine
ITO the mash, when y was cooled down and whom the
essst wY sdded anq that vas varied At drsrsn. times.
cent ns sGs d..y We pa 10
1S.a
turpsntns We put 10 q difsrsns times We dA
sss :. how ,.Iss.. would g A. s' ~;
e0tard the fermentation, and ny nrst experience
yss that u did rstard .; sssr consultation With
ks tnrpsn.iss in the Ais instance, when ,hS msSh va.
boiling but thought 10 would oil evaporafe and the re-
Dut that IVES put In d different times don know
- any other cause for the delay Ia the fermentation sr
espt the presence Of turpontne In the mash After the
sN experiment never put In less than gallon In the
|oyxt inptancs, when the 'mash" was put down This
you'd make about one third Of per cent o. alcohol
Vs 6ccasion, at tho Greenpoin dlsiillsy put
allons, which about two and half per ccss the
oohol the effect Of that TO very seriously inurs
oas fermentation; the beer did work OF
- apd did not produce 20 much
|p1coho Schaber never told mo how much
oess alcohol produced In consequence d the mir.
olsc; he said was not worked on In time and asked
0s 70 20 and examine u; did 20, and found what
would call putrefactsd Fermentation; n hsd not .
healthy fermentation there ave csterns OF this
Beer but an not that cisterns had been