The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-18
ALlEGeD pIsTIlLERY FRAUDS.

Arrests Made In BrO0klyD-The Parties
Brought Before the COMMUNICATIVE the
Governmen MT has been Cheated. sc.
The dtstllers Of Illicit spirits have been at work again.
and again have grief They have made haste be
rich in peril OF becoming suddenly very poor
They have thirsed for the So gallon that belonged
the government have about getting by craft
what by honorable beyond their reach. For
a time their success has been something amazing but
now the that has fallen upon them would
he udicrous IL dreadful Their antics one
who has share in the smart that produces them,
NO sympathy for IT, quite good q
night among The minstrels Their immunity has been
long one and they felt themselves pretty its
enjoyment Ever since the passage Of the revenue law
they been burrowing in the ground and besrrpg
themselves by night, but ct last ray Of light has
brokon In upon their snberranean haunts and sent them
bowling from their nocturnal industries The United
upon their hsunts and taken possession Of them.
Frauds 10 the amount of one AMI half millions Of DOL
lsls alleged 20 have been discovered, and proceed
ings have been against the guilty parties
before Commissioner Newton.
Tho all the parties arrested have not yet
made public, but Of them arranged month
ago before the United States Court for the same offence
The matter was then compromised by the payment Of
named Eli Bahme who is said 10 have represented the
interests OF the dAtilers They then allowed TO
commence operations again, but the government ON
cas kept eye upon them to that further frauds
wore practiscd.
eUsryCIoNs.
Az the detectives who had charge OF the matter Db-
served their proceedings they TO tho conclusion
that they were again at their old work.
Deputy United states Marshal J. v. Higgins, accom-
panied by government inspectors Frederick Getchue
and Mead made raid Oh the dtstilleres in Brooklyn
yesterday In Hudson avonne, near Prospect street on
individual named John Devln, they discovered twenty
eight barrels OF whskey which taken in charge by
them Proceeding thence Charles street. they bounced
upon another Illicit stil establishment in which were
found seventeen barrels OF whiskey AZ another place.
in Prospect street. two barrels selzcd while at
smaller disiery In the rear OF Carey Hotel another
barrel OF ~hlskey brought to light by the officials.
At NY Devlin's establishment number Of valuable
papers found which IL ia thought viii prove OF
great service tho authorities In bringing to light fur
Their particulars In connection with the enormous swim
de which has cT 40 long period been peesraied upon
whiskey II Is also bnted thai certain peraena whose
character heretofore has been above Seuspicion, VIII
appear 10 role upon the disclosures that likely
toSgrow out Of tina AFFAIR.
NJ Tiltop. one Of the government inspectors in the
Third collection district, whose duty IL 70 mark the
Deputy Marshal Higgins and last evening, about eight
O'CLOCK, tho same official succeeded IN experimenting
John Deyn while the latter was walking through VIII
oughhy street Both parties taken before United
States Commissioner Newton, at his Office IN Montague
street where Mr. iton gave bail for his appearance In
the Of ai;y thousand dolIsra Devlip also
CURED 20 give bail TO The amount. or In default
thereof 10 he committed - the Kings County Peni-
tentisry Tor safe Keeping
auRxisc FLUID DEVICE
was discovered FOR cheating the goyeTnnent BY refer
ence to the revenue law was asseained that burning
auid ID exempt from taxation These disters once
resolved 10 mako burning fluid by fixing the proportion
Of alcohol ~ turpenne I'm tho rato that would best
tally with their intsresh The nuid consequently
composed Of about ninety per cent Of alcohol and ten
percent Of turpcninc After this compound had got
clear Of tho inspectors OF the Il easy
matter 10 separate the turpentne from the alcohol and
throw the latter upon the market without paying the
tax. To such III extent has this been done within
twenty days that the PROFITS Of those engaged In IL he
renchcd ths enormous sum or 5000
Of s these dsleres made yesterday by the United
States Marshal, and examination will como on
Monday before Commissioner sent from Washington
expressly 70 investigate the business
rtAD ESCAPED pKTEcsx0x.
Some ofcsr Of the Internal Revenue IL Is eaid has
been N collision with the o6eudsry they could hot
30 long have Piled their Illicit trade undelected. This
officer whoever ne may be. provided way for all the
barrels 10 be saIhped though accrued the
government BY the ssamps being used