New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-14
INTERNAL REVENUE FRACLS.

MEETING oF TIE CONGRESS INVESTIGATING com
HTTTEE.
The Congress Committee, conystng Of Mcasrs.
Darling Of New York Boamau Of A,vea MIVa Of p0Vnsyl
yauia EcsIeton Of Ohio and rrmDe Of Besteky With
Assistant it Washington lat evening for
ts city having Ia thIro0 n invest gst aud exposure
Of the supendous aU b. which the government is
nov bong robbed They lav engaged nt che Astor
House ana win establish then headquarters thoc 1Pon their
arrival tbs morning.
Tho Committee has of course some Sea Of too work r.
quired them butl much thcy may aEo examined
The subject hero dtle doubt that ~ Will be'ontouuded by
the COLOSSAL proportions and extensive mmhcfons VI thesc
The plots not confined to whsiy thooea THIS article
having pretty fcayy harden and bcirs always uoI'ry -e''
tive tG,aov any restraint OF e eads hc lusgrrrc
ton OF swirdtIs From this up and down III ong caia"s''
OF home MS Injuries and suPeFatlca rah Tue P'o'o"7
chcue o,rIebey nt honest manuactnr,rs are beng "iu
ally drv 10 the wal and obliged 70 abandon buEss IN
which TAG can no longer compete WHISKY ,oH y ~ esIs
gn0ir its maBu'actLrr Now IL is obvious that dsilIef
Bvun, who pays Government teS Of = On es son can
10 IN ness by the side Of his negboT di'tac joas VINO
las bried collector aud inspector and pas leI'y 'nAa'
The Rode Of OPERATION is somcv hat as follows Reverse OFF
Ger that Revenue officer b. on the nexthai Fchg
rrh With incomPr hensbc rapidity 20 wh'h hs theo'is
nan, Z anunm1 TO Become "s'heI r ' ,I. ~ ! o,r-,
arrangement win him whereby IL IS agrod ma b payment
of SEQ a week to.he officer his aN shah DC ded la ~
not imposed IL dsils 100 gallons las ne can 'n ~ o
duct ~ . ga'oa and even TIN make c'ai Eout o, sDa
week IL s known that tins 10 htcau peihou var IN pm
ticod m numerous instances ahl some Oi te Ou,,, ~
surendng dstila'on and awaiting the e2Po'a"h y ''"
W&sky costs tax aud AL say g 40 per eso yet there are
several pnces IN this city and Brooklyn Vleie e article
SoIt e - ~ M sum thaf cost ONLY a. bbe anl 81 but man
Who known and believed TO be safe can obtain A. at q CO.
TIE WHISKY FRAUDS IN BROOKLYN
The case of the United States agt. T.ton. Devln
and Leyan was resumed bec Commissioner IeVton at tie
United States Courtrooms, Mcntaguest, BDokyn at 10
The FIST VIII r5ss examined was Nj W J Malcy recalled
He testified that ho never branded 10 barrels q" liquor Tor
DcBn as made PRIOR Sept had nothing Elatc'"r 70 do
with Dcylm had branded liquors FOR Loy0cf Pr Co. ny
4 Co and John Fard.
On ms cross witness stated hat % sept be
nothing a N any alcohol sold 20 Cunningham until he saw
the statement IN the papers never nw the acs or Tie bdh'
Mr. j. C. Horton was called He testified that he WI.
been him with a about Dc'n cane t. liroAlvn
and stayed over night "a Oboes hogse 10 watch DE, lhs
movements ucss then coTopoated Ostbrnc evidence
H M nr, a. an e,riv boir in ne ,ou. ana stated
that Phillips cage inspect M NJ Tappu o4 ihc same
morning and went With him 10 the plumbing esiah.hrcut
where the whisky was stored counted ~ barrels some o. w.eH
hhd the bungs ont 1appan seized them remaining mat Vas
pic - rrate hs e.ore bur witness hailed h all De- canc
back uacc Noy. 10 and the bund Phillips stated
The witness testified that he'ae lie
tents of tee or barrels and that tie substance tasted
like WHISKY he md not know who pu' The marks OIL The
barrels.
Tho next witness was Patrick McAre partner of Osborne
in the distcy mentioned by him lhrir pnc, Wns stopped
nom september 10 October d. when they apted for an In
specior undc ihe law Dru who tod lin 10 on
rauuGctu and he would send an Inspector and IL would
De all right 1l'On and Phillips would 10 tAehfatdur nrl
he wond give q go per gallon for what we Hadf h' amer
ward came down ~ ~ Iion aicrward and wanted
some buad cifcd and Dctn said he could moi play sncl on
undcrhaud game 1iton told witness that De- lad quarrel
with Tappan about branding rr liquor and bUn stated o
him that lie lad pay from $1,000 90 tAVo cyy month "r
protection when To- dslcry seized he bad talk with
DeIn said osborne accused h4nl tDcyAl d being con
cerned To- the seizure witness told him il strange hing
for on 20 well when they dealt with him. and % have
such o sudden chnnre when thcy stopped
On bis examination. Mr. MrArdlc sWoTr that they
made about 10 barrels q dny while paying hut 80
their profits were about $50 y, cIrcsumcd tc liquor
aaducntly branded. bad sold whisky boz Ocos- 90 nty one
but Dcyln. Dc,n hgd specified once ae paIe 90 whom he
lad pay 80 90 siOuD per month MI Japan was one
and ion another; De,n stated that be- cold not pay
snch large amounts Tor the protection 81 Others
The remainder Of Ar McAullcs tmouy was u little m
portanec.
tuition witness bad Of Mr. DctIs checks ard
deposits showing total Of s62On non Aug 90 Nov ~
the 18th Of November Do drew 0ut hrs balance ~ .itht 49,
Mr. Charles Tappan q ccrk boz the Third Collection District
amounted nothing further than statement a. 70 the manner
which returns bad to be- made irom the hs' 10 ihe
office
The case was adjourned until O'Clock Saturday morning
THE WHISKY FRAUDS rs JERSEY CITY.
Frank g. Brown, who turned states evidence m
= Coinmss oncr Jacl Of Jersey City security for Dis
appearance before the United States Grand Jury he tlcn
appointed Dcpaty Marshal 90 assist Detective Na-ent 10 fer
rcting out and arrcsing parties guilty Of deraglng the
RcyenGc.
CONTRABAND WHISKY.
u TEHuaE
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l3.-Considcrable excitement
created this afternoon the OF Third and Cbesuui
by the seizure of drly loads fifteen barrels whisky
he mari ON "a icfi1 res 10 bf conn