The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-29

Z YORK HEK1LU, THU
THg ALLEGED DISTILLEgY FRAUDS.
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Contlnuatien Of the Exan'lnasien Of the Cas~
Of schwahin, Angus, Bochm and Rowe -
tinsasisn of tho Testineay for tb~ -Oes-
naons, dkc. oa.
Before Commission 49,.
continuasiQn Of the sy.,.,.,n..,or ina ~a.. !.
~ The ''burnihs huid's oasss, was heM YESTERDAY
before Commissone< Newton, in Brooklyn, at twelve N
nlss Witness called BY the District Attorney for the
prosecutor Vas Mr. Engle, who testified ~ follows:
TESTIMONY or aANUM ESoLx
hve N New York; have been engaged In the manu-
iacsur% Of burning fluid about nineteen years. en-
in the manufacture Of oils now but not OF burning
nud think ceased TO manufacture burning fluid about
1853
By Colonel Tracy-To what extent Nj. Engle, since
1862 or 1868 has there been demand for burning fluid
in the marketf
Mr. Hail desired 10 inerpose objection 70 that test
mony as was irrelevant to the subject because the
law Of 1865 struck cut from the statute previously exist
ing the word manufacturing 'manufacsuren and in.
troduced the word ''distling Of burning nuid and
claim that there difference between the manufacture
of burning uid-thc commingling OF the artices-and
Disabling burning fluid That gentleman manufactured
burning fluid years before the law and there
fore the speaker considered that they ought not be
bound by that testimony Still II the commissioner de-
sired 70 take the testimony they n , no objection but
tireiy. $3.50 "
The District Attorney said that he proposed to show
that there was such thing known to art or
science as the dislat0n OF burning uid and also that
it could only be made by the commingling Of two sub
stancesto wit alcohol and camphene and that II could
be distilled. but must be manufactured.
After some further argument upon the same points
a cam only state 70 what has come under my own
observation we have not been receiving any orders for
two years; the process Of manufacturing burning fluid
Ii simply mixing camphene with high proof alcohol
together in tank or barrel one part Of camphene to
four Of alcohol Of eighty above proof the
that was the general mode; il was sometimes mixed in
the proportion Of to fve camphene 10 refined spirits
iaton the eecs Of alcohol Of less than
above proof would be to make IL milky; the alcohol
would not cut that amount Of turpentne; this be
varied from to four per cent would be merchant
able article, but would not make good light At less
than that proportion; am dister Of turpentne that
been distller than manufacturer Of sprits
run in the neghborhood Of twenty five to thirty per
or thirty.ave PEI cont; that spirits would mot make
good light should not think IL would make merchant.
Cross examined by Mr.. HalD-Alcohol would burn by
fame than pure alcohol; have distilled camphene; IL
camphene; the words "distillaton Of burning fluid
have no meaning in my mind, because there are two
fluid, and they could not be mixed together because
alcohol being lighter would not mix; cannot say that
there could Be sncn thing as dser Of burning
= mash tub whore they were both mixed.
zine is article that is produced in the distllation
of petroleum OIL gasane that is higher form Of ben.
when say ths. there IS no demand for burning fluid
illuminating fame has gone out Of this market,
do not know that the merchants Of other cities have not
any am partially practical distiller; understand the
process; have run q thousand barrels q day myself
years. and know what articles quoted in the market
to some extent have never heard that burning fluid was
featured when in the business we sold the ma
terals separately to be mixed sold about hundred
barrels day. that was not all sold as burning uid had
think that to mix turpentine in the beer and then
from the disery i would seperae IN the process Of
would be burning iuid II would be impregnated with
the turpentine, but sufficient make burning fluid
Recross examined-1 mean the market reports by
quotations; public reports quoted on Change; am &C
auainted with the article Of vinegar heard vine
Redirect examination Burning fluid was not regu-
iary quoted article; camphene was quoted, but after
TESTIMONY OF JOHN sunERr.
spector in the old Dormon distliery Objected TO- and
on the 10th OF October last II was under seizure then
It commenced operations again the 9Th OF last
. superintendent Of that dstiliery, whom / sup
posed was Mr. Barringer; his first name is Mack;
the accounts; he did nothing more that know Of; The
license lie taken out In the name Of Frederick Snyder
hS %
seen him At work; no there and showed me
how burning fluid came out
The Commissioner suggested that they were not trying
Mcdonald there.
The witness was then taken from the stand without
Deputy Marshal Higgins was then sworn and testified
TESTIMONY on JEREMIAH HiCGINs
I was in the Hustled distillery. CThe Commissioner
here explained that Mr. Hustled had had nothing TO do
with that dissiiery for the past year and be was an
the 10th Of this month; the distillery In
operation could not tell how many cistcrns being
only worm that saw tasted that liquor Il tasted
like whiskcy some could taste turpentine did not drink
the surpentine came down more powerfully The second
time tasted Of IL; there was man by the name Of
Krans another by the Of Brennan, and another by
the OF Glover with me- think OF those parties
drank the liquor Krans the turpcntine run
ming very slow when nrst went I'M do not understand
the dstng business; afterwards the turpentine camc
something upset above and IL right down some
eight or ten csterns Of beer on that day. did no, count
them do not know whether there any effort made
throw in turpsntine after wen. IN did not see myself
sham burning fluid A. found what I went for;
went 10 find whskcy and found u; went there
pccting 70 find infraction OF the law; the Others
drank; did not how much they drank am the per-
son who the information that led-t the libel in
this case smelt the turpentne well ~ tasted IL;
have not tasted whskey In some time.
The District Attorney here said that he would not DO
able 70 proceed any further he expected TO have
chemist who could not come then
Mr. Dttenhoefer wished 10 mako proposition. There
was number Of those barrels in store propose that
i send some one In connection with gentleman you
win send 70 take this stuff OF the barrels and put the
seal Of both men upon H. and then we viii experiment
with II In court
The Commissioner said that was Q matter OF agree.
mcnt entirely, which he han no control
After some debate 70 the time OF adjournment Mr.
Cunningham was called by the prosecution and testified
AZ follows
TESTIMONY JOSEPH N. CUNNINGHAM
reside BROOKLYN the Eastern District business