New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-26
THE ALLEGED DlsT1LLEhh
FRAUDS.
The EXAMINE tion Consinued Before Conn
missioner Betts-Iusorcstieg Tes'insony
RIicited-Decision Reserved 70 satur


The examination OF the case of tho United
States agt Simon Donsu was continued on Saturday
before United States Commissioner Belts.
1t is proper 10 state ths there are several defendants
WHO are charged with TIE cen'e ss honan and "ho
course occupy the same 20 top as po,tu anu
this case Donau is concerned. Is 70 be made as
Edward Piait recalled by she def-rso testhed-t am an
Inspector Of Liquors IN tins city ne L'oinaon
January, End at TIA, time did not expect to De trnfe
had not heed that any ror were 70 be nsde 20 nav,
removed had right whrr inspect iqno' "ne
am ordered City and not Sc Government lnse'oi
any prrson may act City Inspector but ~ order 20
this fact / anew when ] inspected the iQgor IN No;
$40 Pearst. previous to January sst nsa l,J
DO li1uor IN irregular Ttnne7 have oirh fHlec'eu
and branded liquor, of my own dsrid; have
mover branded ery barrels 20 nay know"dee thrn hr,t
mid ed for NV n.p-con; Donsu did not report my in'pee
tons aware hat the law required NE to maze rpot
cran liquor frot the dery N sevente nth
at TO No 349 P.sst-Don1us store az Government "a
spector never inspected any fraud wnky or roman o.,
did examine and usrrct the Windy Niffr"dt GU
pass of better in district and coming IT" IN
the Pes store than another Inspector name was on u
never in my life branded any hqucr or whisky In No $40
TO Mr. CourneyI Knew the tar had n been paid on the
10 barrels inspecteo the so barrel, WHICH spoke Of y,s
ierday a. branding did City and not - Governmrs In
spector al owed Mr. DouHn 10 ne" my Government tIshd
and he used It on this why ana 1"nsrlnrn,y pa.-q a.
Government WHISKY the firm whom DoHan SOLD the whisky
refused accept Of aerward on tie roand that At lad
brand tOfs1 Oy ana W O.
branded of the whisky was huIird which neFr IN
sptct,d; about ou.-tsf Of the barrels did not brand
BY Hr Hail. casks branded In my presoree which
had not insretsd
Richa-d flarman testifed-I employed by Mr. PiGt 70
watch d-ores know both # TIE places on seven,teih
and No 39 pearl saw wh!skt taken from tn iny
rinh and Sevcntecnhst dseros g the Pearst store IN
January and February la there wrrc NO bands on tn 4
whisky portion Of It after Wa iahrn 10 "
taken Of ;hc cart truck, rolled ~ the store and ~
ctei by ria saw llonan- man bf'nd abof ~ barrel
OF wbi.ky Donau bLnd the whisky bat he wa
present, however, when Il was dor
To Mr.. H1I have been IN P:s employment since iH-!
Summer; previous this attended bar IA broonc 81 had
pected and did see Pnit aid cnau rugged npvat" eon
vesa'on IN the store Ne Jis fest' Jaw no MONEY pas'
the Fis per day fpr services.
Redirect, had previous UNDER and'nr with ria q
watch these pTocredng- there We" no bands on the ~h~y
which saw at No. ss PeHrs Whch Hid not seen carried
down there.
where the aud Ei-ty tt dsiienes IRE
have whisky taken from those pner 70 tie store No. ~
P.ars hu CERTAIN that none Of this wisFy Wa hr ndrd
before reaching tie Pesr.si sore, AMI aI,r ihe wh'y
reached that ore privately marked OF the brands with
lead prnc The following DIS saw 'one Of the barrels
.ome Of the WHISKY branded myself
To Mr.. Ha-B,ofe beng 'nsasei by Nh Plate, Wa en-
poyed by MHrhal rcs"i some 4 le wbssy 10 question
branded tod By OF the hrn that they wani-d ia
ase away load Of whissy 90 TIE brand - cersn nat
the Rurc 1900 sppeired Ia DID not know o the brand
iug Until alcr done.
Nh Courtney said that be would here ret biz case.
Mr Hall said. woa hks q cro.s ~ anime MI fhn,ros
viii here renew the motion which made 10 yom Honor
yesterday beyn 'st a Ia" proIe tine your honor VII
pass pom The Law u bribery = that you m1s brbe az
to d. DE duty It's sird n tins css- that Dorau bal lsf~d
money Plat IN order to induce the ,ef 20 de- illegal
By the law Par eommfnied 90 mh.n fourni by
with Law be j. guilty Of BID couduct and
vii fI of h. duty. Tie law 4 bribery tsss
tad conduct srhiDsd Ia TIL u The qaof
had been branded ~ say brand bod been Improperly
lent for Heal parosr sal there 90 b. n.ry within ih-
meaning 4 the saiur. This At Of bribery tui ony
-ga &c: The csn ory take oosuiaancs Of brb"y in
cases where an e~ conIens non fre'.d Tor doing 81
performing gal oct MI iI4E continued hls argument Il
some length briefly touching upon the a'on Of Ili and
nonau and coucladcd With an eIron Of hs opinion That
the prosecution had failed 20 nlto case against the de-
ieudani
M Courtney r.pi.d and saii 90 not doubt that my
friends clients would rAd 60 be- r.eassd roi furhsf
trouble ia this matter bot diner from ny iends exp~ct
b. able thls fhr0a With al 90 the
learned gentleman the other side nk The ponis made
by him npy at,urd snd that when ne rejects upon the
positions which he has assumed be will admit tha the
s-quences that would r-su from their general reception
principles Il action m examinations 81 This Aind would TO
sAy he hast. be chsmitous.
Arer further argument o. counsel TIC Commi'sonrr
took papers and reserved his decision until Saturday neI