The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-24


this afday was placed in my hands FIRST il am
dav Of 50 remarkable character 70 have been made
authority. SO far as could learn that attracted my
attention and Investigation. very serious charge
sxains. public SceT Which, ToS should % nyss
person who offered the BRIDE II seems TO me to be my
not to 10; this complaint Ss dismissed upon the
willing to believe he did that The afdavt itself i
have known and realized ths contents OF the andavit
when he made IT, sim II the fact is true, whether
q. tho time Of making II, il should be
investigated 10 due 70 the oncer himself who is
g that p .S s should due
whether tho facts arc true not true and do this
because this 'dsvis contains charge which very
cochus w p sTs s
Ger the result Il bis rnowsdSe the whole
a. dstiery. Now, II this e true that Nj. Cochue, as
did not visit II after that day think that should IS
known. 10 true that he did visit repeatedly In
s S NJ %so
did not understand the contents OF this afndavt whom
be made the statement; and II that ocer did visit that
dsiery he, by law prove H. because he 10 bound 70
report hisproceednss and that report s in existence
The Commssioner-That could como up against the
oh1cer, and not In the case Of Wilson
District Attorney-Yes: but these complaints are no
interviewer With these facts that prefer dispose Of
denco here and Will produce IT, that he did visit this
di..illery, will 60 far TO satisfy me- and think We
Or not and think on that ground this invsssgstions
should proceed.
Mr. Mcdonald, an ex-reveuue officer Of the govern
ment sitting beside the counsel for the defsnceIf the
District Attorney win permit me TO make an explsna
ton 10 him vii do 90, deem due to myself TO
plain the position occupy in drawing up the afndavk
state this and am anxious to make an explanation,
The Commissioner-That s the nrst knowledge we
have had as to who drew up the adadsvit
Mr. IcDonald-I drew up the afndavit and state the
fact because am unwilling to shirk any responsibility
that may attach TO the act
The Commissioned thought it was drawn up by the
Mr. McDonald-I wish to suggest to the District At
tornsy az public oficer on the behalf Of myself as
The Commissioners will hear anything TOR that
Mr. McDonald-f the District Attorney guarantees nos
to arrest any parties produce in person interest
al any other time will bring them here prove
that Mr. Cochue has many times received brides In his
capacity as public officer.
The Commissoner-There is but one charge before
me- and this Is the wrong place to make charges against
any other individual butthe party charged will hear
the charge before me- which is that William Cochue
has received brides in this case 1t is highly improper
that charges should be made agans, an officer and be-
fore the world without evidence to substantate them.
II there Is any other charge against Mr. Cochue growing
out Of any transaction will take the affidavit and hearing
It will act upon u This not the place and highly
improper that charges should be made against Mr. Co.
chus as public officer for receiving brides without
The District Attorney said tina, he had risen merely
Mr.. McDonald-I qualified that afterwards, and you
said you would receive my explanation with regard to
any portion OF it. did make explanation
outside OF II, but confined myself to the merely
WIN regard 70 MS SelIg induced a. you believed TO
and that he Undue ed through sinister
70 make that affidavit rose TO make an explanation,
knowing THAI lie was acting without any influence OF
mine in the matter.
The CONFERENCE.-The is highly Irregular
Mr.. McDonald-l ehirk responsibilities in the mat
ter.
District Attoney-I desire say to all here and else
where that any information they might have 10 make to
him as public officer, duplicating public officers any
body else with crime will be considered when properly
presented that II did come as anonymous let
ters but he would make pledges before be received
| q communication.
General Crook, HE counsel for Mr. Cochue rose and
said that In Justice his CLIENT he would ask
Mr. Mcdonald arrested for violating tho order and de-
TS a OI hs
were entirely irregular and uncalled for He trusted
Inc ns ,s they
any person has any complaint to make against any party
would take aida " "a, and pass upon those
proceeded with BY the examination OF Witnesses Mr..
| VIM. Meal was sworn and testified as follows
| am government inspector; know Mr.. Cochue;
visited distlleres with him since last fall; visited Mr.
Wilson's dslery with him about the oath OF Au
gust; do not remember OF having visited Mr. Wilson's
distlley a. any other tms the reports Of inspectors
arc made directly 70 the collectors "a diary shown
cred six memoranduns showing that had visited
distillery since the time specified In the andsvit
once.
| TESTIMONY OF Ious WILLIAMS
lam assessor Of the Second district; the papers have
in my hand the copies Of the reports Of Inspector Co
chue for July and August The witness here referred
TO the 2sth of July and found that Cochue visited VIII
son defy IN the Fourteenth ward also to the 18th OF
August and found that he had visited Wilson'S Gleesons
and other dlst'lierie.; the same was found on the
28d OF August; The 26th visited Wilson's dIstlery and
| othersl Mr. Wilson sold out to other party.
think; my impression IS about the LIST Of September;
these reports arc sworn to- tina, L. the originals
sworn 70, and there copies kept In my Office all
Of the time; these reports are required by custom
have to certify to the bills Of the inspectors and
TO know what they have been doing; the reports are
made AZ the end OF every month.
| Mr. Mead recaled--I heard Mr. Wilson say that be
should stop business about the OF August he said
that be was dgustcd with the busnesshe could make
about G cochue was just about ct tho closing up
| OF the old law.
i B.cpowy
The following affidavit WAS then presented TO the Dis-
| trict Attorney
Before Charles W. Newton Commissioner OF the United
SS%P"s %a 's% %s
c.as &c cosSas R ssn nm on .Se
RnS1 % S:s, r9 *. him, him e., and With not visiting his
written q sS%Dc:ss him read ss.
they row sppesr and are hai he has no chsrss 10 maze
sssan,n The .,d cochue as pnb;,s IS
swsIn before ;, IT.; 20 s %
District Attorney-Do you wish 10 proceed ON the am
Mr. G. Murphy-He does not
1t was thought that Mr. Wilson was under the juan-
ence o. liquor when he made the rst adsvit but the
adjourned until to-day ut nine O'Clock
| ASoTHER skrzuRs oy A DisTirLyRy.
II seems that there are several places in Brooklyn
where Illicit dstiatIon OF alcohol s pracsed without
ntcrerence from either the internal revenue police
authorities and carried with such boldness that
positively dangerous for officers TO attempt TO seize
the establishments unless protected by force will be
seen from the following.--
STATEMENT on DAYTON
| am United States enue inspector, named Jamcs
y Dayton made seizure this yesterday afternoon at
No Flushing avenue, BROOKLYN, owned by man by the
name OF John Slavin by direction OF Collector Pratt in
whose district the disfillery IL located which found
some twenty hogsheads OF whskey and moasses in pro-
cess Of manufacture was surrounded by . party Of
men who elected from the premises and threatened
TO wipc me out and had got ous OF the way Is
soon as did have no doubt but I should have been
| smea They said that l had no right to como there,
sna " ava not get out Of there quick they would kick