New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-15
INTERNAL REVENUE FRAUDS



The examination in the case Of the L. S. agt John
Cunningham Chief Engineer elect Of the Fire Department
and Wihsm Davis charged with deaudng the Government
IN the dstaton Of spirits was commenced before T. > Com
missioner Jones Brooklyn Thursday p Hl ana commune
deputy Collector g. Ii Meyers recalled and testaSd hai
Wsrc not Davis told him that he Dayls had inspected e
The aox witness was M A. Geer resident Of Troy n
Y and Collector of internal Revenue Tor me fillotA'l
bad seized spirits offered i0f sac t-le N'lO-
bang paudod G came 10 ls once 20 hA1o Il av-
ing the transaction vu6 legitimate; dil no. ~ "a iJ
letter 10 he Collector OF the Third District ana received
e p NgopI5 Dc51fv Collector Of the Third District
was asn sworn lie did not know whether Cunnnghams dis
tery commenced before Dayss appointment or not had
visited and reported the place haq received no returns ron
Cunningham except six shown W9Ca We're handed ~ about
NJgeme % the papers were filed by MI Iappan Witness
stssd that he did not know the spirits removed from the
Bonded Warehouse prior to the returns made never saw Cnn
nngham relation 70 liquor seized by Geer IN Troy ana Gun
nngham told him omitted 10 be branded by
TSe -,naads- Of Mr. McLaughHns evidence was OF little
i%eo5i,.ae2 r " ,r,or .s Oh. nsrt ,vi,nas. evan,
fasd had A Cunningham with reference to
this seizure thought the letter referred true and did not
Uudslnd and practice the regulations did not know that
lCpnni1 Iham running dslcry thought he had per
D 10 withdraw his goods from the bonded warehouse thought
th psnit was given after the seizure at Troy the ~ barrels
hs bea removed by Of Inspector DAVIS as witness
beisye the 90 barrels entered in the Collectors
Ooe but might have been placed IL the bonded warehouse
chs IA on them paid Nov. oath.
Consdse further evidence Eas offered but no new iae
sooussi Of removing sp from distery place other
tsn he utc STATES bonded warehouse contrary to the law
up before Commissioner Newton at the United States
COnttrOOms Brooklyn, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
DetscAys j. D. Wondelley testified that about P Nov
he Chapman take three barrels Of whisky from pr
Vse dis.ery in Porandst, Parkaye4 and start to
Capt Tobsy Deputy Collector examined to the sub
ned in the barrels seized by Detective Wondeey
premises and found dlery OF 100 gallons daily capacity
1our hgslssi Of moase we're also found and the WORKS had
Detective WOadefloy recalled stated that the prisoner when
sfTesod sil ne was DONG ls 10 make ttie money A.
ChaPmn defended himself by sta@g that he supposed le
still ogn5ed and did not know he committing an IL
legal act he held by the Commissioner to await the
SEIZURE OF A sUBTRRRANEAN DIsTILLERY IN HoBoEBS
Yesterday afternoon Coz Thorn Collector for the lllh Dis
tuet Of NewJersey seized and closed up suberranean
whsy distileTy al No l62 Boomhedst Hoboken Ihe st
winch capable Of running of about 100 gallons OF whisky pI
dsy had evidently operation but short time The
vase ~ the property seized including about hye barrels OF
s5SnG 81 800 ne owners naine was not asceraned but he
sad ~ be a resident OF NewYOr
DISCOVERIES OF EXTENSIVE TOBACCO FRAUDs-$2OOOOO
EVOLVED N oNE CAsE-AREEsT or THE PARTIES
IL known weeks that the whisky frauds
bang initiated IN tobacco manufacture and william
Roharts and John Linton Treasury SCENTS and l. nav
ssy and Mr Payne OF Albany special agents have been ior
Sos o. Alexander Ross aud d. l. Sharkey hm OF A Ross
Co AMI David OMEN proessed successor criminal pro
charged With swearing 10 false and fraudulent returns Of
tOoaoco Wlth intent 10 roo ne Dofemeh Inc paus YER
examined before Commissioner Osborn and held to bail
getting close quarters eyed and gave out word
that be bad gone TO Tallahassee Florida He sought hiding
and caught Avenue b. and lot Of interesting papers
fOuHd possession II is estimated from the books Of the
that pounds been omitted from the
Tstarls netting something Ike S0O0J only About % per
Ire whole reported the As
No Official collision in this particular is yet
kaOWu
DISTILLERIEs SRIZED.
The o)Bins disteIles have recently been seized this
city: g Drake No. % Abattoirpace, Philip Kelley No
Absf pace; Gard Ekho No 40 West Twenty sixth
AegHs Struck No West Twenty siKtfst james Har
rey No $50 Bss In igithsti Adam Kline No 20 East
Twenty fifth Adoph BinDaIm, No 81 East Thirteenth
YESTERDAY Inspector Horton with detachment Of officer
tack possession Of the following AIMED establishments Henry
W Wend0bOnes dstilcy, No. 2O2 ChambeIs-st. Philip
6,resk's disiillerv No 20 Park.st