The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-14
THE RAID ON THE DIsTIlLrRlEs.

THE RAID On THE OlSIIlLERiES.
Exci,emcnt Among the whsskey Dealers
Names Of Embellishments Scixed-Cost of
Manufacturing Whiskcy, &c.
The seizure Of about twenty diseries In this city by
Deputy Collector James Marshall under Collector Sher-
dan Shook, created great excitement among the manu-
facture Of whiskey yesterday, and had the effect OF
closing up nearly every distilery in the city The dis
tes evidently thought that II better to be found
with broken ongne adamaged boiler grain mash
than with large amount Of iNuor ON hand unaccounted
for to the government movement Is now foot
which Will render very dangerous hereafter to fraudu
entirely In addition to Sheridan Shook, Of the THIRTY
second Collection district O. Horton, inspec
and other local officers IN charge Of the matter s Mr.
Richards, special agent Of the department, who has
bad extensive experience In other similar nvest
cations. No DEVELOPMENTS took place yesterday
but in short time detailed report Of the operations OF
the government oncals will be laid before the readers
OF the HERALD.
ESTABLISHMENTS sr1xEn.
The following the names OF few OF the establish
ments which have recently been seized in this city
@ Drake. 80 Abatoi- place; Philip Reiley % Abst-
to place. Grard Eikho, 426 est Twenty street.
August Struck 3s7 West Twenty-sixth street; James
Harvey l5e East Twenty EIGHTH street; Adam Kline 2oi
East Twenty hfsh street; Adolph Brnbaurn, 6Sl East
cosr or xAsr~Acrcrcss wn,axrY
81 Der gallon on the whiskey they manuacture make
enormous profits and II their Trade Ia extensive very
nand,oms fortune can 20 smasssa n year Or TWO;
eighty cents per gallon and from grar about fortyAvs
cents or fty cents gaon ~ the tax is not paid u is
acturcrs not able to sell the qualities for less
than 81 GO and IS gallon. This great difference in
and for time past OF them have been making
large amounts Of money.
Continuation Of the Case of Dcvciin, Levan
aud Tiison.
The further hearing Of this resumed ycser-
Aay morning halfpast O'Clock before United States
Commissioner Newton. The first witness put on tho
stand
Jw Manly recalled for The prosecution who was er.
Arined and very closely 70 his having
branded hundred and seventyve barrels Of alcohol
for Mr. Devin prior 10 the LIST ~ September. which he
denied having done and said the only firm he
branded alcohol for Messrs Lowber. Psrr Co. and
no nothing Of the branding untl he II in the
papers then came into court to prove Us faey.
Jacob O. Horton called, stated he bad been in
specor Tor upwards Of year. dnrng the greater
| LEI Of Novennser Henry Osborn made ratemeut 10
witness which caused him TO pay visit To Osbcrns
house and STAY shers over night; bis object in
been stored nv Mr. Deveiin; afscr while he
saw several ear loads brought 70 that geutcmnn's
plumber shop than called the assistance OF Mr. Tap
pen made seizure OF the whskev the prem
sss; on entering the place We saw SIR Phillips manpu
distilled whiss.y by A. phillips United states inspec
tor, manufactured prior " September l. 1904 On
examination witness admitted that he heard Osborn
"he going 70 break up that business and n Dew
IN west with II he did cara
Patrick BcArdle that he . partner ~ o.
bern's in the dstsry and had been running for
time without Inspector they sold good deal of tho
hQunv TO Dcven, who Told them 10 90 without In
spacsor thar he could dx' that matter and get Ton
Phillips brand and s.urs the premises; this
state Of affair, continued vey fair until difference
ss.w.sn tbs dsvs and Dsysn relative 70 TIE price Of
the, osircssa to ana very sson assr kr Happen and
Mr. Paine snsered their premises seized the wh,skey
% tn prssnses and carried on In six draws Tappu
advians ~iiasss NJ tho time 20 on With the
saapess snd all would be nigh, in few days; hl1 Wit
90 cart and ien tbs yard tnrnins coov around
| and Wishing witness good ov;" while Sciing the
and branded The nquor, no generally came In Ina
/ mcfains
.tlnk We made about ssD or twelve barrels DAY from
mon, paid sbos, ave barrels tor the whole time;
unssa States, wss present When NJ oseors nsootsS
Dsvis down: Dsviin he couA nes pay 81 % gsi.
ing % ssou, sh,ry 70 nssy ssoassna asiisr.
| mcpth, a. wh,ck money, ~ said; Tsppin
x n. business: u NJ manuf.osarss NV r. rsSS IN.
spscted nve gsllons and msis return OF the -
shs eovsramsat swors .Asi this wss al thu. was mAnu
uue signed the ssdavit but did not know what wss
Oliver N. Denton Called An ses,.s cash,.r /. ths
National Bank, Brooklyn Dsvlin kept his account IN
bank and made many deposis The witness here rad
which Vi. = amounted % over Ssoo' cSs ~ 40
The Dss, witness was Charles rappin, clerk in ths
Thru Collection DISTRICT who was nos ekAm'ucd ~
lsDwh, hs list Of distiIies vhch NJ Disrcs Attor
as crissr bearing Of he e.ss w.s hs. adjourned 10
haf pa.s uss c'eeck ON saturday.
tn. Case ~ CsnsiushaU and DAVE.
the examination into the charges against jobs Gun.
snsha@ and william DAvis for fraudulent dealings la
whisF.y proceeded With before csnmsronsr Jones
u two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Francis Thomas. for she prosscutioa. beiag sworn.
sd he IVES a inspector Of distilled spirits Troy NJ
lrspecsd twenty-five barrels Of sprts tha properly
o. Cunningham on the 23d Of November. They were
immediately Afterwards seized
faaksv in Troy, ~ T.. aud was called on about two
ibrec weeks ago TO mako plate with .U. bonded
"a . - s =, on n Mr. can Wa 'as nan 'hss
Al this rss. Of the proceedings Is was arranged that
~. eans - aken ~ separately, thss against Davis
George Nysrs Deputy Collector. testified - 70 the
ssssurs him OF whssy on account OF s not be ne
properly branded, and Of the Different
stories the man told who wss ssli,ng H.
O.e or tive others being srained The Court adjourned
rSfii t~slvs o'clock today.
the Whishey FraaAs n gerssy (ssy.
ons 81 the most sstrsordnuy procesdaes In conaec-
tios wish the detection Of Illicit dlniiAton ~ tbs fact
Brown having bssn nrss admitted a ssahys evil
deuce yesterday appointed Deputy United States
Eavsha detect spd arrest parties guilty. Of desrns
he rvvenna This requires no comment
Csssrahasa Whssaey In PhuiaAesphss.
rxuApu,HiA, Dec. IL, 1893
Gossdsrssls @cssnsss vas created this afternoon,