The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-12-28
GIGANTIC nHyENUE FRAUDS.

cenfrtsAibuql Inyestiratiors- startling
Dntioecurbs. = Whisky and Tobnuco
splhdllng What was discovered m
Now York -ffa0ds Reported IN Cins
ci4uaii- the Cbmmitssc 10 visit thai
~ CityA ~ y z ~ A
A Washingt ton special to the Cincinnati
G1setie undcrNdate Of December 81. gives
! some startling disclosures made by the com.
miltee recently appointed to investigate
frauds made upon the revenue. Tue writer
says:
The Darling Committee, which visited
New York to investigats the frauds updn
Tire revenue, has returned. IL s ithder.
stood THAT tho frauds brought to light ty
o ly n partial dhi superficial iDvestigaHon,
alf ,st exceed belief, und Tie dtvclopments
are startling IA lheir character. The sin.
/ tlo matter Of whisky frauds may thus be
summed up : Whisky regularly branded
but which has nevet paid a cent Of tax, IL
'rcgnlarly sold on Change and in the street,
al 81 % to 81 70 per gall Dsilieries
! Of small capacity have been sucre ~ stal /.
ell IN great numbers IN all parts OF the city,
IN cellars and garrets, wherc from ono to
two barrels day ure iuade. SO great is the
demand for these small stills that the COP
~
Of them had from fifty to ono hundred or.
ders ahchd. fr '"@
Men OF high business standing are en-
gagged in buying thi5illicit whisky with
perfect irnpuihty, The inspectors of whisky
aud the ,irspectors of distlleres being
many Of them, Implicated, aud many of them
have made fortunes in the few months since
their appointment. These nlen were recent
" appointed under the auspices D! the Johis
son Club llore, aud many of them seem TO
have Been selected With special reference
10 raising funds for political purposes
Onc man who had tue disposal OF much OF
The Government patronage, made five lun.
drcd thousand dollars IN two months by
dea'ihg III Illicit whisky. Revenue. agents
aud collectors recently appointed and deep
" Implicated, had lheit llaces b0dght for
tlitm by dealursin whisky by the Johnson
Club ;aud speaking generally, enormous
sums have been paid on one hand to secure
tie appointment of men who would either
participate directly or wink at thcr
Irndds, and on the other to raise mon.
ey for tese clubs. II il believed that hall
thowhisky in bond in the city OF New York
has beon entered by first securing per.
mission 10 withdraw il for redisiillmg, aud
then tilliug the casks with wafer instead
1t Is understood that Tho Committee are
satisfied that tho prcscnt laws cannot he
enforced, and that they contemplate re.
commenting reduction ii the tax TO 50
cents agallon or the intphstion Of II.
conse 80 great as to b eak up all small es-
ablshmenis, or both.
In the matter of tobacco, arso frauds Of
This kind were discovered. mans stock
is seized for lalso returns. lIe is advised
TO copsplt a certain attorney in the ring.
The attorney recommends compromise
aIil the parties divide results. '"-
q The committee in investigating the frauds
in the Custom House,ih New York, have
discovered still more ghring cases than
those given above and lnauy leading John.
son men, aid even the White House house
hold arc deeply Implicated. Hl D,rl
The whisky interest in New York and
throughout, the country has been using
every effort 10 secure the removal of Com.
missioner Rollins, as he las constantly
stood in their way. A very largo sum was
raised to bribo the committees, but the effect
has only been TO increase it's Vigilance. n.,
Heavy frauds upon tho revenuec have
been EepOrtGd IN Cincinnati. The committee
VIII probably visit that place some time az
ter the holiIays, -. india. I.,