The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-11

HEARING BKEoRB UNITED STATKs CONNIE
sfoNER bERGEANT.-Albert Q. Benson was be
fore tne above Commissioners upon the charge
Edward Heisisnd sworn--Am general inspec-
tor and gauger; reside at Lancaster, Pa; Bonsen
resides at Columbia; visited his premises orpthe
18th OF June; he IL q manufacturer of ale and
mineral water; they were manufactured In Mr..
Groves building adjoining; found the still on
BoDs0n's premises; had conversation with de
fendant, and he told me he manufactured the
ale and mineral water Groves lives In a house
fronting on a street, and directly in the rear
fronting on another street, Benson resides; the
still itound was in the cellar; IL was walled up,
and had apparently been used; don't know
whether the defendant had special license:
the defendant stated to nae that he had used
sour ale; he said he had never made any
spirits; the worm was there; do not know
anything about the distillaJon of spirits.
William G. Pinkerton sworn-Reside In Lam
caster am clerk in A. @. Films, who is a fur
nitnre dealer; In the copper business, plumbers
fore; he called at our place; he said there was
still being made there, and wanted TO know
at the same time he was engaged in the
mineral water business, and wanted the
still to make syrups; the still was of copper OF
40 or so gallons capacity; the bill was made OUT
blank tor syrup kettles Mr.. Groves paid the
bought IL for another party; Sl5975 was paid for
II; the charge in the book was to John Cash.
IL was taken away about week after being
paid for; do not remember when IL was.
Charles Groves sworn-Resde in Columbia;
am in the wholesale liquor business; know the
before; paid him some money for O syrup
kettle; that was mentioned in the receipt;
think it was made out In the name of "Cash"
MIR Benson handed me the money TO pay for Il;
don't know that IL was for q still; under
stood from the defendant that 1t was to manu-.
faciure syrups in; l formerly carried on the
mineral water business, and sold out to him on
Z the lst OF January last
{ Defendant was held in $1,000 bail to answer.
y John X. Barr and A. N. Cassel, of Mount Joy,
Pa, were charged with removing twenty three
barrels of whisky to place other than a bonded
warehouse.
Henry Ely sworn--Know Mr. Barr; he is q
neighbor Of mine; reside near Mount Joy; Barr
-is a farmer; Hestand q Stones warehouse Is
about mile from where live, on the Peunsyl-
vania Railroad know his team; L have seen
whisky hauled in ii about dusk in the evening;
l have seen the defendants about o on the
railroad marked "Cassel & BarrS Market Cart
j saw four or six barrels once in each of two
teams belonging to Barr and his brother; this
was about of May 23 a week o. two before the
seizure; Mr.. Barr told me he was wholesale
whisky dealer.
Jacob Hiestand sworn-Live near Salanga
Pa; know the defendants; own this ware
house on the railroad; these defendants own
car; know of whisky baing put on this car;
a dve-horse team bring ten barrels of
whisky TO the car sideling on the 23d of
May; twenty barrels were loaded altogether
that day; they had the Inspectors (Sutton)
name on, but no marks of tax paid, nor no
bonded warehouse marks on them
The defendants were held in $500 each for
further hearing.