The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-09
TIE ILLICIT WHlsgEY TRADE.

How IL Operates aud the Proper Remedy.
Notwithstanding the precautions adopted and the
employed by the aud collectors OF inter
nal prevent frauds and 70 enforce tho opera
lions of tho laws but little reform has bee
effected in what constitutes whskey trade Of New
York The actual frauds committed who the guilty
parties Immediately Interested, aud who concerned
IN aiding and abeitpg therein, seldom meet the pubc
eye, for the reason the most ingenious
methods are resor,ed to to avoid publicity.
Seizures arc made 10 certain pttancas. dstllIeries
closed and the manufxe made bear the Of
4 violation Of the revenue iaw. Goa ferences he'd
by revenue officers detectives employed, and Metro
poan Board instituted to prevent frauds and TO en-
force rigid OBJ OF the law yet the ev, Ii not
reached the greatest frauds daily perpetrated, and
the most bxr.fAced CORRUPTION 10 still continusy prac
tsed To arrive at some hing like approx nation Of
Inc causes which lead 70 ms result Of
Ia nesal ouIlns Will serve the reader In general
and carefully prepared article IN tho HERALD juno 10
All the statistics connected with the opera,
lions OF the internal revenue and tas branch OF the
law in particular, were given at length; therefore
would be usoloas 70 rscapitulAto 1hem mere
IHs TAX
Whether or not the tax nposed-$2 per proof gallon
is expedient wise or icdicous u say nothing OF as
pet measure OF government finance, naked facts WIZ
demonstrata
Inc Closest estimate arrived from various sources,
Official and private, shows that for tie current year
1887 tho quantity Of whskey made and put into market
gallons upon which tax has been paid Of $685. s75
iuio tho hands OF she Internal Revenue Collector e.
Sheridan Shook THIS would show loss TO the govern:
meut OF $40 40l 625 provided the whskeys rosewood
and borded were equal 10 the amount discharged
a conclusion not easily to be arrived At as the
meut not supposed TO 10 cogntzant Of anything
more than what II actually entered their
books and this article netimes remains in public
stores for indefinite time, only mach 10 reported,
in above item, was actually Withdrawn. csrain
portion from stores s shipped in bond to ports outside
Of the United States; this amount will not exceed
ephh Of the gross amount received IN market Add -
his cne-eghth remaining in store, aod II
will leave balance OF COS 9j5 gallons unaccounted
for Wusnce is this discrepancy Does g. gov
crnment stores? and II SO, what becomes OF nY IL
mont officials are cognzsnl OF the fact that large
quantities OF whskeys made in this city and neigh
OorhOod and also brought here from other cities. up
winch less than twohrds only pay the tar, IL Is the
duty OF said officials 10 keep the public informed OF the
fact we'll as tbe gov ernm Mt Ii they are ignorant
Of the matter, 10 high time to assign their duties
to tie Keeping OF those whose business u will be TO
Accepting the above figures as srproximatIug
the actual amounts, over one-ihird Of the whiskcy
actursd ana reachiag our market Is sold and con-
suned Without paying cent duty the government
During Mr.. Rollins co operation with the Metropolitan
board the extra watch uiness observed checked these
frauds extent; only, however for time. Under
The existing law 1t seems almost impossible 70
prevent these frauds So extensive are the pecunary
advantages derived by al parties concerned therein and
great the temptation TO mans cupdity, that long
The imposed permitted to exist just so long Will
evils occur To do simple justice to the revenue
traced them The to those nefarious
scuemes tho men protesting to be government de-
OF lRspcCtors
the government. employ Any quantity OF frauds have
brought to light, yet the guilty parties, in the ma
jorty Of cases. 20 unpunisnsd
The CONGRESSIONAL comm. tee lately instituted are
about to commence their Investigations. Of Curse
considerable ndmber OF ransgresors their aders and
abe,tors when their delinQucnces brought home
thom will be made suffer- aud the public speculate
upon the wond ,rfui cieverness Of tho men VINO.
he'd with little brief authority strut tneir brief
hour among the tubs and masners turn over piles OF
tabular statistics and With dgnAcd mien sign learned
report and dried by OF the initiated and the In
taI Vat uV hal
these daily SHORTCOMINGS nue., the mighty engines
OF combined governmental authority to the contrary
notw outstanding.
The honest who, In tne pursuit .. his legitimate
business, renders faithful acsolnt OF n's daily or
weekly TO Unsupported agents OF the gov
erament, the Que an,nS those who pay the stipu-
lated which tbe law directs, and, as consequence,
the who suffers most. Upon aim rests the onu5
OF having TO pay for other peopes denquencies; in
TACT represents the foundation upon which ingenious
architects rear their costly representatives and rU IN
wealth while he Is Kept Win mis- nose TO the grind
stone whi.key from other Is permitted TO be
shipped in bond Of duty, wuch at the present quo
atiop rs worth thiry.sx csats per gallon II goes
New Orleans Charleston Savannah California, &c, and
the shippers op rstons are manipulated 90 that the
Article is offered and sold ~ minimum nsures and 81
the shipper OF about ninety cents per gallon thus
realizing n handsome PROB, mere are other means
resortsd 10 by which fortunes arc made
the whskcy business. and tho government cheated
Oh, OF the tax imposed
A % in the ring and wat is termed circle store
Oroker.' He meets b., VINO 10 runner for "a big
house"
A-Goed morning, b. anything nesS
R--Nothing special weii nothing fresh. can place
. hundred IS, but the fellows are sny-woa't bi'e.
Ais your man o. K.g Ia ne square:
Bright Is > rivs,, you bet
A-weI, us low hgure but II you've got the In
spccior all right IL can be done What sayr Isnas
bah right; turn out the stu1; it's 60 Honor
1.-Enougn said. co il. Where do you want
sertg
The matter is forthwith arranged Tho whiskey is de-
lvered paid Tor and the PROFITS divided between A.
The next phase Of the whsxey swrndle is TO ''hsad
OF, the Roihschilds Of the trade-the Abrahans,
lsaacs and Moseswhose Golfers are unioosed and doed
eject This tns oMurphiss" commonly ptej against
thcrn and q third party tho "Louderoacks," brought
into play. They meet on Change
IoupxRsAcx-Siiehuy, IL you can spot the risht man.
NuRruy-Easy Sell hundred 70 lsaass; III fur
nlsh the wnskey from Mosss Re cautious; sell AZ in
side figures 20 allow good margin. Deliver all
bat the last ten: these, you knog, must be seized.
IoUpERaAcx--Ccrtainy. Got tho risht dstectyey
MurHr-Ths right stripe, who'll go In. Are you
posted
will have whistle for his psy, and isascs must bleed
MrrrHY-1hsts toe dodge 60 IN ana WIN.
the stun" is bought from Moses sold to Isascs.
portion Of seized. and TIE unsuspeciing lsraeltes
blsd the tune OF thousands Ia surn, they seek and
End an opportunity To make haul and, II no ono
els n ceccsd Uncle Fam mus, be lilo victim
The 1uarehous . dodge 10 frequently resortcd TO by
thoss VINO have the insde track Twenty five to ny
barrels bonded and regularly entered These cover
canoot' being the owners Of the ~hskcy one or more
def tho ua.ehousoman aud toe buyer. This
tcuar brunch OF the trade is manipulated With great
deal OF Caution ano none but resbo ringers aresver
permitted 10 operate.
The most hsrefsced transactions connected with
bonced warehouses the ollovug:Jcnrs las bonded
two hundred barrels OF Western whiskey, TO no
traashippcd. ssles made for foreign
tn.rketI The steamer Tom Jones Is W. Tor
Hayana Fifty barrels withdrawn from bond,
and IN trdnsifs 20 the steamer u Is qui.tly dumped
into tue rcc;isyng tubs OF IN the business
the barrel heads painted over and WREN tie barrels arc
rshicd they regularly inspected aud branded AZ n
cos, Of per barrel ara ressii "a market or,
the steamer ~ watched by government ofncers. sad
barrels are fl!ed with water and consigned 10 some
recognize American merchant Of standing In Havana,
Nassau sJms ne ghbcrng port the frcghi-Sl 10 -
per BARRELS pad when Il reaches is destination, and
there the matter sncz The remaining hundred and
gfty barrels osien,biy shipped sud dumped IN ths
same way
DwrEfrvr.
u would be amcst Impossible paint the complexion
OF regu ar whskaf decrtive As class. they have no