The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-20

Important Whiskey seizares Yesserday-A
stir Among che .'Operntors''-Rich Develop
menis FOrlhc 0ming.
No little excitement was created down town yesterday
by the rumor that the establishments Of many pron-
nens distsrs and recruiters placed under ssiz
ue by the Internal Revenue officers. for fraud and irrsg
uarities which alleged against them. So fer -
can be learned for the zing officers have a. yet maAs
no returns the state OF affairs Is ~ follows
souec'or Bailey Of tho Fourth district. In pursuing
his investigation into the alleged frauds the kentucky
Bourbon Company before tho courts for cxamina-
ton and disposal, became possessed OF certaAsI
Information which led him to believe thak
prominent whskey dealers in this city and vicinity
were in conspiracy to dofraud tho government or The
tax duo from the sales Of their goods Considering him
self warranted in such action, he forthxith applied -
the Secretary Of the Treasury revenue in
sDsctors detailed to act under his instructions ferret
ing out the supposed frauds and, possible to got q
the niodus operdnti BY which they being
stautly perpsrated The application favorabiy
earded in Washington, and Inspectors Csnnat.y. Bar
and Porter detailed under tho COLLECTORS
ordera One sent TO Buffalo another to Louisville,
and the third to Dubuque, the three centres whence
it was surmised tho fraud" whiskey which dslusss
the market operated. These officers 81
veyed" the localities to which they were sent
very critically kept up correspondence with
tigaton and comparing Of arrived a the conciu
sion, OF said, that they had "got the thing
down to spot" Upon tho Information obtained .
report prepared by the collector and transmitted -
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, detailing ths
ramifcatons and laying bare the machinery by whirh
report basis OF action, the department ordered 70
be made the seizures which yesterday threw whiskoy
dom into convulsons Documents are in possession Of
the officers which, 1t is alleged will directly connect
With enormous swndieS large number OF heavy opera
tors in this city besides those already brought
under governmental ban. A
rent yesterday that the initiative in these
proceedings OF seizure taken by certain dstilisrs,
who have for some time boon cogn,zans of the iegA
pr ceedings OF heavy rsctaors aud these latter il 10
avefrcd land not the distlers proper are at the om
OF tne whole fraud system How TINS may DO cannot %
establishments seized yesterday were recfvng houses
and they are now in charge OF revenue officials. Fur
Their developments will DO made at early dav In
instance the officers making the seizure were unable
to procure the key OF the sae and measures were taken
TO force open: but Collector Bailey thought IL better
TO leave It closed until Monday, u was duly sealed
and placed IN charge. II the key be not forthcoming
ting at the contents (among which, it sarmscd
documents that will greatly aid the further investigators
Among the establishments seized are those OF o.
BUhn Co., No Cedar street, Tenth avenue near
Thirty eighth street and avenue near Twcnty.sixsA
street, Cuthb Cunningham. Jhn street, Brooklyns
Joseph Jones Co Whitehall street, and Samuel Enge
First street. williamsburg
Others also under SEIZURE bur for the present the
officers decline to make further sclosures
Tho following seizures madc by order Of the
Metropolitan Boerd -
Thirty-6ve barrels OF whkey the rectifyng estab-
lishment OF Il. Eisig, No. 66 Front street. Charge
Falsely branded.
Also tho recfying establishment OF A. b. Rays, No.
116 Front street, Brooklyn.
large quantity OF whskey in the establishment OF
Farrar h LYON, wholesale Dealers South street.
ChaIge-Keeplng no books.
Five barrels OF spirits at No. 218 Pearl street.
Charge--Irrcgulariy branded.
Inspector Harvey Friday last seized ten Of
plug tobacco in Cedar street, and succeeded yesterday 10
finding the mandatory in which this tobacco
manufactured 2l2 West street. cnuntsrfeit branding
plate also found In this establishment and with g
the Ia question alleged have been branded
No has yet been found for the tobacco 10
further alleged that this manulactory has been carried
on for tim without license. Its capacity II
about Ave Thousand pounds per month. which ought -
yield a monthly revenue OF about $1,000
Inspector Harvey also seized thirty thousand cigars.
unpacked and unstamped, car. in Delaney street.
alleged 10 have come from 33i in that street.
All these cases will undergo immediate invcstigar
ton.
Disfiiiers' mud Recfifycrs' Associations.
The Dstilers and Rocfyers' Association met at The
Republican General Committee rooms, Twenty
third street and broadway, last evening. Very little
business transacted. The resolution passed abous
two weeks ago Offering reward OF 800 for the dete
ton OF Illicit disation was amended TO be made
payable only conviction OF the party relative -
whom Information 10 given to the Revenue Board.