The New York herald., 1867-02-10

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Tho seizure of YIvs Hnsdred and Rlght Bar-
rsls o. whasksy-A witssss Arrested In
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The oass ef tho fvs hundred and eight bdvrels q
whiskey, which wore seized - No 0s water street.
Brooklyn On the etA or Januazy ias was brought ap
before judgs Benedict q the United District Couse
yesterday. nrm a the name Taleat Pullsn had
asd claim In relation 70 Ne liquor in question. The
District Attorney appeared and denied thsr ownership
Of the property and their right TO interfere caimantA
The claimants attsmpt 70 prove title BY showing that the
vo hundred and eight barrels seIssd part # los of
thea bei1g in Crogaas bonded warehouse No e. water
liquor o sSufs " Con- Ss Chicago TAP 4 sVps.ssd u The
evidence that PulIen did purchase thousand barrels
Of oufelt Z Co.'S AGENTS, end that the same were
bus the paint disputed was whether the ave
hundred ana eight barren we're part Of those
sSss and &. s broker s:sssd IN hat their S ''i' pa1
0hass from Puilen was made the lst day
q October who furnished them with samples Of he
the agents Of shuel tesnet thai tho lot sold PuIsn
sold about Me 1st Of November and did not arrive
strongly show that the iot Of ono thousand barrels
was not placed II tho warehouss until the 2oth Talent,
one Of he claimants, has LEFT for California; and 10
claimed thss he shipped i've hundred barrels for that
State but what vessel IL u known The broker
testified that the nve hundred and eight barrels in ques
ton 10 - forwarded receipt Of written orders
from Talent his arrival In Ssn Francisco. He had
taken steps towards their removal; he he'd given
orders change the brands in any paint
tho heads Of the baFela The partner tHubbe testified
70 the same thing. The ave hundred and eight barrels
were not seized In 60 but in 0S Water strQ aud the
agent Of Shufe who oxnmincd the spirits In g. testified
thai they not branded those sold to Puen Tho
clan,anfs having rested their the Judge decided
that the claimants must prodnee farher evidenos V
show how the spirits got from % to % Water street. and
how the brands bad bssn changed. CHANGED st ALL and
further time gwen 70 produce sucn evidence The
claimants produced another witness who testified that
In December last under the direction Of togae, the
proprietor Of the bonded warehouse be scraped OF The
brnnds The heads Of the hares repanted the heads
and branded them With large brand French Spirits
and with smaller brand, which he could noeassiguate
bat which proven W another witness - purporsing
70 be the brand Of rcctiying house In New York He
further teetined that Cr0gAn W. present when ne
branded the first lot and that 6ssphena IN inspector OF
the Thirty second district u Now York. also branded the
barrels with his brand inspector; that aer this he
rolled the barre through aperture IN ths WALL which
be had opened between % and 90 Water Streets Into the
cellar Of No o. Water street, whore they were esxed
While this witness giving his evidence the District
Attorney caused m a1davs 70 be prepar 3D. and when
he loft the stand he arrested him eh arge for bAnd
log spirits with FALSE and spurious bran dA rhe Judge
held that the evidence Of identity Of the barrels sat
cisnt 70 permit the parties 70 nterposs claim for the
spirits and the question 70 the forfeiture Of the pro-
psrsy viii b srisd ~ the present tsrm sf the court