New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-28

I NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; naVf
nothing TO do The secret arrangements OF Government:
officials In relation 10 employing criminals and cODdOnina
their oenses matter for the Government TO settle,
not for thus court and jury you satisfied beyond
reasonable doubt OF the prisoners guilt there viii be no
difficulty et arriving verdict II you cOnscentlOIldy
think thai tls evidence admits Of reasonable doubt
you WIZ give the prisoner the benefit OF that doubt
of guilty and the prisoner reanded for
| THE CASKS or ATKINSON AND CLoGSroN.
When the jury had retired to deliberate on thei5
Brockway Jonas Atkinson and Freeman Cogston, were
sTagaea 10 plead 70 similar to tsasoanc
remanded in default OF $4,000 bail each 10 jail, froua
whence they wiz be brought up this morning and das
Samuel G. Courtney United States District Attorney,
ney, for the Government Recorder James NJ Smish.
! e1Judge Stuart, and VIM. f. Howe for defendant
PENDANTS Atkinson and Clogston ..f
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-Beferc Judge
BLArcnFoRD. rf
THE CHAMPAGNE CAsEs-IHE SUMMING UP-hIsu-
MENT or MIR. EyARTs.
IS NJ Co.." AexAOdre D. 81 M.rceAu! Go; claimants
Mr.. Sidney Webster, Of counsel for claimants. ro-
claimants. He confined himself mainly TO enlargng on
MI Wm. H. Evarts. Of counsel for the Government
then summed up the case for the Government The lob
lowing is q brief abstract OF his argument.
He contended that the claimants in the present case
represented combination Of foreign wine manufacturers
the United States that the questions arising
IN these had TO certain extent assumed national
identical with those of France having combined together
to defrud the Of country the people OF when
manner alluded TO the evidence OF the six brokers on
Rheims, saying they were in official positions IN france
counrymen ~ fleece the Treasury OF the United Staes
and that he Mr. Eyarts was somewhat surprised
that claimants had not gone further aud given
this question thoroughly national aspect ny snnr
peror Of France. That the reason, probably. shas
this step had not been taken was on account Of the E
e and the M OF ~
these cases. OF which the present case fair
tatye one, were OF national importance and that taers
did substantially exist or rather had existed series OF
operations by which the manufacturers OF our country
had effect and by the coaniyance or acquiescence OF
sale frauds on the revenue OF another country and that
was question for American jury to determine. in
they would countenance by their verdict such scheme,
Mr. Evarts spoke Of the cry that had been raised by me
question as to st0olpgeons was or very n,ue
ibie from the flutterng in this case, the real
pigeon had been caught. He then oontonded that ine
evidence Was pain tnat Tue Nis oa and vans
Of those sent by them to other countries IN Europe ha
ones in ootroyersy He then contended that clamahts
Europe substantially admitted price at Rheims
Carte Blanche" and "Carte NOR" sent to the United
francs and 50 centmes per That from the testimony
OF MI HedebergeT IL was certain ta t sS Snns and
that the house OF Piper Co. sold al their vines orect
ID
and that that was one instance showing t.t tnna1
regular market price ut Rheims That these nanuiac-
all have agents IN the United states through
they sell their wines and that they will never sell the
wines in any way country long as there az
shown that the manufacturers wines at Rheims always
stood ready fl orders for wines dosod 10 ORDER tns
dosing or preparing materially altering the values
The "Brut7 crude wine is confessedly narketaoe
commodity in Rheims and that wlne u0sea or prepaeo.
Is sold by the manufacturers at price known and ascer
tanned beforehand to whoever VIII purchase Ihal tues
being market value, and the wines OF claimants pelS
iuvo igeib al
verence their part was 1t done Tor the purpose ot
eeSed for That the had perssenty 70.
long time. nvoced their wines below their value; nas
aCare Blanche" per bottle was three francs and =;
centimes per bottle and yet th an on 2iana
per bottle. That there is no evidence, Tor calnahs
showing that this wine was nyoiced az any S h,
all that, the contrary 1t was Claimed Dy then nas
there market value, ard on that 1ase assson,
h pnrSose Of Growing that the manufacturers inyeoed
wines at the cost price 70 them OF the net Prlee
the question OF the net amount received was nusory nc
real question being the actual market value OF Iese
I'M Rheims the question TO the expenses or pushing INC
sales of these Wines OF tasting then c beng ehtrey
irrelevant That the evidence Of heidelherser Wnea
drink the refuse wines The world the wines sent hsrs
being OF the real quality as those sens 70 sepsd
countries including England, being Simply ateLS1o
slightly TO suit taste; that the idea OF claimants max
US Sny absurd and r. as testified by them, they get
much less FOR wines sent TO England them on the ~
~ thai vines cent here precisely the those SOLD
Inv claimants in EUROPE are deprived Of market Vaoi
simply little more sweetened rs hosurIs .nI
as to the cost pushing the sales OF claimants wlhes
is question with which we have nothing 60 90 Inf
claimants might not have made anything Tor seVefa
years their efforts 10 introduce tler wines Ia tls cum
iryin looking for the ultimate estaDnshnent "a fns
and sale their wines-yet that wYud ..
with which have nothing TO 90 tnat nae e nosn.
| ing to do with market value. The Ohlted 5ta'os
are not going 10 watt foreign wine Manufacturing 70
get established before evying duty on ms wines h
ines 70 them their profit would be but little over one
cent per botehis result being arrived az nom cOns
uS deduotng the amount Of per bottle from hs
net amount claimed to have been received PET Do'So
Them That the idea OF claimants making sgch sIlAn
profit was absurd on face; He concluded by saying
the Government had establishes the case Of =, o.oIoch
The Court then adjourned TO this morning ~ II oVlo'At
when the jury VIII be eha 4gg;I DID ,Ncu
Petitions in Bankruptcy were led by the following
named persons James n. VandeDberg Frederick Bcrtn
ard Augustus s. Dalzen, and Freeman OFFICIAL OF tnx
city .-c~ ss'y ~ s'gy -,
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS oFFICE-Bcfor
Commissioner OSBORN.
ALLEGED HEAVY FRAUD on THE INTERNAL REVENUE,
III. ES PI .. H. ASR .s. Es .SI snl
The defendants the proprletors respectively OF
dstiery and rectifyng establishment both in Dess
framng the Internal Revenue Of nearly 100000 by sur
repttOusly removing about 500 barrels OF dsted spirits
without their being inspected and branded py The Inter
MAJ e. Conftney United States attorney,
prosecuted and produced evidence that the dis
tlery kept running night ana DAY uuer iul ssa
of steam and that the distery and recfng establish.
ment were connected by hole in the wall through which
the spirits in question pumped at from the ds'
tIer INFO the rectfyIng establishment Tausky supern.
tending the operation BY this means II was alleged that
defendants deceived the Inspector and avoided the pay
ment OF their tax. -. 49,. -
Tausky was held TO bail in 81 900. and Rich was com.
mited to lal in default Of the same amount, potn 70
await further examination
COIrRT CALENDAR-THIs DAY.
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