The New York herald., 1867-04-29
INGENIOUS sWxnLE ON TIE G0yERsaEaT.
New York Detective Works lr.w Case In
From the Boston Journal. April 81. +.

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From the Boston Journal, April 81. ,al
The various means ard devices erppoyed in deirand.
ing the general goyerament ana esane ,na
disc originality and ingenuity wortAX a,R aeh
cause Smuggling and secret dlsliilipg ars
there has been discoyera, Iecies o. sw
If not new to those engaged in dosrauding We
ment, at least fresh tet4e officers and
in general It appears lbat few days spao HAP
Wright lquoE. dealer, applied lodi 4; w
House 70 export two n I'm, ny ,aefs IL
ernment tax Of So per gallon on all sbits msaNs
lac,ured and consumed IN this country, sus xSsH H
il IL exported party exporting naz ine - n
nor gallon refunded by the gosernmens ~
money! This Mr.. Wright II IS alleged haslns,AMs ~
10 The Custom House export the two hunarea Y
narrals of aeoho was required before
drawback OF 81 per gallon 70 sss Dun X cna
amount az $4,000 TO export the quantity haneu lo
MI n q Thacher became his bondsman The two hun
dred and Ave barrels were then nliea WIN pSv hem ro
government official examined ana sausra r s' rnvern
nonuoed them all right and affixed the proper suss
mem seai or stamp 1t would seem that immedaey
after the government, Official lett the slorehouse s
moi was az changed and casks of water substitutes,
when tho two hundred and five barrels were paoe on
beard the schooner Louise OF SALEM water WA % only
fro nuu nc Custom House for Passport Mane or sbcore
/ she saled Information furnished AZ TN Custom
blouse tnss !, would ss wsa ss'sa'S" Mss her and
day day ,Ss watch - commenced Cd, continued
until me LouiseAs preparing TO san <cdnesday even
mo nnrnc this interval the casks w.re convened to
her while lying nj the wharf surr cautiously, as was
apyeseaiS rarties engaged IN enterprise fearing
rpfxx7tk L.,
g,ampddp phst some stragginr 'cficor of tho Custom
House mahlcome upon iheTA 'and gauge some OF the
casks asi sAas discover she fraud the only fear Of
one cnnneHd With the Aeged swindle expecting for
moment cnsa tho gyisorA House tug was lying close by
them in tnccstyvHan aud watching every movement
The ol1cers wfaaAepa on watch also disappointed
in the oftnU fand, believing MS they did tnat
undcrshe cover os nsfs contained spirits illegally dis.
tiled. On Wednesday, evening II was apparent to the
oiiss board the uathat the Louise was preparing to
nd saho tn ect ont hnrvn rn
the tug up aon side and ordered her TO anchor
Tho the Louise very wisely that it was
, useless TO resist, ard immediately complied with the
order An officer went aboard, and, while pursuing his
duty OF gauging and testing the contents Of the casks
remarked very properly to an associate officer that il
sor take considerable quantity OF suc stuff that
to get drunk Then, tor the FIRST time, the
character OF the fraed was discovered and upon further
examination, il ascerained that every one of the
, two hundred and five barrels was filed with water
Yesterday Afternoon the schooner was brought Up -
India wharf and, together with her not very valuable
cargo placed in charge of keepers Assuming that each
barrel contained forty two gallons there would bs s6lo
gallons in ALL and the amount Of drawback traudu
lently received (S2 gaonl would be S17220 II the
fraud bad succeeded the parties wond have mad the
alcohol loft besides The bonds given by ihc party
phcated IN the fraud 1850 O00 will be sufficient cover
all loss which the government would have sustained.
is sad that The swindiing operation was Managed
Louise was chartered for Eastport, Nc. The barrels
containing the alcohol were taken to cellar on Russia
wharf, who're barrels flied win water had previously
been placed and kept there long enough to have the
brands the alcohol barrels initiated and those with
w0Ssr SuDstlAtteu ior tnci paCeu on
Louise rhe heads Of The genuine barrels painted
and then branded again and rectined as having
been rcinspeced When tho schooner seized the
all escaped but returned Friday and given
the revenue officers all the Information they could fur
nish. As the barrels branded and put on
board The Louise, similar proportion OF those
tanning alcohol removed 10 other places by
the teamstcr who put them into the cellar Rus
sia wharf One hundred barrels Of the alcohol were
seized Thursday In store India wharf, and
on Friday a another on India street. There viii
be general overhauing among liquor dealers hs
Fourth Internal Revenue District to-day in order
where the balance Of the fugitive alcohol gone
and ndry parties who may have suspicion os dan
ger will probably find themselves under arrest this fore
, | noon. Tho whole affair put into the hands or
prominent government detective from New York. VIII
, has very actively managed the case-and SO far wit
| great sur ceS