New-York tribune., 1867-09-10
THE ALLEGED WHISKY FRAUDS.

COLLECTOR CALLICOTT AND DDEPUTY-COLLECTOR
ALLEN ARREsTED-BOTH OFFICERS RE-
LEASED on BAIL.
The vague rumOrs and insinuatiOns that were
banded about from lip to and from ear to p curing
the closing days OF last week regarding the maeasaneo
of of the NewYork City Collectors Of Inerna
nue, have ceased with the arrest OF COLLECTOR '" -.
and his deputy John Allen. The facts OF a. ON.
line OF them upon which the gossppes % 40 nearly
mOrs so freely circulated are about as fOlIOWS
be ascertaued without Tefer9hcc d ~ Internal
Of proceedings of the Metropolitan Bod IN tbe carly
ReIenne: Al stated meeting of the Board III % 90 ono
part of last week. the arrest ol LSU Deparmen was
time special agent OF the ReYenue NJ Iast he oh.
ordered on the allegation that IN may 6o horreIs of
tanned from bonded warehouse d ,Stbout authority.
whisky IN violation of law ana H W.nVu' aud on
warrant accordingly issued, , anu ho top o
IN pToper United states officer with whom he hled bonds
I'm 35 600 TO appear for trial when called On Ihe uy o
arother meeting at which the chief matter considered
%os charge against Collector CalcOtt, representing
WaTehouSe i'm his 0}rOokyn) district Of All barrels OF
whisky. Two hundred and eleven barrels OF the nquoI
fling of bonds required by the law, and the remain
ing barrels taken away upon bonds that proved
and from such high authority that the Board resolved 10
order the arrest OF the persons accused Warrants Were
hands of a Deputy Marshal on Friday. ON saturday,
that officer called at the office OF Collector Cacott ara
inquired for him. but told that the Collector hau
gone TO Washington on business connected with his dis
rc and probably would not return before the dde OF
sion. and informed the Deputy Collector M J0hh AIen
that he had warrant for his arrest MI Alien asked
permission To the country and VISIT his Ialy ana
the favor granted the sole condition beng that ne
should report yesterday morning MI Alien, ho%eNeI'
did not tary long with his family but returned TO Brook
lyn in the evening and in company with his Dondsmeh
reported the officer who had placed him under arrest
The Deputy Marshal took further action ana yester
day morning according 10 agreement, MI Aileh Pre-,
seted himself at the United States Marshals Office filed
the necessary bail and set at liberty. MT CalIcOtt
was arrested on his return from Washington
Yesterday and held in s5OCOO bonds The friends
of Mr. Callicott insist that the removal OF All
barrels of whisky the real cause of action against
hm but that the personal figures of another Government
officer is at the bottom of this transaction The lnvestl-
CATION however, that must now be made VIII enable thc
Collector and his deputy to fully explain their connection
with this latest whisky withdrawal In justice 10 ue
several Collectors of Internal Revenue in TINS CITY, III
ougt 10 be said there not the slightest founda
tiOn for the rumOr which must have been so annoying
that warrants had been granted for the apprehension OF
one Of them Thus far assault has been made upon
their reputation beyond the idle assertions OF people WHO
are personally and pecuniar1ly irresponsible.