New-York tribune., 1867-09-28
INTERNAL REVENUE AFFAIRS
THE LATEST INSTRUMENTATION FRAUDS ARE

Since the INTERNAL IcNenuc Law w.
effect it seems to have been the settled purposes % '
aoritv Of yenders of auor both buyers and sehe u
cheat the Government. The oyasions wineh tnoy nov
practiccd, and the schemes that they nave
accomplish their ends have boen far more
The remedies which have been from TIME 10 '0
by the officers OF the revenue. 1he iI""' - me .
lent although not the most damaging the Government
a. iuci dstoton on small scale, ia establishments III
ont ofthe.way places, in unfrequented "oous, oeeP
ars attles barns stables, and ou-houses' "neIo ~ 70
,ext to nm possible detect them out OF uese the %
ct fails 10 get cent; in fact, loses money Tor u
Rooms costly detecte corps whose business 10 u eI
M ,oe secret places Thousands OF these distierfes
80 NJ scattered throughout the country, although
scores OF them have been discovered ana DTOkeh up up
TIey flourish In poor neighborhOods Wheic he
- 10 neope is hOnght by the products OF the st le
whisky manufactured in these places is always Oh % ro
poorest KIND, molassos being the 1avoIlte praa' ny d
nrofts are IL does not cost ory Genus ~
ion manufacture yet IT Is soid AZ o IRON II fSr 81 So 81 and 81
gallon OF the tax is never pald put 50 iVnS o
the hubble or the officers of the land do not know s tue
dealer is safe: The small dsuleiles Ide2 % ~ tben do
than two three barrels week. ana soho VI w. a IN
NOT average than one barrel OF capacly & o ~
a gallon whcn is profitable to those Tr0 n0o,svD nr1
has many OF these dstIeres, but not so many in proper
ton TO the population as We have IN our Own , Guy,
md western cities all have them in large numbers Is
pcciay is this SO in the latter secuSa of
Wells mentions in his report that the cOppersnis W
louisville ST. Louis and CINCINNATI were recently 80
busy in making these small stills that no other Woik
soud be received still more damaging way OF ueIfua
ing the Government is that pracced by tGe larger Sa %
Of fdstieries Their owners ARE required ny law '"
MI account, open to inspection, OF All e hH.ot The
and used by them In carrying on their business +1ai
trainers of the law thought this return oI ue the
bought set forth plain figures must surely IN % M
p3ssDAM M nn3n W with fhe returns OF the owners:
, 3nscad m ~ retnrnjng the number Of bushels OF
"groin ctc the proprietor merely makes return Una,
M M n" % M t return or not the matter being Tegu-
lated solely by the honesty OF those Who maxi NJ ~ IN @
skers of the law had gone further and compelled those
who make the returns state from whom tncy pOuSht
their merchandise" the Government VihOtIs iS,, m
have been enabled TO trace the % meIeh~aIulSe, ~ on ~
Ninety cases ont hundred the assistant assessors a
pointed ITO watch these respectable dsuierles Meic III
competent men, wholly unused 70 t9S nU br noIiti
and who appointed to their position tnO9sn pV %
cal influence such meu-no matter now o % re am ,ua1v
Of this knd-are easily deceived by those Wol s az 90
to watch one OF rfe SS see That its business is
rarred ON fairly and sQuarey The salary Is - day.
NeIy g0on ic ~ st @ which dstler can give to have the
watcher on his side of the house Fifty OF one
dollars day is nothing TO pay TO man Who wiz wh
nj frauds Witch will take in the same time S5Oe out OF the
pockets of the Government. a., ,.... l.,
The dstlcrs required by law 10 put te spii,S III
nond. warehouses within three days after dlsulauon.
The allows its expectation without payment oi uusy
exptaton Int really TO sell in this country Is one oi
the tricks Of the trade The process Is the same a. l
pracIiccd wien he spirits are taken out of the Dohueu
warehouse, be transferred TO another ana Nhen we
Will presently describe. 1t may, however DC remtrhe1
hpre that The spirits exported Is nearly al common
liquor known as French spirits or alcohol gcneraIy oo
cent above proof INT is mosy ass hack ~ re- ts
,tr,' os the hest French cocnac At other times the
r are taIen ont of tbe warehouse the purpose Of
,rranserp If from one district to another heretofore
10 do this the dsler owner had 10 give hOhus tua
bonds were not unlike the bail which was az one
feature Of our police courts During tne l,SI se
sion0f Congress law was passed Tor he M Ud
the traffic. and under the new laws the Secretary OF te
Treasury and Commissioner of Internal Revenue nave
ordered that hereafter no transportation Vi spii
he permitted except bills OF ladlng from one IistIiot
Collector consgning it TO the Collector OF the District
IN which ii be rewarehOused This Will put STOP
TO great amount OF swnding' ana is one Vi e DeS'
Another way of swndng rs to take the spirits ont OF
bonded warehouse for the express purpose OF rec
shal be taken back after redstilaton Under former
provision Of the law, which seemed not 10 ofpd H. IL !,
did not sanction it, great amount OF swlndlng was car
red on in this wise. distler puts say oOVO gons od
spirits into bonded warehouse until the & TAX Ok Is 70 De
gallon the duty to be paid by HIM ne say 1as ne
Genuine that like Guantty shall be Returned he al
lowed take ont After redstilatiOn lac Immediately
Re purchases lot Of common spirits ictiy distlled,
about 81 and this he returns TO the warehouse as
expectation and this is sold for about 80 cents gallon
exported and the Government does not make cen
and reeters in collision and that IN many cases lh
are found leading from stin TO a lectiiyng establish
ment which large quantities OF spirits hnd their way
being taxed Various other modes Of getting 1t TO the
recthers have been brought to light among them trans
Otens Night once the time of making these reinov
n"nors tansferfed from one place to another betweeI
unset and sunrise have broken up this practice.
TIE LATEST FRAUDS UPON THE REVENUE.
The Custom House authorities, some TIM
ago learned that quantities of imported rum and brand
being sold in this city at much less prices than the
could be afforded If the tariff duties them pal(
An Investigation Of the bonded warehouses was con
enccd for the purpose Of learning the source Of I'll
frauds The inspection established the fact Of colluso
between the inspectors and sorekeeper Of certain
houses, by means OF which goods were removed fror
I'M "a a hQ nv an
IT also ascerined that Henry Hart had becom
the surety for the leasing and bonding Of two warehouse
in west-st: (NOs 200 and 29Il, Mr. Hehin being IN
lessee, and it was suspected that this done for tn
purpose Of cOnsummatng fraud 1t is alleged that fror
these warehouses; through Harts agency large quaint
Ties of liquors have been removed without duty havin
also spirited avay-the supposltion being that tn
TepeSa an" pt %toney were Courtney s to
Informed Of the state of affairs at caused the
by United States Commissioner All Of Hars prcpert
that could be found attached TO await the
Attorney on behalf Of the United states Hart hOweve
IT'S said is eoneeang himself 50 as TO avoid me sery
Not long Ego Hart's counsel applied to MI Courtney a.
slamsd or whch can he assessed against him provide
the Government would withdraw the criminal clarg
Etterpey refused 70 accede declining to listen to an
propositions whatever until Mr.. Hart places himse
stands During the seafeh after Mr. Hars property, III
der the direction Of MI Courtney il was ascertaned th
among bis effects found and attached 500 barrels
whisky, supposed TO have escaped the internal reyenu
tax dwelling house in Forty ninth-st. estimated
be worth $4,000 is also attached. The probability is a
the full amount of Government dues will finally be co
lected as Hart is thought be worth SJO0OOO, and IN
Government officers have efectuay prevented him freI
making prSpery 70 any one % 5e e aTHe1 % CI t
officers think that Iart's operations have been
nivcd at by other persons, and that they have share
with him In thc proceeds.
STILL valued at ST. OOO situated at No. co Unonsf. wa
recently sezedby order Of Collector Taber, the susJ
con Of its cit IL placed in the charge Of tw
Government Ctfcers On Thursday night gang iOf NJ
known men went to the place attacked beat and drOy
of the officers tore down the building and carried
the st and other property Tie perpetrators OF thi
uarin ufra.e hay OF hceu