Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-17


Devriepms nts-W hiskey Concealed Tn
der the Icr-W hisksy Conveyed in Cow
cred Wagous-Gutta Percha Hose w HE n
Smells OF Whisky, dc.
Tie examination Ct witnesses in the case OF
Timothy J. Hurley, charged with violating the
Revenue law, was resumed yesterday after
roen before nited States Commits ioaer r r.
Brown, Mr.. Wilson for the prosecution, aud
hr. Philips for the d. PENDANT
NJ. Lste1s o. pkdss was recalled. aad testified
80 TO certain barrels Which had been sEImpe, 1
las summer. and which were found At the dis
hilery filled With rsctifsd spirits. &c, AMI also
thaf ns had yesterday iJanuary 16) examined
tne toirty mime barrels captured at Green
springs, and found NJ inspection marks upol
then; all of them had had inspection marks
upon them; some three bore The mark OF n State
inspector of Pennsylvania of thu date of Octo-
Der and Novemher- l-67, which were not erased;
the Government marks had been distinctly
erased.
Re-examined by Mr.. Wilson.-wnness teSti-
Fed that nom of the live thirty mine barrels
ttIzsd had any inspection mark, OF the 18th of
Ausust: the d.stiIis run BY Hurley was sci ed
on the morning of the 18th of D.ceinber by ST..
AGdIeon upOn hi order; he went IL the disttI-
lery about ~ O',lOcs OF tn same d1y ii COM
psny with NJ. Addison and r, ar On; H. found
n n n ia The Ii:ts tub, first in distli-ry the
gram IS weighed cut and put III 4 mash tuh,
where II remains certain nambef OF hours,
and the goes through a certain fermentation
and then passes into feTmcnt tubs on the n cor
below, and when ready for distilIatiOn it IL
INTO q OOupt- ana Ifie1 INTO a StlIl
from the still the high wines pass into the els
tern tubs in the Ci-tern room: IheTp ara two
mas q tUts IN the Gistiiery ON the second floor,
also, two eist IN tubs and Fl We ierment tubs the
custody OF The cisttrn is solely ia charge Of the
assistant collector. and kept under special
patent lock in possession of the Internal
Revenue Officers, ana no fire has adj
mItanCe 10 this room except in tn.
presence of the Revenue officers; when the
liquor Is drawn into barrels. II is done in the
pr'sense of the Assistant Assessor and the In
tps ctOr, who inspect and stamp the iiuuo-
" hich Is then removed 10 bonded warehouse:
the ontside of the cistern room he examined
very thoroughly, and found the lock perfect.
ard the door locked; be then examined all the
pipes leading from the still To the ci-tern room.
and found the pipes all right: he again examined
the distIlleIy the 10th. in company with the
Assistant Assessor who had tn. KEY of th,
cisteTn room. and found knot hole i'm the
bearded Partition and also some Cutta percha
hose in the room adjoining the ciStern room.
concealed lac sInelt whiskey about the hose,
which We're ten fifteen long: he
sgaln yislied the place on the 57th of Decem-
Ter in company with Mr.. LiftIr ohm. who il a
watc Imam IN charge OF thu distilIerv: they went
with = lighted candle 20 a dark corner under
the steps leading 10 the room ad Joining the els
tim room, " here he found The wooden button
fastened Ia the rafter which held one of thu
piaDks of the partition of the ciStarn room in
ITS place; ON turning the button the plank easily
became loose which n once gave him admit
tsnce into the ciStern room. and be- went in but
drew of no whiskry; Mr.. Hurley was nor
mere on selzing the premises they were pat in
charge of four watchmen. MessrS. LittlelOhn.
McHegen. Fowler. and Jet
Cross-examinarion failed 20 elicit any new
facts
Mr.. John Clancy was sworn, bus seemed 10
know nothing about he case
IN ECrgul hs sworn. and testified th1t be was
a miller. living in Georgetown. Eear the diSti!-
teTy; ne had seen no barrviS taken AWAY from
the dIstillery; he knew Mr. Chance: saw him
going down the road with n covered wagon
gong towards Georgetown. about n month ago:
MT Clancy made the remark that morning. in
conversation 18th him, that he had whiskey in
Ms barrelS- Mr.. Chancey.-.sWhat, i did ~
HHness-He might have said il in a ioke:
Chaneey hauls rionT in barrels from the mill
adjoining the dlStillprv. and travels that road
Mr. Join ~ KsEy testified that h. was 4 mil
Ter. engaged N Mr.. ShOerncke,'s mill: he work
ed n tn" mill at night, and one n! ght saw two
carts 20 by with Ia. rrls: did not know what
was IN them; wagons with b"frels frequently
pass that way.
M. CAGrlss a. IitG.joL testified that he took
charge OF the d'>tIlery on the 18th of December
a. Waterman: was thers on that dav with Mr.
ADD on; they opened some Of the whiskey. a
sample OF which was taken 10 Washington: NJ
Hurley came up 10 him and commenced a col-
NersatiCn with hmm when Mr.. Addison came
rack NJ asked him where the whiskey was that
was IN The cellar; while b.. was talking with
MT Hurley three barrels We're taken from tbs.
disullery; Ne heard crash. and supposed that
something was wrong; upon examination Ia.
found that three HARRIS OF " hiskey had been
put IN the riyrr, under the ice: Mr. Addison and
MI tlephane came from Wa>hingtO with
HaIchmsn; the barrels We're thea taken from
he river. and Mr.. Hurley helped 10 get them
Ont thess barrels taken from tn. river were the
same that Were i'm thu CELLAR when Mr. Addison
anc IL saw them there; two OF the barrels had
yellow heads: the river = about ixty or a hup
died yards from the cellar in the 1iSfiIIary.
HE court ADJOURNED until o'clock this after
noon.