New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-26
INTERNAL REVENUE.

Some time AGO the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue issued instructions TO the several Collectors OF
the districts within the Jurisdiction OF the metropolitan
Board requiring them to submit TO tho Board for revision
all bonds for dlseres notheetofOre scrutnzed by the
body At first the response by the Collectors was SLOW
and many weeks elapsed before all were feceiNeu; Al
Investigation Immediately commence ~ Gen 6Oyh
missioner Harlan which resulted In eyeopng the ie
very dscredabe 10 the Government officers responsive
thai qs were Irregular" which simply that II the
Revenue authorities had even positive evidence OF mar
teries represented by Tie bonds, the indorsors
could not be held responsible Tor losses sustained
nv the Government the names inserted Indicated no
living person they did the signatures were orgeres
In one collection district where 10 bonds were iorwarled
for inspection the Is found TO have been prepared
I'm the same office by the same persons ana all PROVED
be either palpabe frauds or undisgused forgeres WHEN
ordinary precaut might have prevented the collector
from stocking the pgeOn-hOlos or his safe Will Aho ~
Of the more nqucns eases were snt 20 81
Brooklyn. One two arrests Tor lle crime nave oee
made and the persons liberated upon furnishing he hccs
rv hail Prosecution may be delay ed because OF the heavy
calendar United States DistrctAttorDey keaseby OF te
SewIersey district has been more successful and OBJ
tanned the conviction OF two principals In the prepare
ton OF fraudulent bond IN LIS DISTRICT ana occurred ino
81 bs SoS Od bmed 10 The pcco and found to
be correct. await the signature oil Deputy
peeted to arrive IN this city before they heeope reeular
and OF utility 70 the Government in protecting II rom
at 10 engage in violation Of the revenue law.
lively contest Is In progress among the i i
nation Of export warehouse for one, IN case bin
latey introduced in Congress- giving such of 10 the
Secretary OF the Treasury, shall beco.,e Jaw A very
extraordinary proceeding took rce IN this city
day night, Monday mornr, and yesterday In oOnnec-
ton with revenue Ids and speedy judicial invest
CATION ia necessary 70 relieve one OF those implicated
from the clds Of being IN completely with some on me
traditiyna Operators Ia Illegal transactions Al appears
that upon Sunday evening last, from Information
previously received, o number OF revenue officers
acting under orders from Collector Bailey OF the Nv IN
District, visited the distiery OF England Evans IN
Avenue A. for the purpose Of making seizure. As the
duty at the raised alarm; they secured adinis
sion. however, aud Immediately cOnfouted ny hA
men, one OF whom drew revolver and resisted further
advance Col Porter, who IN charge OF the scfing
officers presented ms revolver, aud insisted upon being
permitted TO fulfill his mission After BRIEF parey AL
imposition was removed, and Collector Balcy's men
commenced examination " the premises, ara thcn
learned that persons acting under TIE authority OF mo
United states Marshal by virtue OF process from the
United states District Court already in possession
Col Porter determined 10 inform hnse1 OF sueh
condition OF facts would enable hun 10 submit an n
OF his operations To Collector lley IN
this mood prosecuted his investigations and found tho
mash tub, quantity Of moasses In the tubs, Iarso
with tho adjoining rectlfyinP establishment Of Marcus
HanOn & Co. Later In the night, or MONDAY morning,
Collector Baleys officers ceced rom INC pfg-er
by the persons whom they found originally IN charge
and upon regaining pOssesson Yesterday discovered
great change I'm the condition OF the d5erya portion
whisky had decreased quantity, ana the connections
with the rcctifying house above alluded 20 removed
The reetfying house is aeO under seizure ny oluef
OF Collector Bailey II same Collector also rcld yes
terdiy the dstiCries lOcaet 10 FOfyAcond ahd l1i3
ninthst said 10 be owned by Messrs Coultor Kenny,
and William Trotter upon the ground that the tax had
not been paid upon tho Iull amount oi whisky produced
nv hen