The New York herald., 1868-05-08
BROOKLYN CITY.
UNITED STATES CiRCUIT COURT.
The Late Extensive Whsl<ey Frauds-Tac
Enriglt and Allen Case.
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The Late Extensive WhislSey Frauds-Tic
Enrigllt and Allen Case.
Before Judge Benedict
The United States US. r. C. Enright ana John S.
AHen-This case arises from the discovery of series
of whiskey Frauds for which the city Of Brooklyn has
acquired most unenviable notoriety. The parties
now on trial were originally jointly indicted with
Collector T. G. Cacott, for alleged frauds against
the government while o government onlcer-Coli
lector in fact, of Internal Revenue, and as such,
viSlstSa of which he stands indicted It was
subsequently deemed better by the public prosecutor
from Callicott and the case came up yesterday.
The District ATTORNEY, IN opening the case sald
tat IN 70 dhe y ws6ey @ t was com n
the taxes. These bonds varied in the Third Col
lection district from 600 to $4,000 and were to be
taken by the collector or one of his deputies. He
then proceeded to state the arrangements To which
the distiller must conform for the manufacture of
whiskey before he could be allowed to go on with
the business. The bonds which these distil-
lers gave were in nearly every case fraudu-
deiendSnts seS When ney were given Mr. Allen was
deputy collector and X. Enright was bond bro
ser, which consisted in Short of seeking out persons
who wished TO engage in the whskey business and
providing bondsmen for them. This was the busi-
ness of Mr.. Enright for two years or more. When
Mr.. T. c. Callicott first came in Office, on the 9th
day of April, 1867, his first appointment John
S. Allen, who went into the Office and took charge Of
its duties II was his business to receive these bonds
accepted, and the frauds which were COM
mitted from the eth day, of April down to
the 2eth of May under Mr. Callicot amounted 10 the
sum OF 100000. Upward of half a million dollars
worth of the fraudulent bonds passed under the eye
of John b. Allen, the Deputy Collector. Il. C. En-
right had gone about and got poor men, whonih
dressed up and brought into the Collectors Office
and had them accepted as securities for distillers,
the sum Of SO for their trouble.
After some further remarks counsel proceeded to
call the witnesses for the prosecution.
Charles Tappan was then called to the witness
stand, and being sworn, testified that he was for
merry engaged as clerk in the Third Collection dis
trct was deputy collector under Calvin c. Pratt
and chief clerk in the Office when r. G. Calcott was
appointed, in April 1867; John s. Alien the defend
anti and VIM :. Andrews were deputies under Cal
licott the former transacted the indoor duties, while
the latter did the outdoor work: know Mr. Aliens
ture as signed TO a bond and accompanying papers.
The bond purported 10 be that OF John W. Hopkins,
dstiller. These were shown the witness FOR dentll-
cation.l
The counsel for the defence desired that the witness
should be confined TO the fact within his own per-
sonai knowledge as 10 the correctness OF the dOcu
ments. the witness then testified that the paper
purpored to be q bond
The bond of James Mcbride was offered, and the
witness testified that he dstiier, and did busi
ness at the Office. The forms showed that these
papers were taken before John S. Allen whose sigma
ture was attached to them. The bond of Thomas c.
Farrell. distler, wss shown for identification, TO
be offered in evidence. The fourth bond was that OF
Henry Lewis, also distiller Witness testified that
he had known II. G. Enrght since 1865: had known
him to have acted as notary public since the lst OF
December, 1867: didn't know his handwriting; have
Counsel for the defence said that before they could
show these bonds in evidence it was important for
them to show that they were drawn In conformance
with the statute OF the Internal Revenue law.
short discussion here ensued between counsel in
regard to the particular FORMS counsel for the de-
fence contendlng that the forms were not drawn In
conformance OF the law. The District Attorney
claimed that there was no prescribed form and pro-
posed to offer the bond In evidence.
Counsel for the defence objected, on the ground
that there was no evidence given showing that
Lewis either meant to be dstiller, and that
without the required notice he does not become dis
tiller under the law unless he conforms to 1t.
Judge Benedict admitted the bond OF Henry Lewis
in evidence and admitted the exception taken by
counsel for the defence that the signature Of Henry
Lewis had not been identified.
The bonds Of Richard A. Butler, Patrick Classon,
James Feelan and Thomas Rogers, Matthew smith
and John McGown were next offered by the District
Attorney
the remainder OF the afternoon, during which coun.
sci endeavored to show that Alien exercised due
vigilance in accepting the securities. Counsel also
endeavored to show that Mr. Heath, revenue In.
spector, had examined all these bonds and passed
them as correct.
was no documentary evidence to show that there
was any such person authorized 70 act IN the posi-
tion. The court adjourned ct i've p. M.