The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-26

passengers arriving from abroad not provided
with passport utseS by the proper Spanish Con-
suls will not be allowed TO land, but must
return whence they came, unless they own
estates on the Island or can give sufficient qua
rantees for their conduct while there.
COMMISSIONERS HEARNG.-At noon to-day
George w. Alexander, late Assessor of the
Eighth District of Pennsylvania was charged
before United States Commissioner Smith with
aiding and abettiDg in the removal of certain
distilled spirits. This is the case IN which the
authorities OF the United States have expert
enced so much trouble in getting the accused in
the city-a Judge OF Reading having released
him from the custody OF a United States Mar
sha|. second warrant charging him with
receiving bribe OF $1,000 was issued for his
arrest, on which his presence was secured.
hayi5 been hSIa il Reading 70 sopss. a. SSafi oS
case hsd already been OH posed Of -.
and az such he would proceed with the testimony as
The counsel then desired to waive hearing in both
District Attorney Valentine said that the United
States lad right to hear the testimony, and he
The Com missioner Saving SO decided, the following
Davie Keller swOIn-I ,.. reside In Reading TS Pa; Pa
tendant he was the Assessor OF the Eightn District;
t[9s ae ssson psis six miles 6eow keadnS Alex,
snder and were good friends when he went into the
iery the Hrst Interview had with him aoout form.
g wss in ak ms sea sa d%n IN and
he asked me what was doing" tod h,m was
getting s9Pf he Ye,y Va, ,hs
sps IG TSin n fS SS Ss seS
there might be semttning 10 that; he allowed my
20 ne with me he mi. hi %ake somethins; Dat he
a nS S hs 'Ia h% they saeh
bad lsrge one; he said It was useless to talk about
ns!Gw sGo o & ali
he think s.oI s a was S5y csSs % i
any conclu lon that time except he said if Bar.
his
sbop! It aud at.erward DIS consulted Alexander wnen
and wentto BaItow's hS1se ABOUT 70 S'cI9ck at
70 The cIuson 10 lay All former dific les aside:
eTes make sa %sas s eond asS q @ not mass is
hat. bats $50 s wanted 70 snow nov much We ~ers
sd nine than Veil tx hss BE
skee d him 3 wha to pSy to his S &
coula get along without them; we were not sali,fsd
oa. could Se s whsa
and he came to my house. we concluded that we
gS on uf S 90 he said Woa
MsurEi that GoG @ igh; probably S be all rSh, tSs,
and t0ld me that they knew all about IL they said
ing. and from there to Bartows ore; went there
the evening" say oG kan the M nsXS after r.
an arrangement wi h Croft and Morrt; told nim
the 6
somehow smnggled away; we were to account 10
"a Ion Tor ali that was over and above
MerTt bad tod me how .Se money was sSp To- be di
vided; told him that Croft told ne that one hal {
divided between Groff and Nor itI he did not appear
to be satisfied us a and m sad .ha sron and Morrs soo
trouble should arise from & II n. aowed that they
il addition to what they received from ne
sd Rs lie ne fix IN @ay a soa
mot make ana Ge rue u % 70 ta % but that sSona
saiG tbat should the
and not report Morritt and CIR what did enter
cspasi!y Of about for ty-iye barrels; afterwards,
then; he saw the whisky in il; he took rod and
measured how much was II IT; he said that
brought to him another like il; that it get
sss mo
It was after wares put In bonds apd taken away to
s%G1pt sS%iS e hm upon .6s whlsty and made
en- which Mr jscOss was ipdSrser SnS ths & ne must
have that sum; he vented Il to pay the note
and PAID him the %Oney he gave me no GRE rssceps
May this whisky wa Afterwards sezed I BY his orders
we would not agree TO make false oaths 70 our re-
smd his eGu and @orT onfa
ing out the returns: and they certified them without
Tobias ,Bsrtow. High Sheriff o, Berks county.
my business wa. s6ss dissiilef "a Or aOdss The
to %S S S @ nSS Haa kss
In bed. but arose and came to the doors Keller said
about the past-that We bad aot been on friendly
be dToppedNihat he wanted to see me maze up what
| Lad lost; told him that opposed TO NAL Ing
aiSsillery he said he knew the. u' o' wss sss
not Ssrs making tnig!hng sr NV t9G him. whom Ne
his place; he then invited me to cali at bis odice or
s%ssd sns S to do ,bsS sS sad that hey might
said he was afraid that somebody would notice him
a. his house; I went there ana found Alexander
become ffIends;' l. made no iepIy the whiiky
business was again bIoached; 1 told them
that he wanted TO see me make up what had lost:
that he knew was making nothing; Keller spoke
afraid to en er INTO any such ngement disp RS
without coming to any definite arrangement; be'ore
bushe every other day. Alex der said that If in.
tended entering po the "rTsngement must Eua at
how much could run: told him fifty bushels at a
ali aBd make ey Y ua foa said m
was @ fearful % that could @ not get the WHISKY away
officer would go the wagon, that won vent
sll inerieLeuce; we parted, but Afterwards Keller
first lime spoke 10 aorritt for nine months, though
during ali that time he the detective my dis
hey onebt that they get as much as XX
ander though the latter wanted more as he
Croft and Morrit talked there about s5 per barrel
said that could net sitoIG 70 pay even 90 per PER bar
swear as bard TOR you when you get into trouble as
GS tcSeh ey would defy SnySdy to
Gron said that Colonel Alexander intended TO take
(Groj in his place. was done the book OF returns
has be made out by them, and was only sign IL;
payment 10 iexaSdef; about this time my oIf dS,
iIier raised bance aud u reatened to report
e IesY & Soo and me
ander drove him rom m the ofhee, and afterwards tod