New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-23
THE VHISRY FRAUDS.

THE TRIAL OF Ex.CoILECTOR CALLCoT.
The proceedines in this case were resumed
IN tho limited States Circuit Court before Judges Nelson
aud Rredct Yesterday The first witness called for the
defense was Cornelius Stage, who testified that prior 10
tbe Doth Of May 1867 he was special agent OF the Treas
nrv Department; 20 Brooklyn to discharge duty
MY IT, tbIary 1867 and recoected making seizure
80 Wilson'S warehouse March Is; had no acquaintance
with MI Calcot previous TO that time; asked MN about
tbc condition of the warehouse and he said he had com
Tsint against it from Gen Hyer; Callcot told witness
versaton next witness directed that the spirits in the
tanks should be put in proper packages and removed
inspection Of the spirits should be made 70 see II I9
quantity eouespOnded with the entries IN the DO9ki Qua
10 Phadephia present NJ meeting OF dlst
in Cacots back office on the 3oth and 3lst OF Pray; ~
was witnesses suggestion that the meeting was icit
told those present that there were great % had NOT
aStilercs in the District and that many OF mem ie %
paid their meter money; that some Oh tho % Monday
day and sunday and ran me S{'i S va he also said
that no revenue had been collected IN ,ho,o a. ioin
and that u must be siGpPeGd stne and promised TO
NuppOrt them far as the Jaw Woud 80 33rbicb some
tn that they would have TO hle bonus TO M M id
If tru, cieced also told them that as long az teJ NJ
what was right one would M,SIeLS NJ ,bn Meeting
- Sd tot sneak any On his crOSseXanlnauOn WI, ~.
ness stated that one OF me 0ec.s oi ,o r md nav
slCvse some plan for dsters 10 resume WoIh i ty
o. and not Tor running the stills without pa{ng
John Dayton testified that ne n9u Daniel Done
YAM one Of the proprctors Of The BrookMe It a
fsNfIf
McMulleu's handwriting, and identhed inc WoI 1
:'twcnfy.four," in an altered permit as IN IN, ms
lardvritipr Thomas Harlan teStheu dIiidt
a., dntrs az leading officer and storcBeeper were ieu
Nv ana, rersOp and that the Collector was al hDely 70
sI,f any officer 10 supCrntend the removal OF Wheky'
LINES IIailev storekeeper of Cunninghams dsuIeI!'
- fed 10 receiving an order 10 transfer spirits Io
Warehonse 10 Warehouse s. objected to ana answer
yuicd out1 ROdman Bacus, general Inspector a i ,S
such testified having made an inspection ol SI tc
Wilson's warehouse on order shown INN ny NJ Al'.
THE order was signed 10y Cacot, ana directed Dy tu ~
remove an spirits from Wilson's Warehouse 10 tunlit
hams i'm the Eastern District, TO have II iuSlcetCu 'H
80 mako "a return; the order was EcngIdli NlI'S'
1nsrccted an the spirits there ana made MS ItIuFn,
,gas asked bv Fletcher 20 make out the returns lU
o. and one for II barrels and did So; 'lelChtI s"o
Uuoutly asked witness not 10 hle the Dohus, u' d, ~
fle them and he (IletcLeD expressed surprise. NO'
iIlver tbe Revenue Agent in NCw-GOrk, was eNlhh''
and tesi lied as writing 10 CacOt ABOUT tle sllls III
Wilson'S warehouse: whether Wilson had got pcIs on
1roin lie at Washing tOn to let the Wsh!
rCmalu in the tanks; he called Cac0t, bJ nc anew
TOtup about IT, Mr. jerks, counsel Tor defense heLe
xyauted t read letter appointing Mr. Breed as an ON
rer TO examine the whisky bonds ana aigueu 1t NJ
Tended 10 show that CalcOt being now III the oIiVc
lad called upon HiIlyer in reference TO me
hand and other bonds as 10 the COURSE ~ ~
Sursue and that Hyer told him 10 hand to BleGd iO
EXAMINATION which nc did. Counsel thought the IcIIer
SyOnd be admissible as to the question OF intent INC
HsfI.t Attorney objected stating that TINS lelteI Wts
dated six months before the hand bond was MADE N
construction be put upon was TO leeNe VI
Tie responsibility of accepting bonds by referring tHCn
10 MIR Breed. Judge Nelson reserved ms decision
Soyeral witnesses called TO prove that MI Nal.U
lad sent them 20 Dayton, EOuylng nm 70 produce .nt
Rocks and paptrs If Wilson's warehouse Du hclhE OUT
Of tOwI hey did not lin. The Court then a'Ouiheu