The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-30
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Crrpn The Auburn Morning News nov. IS,
Dunn, the recent sitting ~ tun tntcd states
Court ss Auburn q most important case arose "a
which t"o perpetrators o. u fraud on the govern
mcnt and on an insurance company were convicted
and sentenced 10 confinement. Al a previous sitting
OF the Grand Jury an indictment was founu against
Milo Sloat. Daniel G.. Jacobs, ValOrous smith ana
Frank yogngs for removing liauor rom n bonded
wal ;souse visa intent 10 delraud the government
This casc was, perhaps one OF the most important
cases which nave been tried IN The Northern district
o! New York Tor many years. The operators and
satellites OF the whlsKev ring were present In fu
force, using every means IA Their power To secure
verdct o. acauttai for Iher eoniederates who were
upon trial. But thanks 10 an honest. Intelligent
Cayugs. county jury the magic ring has been broken
and justice has trumphel. SiUat was distter NJ
or near Tonawandl Jacobs was the keeper Of "A
bonded warehouse at taat pace. Young, teain.er
and smith, elCrS of S.oats, were JOINTLY Indicted;
but bcina young men and poor. and Tie evidence Of
taclr completely being yery slight they were
acquitted. an the 2lst oC last Aprll, IN
the nighttiine, ,his bonded warehouse was
burned aud sloat claimed that some $50 or
more Darrns or htghwnas belonging 70 him were
consumed N the nre and. therefore ne was not la
bic % pay tho TAX upon s',ch liquor anu 80 success.
frly did toe parties thus engaged In deiran8lng the
Cover ment cover NJ Their inuiuity thai the collector
and assessor OF thai district were almost satisfied
that the ,aitn ~ the pak;ies was just But Deputy
Marshal tucker OF that District beng Suspicious OF
the men concerned ~ tho trinS,icun, called 10 his
asss.ncs Mr. Lamorae ,,T III a., g5ve,nmsnt Se
result wo nave IN the verdict OF the jury,
showing eonc.usiyeiy 'hat sloat and Jacobs
had aOstTactei The liquor nom the ware
house. tnas attempting to dcfrand The
government OF some 100000 revenue aud then
burned the warehouse to cover up tioir crime. The
defence was ably conducted by dcssts. LanDg and
Psrnei ol aafa.o, and tile prosecution with equal
abiity BY WIN. iDorshemer, United States District
Attorney who remarked during his closing arRu.
mont That mono but those vino Rave passed through
the ordeal know the tremendous pressure brought 10
bear upon every public oiicer 10y the whskey ring
10 induce them 10 be false 10 their auties ~ sucii
Officers ana to connlvc ~ and assist IN ne acquiital
OF i0eu entity OF crime such az was charged
against the prisoners al the harv Ils Honor Judge
Ni IN pT1B0unclDg sentence upon Jacobs, the gov
crnmeug sivlekeoper commented Win great severity
! upon tie perfidy displayed by Jacobs IN the dis
charge o. has official duty remarkinz that the STA
biiy Ok the government ana the prosperity and hap
pincss Of Nc citizens IN great measure placed
IL the hands oil the public Jhiccrs, nnd whon nc
found Ols who han been lalsB ~ tiD iuty hc owed
the government ana his fellow couoryncn ne felt
called upon, nor oy iindcuve snri'. for justice
dOCg not ask . viciIn. bat ~ was his duty ~ pro.
nOunce tn utmost sentence 81 ihe law, which vas
Tho tcIu 81 one year "a state Prison M iiara abor
which. tn gts opinion, was . igM te1asN ior q
h,lnous q crime. We understand ,lat the aureuei
the ware house bond nlc Icspuhslss ana NllI ue
iinnadgseY prosecuted Tor .ha i,Ui aM'nHi ~ Llt
taN upUQ lh,' runr.