The New York herald., 1868-05-23
BROOKLYN CITY.

uST7ED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Tse Cailicott.AIlen .Cnse-Allesed Wisskey
Frnuds-Soventh Days Proceedings.
Before Judges Nelson and Benedict.
TIE United States Us. r. C. CduiCou ana John s
AUea-Tne examination Of witnesses in this case
was continued yesterday at noon, the court room as
heretofore being crowded by parties interested in the
proceedings.
Cornelius stagg, the first witness called for the de-
fence, was sworn and testfed-I reside in New
York. on the goth Of May, 1867, was special agent OF
the Treasury Department; was generally employed
an Maryland, pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New
YORK; first came to Brooklyn to discharge duty here
in February, 1857; recoect making seizure OF
Wilson'S warehouse on May 20; hold papers giving
me my appointment; appointment dated May
q, to Deputy Collector OF the Third district read-
before that time had no acquaintance with Mr.
Calico; received information from certain parties
To Wilson'S warehouse; ! asked Mr.. Calicott about
the condition OF the warehouse; Cacott said he had
Hlyer; Callicot told me to seize it copy OF General
Hillyer's letter read; 1t s dated May 25 and states
that ne believes Illicit spirits were in Wilson'S ware
housc) made tHe seizure within an hour Of the
versation with Callicott; 1t was about ten o'clock
when i made the seizure; could not get in for
some two or three hours and subsequently got in
through a window; next wrote a rough letter for
Mr.. Robins TO copy, to the effect that the spirits
in the tanks should be put in proper packages and
removed to class warehouse; this was for service
on Wilson or Fletcher; the next direction was to Mr.
Backns through his brother to make an inspection
the entries in the book: the instruction TO witness
to seize and his return OF the SEIZURE OF Wilson's
warehouse put in the evidenced did not tell him
(Cahcotu ON the 24th about the whskey; had con-
yersation With MIN at the time | received my ap-
p0nment on matters relating to hls oillce, whiskey
frauds and on the manner hts Office should be con
Quoted; that conversation with Callicott cont nued
aoq, @ M mount en wen 10 New SSK and
| when went To OsllicOtts office; went to the door
and found he was in conversation with General
Hnyer: after he left ! went again 10 the
| office and then this conversation about the
| s'zure OF Wilson'S warehouse occurred; intro
| duced The subject and asked If he knew anything
about the warehouse; told him / heard that they
were stealing spirits from the warehouse; could not
say did tell him then that the first two hundred
barrels had not reached Boston; I put keeper on
Mr. Wilson'S warehouse about four O'Clock; visited
other warehouse because that one house only was
TO be seized; was revenue officer West; am now
under Indictment as collector there.
TESTIMONY OF wN. R. BACKUs.
VIM. Il. Backus, being sworn, said made the frat
inspection OF the spirits in question from order OF
Mr. Calllcott; inspected some spirits in Wilson'S
Mr.. Tracy-You had better produce the order or
account for its non-exstence II 1t does not exist.
Witness was here shown the letter book Of the
That is the order TO which I refer, dated May %,
1867. III directed the removal Of spirits from WI.
sons warehouse, Glass A, 10 that of Cuthbert Gun
ninghan Mr.. Allen frst called my attention
to that order; inspected the spirits there; found
there Mr. Cunningham; Fletcher, FancneT and, l
think, Mr.. Phillips tnspector); after had made my
inspection went 10 Hudson's once TO make out nv
returns; requested ny Fletcher TO inspect two
hundred barrels, and then eleven barrels, and 10
make out TWO separate inspections; ] acccdcd 80
his request: saw Fletcher next TWO days after that:
made the inspection on the 24th Of May handed my
returns 10 Mr.. Dayton, siorekeeper; make rv re-
turns at the end Of every month; AZ this time had
not made my returns 10 The Otce; Mr.. FietChe. re-
quested me not " file my returns ] fed my returns
at The end of The month after filed them Fletcher
again near Mr.. Sedan's; told him the returns were
f,ed, and nc said Ny cod what dld you do that
forf'' made some reply, out could rot tell the cX.
act words; IN June ] made another Inspection hy
direction OF the Collector; inspected the main part
in the dstilloryi Deputy Marshal higgins had Z N
charge al the Time.
TESTIMONY OF JAMES T. ROBINS
James r. Robins the next witness called, test ineu--
trst became acquainted WIFI Mr.. Caltcott q day or
two before was appointed Deputy Collector; 'he
letter shown dated Nay 2s was my letter OF nitro
6uction when presented this letter - was cttcr OF
Introduction; had no previous acquaintance with him:
Mr.. Allen and Mr.. CocheW' ~ war held IN Mr. CALI
cott's once; lhc subicCt was n reouelt by tncse
men 70 examine warehouses of class u In the
Ifird district, DO MOI remember Tie language; MI
Cailleoti soon after eranted them an order 80
order revcsinr that permission; think n was few
bouis sfterward; vas present when 70 was referred
To; do not know whC spoke about "; person was
present eNcei those connected with the ai'arfhat
II, those holding official positions there the tot.
", rnuIty ater " Was Wrltelli tncIe was consul
tation aud conversation In the cllce o. the ONCE
holders; but who they I 90 not know;
the CONVERSATION was gentle one; do not know
VINO they All were; .ley were Chase Alien StggC De-
YOU, Iappen and Other partles think answered one
OF two questions IN relation to Il; the om of M
CaucOt and other collectors had been to maintain
control ol the warehouses of class II in their own
ustricts; IN order 20 naintpn that field in their own
control the collectors were responsible for their
warehouses; was present AT the interview between
MI Allen and Mr.. Cacott; an appointment was
made ior me 10 meet Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Cochew 10
inspect the warehouses 10 the Third district;
tlat was an hour or two after O'Clock;
came came 20 The District Attorneys once here
about three O'Clock and inquired for Mr.
Tracey ana Mr. Allen, aus was To d they were out;
.aiel again at I'VE O'Clock and saw Mr.. Allen, and
,oa @ h.in u was too late TO prosecute the lnvesgar
uid nos see Cacott after I was appointed TO 20
mere during the day: after that did not return to
tne coec,ors Office; went there after seeing Allen,
al I'VE or past i've In the afternoon: something
wse sald about my failure to call at three O'Clock,
but 30 not remember the remark; war at the Office
before nine O'Clock that morning.
TESTIMONY or WIN. 4. UILLYFR.
VIM. g Hilyer tes'ifed-l was In MAY 1851 inter-
nal revenue agent: my duties were TO aid In the
detectloD ana prevention Of fraud in the revenue;
my Office II In New York and my districts are the
first ten OF New York and Thirty-second and Ffth OF
New Jersey recoect Callicott calling on me In Nav
1hortly afer hs appointment, In reference 10 mat
ol uce with him In reference TO f. p Breed and ms
ia ties; cannot nx the date. crhe letter of Deputy
poi nssioner Harland TO Mr.. Breed was here readl
Mr.. Tracey remarked that Mr. Breed had no autho.
,ongs to be executed In the future. THIS letter ia
onst, "ued so 10 relieve the Collector from the
ime on its receipt thereafter from all responsibility
" looki ~ into the reliability OF sureties
Judge elson said that collectors should take no |
,onds unle the sureties were good and SHOWN
10 he good ,t the Collectors ONCE.
vi ness-1 he original letter was written in Mr.. |
callco,tis oft, e; when this was 40 know; had
an interview With him that day; he directed MIR. |
stagg TO make &C seizure In accordance with that |
request; after thh7 seizure addressed him another
letttf: after The seizure received a communication
RON NJ. va icot j. writing; remember his calling
w I'VE ono OF twice pbNu n; he furnished tire noI