Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-17
The WfpiSkeY Ring.

The Richmond Dispatch of yesterday gives
the following description of the scene whilst
Chief Justice Chase pronounced sentence upon
the parties recently convicted Of defrauding
the government through the operations of the
whiskey ring !:
The prisoners were ushered in by the Mar
shall, and assumed position in front of the
Clerk desk. There was GREATNESS silence
whilst the Chief Justice pronounced sentence.
To John Ell. Anderson he said he had pain
full duty to perform. He (Anderson) he said
had been trusted officer Of the Government,
and had been assigned an important and pecu-
liar duty. To him, as Collector of the Fourth
District, the Government had looked for fidel
| ity and zeal, and for bright example to those
over whom he was placed. Instead OF that, ne
began a series of frauds as soon as his term OF
Office commenced, and continued them until re-
moved. These frauds were of a character so
corrupting that the Court was obliged to lnfilct
upon the principal perpetrator the highest
penalty known to the law In this case there
was no mitigation. He was therefore senten
ced to an imprisonment of two years in the
Penitentiary and to pay fine of $50, 900.
Anderson was quite pale, but walked out OF
the room with firm step,
To the question. "Have you anything to
say 2' Patterson, the Assessor, replied dlstinc
tly, ssNothing" The Chief Justice referred
to his important trust, and to the tact that ne
had subordinates to whom he should have pre-
sented an example. He was sentenced to two
years Imprisonment and to pay a fine ofS5, O00
The Chief Justice commenced to sentence
Elsom, inadvertently emitting the usual ques
ton, when the prisoner, interrupting, begged
permission to say word. He said he had not
entertained any objection to fair trial before
twelve men, but he did object to the character
OF the witnesses and the improper evidence
upon which he, an innocent man, had been
convicted. In the presence OF this vast assem-
blage he entered his protest against the same
With this protest he announced himself ready
to abide the decision of the Court.
The Chief Justice replied thatin his opinion
all the prisoners had been fairly tried. 1t as
Inspector his duties had been discharged by
seeing the law carried out, and by protecting
the interests of the Government, there would
have been different state of affairs. He was
sentenced to two years imprisonment and to
pay fine of $4,000.
Gouldman next came forward, and replying
,sNothipg to say, sir, was, in consideration of
the possibility that he had probably been infu-
enccd by others, sentenced to only one years
imprisonment and $4,000 fine
The condemned at once retired to the Clerk
office and there sat without exchanging word
for nearly an hour. Elsom, fnelooking gen
temanly person, seemed most affected, and
buried his face in his hapds He had beau
tiful wife and family to mourn his disgrace.
Anderson is also handsome man. lie be-
trayed no emotion, except when, later In the
evening, friend mentioned his wife. He then
burst into tears, and said he would like to sec
her before he went there. Patterson was silent,
and occupied himself in perusing the Bank
rupt law Gouldman sat in the window and
smoked his pipe.
| AT about o'clock the prisoners were placed
in an omnibus, in company with Marshals Van
Wrinkle and Lynham, and driven to the Libby,
where they are now confined. 1t had not yet
been decided whether they will be consigned
| to the Virginia Penitentiary, or sent to Albany,
New York
The jury which tried the prisoners was
mixed one, composed of seven whites and five
colored men.
Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, on the Goth
/ ult., was elected Bishop of the Episcopal
Church for the Diocese of Missouri He is
comparatively young man, being on ~ thirty
one wears OF age He was elected a missionary
bishop for Montana Territory in 1866, at a
special meeting of the House OF Bishops, but
on account of his age was not eligible Tor con-
secration until last year The fact OF his being
elected bishop before the prescribed age is
evidence of the high esteem In which he IS