New-York tribune., 1868-12-21
Ew-YoRK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 81. 1865.

been supplied from bonded warehouse 1t must neces
sarily from disterles The tax on each was the same
and while fraud has continued at dsteres so has II at
bonded During IL al o s ce
lee ted by internal revenue ana the amounts u receVeu
are clearly the result OF reduction Oh tax hu tue
OF testing production by capacity-and that system Is
Se' i"'p''' REMARKABLE CASE OF IGNORANCE.
Ignorance IS sometimes criminal as actual guilt
much more so when assumed The apparent ignorance
on the part Of Collector and Deputy COector OF one OF
the NewiOrk City districts Is wofhy Oh hooee @ ~ tavS @
ignorant, as they represent theyy arc
doubiy guilty As this not er pGTte testimony OF
witnesses who may have some motive 70 inute put ene
70 the President of the United States that he might see
the fitness of men in the revenue service,
heretofore OF different nature have been made against
one OF officers to the President 10 now renans 70
be whether he will retain men whose s%Irn Pbi
Collector Of Mr. Johnsons appointments; ;r,o
The following is from the testimony Of MT Ihohas
o'Caahan Collector Of the IXth New-York District
Question the any production Of the 'tl than e''
o. Have YOU sny reason these der make more
'5 q '9S You % Ho; T at beS do not think
you ever examined With the view of aeraHns that they
o Having Satary thought upon tho and studied
the estimate Of capacity based uP0ni A.
O Have yoa any knowledge whether the s'' take II hours tor
o. Have Joa ahy knowledge upon that subject by conversation
ORerwl None whatever have had very little eonver''uoh
@ YOU enOugh dOn that d'lers can fermsn'
O Have yoa say iTowlsdss upon tn. subjsctl A No. Sir
b yoa have any as 70 ia's 'e m @ ,, a. TP .y ~, max.
more than their estimated capacity have the utmost
% e % ,s apou Sn for afoTmsou sad they said every
O. Are @saT opportunities eyAe the present law that you
DO YOU ak 6s, there not much fraudulent vhsey made
Q How DO yoa account the fac, tha, rht sold The market
ess the and the Of production hey tel ne tha
the. can % make % s5sy at % S s1i, @ gallon lie "n0' i
Has rot whsLey been doar A. dOnt know
Then n they do sell vh,ly for 81 gallon they either lose
o Ysaf attention l, not been called have you
pecei frauds peetrsted under the present " eLe, on
DE part Government oe the part Of the d'ieni No.
What va. your experience und tn. l,wi has occurred
ne whea was rannng ,oald on one d's5y 20 e Ss % n %
q You siei that lhe,e dises Iasnng under me 9a law
rie'ep ~ Gs,''I eoa.d mo-, ferr.t tie matter out
& & ha a si ' sere s1' a be Govern
from source Tat there we're sy frauds stoeP "Hsai
Q In What .y d The d's under ls Old aT Iansss 20 syas
The law ad e'cap. TIE agsl o. 1 az 90 not A'" 10" A'
2 Wat orpoes, 1;d 49, syfa1t' ot '9P'ass' That '0h
q. Did they completely tie Government omcenl A.
there reports ba kind but cannot ofmy
aotnE; there Que eomPoundiHseou'' in
g Is lsie poiu running with either Of the di.:lss'
poeps hae No. Sir there was eomPounhs ba 'bs
Q wlss W. h, eompourdrrho Foryeshih,, pu there
n Fa lo tie -'isry e'mmeHeei to run under The he"
. waHlsre ul4s the oilaw A. No, sf' was rsctias
= Has arr other d.,s-y under law eomPOundug house,
EXCEPT iLs one ia lor,l. q. .itlstI A. No, Sir.
,osis,.ae G ss, lsJ o., u he d,eii 4 believe va.
q iisi yo az "a @ eompsanaas ra, be-
sa's m va .s,'t M ,S me R Cb,
ro beng 'aH 'j Pr'e,,e' u d'ilieyi A. ! bad aet
,-s sa, sss av is.ts1 q Tho fset5aT vas
bst,u's ,ls Place .4F m parPse q bsls
tLsrea gc cmpoaudsg business n tie evi That doni
& s D as' T.' r Ts,S SsSS's S "a'
q Dd "a AMOS before .bs passage q he psS law any diHeJ eH
dog basurasf = NO olf
engaged e bl,nsss TO be srgsed nslt b. he side oi
10 6suis'y A. 80 slr. -. -. -, l..
As ID s sr wac s'so De beasssd oJ ~ 'hnE 'h'
. 's. ne so5pssaass heqs. ga' as,.
a % s - ss s -. - ss sassi -ssii ss i~Ssss fss ssy
so . "a ss ss sfrsten s, i. com. out o...
oopouans sssti, pretending be cop0adsd shieh
@ W.. not il OBJ c 70 compouuaag house the d.
,s,t or@ aa., Ss siia solsspsr
Q u district uat,r n. Ola Law yGr DO not! not think there were
O. is,e 700 ne e,,on 70 believe taxing roa suy
Ps a,e ae Hol less Iis , no. & AS 81 s.I y,
d.. ven they mme -oel There have been ramors -,
ofiai % tl d.ter. completely Part the
Go rnut officers pteury usder TIE Oh law. with TIE tar
a.y goai A. h4'e heard great deal o IT, but have
o ia have 10 Ipov,ge bu, have you suspicion that the
Gsi ~ i 90 eLo-t knOsdgef have not made il
Jaa believe tie Government was robbed Of iH tAi A.
O. Ba 30 you no, know it A. No Sir
q you that the Government dd not receive The tar on
whisky aruared A No. SIR attended to dis
o o o s kao tbt ia your own district Onsbaof whisky
did ,o pas , aI a' a m ao D a. No. s satisfied
ofiaas sh6Ii have worked iay try and and out
tf soHe would .eu, dSe sometimes only
O. wi they we're running thy running at teir l eAVa'ly
Ss,, 4 , ~ how much these dilere. would matei No. Sir
O knew hos much taI they were pans A. could toll
s,tn.r they TsTs R,yTg on .Hcaf sIsty g1Gsn g ,s
the maaAaeii A. aeReae s s. D b qp m % 20 mi ibey are
eoeIeld 70 ~ he a,'e,s' e1'Iy 2 .s5 no I % 10 tSI oS.r
. these gentlemen who around with monthly e0m~i'
sos 10 tief PoeAei' At - day "a les 81;
ay opuon abltt have head Of a'mihy I" sixteen Of
ilese gentlemen iisulery. .,. ~. W.,
The following is from the testimony OF Henry Wood,
Deputy Collector IXth District New York:
- Wi yoSr compensation Deputy cOlec'Ori A. get one
. .,y only dstsry i4. has so%gooSds ''.O'
,lmentin ,oar Disidcl A. ony one Prince BAeArAeIA
q WsS %so iS5t t6srs under ,6s old awi A. No Sir
q WIZ that pot 'beFei 1t used to be ree'r establish
o. WHY M ,hey make compouning establishment Ofhi Be
as Of July 20 .o11 nos sSg % s noun .y re .
tllS no,s ~ 5gt csopouudas s;sGn,anrnt
O. There cpmDoaung business done preyo, 70 the nsv
done eoqauoq,I or near ss dsu1y G so ~h5
nlsa W, i ei near 70 the dsuIey A. kaoS. unless
le aboe.,ls dealers ~ere pear By 70 paTGh,'e. ,, . Tho m
presume to give species Of rePing or MIXING tho
O. pl ever occur to your mind why this cOmpoanug establishment,
started Prince B.kraeFs dsuep A. ie' Siri spPss
try m heap rent and that they wanted into business Tor hs
o. nd never occur to you that there any other purPOsl A.
Dh never occuo you compromising ,'tAh,h%.n' near
20 dslery might opportunity for frsudf A. les sf
o. H, orenel that this eompoundng establishments
might have bcn Tor pnrpoet A. II never has
The estimate production Of the sIus formed upon h os'
Of per capacity bsw long for Fermentation DO hI Ae
A Seventy tso hons 49,. -. -.. -. -. ..,n.l p,o.
iuon an The capacity. A. have never heard oi
q 1heJ io not pa, utes 90 any more "An ""' ." ~"
a tue estimate made l. too much
To that the actual gusntVy
utslt he more than estimated capacity A. No. SIR
d DO you tnk u might bel A. No, sir -. ,., M ne,
m yor linn a dler TO make more thAh uV per
cent The estimated capacyt A. have heard nsunes JhJ
could Get great more that could get aT gallons
in.,.a1 ~ three aud heard others contradict ~ ,h
O I Ihee any Other soarce nom whIGh lnc s..u I