New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-18
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THE WHISKY RING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BAILEY HONORABLY ACQUITTED.

THE WHISKY RING Observation-Disclosures
BAILEY HONORABLY ACQUITTED
The examination yesterday, into the "trumped
NJ charges Of the tools of the Whisky Ring, against
Collector Joshua T. Bailey Collector Of the Fourth Collec
tiOn District concluded There were three distinct
dayits made against Collector Bailey by three scpa
rate persons, there being numerous allegations in each
affidavit, al accusing the Collector Of criminal oneuscs
under the Internal Revenue Laws These afdavts were
made respectively by Harrison Shaw, alias John Lamar
tine John H. Fuller whose real name is said to be Ne
Lauchlu, and Jesse G. Rowe, alias James Cavcrly. All
these men were arrested shortly after making these af
davi.s on com plant OF Collector Bailey, who accuses
them Of peuurng themselves in making the atidavits
Shaw and Rowe confessed their guilt, but Mclaughlin
escaped from the Deputy Marshal who had INN ia Gus,
tOdy and since been found. Pending the cNalni
nation into the charges preferred by Collector Bailey
against these men, the cases IN when tey were con-
painants against the Collector called up 10 be DIS,
posed Of On the 18th inst the ease OF shaw ast Inc
was disposed Of testifyng that he had been sub
TO make the affidavit and that he had 40 personal
knowledge the truth of the allegations contained ia IT,
Collector Bailey was honoraby discharged
Yesterday the case III Whch hcLau.hHI p lue com,
plauaLt was called. DlstictAilOIhey courtney sdo
tina; the complainant was not present. that he was me
only witness thai nc could notbe produced
ana Ae dd not suppose ne MOuu appear u"t's Scf SUI
ceeded u arrcStug him. Mr. Courtney then called Dep
uty a. Marshal Hale in relation 10 Mclaughin's es-
cape Hale TESTIFIED 10 having arrested doi41kNI on
issued affidavit OF Collector Bailey, ch"r2
lhs mn W., i i' "a ~ td fi,
wanted him; said What for" told him Tor peTiuuug
said Ny God, does richardson hO" lti sdh' aonot
know hc said, "Ihe Jig is up While bringing nm TO
The Marshals Office. and when crossing Printing House
square iu front OF the on Iahmaiiy nan, some one
knocked on struck that wa, forced between two
been abe 10 fnd INN since and have been told by his
friends that 10 h 40 use 10 look Or n as no one can hd
him. Ia Jnis case Collector Bailey was also honorabiy
Tie case in which Rowe is the complainant was then
taken up. and Rowe called as the Government Wit
He testified in substance as follows: Resided M
March, sC7 m Boston, resided there from june, 1850 t
Do. ~ ffIIa ID
had business with his office; was n no way connected
with the whisky business n March, 1861 nor ~ the stoI
age OF whisky in LeOLarO-st., y. y" never phd any
other consideration for uerpjss6n 10 ilicitlv remove
whisky he never gave me permit nor ala ever ASK
him Tor one. AFFIDAVIT shown witness, IN which De hdQ
sworn 10 having done all THAT his testimony Just given
eontndlctedJ Witness resumed; Ny name is Jesse {.
Rowe signed that name James Cayery, under the
impression that there no Legality % n, and that there
Wac no binding effect the oath which took before the
person administering the same and whom did not know
10 DC Commissioner Osborne and whom / thought had
now power TO administer oath: signed the affidavit by
direction OF man whose name do not know, but whom
81" az various Times IN company with Richardson Jen-
neS, ana others; he said there movement on foot
10 remove Ioec1oi Baey that the Collector guilty
% an tAe CAal%cs III lhc aMdaVt but that they could
not exactly prOyelt they wanted the dispositions merely
~ a matter Of form and he said that tfev would
/ subsequently saw Mr Jeuness az No n
Nassau-st, having previously Mr.. Richardson; the
latter Od nc tt tue matter was al right, he knew
the persons engaged M IT, and that they all nhuen
tal men, and further, that the matter sanctioned
nea0quaItets ny LlGh authority, and that would make
~ simply by signing my name 70 the affidavit Jenncss
then wanted me 10 sign the affidavit and promised pay
M wen. Win Jcuese TO no IL brOd0Wdy man calling
himself John Hall being along; az No - Broadway saw
Two men, one called Colonel and the other doctor"
va ntioGuceG 20 tneI DeIeNe these men are lr Belk
nap and DIT. Bldsdell the Colonel" said that they
would vail f0r third person before doing anything he
came, but don't know who lac was the Doctor asked
Inc most OF the questions "a the affidavit,
and answered them; my embraced the state
lneht iauc III uie alhuNi ana they were given from a
written statement furnished by Nr Jcnness 70 be the
basis OF my aidaylt made the affidavit once again on a
subsequent OCCASION on the the representation that the
former not quite sufficiently legal; made the
subsequent affidavit before Commissioner Osborne nor
knowing who lac was. the promise So more: never
got than $40 didn't know Collector Bailey was 10 be
arrested until after / myself arrested. Collector
Bailey also houOrably discharged IN this case which
- tlIe last against him