New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-18

know IL was seized that 10 was concluded In tho
be mislaken-fo release the dstilleEy, but when
Mr. Harand TO cooperate win me boara. ano,ner
resezcd II released. O. Did you, YOURSELF order any ~
curry into the sfars OF the auu us.
EQUALLY know anything of the bond gwen ny nay q" es
tsr a No. Haye yon n amy %HStes never
heard that remember DO YOU & rer,,fvns
house and Rays dstery wers defraudng the Govern
ment by removing whisky to recurring @ a. na
cncally A. remember none specifically there mas
always been suspicion In my ONCE o, sr yeagI
other have heard this question discussed in relation alton
to the dlstlley and reeying establishment no" refer
l nohns o MMsn than say that nIn How long
thati A. now remember nothing. pI Wirt to
O. These concerns Of LOebs Rays were they not OF
one Of the very largest in tho city, A. ;nn a
Mr.. sedewick-we would object to that.
O. Was 1t not the largest in the elty-have you not
A. DO not RaoW d mat %a order werS
A. ordered the Supervisor VI the District on coief
Change the storsRoepcrs and snuses @ When did
give that order A When he spoke TO me on the subject
%9 9Ss Tne spelviGr pitcher that the
refer to this Winter. am not referring 10 tnls WIZ
until this Winter Q. understood You 10 say you TO-
membered nothing specnci A. Nothing speci,hc;
similar character that each other don't re,
member that my 6uspeons were speciheaH m aar
that since definite specific charges have been pre-
scented as%s Loeb aud Ray xer not g Vas not
your attention called ~ the fact at any tneI mean oo
fore This the LSses s SsG c %s dsey ard
that they put forward T. Kay as inc inere nvn, ,
knew that O. Have yon not been Informed Of that fact
over and again during the last two years. A. Not
hst o. S SaI get any such
as that from William Andrewsi do not think he he
yoei ' a. don't reinem6er @ Did man BY the
OF Hess say anything you ahoutiti a. doh
say anything to You about III A. recall no cohvershh
ton about the subject to know T noeee by
any person within the last two yearsi a. don't reen a
Der IT, O. that talk that took place between you ana
Nye and Loeb in Washington was there no nc 70
III A. 1t quite possible there was no reference 10 IT,
me AK Won Srain SIR do you know why that
made In 1851 A. do not; It was made by the Metro
Your office TO inquire about seizure did you not ask
them about III A. They did not come about ,a ansi
They did What S %s, seized. a IN ChGTrydSdi
Pa you a SSu S Ty me will give the Particulars
The claim OF this Loeb that the forfeiture decreed by
Court bore heavily without Et on 0t ssvs as thew
sad opportunity to defend the case In Court ihey
were msc they claimed by the title Of the action
It was the United States against number OF barrels OF
whisky and did not carry 70 them the information tnas
ure should DO RENTED which the Commissioner had not
power do They then asked that they should be heard
In Court told them that would write to the District
Attorney the Collector Of the district asceraning
the facts Of the stating the facts as narrated oy Mr.
Loeb. did Tho reply was that there was no sur sur
prise and that the properly was properly ioreea ana
SO wrote to Mr. Loeb THIS was the Gherys % ny
Loeb O. Did Mr. Loeb state to you that he owned the
said some friends Of his and hls brother were
| Interested in II. and that they were surprised
~ e SS party to this cSargo no DO you know
Daniel Murrayi A: do not. Q. DO you know OF your
Twenty .tourhst dstiIeryl A. do not; know moth
ing OF that distillery have no recoection let me
Mnrrayi a. Megsarty's distilery was forfeited; do
not recall ANYTHING to ggss the ms aba ans
sae the telegram came 10 me. aud would make an I'M
The teecran. and Answering i that the sale should
on: the distilley was forfeited and sold, Can you
tell that In July, 1907 A. should say later;
seizure dstIery renewed operatlonsi Nothing Is
do not remember as to the particulars OF the sale
@ DO you remember how much tue dlstliley sofa Tor
| Attorney. SUN stated which was low; and tho
as that impresses Itself on my mind other tnan that
have ne ip M S Pes 1nsn SA a. sum
preston Ia that II was larger, put am not certain
re re telegram Of the DstfictAorney. asking the
sale should be postponed A. To SELL II he could get 10
gTS x own that L Was sold to the same par
| ties from whom 1t had been seized q Do You know
q T po S yon Know samuel secor A. NOT @ Did
r secor or Mr secort connected with iron estab
| iishmeut Q. Have you met Mr. Samuel seeor,
|
..s SyH''s Sono tsa. o emsnGs TScTs
hard for me 10 know the whole the Information that
comes my office, where the mail averages tun day:
Q. do you know Mr. J. q. Thompsoni A. think not
don't locate him or remember him: q DO you know
ANYTHING OF bonded warehouse In the Second Collection
District Of Brooklyn. belonging TO Thompson seized In
July, 1861 A. There was such "a warehouse. q. NOW,
you remember Tbompson's name. A. remember that
when II seized. 10 was SEIZED as remember for
Of whisky in tho w3 Maf ac, Do
not rcmenber q Do you remember whether or not you
sro any 6rasi S to RELEASE A. SOns q D5
you know what Eas subsequently, done =, with
Court and 10 not closed The last knew oft was in the
Eastern Judicial District The seItnIe took place two
saw Mr. fEc op 9St seen s pe:Sh
six weeks the he spoke me on tho subject
Gure Of Mr. DistrictAttorney Tracey how tho matter
stood failed 20 do So as 1t did not occur TO me- Dd
ston about Thompson's warehousei A. Not that re-
member @ Did he ever make any suggestion or offer 10
offer TO me- in with or In reference TO the Re-
venue Department, while have been connected with It,
bur once being doubt whether that person meant
to make mo an improper offer, doat know but that
should do him an injustice 4 should mention bis name
distilled spirits O. Areyon certain you did not meet Mr.
Loeb In tho street, Washington, In May A. did not
| meet him In the streets Of Washington, In May.
This concluded the discrimination OF Mr. Rollins
Edward f. Wood called by the Government. testified:
Reside In Brooklyn had conversation with Mcionry
stated TO him that had Just left the Commissioners
/ once and had had conversation with MI Harland
| about u reappoinment OF McIIenry In my office; Nc
Henry said he would be even with Mr. Harland,
| thing TO that effect
toward Mr. Harland and told him thought 1t would yet
be all right and that he would yet get the appointment
xamnation testified (6eing shown the books kept
at hisrectifyns house The entry made on the I'D Of