The New York herald., 1869-01-12
NEW YORK CITY.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT cuuar.
The Dupuy whiskey Case.

Before Judge Benedict
me United States Us. jacob Dupuv ana Hoses Da-
pup.-The trial Of this case was resumed yesterday
morning. The arst witness called was
Walter l. Sanford, who testided that he was po-
fce sergeant in May, 1893; knew Jacob Dupuy; saw
him on occasion In May last. but had no conver.
sason with him; sew him again In the carly part OF
Tame. in front Of this building United states Court
building) had some conversation with him then; he
asked me what was dong here; answered that
was witness Ia whisKey case.
Counsel for me delsncs objected 2 the testimony
- ~ conversation witn one Of toe deienaans the
absence oI the other defendant l.a- lri9 4es li
Objection 0verruled. Exception taken.
aSous tue smcssI q tie wn,ssss Key ssssd Dy Bernard
July p0llce Ocer) on tile l6th 0f May; he SAID ~
lDupuy) was with the party that was removing y;
tremem5er notning m0rs; the Si.3Oo was between
himself aud so.nes other ulan; understood him 70
made the seizure 4 he would let the parties 60.
was witness On t1s part q
thls case; Dupuys were not defendants; ihe con-
versatl0n had no reference TO the examination
1elofe Commissioned Belts; ! dlo- not near %
was once before COMMISSIONER Osborn; the conver-
ssIlon the inlddle OF the days testided
Leiore Iomn ssloner Bets; was subpenaeo; did
William Hster, examined--In May. 1868, i was q
Wss as he ioot Of ror.vartS sreet and East ysr
truck there; Mr. Butler asked me 10 doit; it was
About two or three O'CLOCK IN the morning; sonle
0ae knocked At the door OF Buffers residence Forty
thru street. aud woke me up; did NOT rccognzc the
saw one was German and the other was Noses
Dupuy. The defendant here; that was as Butlcr's
saoe; Mr Sa,,sr @ arSye 4Swn win me as lar AZ
stopped ~ the distlery; some one t0d me " drive
aown tue hll, beyond me dstIllery, to the river;
on the truck tue goods barrels Iull; 1t TOO
dark to see where the barrels came from when the
As lar as FIRST avenue and IRON there to tie police
station under charge Of patrolnlan the truck thai
drove took 70 Buffers stab 9; did not see Noses
Gross exalnlned-There were four trucks at the
dlstery, three double ones; one was single truck
y William Little, examined--was truck driver In
May los knew the distillery and rectfyng premises
on Forty nttn street; was at the distiiery on the
saw barrels OF whskey removed from shed at the
lower end Of the recyIng houses eight barrels were
Railroad; knew Jacob Dupuy; did not see him or
Moses on Friday morning; saw them on saturday
morning; saw Moses Dupuy helping to load the
,aruck with the whsKey: e,gnt barrels were put on
witness truck on Saturday.
Cross-examlned-Do not know what became Of
tne whskeJ alter was put on the railroad carr did
not see Jacob Depuy on either Of the morninxs In
!. John A. Osborn United States Commissioner,
identified an anioavt made BY Moses Dupuy and
sworn 10 before him. AFFIDAVIT put IN evidence.
n s a1 ~ aos recolsct whether pa.
he signed 1t in presence OF witness, and he (Dupuyj
% that he knew the contents and that they were
true. af FTf stNdN
The prosecution here rested.
DEFENCE. Pa aAN III n
! Mr. Mccarthy addressed the juicy ct great length
for tne defence, aud then proceeded 70 ca his wit
nesses. tlf
. William J. Hnyer-was revenue agent IN May,
1855; knew jacob Dupuy: inspector Carter was c0n.
nectcd with this 0ce with special sezing pQworSS;;
OMpuy Jacob understood was an inf0rMer Ia the
Office who feforted violations Ut revenue laws; he
-s1xdf n me- a Ia
M1 knowledge.
Gcorge I0.ey-was clerk In revenue agents once;
knew both Dupuys before that time; understood
that ac0b DupuY was sp0ker or informer.
John McLarens--knew Leispicker; saw him fire.
quenuy around the Forty-utn street distlllery and
fecttylng house: he exercising authority there;
he was acting for Englenardt 4 Co.: Berrenger was
agent for the irin In the same way as Leispicker.
Cr0ss-examtned--Was general superintendent OF
the Forty illl street dstiIery; had been under In.
dActment Tor removing wniskey lllicitly.
The court adjourned till this morning.