The New York herald., 1869-09-05
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Alleged Violation Of the Stamp Aci-Knid on
the NIorrisania Breweries-Impartant Ar
rests.

Alleged Violation Of the Stamp Aci-Knid
the Morriaania acknowledgement Ar.
rests.
, Before Commissioner Shields.
The United states Us. Anton H,tpCei, N. Kunxe,
Goaeto Sc'sott, John Eichler. Henry Noencnhause,,
Arnold Heinrich, Adolph Muller-The defendants
were arrested yesterday afternoon at Morrsana, on
charge CT deIrauding the revenue in removing the
stamps from the spigot holes Of lager beer kegs and
not destroying or defacing the properly afixed
stamps, as required by law: The four first mentioned
defendants are brewers at MOrrisania. MOenchausen
carries q retail lager beer business contiguous to
Hupfes establishment, while Heinrich and Muller are
have bee on the alert in order to detect the alleged
frauds in the lager beer business, IL having been
generally supposed that large number OF dealers
rom the spigOt hole on the kegs ana bringing INTO
again when 1t. should have been deIaced. Nor
a successful raid was made yesterday. Deputy
Marshals OCrawiey and Smith, together with .
locality and erected the arrest OF the DEFENDANTS.
The affair created great excitement, as the breweres
were seized and the accused conveyed before Com, u
Morrlsania cart carrying lager beer was searched,
and box containing number of stamps discovered.
The following aflidGvts will more fully explain the
nature OF the pr0ceedings:-
Adolpnus G. Haerlng in his afidavit, stated that
he was resident Of Mott Haven and that he visited
Hupiers brewery on Cave avenue, corner OF Boston
road, Westchester county; saw the bartender re-
move the stamps from spigot hole before tapping,
tapped-one about Two O'Clock, and the other about
four =. M. The stamps were removed from the
spigot hole to the centre Of the head before tapping
Saw keg brought In from the brewery without any
stamp, and 1t was tapped tn the barroom Subse-
~ centre Of head and one without any stamp; and
at twenty minutes past four o'clock on the same day
august 81 he tapped another, but first removed the
stamp from the spgot hole 10 the centre OF the head
On August % he saw TWO kegs on tap,
one with the stamp on the centre OF the
head, and then deponent saw kegs tapped
al foliows:-One at twenty minutes before three
O'Clock =. NJ, one at five minutes after three, tyo 1t
minutes before before four O'Clock. All of the Kegs were
tapped after the stamp he'd been first removed from
the spigot hole to the centre Of the head.
The af1davit of John Tienke set forth that on the
18th Of August last he visited Hupfel's brewery.
There two kegs OF lager beer In the barroom on
draught with the stamps removed nom the tap hole
to the middle OF the keR Drank beer out of that kcg
ana saw IT sold to others. saw man taking empty
kegs from the barroom with the stamps not de-
stroyed; left them with pile of empty Kegs. When
he went there again he found the empty Kegs there
but the stamps had disappeared. saw the man be-
hind the bar taking the stamp from the tap hole aud
lay 1t on the top Of the keg, then drive In the faucet
ana sell the beer. On the 22d OF August ne went to
the saloon and three lager beer kegs on draught
In the barroom; on Two Of those kegs the stamps
were removed to the middle OF the kcg On the
third keg there was no stamp
singer III the English Opera Troupe; that on the 7th
Of August 1869, he visited the iiupiel brewery; saw
keg Of beer brought into the Darroom from tue
vault Of the brewery without any stamp. On the l5th
OF August saw twenty kegs of beer carried TO the
removed and applied al the centre OF the keg with
out destroying the stamps.
The affidavit OF Joseph NJ. Day set forth that he is
an assistant operative OF the secret Service DIVISION
and that on the I'D Of August last he visited Hup-
fel's brewery, corner OF Boston road and Carr ave-
nue., westcnester county, and that between the
hours Of TWO and four O'Clock y. NJ he observed
one keg OF beer tapped by the bartender without 1t
being stamped; also az different intervals Blk Kegs
tapped by the same person. The stamps on these
kegs were In the centre OF the head OF the
kegs, and not on the spigo hole rs required by law.
Two kegs were brought In rom she brewery with
the stamps affixed IN the centre OF the ke4, and
when the kegs were empiied they were placed In the
cellar OF the saloon with the stamps perfectly whole
and uncancelled.
visited 5. Hupers brewery on the 7th uit, between
nine and ten O'Clock r. M and saw TWO kegs car
ried out from the yaalt OF the brewery TO tne bar
neither OF which wero stamped. lie visited the
brewery again on the 18th Of August, saw Kegs OF
lager beer carried into the barroom from the vault
OF the brewery with stamps the spigot hole. the
barkeeper took the stamps OH And put tnein on Tue
centre Of the kcg and tnen drove the faucet. Iney
were carried back TO the vault when empty with the
stamps undes,royed. Dcponent went into the vault
and counted thirty seven Kegs wiiich were empty
and without stamps, since they had been previously
J. l.. del' ONO deposed that he was an oincer OF
tue treasury Department; visited Hupers brewery,
anu ga" keg OF beer carried rom ,nc % orewcfy
nine A. M; on subsequent occasions saw Kegs WIN
stamps In the centre Of tho mead and others without
stamps.
The a1idavits of ]. f.. Stevens, Hugo II. Haerin0,
J0nn X. scherlnerhorD. g. Il. Andrews SET forth that
they visited Hupfels on divers occasions and saw
the stamps removed from the spIgot hole to the
centre OF the key.
Tne charges against the other brewers were OF a
similar nature and against the barkeepers for aiding
and abetting IN the removal OF the stamps.
Towards seven O'Clock the deiendants-gwarfhy
and pleasant looking gentlemen all-were brought
under arrest before Commissioner Shields. and Nd.
peared quite ignorant OF the charges preferred.
Commissioner Shields finally admitted the defend.