New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-22
TIE BLAIsDELI1ECKELL CASE.

The case of the United States against Alvah
Maisdc John j. Eckcl and John McLaren, was resumed
yesterday and the defense continued.
Peter Stephens testified that Dezendors general char
arter was not good and that lac would believe him
under oath. Abraham Storms Daniel D. Demnrest. and
Thomas Austin gave similar testimony Dennis Sulith
had known Dezendon from boyhood, and knew nothing
D!id =. AtSersOn would not believe Dezendorf under
oath In matter where he was interested.
Marshal Murray testified that shortly after tho sale OF
tho dslery property Baisdel came 70 MN ana ssId no
only portion and be trusted for the but was
refused Mr. Mccarthy then summed up the ease Tor ie
defense. lie warned The Jy not 10 DO biased III giving
their verdict by believing that finding the defendants
guilty They would strike blow ut the WHISKY Ring"
falsely asserted that the defendants not dare go
trial. and II assumed IN advance that the defendants
were guilty. Before the commencement OF the trial,
paper ANNOUNCED that the District Attorney had such an
array Of evidence as could not be disputed hough Il
they Indicted this case had been urged Oh by the
Counsel having iuisquoted the law imposing penalty
for defendants alleged crime the Court corrected him by
showing that the penalty was afne double the amount OF
the tax, and imprisonment not less than three mOnts
hut unlimited IN the other direction.
Schuyler, Campbell aud Nunan. aud eOntended that 10
the testimony OF admitted accompces II any crime
either IN making the aHdavs in Judge Ditenhoefers
Office giving testimony on this trial. "a Their adavits
and testimony did not agree Before counsel hn lnsbed
his argument obliged 10 cease, his time having ex
pred.
Government lie said that counsel for the defense had
wandered far from the attack him. 10 attack
noyopapers and 10 untruthfuly cay that this was the
first whisky brought 90 trial In this District IL was
this oase and this only that 10 be considered by
the Jury. The testimony for the Government was 40
strong that tho evidence Of Schuyler and Dezendor was
not necessary convict and HOHc prose entered
IN their eases. because they had given informal on on te
greatest importance 90 the Government oI WHISKY
Frauds In tho Ninth Collection Disti1et At the
tune this dirtcry running whisky was sell
ING al 81 60 per gallon IN the open market aud yet y was
prGfeudcd Tint the defendants ran tho largest dlsteIy
In New York at profit, aud paid 81 per gallon tax u
had been shown by overwhelming proof that Balsde ~
ckcl both the dstlery and Tectiiyng establish
mrnt aud them under hctitiOna QHncEs n' %
vitv fr,,p te distery To the roctlfying house. The
original idea ~ Blasde Eckel was 10 pay tax on one
Government out Of even this Inoety. The District
Attorney then went the strong points Of tho tes
mony FOR the Government aud closed by cOncndng that
there was 40 room FOR doubt 10 tho guilt or the
defendants. Blalsdcll K Ecke had induced Schuyler
10 act as the principal In obtaining the bond, because
thry could thus become tho bondsmcn so thht ~ tho
bond was forfeited nothing could be collected by tue
Governments The capacity ~ the disiiueIy before tlo
Arrt seizure wa between AGO ana zoo gallons per day
and it was subsequently increased 10 1900 gallons per
day The total amount Of tax paid was only s23C6 a.
Tho distllCy the aggregate, at least u days inc
total amount o. duo about 5GSOOO and the Gov
eruent had consequently been defrnuded out OF about
$4,000 The District Attorneymado an eloquent perora
ton exhoftnc tho jury 10 DO their duty BY conyctug
the defendants tho evidence produced before them
Tho Court adjourned TO this morning ut IL o'clock,
when the Court will charge the Jury.