The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-28
W HISKY.
CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES.
ARREST OF AN EX.DIsTILLER.

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On Monday last card was published 10 one O
the city papers over the signature OF "J. w
Elder, No. IL Drya AIDES street." containing charges
| OF fraud and irregularities against the Interna
Revenue Department in this district. So explicit
were these charges, that upon their beng brough
to the observation of the officials, Mr. Elder Wa
at once summoned before Supervisor Creecy sn(
Assessor WolAey to, if possible, substantiste hi
published assertions. He met these gentlemen a
the Office Of the latter, in the Custom House, OIL
wednesday last, and then and there made the fol
lowing exposition, under oath:
am competent and practical distiller. In
my opinion, fair estimate for corn is two and a
half gallons per bushel for corn raised here
Northern corn will yield about three gallons per
bushel. Moiasses will average about so per cent
10 the gallon. quit distilling about the LIST OF
August, 1867. entered the business for the pur.
pose OF discovering the connection between the
Whisky Ripg' and the internal revenue officials
Or entering business paid j. r Irwin, in accord.
ance with agreement, one thousand dollars. Saw
nm pay 1t to Gen. Steedman, the collector of in.
teInal revenue. ia the collectors office. General
steeoman took the money, counted out part Il
90 lot Know now mUchl, and returned il to Mr.
Irwin This was before DR.. J. L. Wilson and my.
self.
Mr. b. l.. Peeie was my partner we had a mu.
tual copartreTshp liable to be dissolved at any
the early part Of August 1867 Mr.. j. II. Cornell
then and now assistant assessor, demanded of me
$3.50 for the privilege of running no stated that
none OF the distilleTes paid him less than that !:
mat Lussee paid $50 while not running the
agreement was that was 10 give to the govern
me Mt one barrel out of every dfteen that we made
lretnIned and placed in bond eight barrels We
therefore, made one hundred and twenty-ope bar.
rels, end twelve barrels we're, with my kno Wedge
and consent, branced and placed UPON the mar.
hv,
d Lynn.
was introduced by Irxia to Mr.. Crooks. who
tod me would have to pay $1,000 to the collector
ana s5'O monthly TO tie assistant assessors. Nj.
Peel was present ct the interview with Mr. Croors.
took The spirits from the receiving room, which
wss under government lock and key, bv means
OF hose and pump. IL was taken in this way
thout forty feet into ths reetifying building adj.
joining. The recIitier was Mr.. Cotton. No gov
ernHent ofhcers we're ever present while the hose
IVES IN operation. ] have Information concerning
frsuds, hut do not intend giving said iuforma.
tion 70 the officers here, for reasons OF my own.
To this statement the following certificate was
appended by Assessor Wolley:
The above is correct statement made under
cath before me, the oath having been admins.
tered before the statements we're given.
LoUIs WOLFLtY
Assessor First District, Ia.
New Orleans, Feb. "a.
Col. Wolhey, having as a basis for his Official
action, the sworn statement Of Mr. Elder, then at
once proceeded 10 make sg aims. him. before Com.
missioner Urban, two sf1idavi.s the one charging
him with perjury, the other with violations OF
several sections Of the Internal revenue law, by
drawing on spirits upon which no tax had been
paid, by marking fraudulent returns, etc.
A warrant having bsen Issued for Mr.. Elders
arrest and place in The hands of Deputy Marshal
Ward, tie accused was brought before Com
missioner Urban on Friday evening. who fixed the
amount of bail to be required at $1,000. Whep
our reporter left the commissioners Office yester
lay the bonds had lot beea furnished. Mean.
while witnesses are to BE- summoned for the ex
iml alton, the time FOR which has not We, been
liked.