The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-09
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

h<S 800. - = 49, I.
TuE INTERNAL REVENUE CAsE--FuNruER
~ AMrNkT1oN.-On yesterday afternoon the
harges against W. Holmes, H. Jarboc, 8. o.
.angiey, Patrick J, LAWYER, J. A. Relnhardt,
Captain Samuel Gedney, and William A.
Poor, for alleged violation Of the Internal
-eyenne Avs N mspos,ng 81 ana vi , anIng ~.
liberated the stamps thereon, came up before
General r. n Mussey, United States COM
in the Council Chamber. ofhcer
X. n, Hickman was hrst examined, VINO tes.
tined that p. J. LAWYER had three empty halI
barrels on the Seventh street wharf 10 DC
sent away without the stamps being erascui
heard they were destined for Aiexandrlai tne
barrels were on the clip OF the ,eIry.ooa
company, the barrels were there ior ten OF
twelve DAYS, knows Captain Gedney; had
some converse ton about their shipment, and
,rftneas suggested that they be retained until
he dI.covered their owner; do not know /
whether Mr.. LAWYER brought them to the |
wharf, or whether they were his propertyi |
witprss never seen barrels there before TO his /
knowledge with the same marks oni there |
was a name on the barrels, but he did not |
recoIlect whose II was.
Geo. L. Parson testlfied that he examined
the barrels and saw the name Of ?. y. Law
Ter on them, to whom they were directed,
as the panty TO whom he thought they were
sold; saw Lawler, who told him he sent the |
barrels TO Alexandra TO be hlledi he claw
ler) said he did not cancel the stamps, be-
Sause nc uiu MI ~ az, y, Narch uhen no
Jec.' wa . IN h snv 80. ~, M vha,f and af,sr.
,ns.i ~" ~. ,Ssn, in o nossssson of thr
,,aayn,oa, onrnnanx ~ .xa6dr,a, had no
conversation with Capt. Goduey or Capt
Poor on the subject.
To q question by Mr.. Bradley, IT,, the wit.
asrrt ~ the Revenue B,reau or not, but
fsat he received a portion Of all fines in cases
offbe tdnd. q .ia'. 80 'al
Nv M I,radley, What Ia YOUR occupatIon,
and how long have Won been engaged IN this
sort of business
The Witne.s, refuse to answer such
uuestioo,.
NJ Rraarev than read tho law applicable
IN AIR sub,ect. section Al. Law, 1855, and In
ouirrd On tbe cornrnissloner whether the suit
IL one Ii receives \ deht. or whether IL was a
cyi,ninoi nroceedirg
Tho conmissioner deeided TINT IL was A
criminal procecdinv
M. H,ekman recalled. said Can't. t;edney
Ia tho snnerintendcnt Of ibe Ferry Company;
ma MOI aee The barrels ON hoard the ferry
boat ~ =
Cant. aednev rext testified. stating that
be saw three cnnty barrcls standing on the
wharr ticlea tham aver and saw stnmps r..
th.m, toid ,hs ofio.,. ~ the hoat ne, ~
shIn fto.,, bnt witbont Ma knoWleS -. ,ha -
were sent 10 Alexandria, the ~, - ~,
obIcc,Inr IN their sblnmenf V re-, ~ A. A.
sIrod tn Gnd The owner 20, IN, IN" I ~ ue,
n,rh, he Concealed, = tna. VIZ surnps
harrcis ,r,,hont stss saw oiu VII " snip ny
IA ,ha, H. s,c II were ool.eratsai VA
III ~ - 49, niu peen taASn On nnel
~ nv "ent 70 Aehshdrlhi nave he'el
49, "a oaI n, e'n rec, they Mere saken Y
tnt.4, rlai Glu nOt kno" Nnetner they "er'
"ppeH on Ms ie,,y n OF NOT.
nv tnls point nI. pInu.e1 usheu tti,' IN
eha,Be aBaAnss Sspt. neahey DC ulAtnlsseu
me case OF Mr. LAWYER was next taken "
and being sworn, sad what ne done was lg
horahee oa ms pal OF the law sent tne par
rent 70 hlexanoria as returned Datreis 70 MI
Michiin, 10 DC allowed the price OF emptl,
oarreisi sent tne panes 70 tne seveht'
s'ree, wnnrl noou. Mo wa nxoi "us ~
IoNod eo''S 10, tne parreis u was unaeI
stooa ne shou,a return tne parrets "nel
enip'y " WI hien aS, rom nnoin ne pun
Snaseu ,hein when nlce win Nhhy' 10 10
KNOW VINO took them 70 h ,t s out =
Put the oaIreLs on uoiIu tne ie Iy -ooati q
notrecoueet Whetrer y was the OF WASH
InS,on OF tue eltS OF AIeTan1ria saw a.
Slncer on ooaIu, OF whom hs incurred wn
ne snouiu pay Ire,ght 70, ana was inIorme
mat reignt would DC coliected AZ the othe
never SOD any pelore Michnn keeps
rcGtiyihg es'aonshnehn IN Aiexa a in
SaPeain Seuhey iecanea, s'ateu tnat "a,
san Iovl I'M nv i'su, W 1870 ir ho'B'
momey, uus mae Snaiss vi leJ W, iaIss'
ne Ho'i nnnisI neIe SaIu he "9uiu
serve ms aec,slon IN tne case OF oap'a
Sedney uhtil the other cases were heard
Mr. Jarboes case followed, and the "
witness was VIM. johnson, VINO testihed II
empty WHISKY parrels were worm SIS a
hau-parrels from ~ 70 ~ cents each; did
know what dealers allowed their crstoms
Tor empty barrels.
oo! mr.. Audisoh 's"ornl sla,ea trat on .
aotn OF March nc was oraereu 70 Georg
town 70 seiEe some empty barrels, and q
remainder o. ms testimony was ecrrooorati'
OF thaI PpDlsneu IN esleIdays HEPgBL
CAN IN tne course oi MS testimony, no,
ever, 10 a question Oh Mr. bradley, the wi
ness sala ta9t MI; parsons Told the color,
drNer Oh MI. 'arooe not 70 oblterate u
stamps on the barrels, out MI Jarooe !
formed witness ihat he always gave instru
lions 70 MS eolored man never TO buy
empty oartei wnhou. ehacing the siam
and that ne had got nun into trouble by n
ooeylng ms n Ht
MI Lewis Siephane, eouecIor OF intern
reyehue, was Gained 70 the stand, and
PIhheu inc uineren. Valuos OF inc stamps
mky patrols, ana when they are not ca
Soilou 'ne oahrVi' ~ iiiOie W w hheu "n'
empty, ana the stamps representing IN
bic to be defrauded by contraband whlsl
being put into the barrels. On the 18th
March he learned that barrels were beir
taken to Mr.; Jarboe's without the STAN
being cancelled. lie sent ms deputy
Georgetown, VINO seized the barrels. y
Jareoe called 70 see witness, ana ne tc
Jarooe tnat ne Woulu hoiu the oarreis
deliver his team over 10 MIN, as he did
thnkh was his intention to defraud the
ternal revenue.
The cases OF Langley, Helmus and Re'
hardt, charged with selling empty BARR
without efaeing the stamps, were next heal
and and The tenor Of the evidence went to she
out me new stamps having opI lately be
introuasu' tney were NOT Ialnillat win I
Is ~ tno s sa'', ana no cfIlnlnn my :
seemed 70 naVe aGtuateu VIC parties IN a
P4s,ng "a a. tnS empty pnrlels IN quesAo
"nouI nis S. snaonS the paper stamps
~, sne ueio s hL' SosSPh II, Diaqie
esl, nPPeaied lot 0aP' uedhey, capt. re
anu Saf0oei L. W Iiine LOT COI. Langle
anu f.. DANlHgG i IoI la!llus ana helnhar'
ana Natlhnlel wilson assisted the pTOSeet