The New York herald., 1869-01-19
UNITED STATES DISTRICT coulT.
Tho BlnisdeIl and EckeI WhisIxey Case.
Before Judge Blatchford.

Before Judge Blatchford.
The United States cs. Airdh Blnfsdeu j. j. EcreI
and John IT. Ldren.The trial OF this case adjourned
from Friday last. was resumed yesterday morning
with the recall to the stand Of
Patrick Campbell whose cross xamination was
continued at additional length, but whose testimony
corroborated all his statements on direct examinar
tion as to having frequently seen whiskey drawn
from the cistern room in the recfyng house to the
distilery; that when this was going on. always at
night he had often seen the defendants present In
the cistern room experimenting the drawing or the
whiskey, attaching and .detaching hose, nling bar
". sequier examined-was engineer In the distil-
lcry, Fortyhth street. fron July, 1867 TO February,
1875; was hired by Mr.. SCHUYLER but paid wages
was all through the buidng know the cis,ern
room; saw II open one day soon after he went to
work there; saw Il open between seven and eight IN
the evening; could not say who all were present IN
the cstern room that occasion; Dr. Baisde'l was
there's saw hose put on 1t went across the yard from
the rectifying house 70 the dsfcry; the csfern
room open several times after that: have Rlals
dell present on these occasions: noticed who
opened the door at these times: saw the hose at
tached once or twice. can't tell whether whskey
through that hose or not.
The witness was cross-examned without ecifing
any important or shaking In any way his direct tes-
Henry Farmer, next witness examined--was
keeper OF the Fortyfth street dstillery under the
Marshal; was previously employed In the distlery;
the second time the distlllery be gan 10 run was In
April assisted Dissendorf In the reciiying house;
was there when whiskcy was run or through hose
pipe; have stood by the hose while IL was being used
saw highwines run through the hose from the rec
tyng house 70 the distiiery; was IN the dstillery
Nv night. Knew the cfstern room; was present sew
eral times when highwines were being run through
nfth street, was the next Witness his testimony
being throughout merely q corroborafion OF the
eyidence given by all the other witnesses as to the
operations IN the cistern room, the attaching OF hose
a. night to the receiving tube and the drawing on OF
whiskey therelrom and the running OF the same into
SAID he saw Blaisdell open the ctsiern room three
ditfcrent times al night and once In the daytime.
Isaac schuyler, examined--Know the distery in
Eckell in March. ises, to attend to Tie machinery,
with which the distilicry was then being nlled up;
while was there's Blaisdell came 10 me one dsy and
entered into conversation with me ON hts business
maters ne told me that himself and Eckell had been
trying to get out license for the place. but they
could not get the kind Of one they wanted, he
asked me then n would go.with them and take out
OF the concern; told them tnat didn't ike the opera
tion went with them 70 the once or Assessor franklin
@ sna ron sncse wenI cn 20 inc Collectors ONCE na
Hasas and Ecte "a ana they they came ss out HSs and
be right; BIaisde and Eckeil were INV bondsmcn In
getting the license; my salary was to be $4,000 but
SGsa ne 20 sn ass anS soo Ef SAID % would nS
worked; never owned al interest ia the distii.
lery except as an employee; on one occasion
Blsisdeli complained .tnat the process OF run
ming on the whlskey nom the rcctifying
place was mot perfect enough; that Il was too
heard him (BAisdell, talking OF running o6 the
whiskey at night; nevsr ives tAore At night; in the
spirits having been run o6 during the night: the
Moor wns frequently wet and the tubs In the recti-
fying place which would b. empty st night would be
70 discharge me because refused to stay over night
and run o6 the whlskey; the hose used for tho Dur.
pose was nearly $50 feet long, and was bought by
me; had no interest In the distery other than that
Of working hand; Blaisdell and Ecksil ran the
Ths examination Of the witness wassos concluded
whom the court adjourned.