The New York herald., 1870-12-09
REVENUE REVELATIONS.
How John Devlin was Vlctimixed by the
Puritan "Ring'
Interesting Revelations How "Ths Old Thing
Works. In the Whiskey Business-A Rev.
ersnd spsculator and a Religious
Fanaiie-District Attorney
Tracey's Tactics.

The publication in The HERALD or Callicot,s state.
mcnt concerning the conspirators Instrumental in
procuring his arrest Oh trumped up charge OF
fraud caused considerable tre2ldation in BROOKLYN
and still continues 10 excite remark. Certain gov
ernment officials feel exceedingly nervous ana are
sorry that Calllc0t was made the victim OF their
Vaccinations. They fear, and not unreascnaby
ro0 that the ex-Coector may yet expose their past
transactions and bring them out TO light in burning
words O censarc. The sensirion among those per-
sons was 80 marked thaC the same reporter VINO In
terytewed Cailicot determined to dive deeper into
the
MYSTERIES OF THE BROOKLYN wHIsKEY RING,
and with this object male a tour around certain
districts purpose OF obtaining materials for
anoher story OF equal interest To that which CALI
Cot furnished. A few facts, hints and intlmations
werc gathered during the "Trip, but the only con-
nccted story obtained that given by John
Devn, and certainly that contains matter Interest,"
ing enough. Mr. Dcylin was lound engaged In his
business as wholesale liquor dealer In the Filth
ward. He WAS
INCLINED To BE HUMOROUS,
and flung out some Jokes and p.ea5ant tnnuen dos
wi h macn vigor. Calmly reviewing tae history OF
his connection vita che wh.stey 1ng, could SEQ
nothing IN 1t bat nun; an awkward scrape he adj
m,tted-hurtful 10 HIN IN business. but glorious In
LIS rec0.iecuoas OF i5htfui associations ana hu-
mOrous Incidents
The following ,nyersatlou occurred between the
HERALD reporter AMI Mr.. Devlil:-
"lou wont get an, Ca!ng GUT q me tnat % don,e
WITH" said Devlln, auer tac usual "now de.does"
had been exchanged.
al don't AnoN ABOUT that bat 20 on and talk;
NEVER MIND THE THINKING"
''Well, ] suppose I'm in for 1t and you'll worry
nae into saying something. But, look here. 4 you
saw Cacoy you know all about that whiskey
business. Ny eye. doat You look Innocent He
stamps, ANA hope he Al pay the devil with them
when ne c,mes out: ! coulu 4 tale unfold myself;
|
| would raise too muca
Hi IN DROOKLYN
IL w0ald LOOK bal fJr me - haul ont before the
people an eccentric parson and long.legged long
haired religious editor frauds and conspirators
| "oI course not You wouldn't like to mention the
! Rev. Henry W. and rneolo.eT.n
"rusn lou know how 1t IL yourself. They belong
| to the Y ing; tic- asked TO
HAVE CRACK Ar TIE GOVERNMENT,
and they had itl Now You may know the law OF
liDei. don't suppose You VIII much Of TINS ia.
formation Will give you but tel you this, I'll say
nothing thai al not ready substantiate IN court
1 OI law. Remnant that, slr Reporter. III anybody
feels aggiieved at what may say, you refer them to
Jonn Dev'in. ana he'll talk to them besides produc
ing plenty OF corroo0rative proof. You want me to
come down to my own particular affairs you say ?
Im ready. l suppose
GLANCE AT THE GAME
as played here would be interesting; SO here goes.
District Attorney Tracey came 10 m, one day and
as to receive the confidence OF the administration;
his aim Deng 10 get the iisae track for the noinl
nat on OF supervisor. II would help him In thaG
he would put up Jobs for me-
SEE TILE JUDGES,
ana would be all right. Il was so agreed ! and
eight others went to Work energetlcally. We re-
moved 500 barrels OF Tracey's wnis9ey. with his
knowledge. but without his consent, rom John
WILSON'S distiilery, In Flushing ayeaue, to Louber's
distilery, In tie SECOND district. We sold the lot
for $4,000 the tax aole would be $lo0,00). Tracey
or course knew what we were dong; knew where
the money Went TO and all about 1t. / got arrested;
Was
PROSECUTED BY TRACEY And SENT up
or course, the money went back to him. was
convicted Tor doing business without license, bur,
after serving nearly year, was pardoned by Andy
Johnson, IN February, 1877. Lley nice lot,
tlcse govefnmenG olicers anl this Puritan ring or
Brook, II. Eo you Wanl 10 near any molef You
do Wei, cali aIain; I'm always IN, attending to
my business BY the way, II any OF these fellows or
whom spoke ma any luss II let the cat out OF the
bag entlrely, ana viii not De content, as at pre- sent,
IN showing the ANNALS caws. Let them put that
in their pipe, coIiound theno