The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-01

without the consent OF the 81
Or District Attorney fierrepou,
commenced suit. mere iiSe>
on lille from partners III disiilieries~
worthy men-to the cnect that money wa
officials, and particularly TO the hetrogN
Revenue Board. AT one time one OF inc DepG:l
Commissioners. and member OF tnls Board, re-
ceived $4,000 from one party ior
THE rRIvILEGE OF MAKING AND SELLING wHisKEY
without paying lax Aiiidavils are on Tile concern
ing the secure OF u disLcry III East tnly-iour
street, i'll this city, by Thomas Harldnu, Deputy
commissioner ana then a member OF the Mercpo-
ntdn revenue Board, and the tnen United States
Marshal TOOK possession OF
NINE THOUSAND BUSHELS OF GRAIN,
and several hundred barrels OF wnsAey, amounting
TO neariy iorty Thousand dollars ior "hch no &C.
count was ever rendered either 10 the government
or the owl~- ihe compiler OF
THESE srUPENDoUs FRAUDS
has spent three years IN their Investigation, and
during MS research over nifty distileres nave come
under his surveillance, and
THE Combined sTEALINGs
oil these institutions amounts 10 Inc enormous sum
OF soooo,ooo, add to wncn the penalties. would
make total OF $780, 900, 900, ana at tGis late
day the government, %nlch ~ ener2etcaily al work
prosecuting these frauds, Will &c able ~ collect
millions OF the ill-goyren gains
THE ORIGIN OF THE INVESTIGATION
emanated iroM the Secretary Of the treasury, who
ulrected District ATTORNEY pierrepoint TO give me
furLnerdnce OF The plan his concurrence ana aid,
which me agent received unul October, 1867, when
Collectors OF the Thirty second, Sixth and Eigntn
districts,
REPRESENTED TO JUDGE PIERREpoINr
to the Commissioner oI Internal Revenue the Sec
rotary and Solicitor OF the Treasury, that sala
agents investigation would 90 greatly detrimental
TO the publlc interest and that should be stop
ped. Previous 10 That tme Collector Bailey, VINO
had plenary powers III the Guy OF New YORK IN Goa
nectiOn with the internal revenue, had procured Lne
arrest ana Indictment OF every man who had taken
prominent part In
THE INVESTIGATION AND EXPOSURE OF FRAUD
upon the internal revenue In this city, ana espe-
cialiy those committed by government. officials SAID
Bailey tried to procure the arres. and Indictment OF
the party making pubic facts In order to put
stop TO his Investigations. Judge PierrepOnt re-
fused, however, TO graft q warrant for MS arrest
ton TO deposit
EVERY ORIGINAL FFIDAvIT
and paper taken Dy him with SAID Pierrepont, as
District Attorney Of the United States, ana exact
copies with f. O. Banneld, Solicitor OF the Treasury
at Washington 80 that ne had no papers WIN
which W DlacKmall any one, had he even been SO
disposed. the originals OF SAID papers IN the Dis
trlct Attorneys ONCE were not kept under lock anu
key, as should nave been the case, but were open
TO the inspection OF the PARTIES accused Conse-
quenly number thereof were stolen. AS as
THE AGENT FOUND OUT THESE FACTS
and also there was no probability OF any of the
accused parties oeing brought 10 lrla, ne AT once
torney, ana tney IN the possession OF secret
special agent OF the general government gentleman
IRON Boston, VINO is sent ON TO New YORK Tor The
Paos EcurING ALL THE CLAIMS,
both civil and CRIMINAL The copies, however, are
s,iil at Washington. Tne wOrker-up oil these cases
has devoted three years OF his ime ana upwards or
$4,000 OF his own money, IN the investigation of
these frauds, and the making mp and
PREPARATION or THE PROOFS,
for which he mas not received one dollar from the
government. All he asks ~ taat
VIGOROUS PROSECUTION
OF these cases be made and the Offenders brought TO
The same party has now in his possession aum-
Der Oh letters nom very
PROMINENT DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS
IN tn STATE received during last OCTOBER and No
vember, seeking TO get POSSESSION above
documents IN order 10 astra"G puOlIc attention by
tneir publication from the expose OF the Tamnany
King SWlaulcS. then creating so muen excitement
III the daily journals. Although large amounts
offered the proposal was decnned.
NAMES or THE GRAND JURORS.
The following named gentlemen composed the
Grand jury
IL East seventeenth street.
George ". Arn.lu, secretary. engraver ID Ann
street. ~ Eas6 Foriy-hrst street.
William RI. Aloro grocer, corner Bond street and
Bowery.
Alfred Cnerney SHOES, corner Of Blocker ana
Henry nurlourt IL west Twentieth street.
Lucien ). Joaquin, Jeweler, $50 5ro@dway.
Jonn Maclean, president $50 Canai street; Al
Morton street.
James M. Nelson, chandler, 1872 West street. West
GEORGE L. Nevins merchant IL South street.
James A. Quinn, confecuoner, lO2 Chatham
str ct, 20i BleecKer street.
Adolphus smedoerg, treasurer, as Exchange
place.
Joseph stuart banker, 3s Nassau 81. eet.
James l.. stewart, presiaent, o2 washington Mar
Robert II. Taber, 80 Beekman street.
Vim. ii. Taller, Importer corner OF Duane and
Church streets.
b. L. b. TrasR, Dr., merchant, u Broad street.
Ihauncey NibOard merchant 10 Broadway.
Rouert Warnock, mats. $40 Broadway; Tarrytown.
Augustus y. White, BOOKS 704 broadway.
Jansou Wills. l. West l2otn street.
John Wneeer, gentleman, 81 West Forty-seventn
street.
SCENES AROUND THE UNITED STATES COURT ROOMS
The fact or the adjournment ot the United states
Grand Jury on saturday being generally known
throughout the CITY ID vast assemDlage OF the ex-
frauds congregatea IN ana about the vestiDule or
the court buildings. TO gentleman unusued to
the rough element OF New YORK one would Imagine
that The purlieus OF The Sace Prison were emptied
OF its inhabitants, VINO came to 40 homage to the
United states District Attorney. The mutier,gs OF
Of tnis crowd sounded more like muded thunder
upon a theatrical Stage than a mum of human
voices.
THE IMPLICATIONS UTTERED
by this cheerful crowd ~ denlnciatory OF the gov
eminent officials were, 10 say the least, demonlac,
ana calculated 10 shake nerves stronger than those
OF General Davis. Why SUCH a multitude Is per-
mttea TO mold rcvel IN the buildings OF the United
states government ~ marvel TO ali we'll
thinking men, aud the District Attorney is censur-
able Tor countenancing sncn thing.
F., AS we stated Deiure, The most INSCRIPTIONS men
were engaged IN the Illicit tranlc of whiskey.
Nearly, II not ALL the rougns taxing up the room or
the United states Court buildings were or TINS class
These people had an idea that upon the
ADJOURNMENT or the GRAND JURY
facts sufficient would be known indicate who the
indicted PARTIES are. II was not taken INTO con-
sideranon tnat presentmenls arc kept back until
warrants OF arrest are issued. me evident purpose
OF the congregaed crowd 10 coerce or intimi-
date the authorities into whatever they pleased.
how they succeeded may be Judged from the record
mebts aCere f0u1ld dd ne warrants JOr tie arrest
o. the accused are out u0c, ana Tie parties tciH
soon be brought up 10 Iiedd
A MILLIONNAIRE DlSrfLLER
ard dealer, VINO learned that indictments were
found against him, voluntarily came 10 the District
Attorneys ofiice and gave ponds 70 the amount OF
$4,000 Tor MS appearance wncn wanted. In the
presentment Of proof against the accused, before
the Grand Jury, Captain sydney De Nay, the Ell
cient Assistant District Attorney, laoored most ar
duously ana y L owing 70 ms tact and legal ability
that the Grand July was enabled TO acnleye sucn
IMPORTANT RESULTS.
The evidence In all the In which indIct-
menis were found Dy the Grand Jury mas never be-
lore ocen used the assertions OF some OF press
to the contrary Notwithstanding None OF the cases
were before the Courts before. The collation. OF
PROOF AGAINST DIsTlLLERs.
rectifers and dealers IN wnskey, also suspected ex-
officers OF the Internal Revenue, against whom In
dctments were found by the Grand Jury, Is que 10