The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-02
THE WEISkEY INDUCEMENTS.
An Invasion OF the Circuit CSGrt Clerks
Csltcc-Names OF the Indicted
Scenes and incidents.

Every !rcquenter OF tie Courts ana almost every
person who has been IN any way Identified or con-
ncctca with what hos boon called the "WnlskeY
Ring, knows the onlco OF Mr. Kenneth g. Whue
Clerk OF the United states Circuit Court. TITS Office
Is situated on The ground floor OF he federal Courts
and consists Of four on The Tight hand side OF
the building az you enter. Tie statement in Inc
HERALD that a large number OF indictments had
been found against individuals Tor alleged counec.
uon with the "WhisKey Rinsi and for frauds upon
the governments in Tic Illegal Manufacture ana re-
mOval OF spirits caused quite an Invasion
OF the Circuit Court CLERKS office yestcr
day morning as early as ,en O'Clock.
Whlskey incn-sole With red faces and
some with faces not red, come with necks
az thick and strong a. those OF prize
fighters, some with noses that had been bulged AMI
broken in pugisuc encounters, AMI some with
noses that turned mp ara seemed 10 defy every
thng-werc IN attendance ana appeared TO be most
anxious to know II they were among tie 'indlctcl
ones,u lawyer aud reporters got mixed up in the
motley crowd, ana deputy nlalsh has, VINO arc ac-
cnstomei to all kinds o. excitement and are some.
times placed in positions Of danger, felt tina. there
might possibly be some little uppeasantness
II the pressure o: he throDg were not
somewhat abatel. scene OF this kind
is not often Witnessed in the United States
Courts it Is very seldom that the regular order OF
puSinesS tHcie Is oy SUCH IN INVASION OF
its premises as that OF yesterday, when alleged
members Of tie "Wnis6ey Ring' descended upon
the Circuit Court once, ana took possession OF
every NOOK and corner OF it. they wanted to know
whether they were in danger or not, whether the
District Attorney would be after them with all :hc
powers or the law ana al the force OF bis auhortv
For q considerable time there Was ciatter and
clamor and interruption 10 the business Of the occ
Commlssloner shields was on hand 10 take
bail II any OF the indicted parties should
a for mon NJ egs M a ev sf1a e aSsat
sive raid upon 'the Rinpi' would have produced
tins sudden ineufsloa into MS onleIa bureau, and
maglsterlal laboTs 50 uncercmonousy ntruded
upon. Ills first impression must have been the: all
Of but recoIlecon os the fact that several sup
posed members OF the WDlssey Ring had been IN
eeS ana "a ' oe me oe q VIZ e 3o o
nave soon dspelled that idea, FOR The Invaders, or
some OF them were now on the point Of seeking IN.
formation whether the Grand Jury lad looked after
It sooG lfdnspircd that Nr. :. NJ pikc was among
to Commssoner Shields, said 10 him, = dn really
anu willing 10 go ban for tlr PIKE - nave to IN.
ISa are scs - TIE thus en-
iightcned was, OF course, taken somewhat aback.
For certainty the answer 9, the Commissioners
When ORDER was restored and after an onlciai
formed in the Office FOR the transaction OF public
business it appeared thai the following named per.
sons had appeared having surrendered themselves
to answer the charges brought against them:--
8. NJ. Pike, Joseph liiney, Simon Herman and
James +. coulter, the ater being the Police Ju3ce
OF Yorkyille They are indicted Tor having con.
spircd with others 10 defraud the government by
OF wniskey from u disticry in fory.second street
TINS city in 1868. they were each held IN $4,000
ball. and this bail was Immediately gwen.
The names OF the bondsDleD are thesc:--
For Justice Coulter, ElmuDd NJ. Cedney, .41
Broadway; for Mr.. Herman, Joseph Ross, 353 West
Thirty-ninth street, and Ambrose UNeil li9 Null
berry street; for Nj. Tiincy, Laurence Myers, 80
East Thirty fourth street, and Angelo J.. Myers 1o3
East ThirIy.sevcnth street. and Tor Mr.. Pike, the
same hail az that Of MIR. TilneY.
Jonn y. Ottiweli, who Is likewise Indicted IN con.
nectlOn win alleged whlskcy frauds, also appeared
and gave 5000 Dai 10 answer, his bCndsnlan be-
ING Charles SchOttel OF 800 East Fiiythlrd street,
William a. Craig, VINO lad been on insp ector OF
internal revenue ~ also indicted FOR having, wnilc
acting In that capacity IN 1866, received Drbe OF
81 900 for permitting wnlskey TO be Illegally re.
moved from disllleiy in Forty first street. lie
appeared and gave BAN In IS, 000 his pondsman be.
| ing Edward Marshal.
INC federal officials regard the ball IN he above
cases being OF the very best AMI most RESPONSE
| bic description.
/ ALLEGED sMUC6Lfy1.
william Pollock has been indicted for having I'M.
ported goods Into this port under false and ifadu
lent INVOICES. lie was held IN, $4,000 ban, WHICH
/ was furnished by MI. Hamlin Babcock, an exen-
s,ve real estate owner. seYen'y's'xIh street and
Tho names OF the other parties indicted were not
) lulAeRev " wv reporters ~ Any emslai Vi w'