New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-03
THE WHISKY PLOT.
coNspIRATORs GIVING BAIL.

WITH EX-JUDGE DAVIS.
The excitement at the Federal building IN
Chambersst the recent raid OF the United states
Grand Jury upon the alleged WHISKY conspirators con-
tinued Yesterday without dmiDuton The most import
mt mor Of the day was in the United States Dis
trctAttorney's Office q robbery had been committeW
which, the rumor prove true will be parallel 10 inc
New Court House voucher theft Is said that nearly
all Of the persons indicted charged with deraudilR
the Government In OF which there were In
the Attorneys Office judicial records that wonid
have cleared many Of the accused Of the charges against
them. Within month, the story goes, these recorus
have been surreptously removed, In order that the III
dietnents might DO efectualy used should
the indicted men fail TO make the saerihces
demanded. In addition to this. 1t is as
serted that when Il was determined at eonelave to
make the raid IL was also determined TO rob the United
States Attorneys Office OF any evidence exist
ing there which might tend 10 e1culpate the men AZ
whom the blow aimed.
The discussion In the United States Commissioners
rooms during the reception of the bonds OF those in
dcted who chose 10 surrender themselves yes
terday was chiefly confined the action Of the Grand
Jury and the probable result Nearly all who
spoke of the matter gave it political aspect, ana
averred that it Administration measure to whip
into the ranks those who had openly deserted or were
meditating deserton. Those of the accused who ex.
these opinions laughed at the threatened prose-
cution and secuted possibility OF convetng them OF
any OF the charges made. One after giving Da' sao
that he did not know what the charges were
he had merely entered into bonds to answer any charge
that might be brought against him. gentleman with
excellent facilities for acquiring knowledge OF the pro-
ceedu rs says that while the majority Of the accused are
undoubtedly innocent some OF them are scoundFeis
having defense and should have been called 10 ae
count for their misdeeds long ago. Mr. DE Kay Assist
ant DstrictAttorney chose to say very little OF the
matter but ventured the assertion that all the pupseu
lists Of the accused were Incorrect.
WHAT THE INDICTED SAY.
Jacob Engehardt representing the firm OF sonneborn
Dreyfoos Co.. importers. No 81 Plne-st, maze tne 'o
lowing statement, yesterday, TO TRIBUNE reporter
1.-THE goods upon which the indictment against us waS
drawn up were bought by from another Importer ana
paid for as IL usual with all merchants We were III
formed that the goods had regularly through the
Custom. honse and believe that they had. Upon the
same ground, any merchant who deals ID goods puf'
chased larger importers would be liable ior any
irregularities in the passage Of the goods through the
Custom-house. The firm engaged in the general com
mission business and the NewYork office Ia only an
agency OF the house situated at London, Canada do
not personally know any OF the enumerated in
the Indictment Ihave already filed my bonds III the
sum Of co., and Mr.. DreyfoOs and MT sonneborn no"
out Of town, will do so upon their return"
sN Pike of g. y. Pike Co.. No. rs Broad-st. stated:
saw the indictment this morning, and it charges sub
stantiay that in 1869, went up to disuler in Forty
first or Forty-seventhst.. whose name and address
cannot remember and am sure / never heard before
and that there entered into an arrangement with MN
to defraud tire United States Government ont OF the IN
ternal revenue upon ten barrels OF WHISKY Inc
whole amount OF tie fraud charged would have equaed
at that tune about $500 heard Of 'he case be-
fore and unhesltatingly stamp it lie. 1t shall not
bow over either, but will amount 10 consld
cradle TO the complainant, for he VIII fail
TO make out his case, and VIII ne sued
for perjury on the next day. sent one man to state
Pr1ron Tor 10 years for a similar oense and viii make
To 20 eve
court the land Such charges made by irresponsible
men, whether false true, greatly rjure mans ousl
ness and the has when there Ia decided de-
maud for example Large houses ike ours can con-
tnue business If all the special agents in the Govern
ment should accuse u.s. there several small oper
ate trade and good name Will be blasted Tor TIE
future by these indictments"
TRIBUNE reporter also called yesterday on Justices
MeQuade and Coulter 10 obtain their explanations IN
regard to indictments found against them Justice
McQuade said that his only connection with any DIS
tllery was acted bondsman for MoOre's dis
ery in Fory-second-st about five years Justice
Coulter asserted that be had interest in the Forty
second-st. dstilery. bOndsman, and he offers
500 to any who show his connection Herewith
Both Justices express surprise that they should have
been Indicted and claim to be entirely innocent Of any
attempt delraud the Government.
THE ACCUSED GIVING BAIL.
Those VINO forward yesterday afternoon 10 give
United States Commissioners Office with their suretes,
as 10 the nature OF the indictments against them and
when it announced that they were indicted for con-
spiracy in defrauding the Government out Of large
amount OF whisky many OF them loudly asserted
their innocence and said they were never concerned in
any whisky transactions; some Of them stating that all
the whisky they dealt in they had procured at the
bar and they would have imbibed that II they
had thought 1t going TO get them into SO much trou
ble" As early the indicted persons began
10 appear before Commissioner Shields with the an
nouncement that they had their sretes. and wished to
give BAIL which was fixed in each case at soOO0 IDe
following admitted to bail:
Samuel Boehm rectifer and distller suretes, A. G..
Marshnitz OF No AZ Dey-st and John Brodsh OF No. II
John osborn Assistant Assessor; surety william
Harvey Of No. SIS Lexington,aye. ~, ~.
Philip II. Tuska surety Morris Iaska or NO. III East
Seventy hrstst The indictment charges nm VIII con
spring TO assist IN tHe or fi e M Of Nav
1867, without the duty being PAID thereon lie was
and stated that there be mistake. why is
it,, said be, "that have been chosen to stand the
weight OF this charge when there are so many whisky
Ion srhs snreties John Buckley of the Stevens
House, and Chas. H. Bannigan OF No. l9e Monroe-st,
Samuel Brown. revenue officer who resides at No.
aos East Twenty drstst surees, John Matthews OF No
an East NInetecnth-st, and Thos Donaho Of No 1855
Edward M TYLER lighterman; sureties. Samuel Her
man of No. "a West Fifty+econdst, and Thos Donaho
OF No. 1855 East Eiehteenthst.
Jacob Eneehardt; surety, Jonas Heller OF No. e5
West Forty sixth-st.
Bernard Kupfer; surety Abraham Smn OF No 33i East
Fifty -seventh-st. Mr. Kupfer asked by TRIBUNE
reporter If he knewn the contents OF the indictment
against him, and replied that he did not know anything
ABOUT except that he received summons ~ appear
with bail yesterday He thought that putting
themselves good deal Of trouble about him, and
said they would get satisfaction -
John A. Michado, charged with bribing revenue Off
Ger; sureties Adelaide Maurirz and Richard Mauritz
salters, No. 1877 East Fifty -ninth-st-
william ID. Case, charged with the same oHense |
surety. Richard Merrifeld ex Alderman OF Albany
and Secretary Of the Albany Gasight Company.
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