The sun., 1872-01-16
FRAUD! FRAUD! FRAUD!
THE UHISKEY RrNG ~ BtLrIYORE
IND IIS GIHANEIC OPIEATIONH
fo'inaster-GeucrRl Cre1wcil aud senator
simon Cameron Back up the Ring-The
Tammany Robbers Outdour--A History
Of the Fra rands-EamiGcntions aud RcIa-
tions Of the Consrtrncy-su Interesting
First Chapter and More 10 Come.

| vosusatous In New York have despite tie destcr.ts
Efforts oithe Administration whitewashers disclosed
some damnng facts again ns the Presidential Present.
| raker. This. however s but the beginning We
| have the evidence, accumulated through long
| months OF vigilan, watching aud careful aud thor.
oush work which will In due season be laid before
the public through the columns Of The SUN The
result OF these disclosures will be the speedy aud
| certain overthrow OF the great PresldsntAl Ring.
wheh for years has been systematically plundering
whole people. Il Is rot amcro loca, AFFAIR involv
ing few millions Of dolirs, but a series Of gigantic
| frauds hnginE directly, upon the other, wbich
we sboll disclose. The gobbAg OF lines Of rsll.
roads. the Aoauug OF national loan, where thou.
sands OF millions arc The stokes, and the rcius
| orerdHdi viii be fulS e1pains I,s tfue that the
koy to ibis grand system of frauds is n-ere local
steal but wAcn We trace tie indications Of greater
v'llaiLiss from ioesl ohcers TO members OF Gen.
GRAMS Cabinet. and establish tier connection be.
yond DOUBT by posi- We documcGary proof tao
BiltiMore wliskei friu'swil not seem nsiguiac 10
| even ueu compared to tle TamuAsy friu5s. And
when We slow that the rfoslebt amseli is impli.
Gated that Dc hos come at the ner' h-ck of zoe na
| TO 'nNmidate by lis presence United States Grand
Jury Nten So make plain TOW the discover, Of
| toese 'rsuds led TO trt discovery Of toe way tl
ehich certain railroads in The s.uh Cncludinz ite
| G,or ~ Stale Boaol were Eobhtei up. nov s-cro-
~ bouweli's synIic e. was organizci AMI us pei
iuhdng scucme saved from u,tr IlIlufe, though az
the sacrifice OF millions. .hen We Oilue tA.t Tan.
many will hide diminished her head"
ORIGIN " rHE wHisKsT FaAUDs
We shan commence at the beginning and rotate
bow the discovery NJ the wihskey frauds IN thi.
cit, made In isG5-s before the stfinaent act
Of ~ came into force. frauds were Committed here
to the oun1 OF nearly two nlioas o. doliar. and
some seven eivht Arms doing a large business a,
~holesale liquor dealers and reeuhsrs In this city
we're directly concerned, we're TIE head ana frout
OF the ring. They we're William Lanahan & son
Helm a Nieode1us, Lind1u & Co. NeCiernan 4
Co. ssiler Poster, p. NJ. Quiu. Edwin Walters &
Co., and William 4. Walters & Co. Poor men who
had no means whatever OF their own were induced
oJ several wealthy men TO undertake the manunc
ture OF Illicit whiskey the eApit.Hsts ike William
7. Walters and his brother Eiwin " alters furnish.
ing TIE distlery and tie grain, ana paying tina dis
tiller so much per diem TO run the concern One "
tie men who was induced to thus engage In
dangerous enterprise was a certlin {. C. GogeI He
was employed b. Henry c. Gribenhor,t and dis.
tllery owned by that eentlemAa was by fictitious
sale oonveyed TO him. An Of the grain was fur
nished by Grsbcuho1t and all the wAisxey manu-.
fac;ured-four hitbs OF watch illict-vas pur.
chased ~ ~ firms above nsmed, e1ceptiIg the Wal
tiers, wLo were earning on 4 similar business on
tlcir own took. We quote Gen ,he twora spte
meat Of Gogc:
Nas di-till,- In ne 1tId D.s,ret of Nary.
l.ud. Ny 0isui'ery was situated te'ses- fle Hi!.
len snd YORK roads. an. be- tie tsus ,7ncl Poi,
Gra1suhor-' ren tNr dts'ilcrY during ua, rirf
end thtk inio les The "a ACTS. be'iev. 49,.
i6l huaucl. per do. Gr4ltnh .rst made a t.a
purchases and salss Tor me- A man namei lor1
than Cia Wis 90 tiis tine lt-venus i1.-artr-
OF TIE hiri District n Mar 'an1. ami in regard &
IN 1nrcl .lsk amdlyi, Tat tie eai3 Jouat..u
Chapman was iho in s1 "fs'cs Heyrrre IN ps .or,
"a fHr .f "a. d.
Whske,. whereby the Goverrmsnt vas dc r.u4tI
out oi i-r.e amounts uf mOue,."
Go-ol ai'o says IN his sworn statement that fo
paid CnapmAl tl4O and th.t Gr.ocuhorst r..i
MIN several pair oxen and number OF iarm.nr
utensils, IN obscure i,rmer ua1ed Jlme, Spicer
was a.Yoiuci storeseepe-, and the arriueeuents
being tho. r,-ieoteI. the work OF creating the
Government begun. and iilct whisksJ to the value
o. ils3 SS5F2 Was disposed Of to the per'ons above
lauiod
rHF DISCOVERY
While tA.s dis.iI,ery wAs ia fi'l and succcss'ui
operation, tie above-named oncers were ., charre
but IN lsoS, after the new lav came into operation
one Ru.o m Bumenl erg was appointed store
keeper, aud 10 a short umo aiterward he made dis.
coveries wnch led 20 The se zurc OF the establish.
nsu' tut through the fraudulent convey yauce before
euuoned Of the distllery from Gr4tcahorst and
the dishonssiy Of ne local Ulcers the Government
NsH N"'aA'A NAA " NAAN FNhA4AN 1T " u NOT NNI.t
srerward that Blumenbers made the disc9vere.
which led to tue nl.cimcn: OF az tho parties
named above, some Htecr or sixteen persons. 10.
Guiding Chapman. Grlbenhor-i aud Sri.er TIE
case ot Chapman, Grahonhor.t anl Sgicer 'or con.
..iracy 70 de'raud tie Government is Sc, down for
rial. L is TIE intention Of tho R.ng 70 regard thi.
test ase, and II defeated. they will one and 40
run to Washington to settle, relying on tie inn.
ence Of Postmaster-G General Crcsyel tnd simon
Cameron to secure Iheui this Iryi.. =.
rArrrSING oN CORRUPTION
jonathan Chapman, the chief villain In this case.
was. previous to nls apt. utment as INSPECTOR of
Internal Revenue. In indigent crcumstInces, ana
now le is rolling in y altl. IL brother r.. John
Lee Chapman, formerly Mayor Of tai, city. but D.,
no neaDs Nc same kind Of a man. lie Is .u0dcy
denounced by his brother as a thief and a corrurt
member OF the Croswe.l lsng, which ruls the "A
min.strluon party 10 Maryland. In lsG2 jonathan
was made second clerk IA tie Provost harstA.'s
once, Second Dsrct Of Maryland, ana remsilei
tlere m tha capacity unul 1876 In 1865 ne received
the aproir .meut OF Revenue INSPECTOR for tie Thir
District Of Mari land. and remtiuel In once until
February. lsGs 1t will be proved that he received
from II, c. Grilcrhoyst, during the time GoEel was
running bis dsuuery, iL4o] Ger month. as well O..
several yoke Of oxen, carts, wagons, ami other
farming Utensils. W. ca viii be id,.ti.l "a YET 300
bis possession on one Of bis flIns lIa alleged 90
Go-e. umt Do received more than e Go rer mouth
FOR ar-er d,sulers, hSo Edwin Walters. Il must
have been an exceedingly profitable business far he
is now the owner OF properly valued at $4,000
lie owns one large ana valuable fslm in Baltimore
county, near Long Green, consisting Of 30 acres OF
choice hud--self rapidly increasing fortune, on.
ing to the constant advance m real e. tate lie also
owns another farm 10 Hartford county, ant fn,
city residence valued at not less than SlsolI beside.
stocks aud other thln.s.
ANOTHER VAT oNE
Henry G. Grabenhorsi, some seventeen years ago.
caue to his part OF the nollc from the south of
Germany. lie was employed Tor some time as the
driver OF a milk cart bJ one Jacob Leyer WHO rs.
sided on the fillen road, near the city limits Grab
enhorst was thrifty fellow, and a dosealn. one
also He soon ingrsuated himself into the affections
Of his employers daughter, and also succeeded no
gaining The oil mans consent to the nuDnsis 4,
the old mans death Grhenhorst came IN frr share
ofue homestead, and struggled alon Until he IA nc.
CURED moderate fortune When the tax NJ sa per
gallon was placed on whiskey, he saw his opportu