, 1874-08-30

Col. Mann Is Examining Charges
Against Messrs. Hoyne
and Glover.


What These Allegations Arc.
Col. D. ". Mum, of Cairo, United States
supervisor OF Internal Revenue for thin State,
rryed in the city yesterday. 1t was early
.umored that his business was to investigate
scrtain charges OF violating the Revenue law
khich had been preferred by Chicago party
against United States Commissioner Philip A.
Hoyue and Dist1ict-Attorney Glover. The truth
ulness OF the rumor is substautiated, it appears,
from the following train Of circumstances 1t is
Known that in July 1ast
m. JOHN vRESs, Of 30. 2Co STATE STREET,
Vas arraisned before Commissioner Hoyno
charged with violating the Internal Revenue law
~ failing to cancel the stamp upon cigar-box
rom which the cigars had beon sold, and also
falling to cancel the stamp upon tobacco
p.l from which the tobacco had
been sold. Mr. Wrenn WAS excused
from the penalty Of the law he had violated, that
being his first offense. but wns required to pay
the cost OF the hearing, amounting to 920.50.
Nr. Wrenn felt that he had been imposed on,
md, after paving the costs,
ADDRESSED TILE SECRETARY or TIE TREASURY,
1t Washington, in reference to thc Official con-
duct Of Messrs. Hoyne and Glover. In B fer
days be received the following reply:
TEEAsURx DEPARTMENT, &.
OFFICE OF 1STEnsAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, Aug. s. 1S74. J
sn: Your letter Of the 3lst ult, addressed to tho
Honorable Secretary Of the Treasury relative to pros
rcuous for violations Of the Internal Rarenue lawa
has been referred to this Office.
Ton state that United Slater Commissioner Ho5ns
md Glovet, of your city have I'm posed
hesyY tnes upon various parties for pretended viola
t1oas Of The Internal Revenue laws, but you do not
mention the names Of any OF tha parties from whom
euch nues have been collected
II you will furnish tlis Office with the names Of any
,arttca who paid what considered e1oritant
nee CT taxcz II will then be determined whether such
oedooxa hayp reported such cascs to thA office, and
vtether thar action 1norits approval or not
i.tive To- .ileced ofenses OF this nature which YOU
INV see TT 70 furnish will thorough invastigs-
don to be made, and will be properly appreciated-
Boepectuly, JAs- H. NAY,
Deputy Commissioner.
aezs TRzns, Esq No 40 state street, Chicago
Upon the receipt Of the above letter Mr..
fuq names and numbcra. To this tho following
reply Was made:
TnEl6UnI DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE or INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, Aug. %, 1874
E1 In rtsponso to your letter Of Aug Is, you kre
tnfsrel that D. " Mum, Of Cairo has this day been
reqnested to investigate the various charges preferred
b. YOU ac1rst Government orlcials IN Chicago, aud,
MN receipt of his report ths subject will h2vo fur
hak consideration Respectfully,
=; &c c. noasas, AetinE af Commissioner. sa ri
The above letters came into the hands Of q
TRIBUNE reporter early last evening, and, taking
them ss starting point, he has made some in
resugauonB into the alleged mlsconduct OF the
of6cials in question, which cannot fail to interest
The public, az we'll as aid Col. Mum in his labors.
From what could be Cleaned from various sources
Il appears that for the last year and half prose-
catons for the technical violation OF the Revenue
Law have been An everyday occurrence in this
city. 1t is estimated that not less than 500 S.
loon keepers aud tobacconists have been ar
rsigned before Commissioner Hoyne, dur
ing this time, who have been.-dea1s with very
much as Alr. Wrenn was-rcquired to pay costs."
12nging from SIT to S25. bur through the kind
ness OF the Commissioner, excused from any
!" fne" /" under the law that it is claimed they had
violated. Several Of the parties who have been
subjected to these costs were convsrsed with last
evening" They were found
UNANIMOUS IN cospEMN1sa
the action OF Commissioner Hoyne and Dlst.-Attys
Go7er. ard in sssailing the motives. Several
OF the parties stated that they had been visited
At their places OF business time and again By
sriea and that when 6nallv summoned to appear
belore these government digpitar1es, they were
promptly informed. without any hearing what
ever, that they would be excused by paying the
e costa" To this some Of the parties would OBJ
3ect, when Judge Glover would politely inform
to get out Of their trouble that they refused 70
pay them they would be held to bail for from
600 to 81 900 to answer IN the United States
Court The parties for the most part, being !
n1lable to give the necessary bail, paid the !
costs, aud went their way rejoicing.
One man 6as curious to know where tho
. - costs went while still another commended
Messrs. Hoyue and Glover for their generosity
IN exc using parties from the penalties Of tho |
laT, but AZ the same time questioned their |
authority and right to do anything Of the hind.
We append
Of the many people who hare been prosecuted |
Tor vlolat!on Of the Revenue law, and who have |
been excused from fine, but required to pay |
. eosts" from SIT to SOS each William Kel- |
hughes, West Mitchell street Mlchael Dunn,
corner of Wentworth avenue aud Thirty-frst |
street; Thomas Foley, coner Of North
Clark and Chicago avenue; D. O'Calahan. 80 |
hlnzie street; D. Mcki1lop ami Michael /
" McCauley, near the corner Of Halsted and |
areet; r Cleary, corner Kinzie and HuEh /
3treets; Antoni Brignadello, Van Buren,. near !
S!ark; Il. Callaghan, near corner OF Clark and |
a'nze; James Layden, Halsted, near Twenty
.ocond; =. Dsrcy, Lake street, near Canal; E. !
:. Donneliy, West Lake; John Ry.n, 1872 State
'treet; Thomas Murphy. Indiana avenue, be-
"een Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
ANOTHER LITTLE TRANSACTION
lag come to the reporters ear which it might be |
Fell for Col Mum, in his official capacity, to I
ook into while investigating Mr. Hoyne's con-
Eucs. Some time ago man was arrested |
q. this city charged with smuggling
sluable goods, and thus defrauding the
iove1n1nent out Of it's revenue. The gentle
aan was promptly arraigned before Commits
loner Hoyne, and the character Of the evidence
Fas such that he was rcmanded to prison to
WAIT trial Bail was refused him, though be
ould have given any anount for his appear
nce. In : short time. however, it was
ranged that the prisoner should second
liae nc be nshefed into the presence OF Mr.. Hoyne.
This timo It is alleged, Nr. Hoynes mind nn-
er"ent miraculous change. In the twlnkling
I an ego the emuggler was dismissed and apollo
1zed TO. 1t is related By the informant that
ne prisoners wife Was in court at this |
me, aud that in the early part Of the proceed
1873 she Was noticed to have diamond
ul,a |