, 1874-02-15
WHISKY FRAUDS.
How the Government is Continually
SWind(ed Out Of Its Dues.
A Complete Understanding Between Dis
tiiiers and Revenue Officials.
A Few More Facts Concerning
the Pckin Cases.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE following Is tne
substance of dispatch sent this city last ntgh
to the New YcrS SAN, relative to tho St. Louis and
Pekin. ILL., whiaky Frauds The principal distiller1es
at Pckin are owned by Westerman Co. md Mc1nnst
Co., respectively. 1t Is believed thas, an hones'
and efficient agent were eent by the Department. 10
pekin, Developments would be made OF astounding
frauds practiced upon the Government BY the WHISKY
ring operating there Thir frauds Of wholesale
Character no portion Of the tax due on the whisky
produce being paid to the Revenue Collector,
or even sought to bo collected By him, but as hereto
fore stated all the whisky manufactured is shipped to
New York under pretenee Of expectation, empted into
other barrels than tLose in which 1t transported
and then sold shipped Westward while the old bar
Tels filed with water and sent 10 sea- 101s al
fords
CLEAN PROFIT OF TIE ENTIRE TAI,
Of 70 cents per gallon. Three hundred larrels Is
deemed low estimate Of the quantity produced per
at 10 ccns gives the enormous profit BY luis taud OF
ss4 900 day. In the year the Government is thus
def1auded Of about s.. .5o0 GOO.
THE ST. LOUIS RING
WIS organized In tnis way years ago. The dista-
lers at tha place had BY reason Of their frequent
Department. and were watched with such vigilance W
the detectives and agents sent ont from Washington
who bea them rofsey on tGss the
aseRsss assSea. SS's %si swsrs Of lie nTspats i
the Department. combination Of Ohio and Indiana
men formed to take control by renting the disdl-
leries in that city, in which they succeeded IN this
way: The buRiness was hegun and carried Oh by an
entirely new set, who were more
IN FAyon WITH THE AUTHORITIES,
and who, in addition made interest at the Mhite
Superintendent. With the view Of closing up the
ranks still more eompactls, and and securing
ss saa Sss ~eIs aa ers a sn
Cincinnati aad appointed By the Department. through
the instrumentaity Of Mcdonald. The principal dis
t,lieries the Thompson the Urica the Card, and
LAWRENCE. The a1st-uamed Is operated By parties
from 1ndiana. The Card and Lawrence nre run by
Frazier and Others also from that State prominent
member Of the ring Ia McCrew, IN old whisEy-man
from Cincinnati, who acts rs
a SORT OF M1ppLEslAH.
The midnight meetings Of the ring, always attended
By Of the revenue officers, are frequently
held ut the private residence Of Frazier. The last
aeert sent out by the Department received 600
anything. former agent was paad FL, QUO
for similar service.
Commissioner Of 1nternal Revenue, and whenever an
agent ia to be sent to St. Louis telegram announces
tie fnct in sufficient time to enable the parties At the
other end to make tho necessary
PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE H11.
They seal by misrepresenng the capacities Of their
distl.lerie which could not he done without conni
Ly the local revenue officials. II disti0ery
200 barrels per day taf is pad on about
10c Iris only aud the result is profit Of s. 6o0+
A Few Moro Fncts in Connection with
the pck1n Frauds.
Special Dispateh TO The Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 1.-THE following is pub
1shed in the STATE Keg,st<r tonight and send it,
It bears upon matter Of interest The examination
was made at Pekin, and tho information appeared In
the Feks,, Times:
We find upon an examination Of the drafts nade
in the First National Bsnk here that, on the I'd
Of June, 1873, James II. James, then Deputy Collector
here bough: drift, No. TO- $50. drawn New York
bank, for 81 900, payable to tue order Of James NJ
James, by him inuoreed TO John 7. Hnrper, and by
him indozsed to the Ridgey National Bank, Spring
field.
On the 7th Of Jnnua, 1873, Mr.. James bought draft
1082A in New York. payable to his ORDER for S GOO,
by him indorsed to John 7. Harper, by Harper iu-
dorsed to Toupdns Co., Of FL psso, and BY them
collected.
On the 5th Of April AR. Jsmes bought New Torz
draft, No. 1888. payable to hts order, S. in
dorsed to John T. Harper, md by him tudorsed to
Tomphns + Co., Of Fl Paso who collected the money
On It.
On May 8. draft No. 1os7a, on New York, for IS coo
Endorsed by James to John T. Harper, nnd by him in
dorzed to Toupkins Co., Of El Prso, and By them
collected.
July 8, 3fr. James bought draft No. IL III, payable
to his order, for 81 557 indorEed to John r Harper
by him to Tompkina l. Co., and by them collected
Aug. 1G, Mt. James bought draft No. T., $780, pays
Bile to his ORDER for IS co., Endorsed to John r. Har-
per, and hy him indorsel to William Il. Harper
CHIEF Grain Inspector by him inoraed tho Union
National Bank, Chicago, and by the Dank appied to
the payment Of $4,000 which the Chief Grain In
spector owed the bank