The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-08-25

Chicago. Aug. 24.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: The Treas
ury department has the most conclu-
sive evidence to show that the whisky
ring has decided to resort to murder, If
necessary. to project its members.
The circumstances, which point di-
rectly to this conclusion, is the
attempted assassination of J +. Mil
Ter, i'll Chicago, last week. Miller
was formerly u. 5. Gauger. He was
discharged from the service in May
last for violation of the rules ana
regulations of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. His otiense was technical
and not oka criminal character. He
subsequently, voluntarily gave the gov
ernment soBe very valuable informa-
tion which implicated in the whiskey
frauds persons who stood high in
social and civil positions in Chicago,
whose names have never yet been
mentioned in tins connection. This
disclosure astOunded the Treasury OIL
cials and the officers of the revenue
and secret service, who had previously
had the most knowledge of the inside
workings of the ring, and through
whose efforts, in great measure, the
plans for the seizures had been made
The ring fully understood Miller's
knowledge "f their operations, and
through treachery they learned that
he had III some way communicated
his information to The government.
Knowing that his evidence could be
given only orally in criminal case
and could not be perpetuated by depu-
sitions, the ring seem to have deter
mined to prevent Miller from ever
reaching the witness stand. The in
formation in the possession of the rev.
enue department indicate that they
sought to accomplish their purpose by
the hands of an assassin last Friday
night, while he was quietly looking
| about Chicago for additional evidence
against the ring, but the ball intended
| for his heart, however, lodged in his
left arm, and although badly wounded
! he will recover. He was taken care of
| by friends and is now in place where
hired mur,lCrers cannot reach him.
1t is the intention of the government
to project him from further assault,
and to place him on the stand at the
| proper time, that he may tell the
| whole truth regarding the monstrous
swindling operations of the ring
His relations are considered of 50 much
Importance that he will be constantly
attended until the trial, by government
officers, who will shield him from
harm.
Although the assassin was within a
! few feet of him when he fired, his
face was not fully exposed, and as
Miller is only able to give a very meagre
and unsatisfactory description of him,
| it is doubtful if his identity can be es-
tablished. The Treasury has, through
! the assistance of Miller and others,
obtained mass of evidence against
persons in Chicago. which is startling
| There can be no doubt of the credihiI-
| ity of the evidence or of the identity
Of the prominent persons whose names
are involved.
These names the Treasury will with
hold until the trial of the cases at the
October term of the court. Their pub
lication at any time would create n
profound sensation. Miller was the
person who was the means of discov-
ering the four hundred barrels of Illicit
high-wines in Chicago, which had
been concealed since the seizure. The
secret service is closely watched in
every movement in Chicago, st. Louis,
and Milwaukee, the leading center of
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