The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-02
Revenue Robbers.
TIE WAY THE MONEY WENT.

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making seme astonishing Develop
ments. The evidence show S that these
rob5er rings have been in existence
all over the country and that many
high officials have had finger in the
business, if the stealing is not traced
to the very door Of the White House.
In the trialsof VIM, o. Avery. Chief
Clerk OF the Internal Revenue De-
partment, at ST. Louis, last Friday,
SchoD d. Thorp. Ex-Storekeeper was
witness ard testified that Maclot
Thompson frequently spoke about
paving mo ley to Leavenworth, Fitz-
roy, Concann and others. to be carried
to headquarters, for campaign Hq'-
poses; he understood from Joyce and
FiIzroy that this crooked achisky avds
being made 6y order, Of The. -Adaainis,-.
tration for campaign, purposes Joyce
frequently showed him letters which
purported to be from either Avery Or
Babcock, relative to crooked running |;
be did not know Avery's handwriting,
the letters were always of the same
assuring character this was done by
Joyce TO reassure witness that every
thing was safe; he was frequently in
formed thar the parties to the ring
were Joyce, Mcdonald, Ford, ,Gunther,
Mckee, Newcomb, Patrick, Avery,and
other officers in Washington not
named he also knew of money being
collected by assessments to pay Reve-
nue. Agents; he also heard about the
time this thing commenced to boil
over OF money being raised to send to
Washington to stop a raid; witness
met Avery at Maclot Thompson's dis
tillery, in company with FitZroy and
Crepsy, in the fall OF 1872 or 1873 ;
they went through the distillery and
then left don't think Joyce showed
the signature OF the letter purporting
to come from Avery; we were in a
carriage, and Joyce read it to me ;
Fitzrey showed me a letter once bear
ing Avery's signature Fitzroy show ed
me the letter in 1874 or 1875; don't
know what the letter was about, he
simply said that he had just received
q letter from his friend Avery, and
showed me the signature ; l asked him
what news it contained !; he said every
thing was all right, and paid no fur
ther attention to the letter."
Alfred Bevis, another witness, tes-
tilted that he went TO St. Louis in 1871
and opened a distillery; he had re-
ccived letter from Andrew Megrue
some time before coming here, stating
that this was a good point to make
money ; ii stated that a campaign fund
was to be raised here by allowing dis
tilers 10 run crooked and collect half
the tax; he had talk before opening,
with Joyce, Mcdonald and Con Me-
grew, and entered into an arrange
ment to make forty TO si1ty barrels a
,ceek Of crooked and pay half tao to
1MegreW for the campaign fund; the
money was paid to Megrue to be dis
tributcd amongMcDonald Ford Joyce,
Megrew, Mckee and Fetzroy witness
| heard from Joyce that Avery and
Babcock at Washington received a
share of the funds, for giving informa-
ton to the ring; witness met Avery
here in 1872; the ring in 1873 and
1874 was composed, witness under
stood, of Mcdonald, Fitzroy. Con.
cannon, Joyce, Mckee, Mcguire, Now
comb, Patrick, Avery and Babcock
Joyce frequently showed dispatches
and letters purporting TO come from
Avery and Babcock, notifying the
ring of the coming of Agents witness
did not remember examining the sig.
nature of any of the letters; whel
Brooks, Hogue aud Gavitt came here
the distillers knew before they started
that they were aboutt 10 make raiG
in the West; witness met Avery ont
Sunday evening in 1872, at Uhrig'.
Cave, where Avery, Fitzrey and some
others dropped in; after leaving thu
Cave the company went to witness
house and had a glass of wine; before
going into the crooked business l re-
| quired considerable assurance of Me
grue OF its safety: he guaranteed pro
lection by the officers generally here
and at Washington, as the cO7npaigs
fund acas needed; while running W.
always considered it ticklish bust
ness hence ii was that Joyce brough
Us letters purporting to come frou
Avery or Babcock 10 give us conf
dence n dispatch came here from Mr.
Barnes, Of New York, about four day
before the seizure in May, announcing
that lightning would strike"
By these operations of the Radica
''ring" the Government has been
robbed of millions of dollars of reve.
nue.. and the money, or large per
tion of it, has gone into the hands OF
the Radical party for political purpos.
es, to perpetuate The power Of the
plundcrers. And all this Is the work
of the men who claim to monopolize
all the intelligence, all the piety, all
the patriotism and all the morality oi
the land. How long will the people
endure this thing?
The Inaian Outbreak ia New Mexico.
| CTMARRoN, New MEXICO, Nov. 2G.-
The Indian situation here is still seri.
Gus. The Government has demanded
the delivery to the civil authorities OF
the Indians engaged in the shooting
at the Agency. Thus far the Indians
have failed to comply. Their rations
were stopped at the Agency camp.
McClare's company, Eighth Cavalry,