, 1875-11-12
CINCINNATI.
THE INDICTMENT OF nEcriPfERs AND nETxNuH

CINCINNATI.
TIE INDICTMENT OF nEcriRfERs AND nEvxHuH
oTflfiALs.
Ctncisn7i. Gd.e.t. Hvr. II.
Tie Bces;on of tha Into United States Grand
Jury waA long, very long; yoatosday's proceed
iugs Ia the Circuit Court, too, showed that It
l,nd been extremely fruitful. 4 very large nuna-
ber Of indictments wero found, some Of them Of
very interesting tenor to tho public. Ths tisst
ins!g ght into them wla offered yesterday morn.
ing. VIXEN lumber of rectiaerH several CT.
Dangers. mn ex-Postmaster. and several other
parties weso srraiguod before Judge Swing On
tho various charges 5nado By the indictments.
All wcrc OIL hand nith their bondsmen, and tho
great amount Of business ~as transacted With
unusual diBratch. Tic most interesting OF tho
indictments. in view Of the present excitement
OH tho whisky frauds, weto tloso found against
several Of tho roctllers OF this city and threo OK
officers of tho Internal Revenue Department who
otltciated N uaugars and InspectorA III tho en-
tabtjatlmeutB in which tue frauds arc alleged to
have been committed.
Tho offenses for which tho indictments hare
hueu found waro committed within the paat year,
and in each were mentioned at tue time o!
the Hoizuro. In no caao il there ANYTHING like
etupoudous fraud, but tho District Attcsuoy and
Ills assistants ltavo habit Of looking Ut Case
from 10 many different Htandpoluta and under
ntaud 10 we'll how to tsko caro- of Grand jury,
that sugc doubtful transaction, Wien e1apo-
ra:cd aud a.volopcd in an indictment sHes In
to a iozo, counts. 30 It is IL these caseH. Tho
charges againHs tho tisma Of Howo Hubbel!.
! ttaury II. Hamilton. Amanu l. Co., and ". 1.
| Sarnbau wore statod substantially in tile noWB-
| pancr prasa whe1l their respective eBtabliAh-
inont6 were seiz.d. There aro fow ne" desol-
opnents. howoter, In each cash-tha result OF tho
| thorough investigation to which tue alleged
! frauduiunt transactions were subalitted. All Of
these men, including. Levin 4. Logan, dcorgoJ.
I.ouingcr, md William e. Williams, the three
| cx-Gaugois whose spheres OF duty wcto IN tue
houses OF tho Indicted teetttiors, Woro arFaEuod
Yesterday. CATERED pleas Of not gniltY. gave
bond iu tho aum Of e., 300 on each Indictment,
aud wore released. Tho charges on which tAe
yarous parties were arragued were IS follows:
Henry II. Hamilton. Indicted Ill seventeen
seyarsto counts charging hiu1 With ucgcctlug to
orter shipments Of Spirits In tic book furnished
| BY tho Goyornnent for that purpose; for E1oking
faso eusfiea III said book for aiding tn ths con-
| ccaluleut Of 800 barrels OF spirits OH which lilo
| tax had uos hcen mHdo, alid wuicb had beon re-
moved from tho producing distillerY fur falsely
aud unlawful, executing notice OF intention
to rcctity for putting fane inspection btands on
alcohol packsaeH Bhippcd, and neg!eciing to
hAve certain spirits Bau6cd.
LawlB 4. Logan, who was d GRuGor At tho
l,ouao ct Hamilton mp to the tiulo Of his arrest
last summer. il Indicted In ten counts Tor neg-
locting 10 pa1for,n Its dutiea az such tavcnue
officer III tncBe pnrtcularH In falsely reporting
tbas tho stamps o,, packages Of spirits dumped
l,aI boen destroyed; the second, third. fourth
llftb. and sixth counts specify tug salno one;lse
| in different transactions thcroln act ont; tue
seventh and eighth counts charge Logan with
having uuiawfully mado false entrcs on tic
book known ~ tho fecl,tiorg stub book, thereby
| keeping tho Government authorities III Ignorance
Of the number OF galloHs Of spirits shipped, and
the last two Charge him with hAvsne neKleo'ed e
800 tho recttfos's stamp destroyed ou ap.rlt*
sAipood by Wholesale liquor dealera. =.
Hamilton aud Logan arc then Jointly tndictss
for consprius to defraud the United States tht
charge bong that the ovest acts specified in tut
indictments against each party wero committee
through tho counlvAnce OF both. On thin Join
, indictment tho two mon were compelled 20 glSt
, additional bouls in the sum Of ", 5U0 each.
, Edmund Aynann Anthony A1nfuu, and uAnle
, Amauu woso indicted iu ten counts fox ncGlest
iug to mako cntrlea In Government books. To
moving auu coDceallng distilled spets OIL whict
tho tax lad not BEEN pald, aud aiding and hbet
ting in their removal aud conccalment, and 70
/, giving false uotIco OF Intention to recttfy.
|. William c. Williams. ox-Gauger, is lndtctee
for neglect Of duty in tbat ho failed 10 SEQ stamp
i destroyed npd barre!a emptiod that to mad
l. opportunity for fraud by uegtecting to 500 thos
l., actH done iii Amanhs house. and that he mad
a and Hlgned false certificates that tie had see
thom, Tho A1nanuB knd WiIlihms nero also III
tiIcteu for conspiracy to defrn1ld in tue pAtticu
a lars rot out III tho separate indictments.
a Iobott ltowo. aud D. Wnie uubbell. rocstaors
/ voro arrasnad for falling to mako entries !n tn
q books furnished by tho Government; for fraud
l. utcptly removing, -conceaiiug, and aiding M
4 abctting; IN frauduIonsly removing aud con
ceallnp distilled spirits ou which tho tax Ind nj
boen paid. and for giving false notice Of inter
i tiou to rectifv. .- :.
IA George j. Lelnlngor, who wss Gaugor at th
"a housu of IIowo & uubbell at the smc tho =
~ legged fraudulent transactions took place, Ia ii
a licteI for nog'eoliug to perform hs duties I
1. Gaugcr III these particulars: For not eeelo
# tha bareols cmptle1 AID stamEs destroyed; II
a | ,nakiug opportunities for fraud, and Ensk1is
- fA.,o certificates. 1Io Ia alno indicted joint
With Have Il I1utbcll for conspiracy to leffAu
I. tie United States in theso particulars.
- ". 4. Marshall was arrAgnod lu three count
II tor doug buslness ~ dstller without g.v!t
!, | bond; for doing buaiAesa a. q diBtiller w1sho
ID giving uoteo to tho Collector; aud for layin
n ~ Unregistered still.
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