The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-18
THE WHISKEY EXPOSURES.
VIEWING THE WESTERN REYESy1
OFFICERS' PLACER.
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In MashInsten CITY wa IntercstnA.

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In Ws-hinston CTR was Interested
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 1.-THE trial OF 0cn-
John Mcdonald was continued to-day. the oosus
room being packed with spectators.
Edward b. Fraser, Of the nrm OF Bevis Frs-
set, and formerly resident OF Lafayette, Iod-
was the nrst witness. He testified that he .ook
charge OF the dlstillery Of the nrm In May, fs7l
The nrm was then making crooked whisksy.
All the distillers were raising money for the
revenue officers. On one occasion Joyce told
him he must have t5,OOU, whiob was raised In
May, 1876, at the suggestion Of joseph NJ. FITS
roy chief clerk 10 the Revenue Coll sotor's once,
and given to him. This was to prevent soIxurs.
but whiskey belonging to the nrm was sfterward
seized demand was made for he return Of
this nonev. as u h I'd not rived the purpose for
witness said ne never @ pTd d H,o nnv money on 70 NO
Donald, but did to Joyce. He raised some money
for revenue agent named Hoeue who was here
investigating In 1874. Joyce repeatedly told Wit
mesa everything was all tignt, and to 20 aho ID
any trouble ahead. ScDon Id Told witn" .hss
FftEroy should not be blamed for the 5000 he
received, a. it hid gwen the distillers time -
get rid OF their surplus
On cross-examination the witness reiteratsd
the remarks m ldo TO him sbout tho money paid
to Ftztoy. Witness pleaded guilty on the adj
vice OF Gen. Noble, his attorney, and bad never
had any conversation with District Attornsr
Annrew Merrue, an empIoyee In the Poss
Once at Cincinnati. and cousin OF O. G. Mssrus,
tosti1ed
L ran Beyis = Pr,sers dlstllery in 1871 and 1sys,
eame TO the dslllleri two OF three times sske
thing ainr paying We mus, make more"
On cross. examination he gave an account of
hts connection q different tines with distit
leries IN Ohio. but had never made crooked
whiskey In them. lie came here at the instances
OF his cousin, Con, MeKrue. u take up the IN az
ter OF Illicit distilling with Beyis, and was al.
made arrangements with the revenue once .
here which would protect distillers In MAKING
crooked whiskev
Rudolph W. Ulricl, one OF the m ost promirens
distllers mere, then testified that he liked sew
eral times wi Joyce In 1911 about making
crooked whlskey but tnat he declined to enter
into the arrang, nent. Subsequently, however,
when he found several other cistllers wero IN
iii October, is7S lie hal several @ ks "s vita q
fitzroy. ana paid him money several times. He
reported the amount OF crooked whiskev made
q Me2tue. and uiterward to Fitzroy. lie psid
thirty and thirty-hve cents per gallon. He did
not know where the money went, and did not
| Hogue.
S. d. Thorpe testified that he WAS Unitsd
and At Peter Clrrau's distillery. McDonad
| instructed tim to ace that the house was
/ run 10 the strict letter OF tie law and when
| told him II any attempt Ut fraud was mads
there he would seize the biice. 1os
| thu nothing hOOut Other 0tBttilertea-
| Nhile witness was at Cboteau's, Joyce
told him the house had TO Ike " crooked
whiskeY," and the money must he p I'd TO him.
joyce also gave some instructions as to tho Aa-
rora dtstiilery after Mr.. Jewott took L.. Witness
| told Joyce, he thought such Instructions fron
| him strange, after being directed to the ooo-
| trary by Mcdonald. and Joyce told him 10 pay
no attention to what Mcdonald said. On Que
| occasion, while witness wes at Choteau's Joyce
sent for him, and be went TO the Supervsor
office to see him. While there Mcdonald asked
| hun how things were running and told him
| be was going to visit Choteau's, and u
| he found even a technio violation Of
| Law be would seize the dIstillery. Cnutosu
had made payments to the Ring before tn e,
| but none were being made them. Choteau and
| the ofhcinls did not seem to agree. Write a
| Thompsons distillery witness ie. whiskey oai
| OF the warehouse crooked on Fitzrovs orders-
| Joyce told witness he was taking care OF ON
| GERS at Washington- Babcock, Avery, and otbers
| and the money wis being used for posi-
| make speci j assessments. saying the folks a
| Washington wanted money. and must have L.
| He assessed witness 600 occ .sionally for The
| folks at Washington. he parties nam cd by Joyos
| rs receiving money here were, District AttUr-
| nov Pairick, United States Marshal Newcomh,
| Gen. Mcdonald. najor Gunther. J. n. Fiizroy,
chief clerk IN the United st tes Collectors ofice.
| WIN. Mckee OF the Globe Democrat, and Coe-
| stantine Mcguire, United states Collector. Wit
| ness old not know how tho money was DIS
| tributed alter II left his banda he never got Z
| sip Of it again.