, 1875-10-09
CAUGHT RED.HANDED.
a Dfst11lcr and n leectiflcr Como
to Grent Grief.
1ho Government Officers Iet On tho Trail
and Put an End to Their
Niisdccds.
HIehwines Will Not Remain Hot for
Two Weeks.


TtAfq UAFH Au* 4Ak9!f UpoA "AtHh1 'Dh""
rres in Chicago, aud there was, consequently.
nneh intereat felt yesterday In hoar1ng That 4
CONCERN on tho canal down by brighton had
beou taken possoaslon Of By tho rovcnuo OIL
rers. Bomo two wooks ago information came
into tha hands Ut tho Federal officers that now
dfautIpry wAs putting crooked whisky on Tho
market, Supervisor Mathews, into whose hands
ths matte. had fsllen put 1t In Charge Of hia dop.
nty, Capt. a. Il. Drookh, And tho latter, Aastased
hy Deputy Collnctora II. A. Piymptou aud ]. II.
Uunn, followed the Clue up.
j, II WAS found that tho old dfsttlery, In tho
Town Of Cicero. below brighton and OH tho
banks Of tho oanal, had lately boen occupied by
Androw Cochran, on Importation from loncat
Ohio and that worry tender relations existed bc.
tween tic dintillcr and the firm Of 1lue +.
uutctius l. Co., recl'!1ers. Of 10 aud IL West
Randolph street. After much following mud
sea1ciiuXt IL was hscertained that tho frauds
xefe committed by conveying from tho dlatiIlery
10 the roctifying houae certain barrels Of hish-
vines properly statnped. dumping tho contents
pf these barrels into tbe tcct,ners walls.
,nd tuen taking the ou,pty barrels hack By
,teallh and reflling them And taking them down
,gstn.
TLa mode Of operation having boon diecov-
red,
IN ExGHDIrIoH MAS ORGANIZED,
md Thursday evening tue wAote ruattor was
Ald open, and the parties to tho fraud wore
tsirIY caught In tho act Of rotllling. portion
of she gang wore yesterday apprnhended and
brought up for examination bcfure Commissioner
uoyns, Distr1at-Atloruoy Ward appearing Tor
lhe Govornment, and Col. Juessen, o1-Cot-
lector Of Ro'onuo Tor tho RESPONDENTS. War
rants llnd boon issued for An1row Cochran, the
/; dietIIlcr David Cochran, bis brothor lite r.
Hutchine, the roclitior, and brotlor-in-
t41 Of tho distilIer; Thomaa l.. Wis-
wall. Of tho rcctihcrs' firm; J. G..
williamson, bookkeepor for tho toosiaers and
Eli B.nnlster, foreman In charGe OF tho dlstlt.
jery Andrew Cochran and WisHall nere mol
found, but tho othera were.
vas tho 11st Witness and said that ho first visit
ed the distlllery Monday luss at that time he
Inquired who Was tho proprietor and was told
lha. he was out; Daunls:er, however, roPte.
sented htmBelf al nsnaager; hasing suspected
ples night and day Thursday ho followed
wagon driven by Andrew Cochran from tho dis.
lillosY 10 tho rect!fsinE house: SAY tho wagon
uu!o,dcd or ten barrolst md about
smptY barrels and drron bael By the snme
man. Witness got MUM and plympton and
vent up to the distillery; arrived tlero
sbout 7:30; 1sot man Oh tho platform who
Mid hia name was Cochran; 1t woa not
lbe proprietor, howeyor then rsn around the
building and met Andrcw Cochran At tho door Of
The ttable WHICH nljotned tito o!stera-roon, and
Vas divided from 1t only by plank unrtition
found board ]ooBe pushed It uno aldo, and got
Into the wino-soom i found two nupty barrels
On eud and another o1npty one uudor the draw
OF plps ot tho receiving ciatern tho fastcoinS
Of tho Government lock Oh tho faucet was
drawn out 80 as to allow tho fnucet to be turned,
md highslnss to be drawn OF took Possession
Of ltha property.
COLLECTOR WEBSTER
produced tho official notices showing that
Andrew Cochran waa tho sole proprietor OF tho
dstIit.y. And that Nuo =. Hutchins and Tho1na8
!. WihWalt Owned tho rectifying establishment
Tho dst'tery MAS authorized to coinlnonoo busl.
sets Sept. IL. and the uther place July l.
Nj. brooks. boing croas-examinel BY Col.
jassteo, did not add much to f.ia former teati.
monH e1topt that ho said that when he and his
ussasanta examined The barrels In tho ctbterla-
rpom tho highwiucB in thom woro found hot
from she ss,ll, aud The huug-hol Ill wot, show
lug shas they had just beon illlcd.
II, 4. pLYNpTpN,
Deputy. Collector. sud TINT. when he called
q tho dlhtillery And asked to Hoe tho dis.
b. Auschios at his place On Randolph street.
Waeo lo went up to the dlat1ery Thursday
eteuIng. be went into the stable-door, and saw
LAO near the hole into tho cstern-room and
coming from It; ho helzed him md asked him
mt hi1 name was, and tho man said ii WAS
bni1h Afterwards Ao saw him again
and hs said his namo WAS uutchlns. In
et1er points witness precisely cotfoborated Afr.
Etooks. On ross-exhminatton. when asked
atoat tho state OF tho whisky found III tlo bar
Eatd asked What tho date OF tho tAx-paid
kamPa On tho barrels was, and witness said that
tsN Sept. u. 1Ir. Jnassen, who had oil along
k.n .1lna TO prove that sho whisky might have
%en put ID the barrels betoro the uauger left
taat dAy, Was rather nonpluased wnon nr. Ward
nth Witness u it we're posslblo Tor highwsnes
y remain hot from Sept. az, when tho tax was
nesed 10 have beeh paid. 10 Oct. 7.
J. II. NUM-
~ dso examined, but his testimony varied In
eo'nPortant point from tho other Witnesses.
.coAMlssloxKR noyNE
3. announced that ha should hold David Cochran
Ga Antehns IN $lb,000 bAi. zach for hppear-
We before the District Court. The bali Of
.asolses and williamson was fixed at 5000
m ~ ns4s part Of the trial wss the production
kaa tccaPtauce Of II. q. Derrick sB b4il, On
~ ~ esa nsa showing, Mr.. Derrick Ia worth over
.!.ss s.Mo9o clear Of all incumbranco. Lie Hwots
!tasssday that be owneu two farms in Lake
c. SSs%unt!; eomprising lYs acres and worth a34,-
y ~ = mleo acres in Washington County, $40 acres
ntyae County. 2G3 acres In Morgan County,
tss. aa " aetes in Casa County. Dealdes
sasse 20 awurd 10 the ownosahtp of a6
X. % e1ty.hrst street, eleven lois In 8oush
sss ssko, l., and tic promises No. l53 South Mor-
~. ID Wstor streot, aud No. 1B0 Nbwher1y Ay-
sss.t 70 hhd!tlon. tho hallos swore 10 $50 00b
,Ess "~@ q mortgages aud 100000 worth Of luaur~
TIE PENALTIES.
"a 1fete5apce 10 tho Cochran caso 1t should be
.I.H Ho lhat the R6nalte6 TO ba assessed II Jury
a, a1a verdict OF guilty, will be Hnos Of not
Al ;aa ;Maa $l,U00 nor more than $5, ono, and terms
s..s snetaaonment from ak months to t'1ree
frr fon - $k,ran AIN