, 1875-11-09
IN THE TOLLS.
Another Prominent st. Louis
Distiller Acknowledges
the Corn.
nc Is Charged with Retaining The Sum
. Of $4,000 Belonging 10
Uncle Sam.
Ben Butler and Dan Voorhees, Re-
tained by Parties to tlle Mis-
souri, Ring.
Bow a Modest Chicago Gaug,r Burned
iiis Fingers HitA The Illicit.
Another Batch Of Home DistiIlers Come
Forward and Give Bends.
4 Norfolk Fi'.an Proposes Compromise
and Is. Politely Snubbed.
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4 Norfolk Fi'..n Proposes Compromise
and Is. Politely snubbed.
Fruits Of tho Raid Present and
Prospective.
A Bad Showing tor ex.comn1is.
sioner Douglass.
Correspondence Proving His Knowledge Of
tho Frauds Over Year Ago.

ST, LOUIS.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
6p,e4a{ ut.raseh II Th> ch,eaes Trstlne.
8r. LOUIS Nov. 8.--Publc interest In the
xlllslry Investigations continues unabated. No
event conpectod with tile history Of st. Louis
has created greater nxcitumont than that which
now prevails concerning the developments Of
tho past few days. Every new discovery COLI
nccted with tho cases pcndug for trial, or With
tho Grand-Ju1y room. III seizol on With Avtdity
and 1nado tho subject Of Wild conjecture mud
speculation. Great lntarcst was centercd in tho
United States Court room, which waB filled at
All oarly hour this morning by D largo crowd Of
people eaeet to learn something now concerning
tho whisky CAGES. 1t had been announced that
cottain Indicted individuals would plead guilty,
and much curiosity WAS osincea 10 know
WHO THERE lsptv1DCALs WE'RE.
Many persons prophosicd 1t would b. Mckee aud
Mcguire. Othors thought It certain that Gen.
Mcdonald would be ono ct them, but fow
thought that Jouett Ind determined on that
course. Shortly after Judge Troat took the
bench, Marshal Newcomb returned list OF pcr-
sonn WHO had been duly summoned TO serve as
petit jurors during tho prescott term. Aftor
the turorB lad hoon called, Judge Troat
Addressed them briefly, calliug thcss at
before them, aud warn1ug them against
thoeo improper influences Which wore likely to
h. hr,ucht :, h..- m th.m rh.t aao,,on ~
~ o.ouea' ~ 80 ..,,. u ~
tao ct'mlaa' sts'u6o "Ao feAo WHICH ptoS'aea
repalty against any juror "ho allows himself 70
tioned khom to po careful in their couduct, and
- r.t,,.o - ta,r .,tt 49, ona !, royor,r,. a.
~ 'o4uao ~ w." "1... ~, w. w.. - ns ~
any easo no" renu'ng IN lnss eoors' VI tno
Louis County tho remaining number being from
vs,iou. interior couutj,s throughout tho st.,e.
rssa 80. s.,,.,,t,. ~ ;a,a,,;aer. 49, - n,.,.
Lucy a'e o'fooo1'5 p" 'o'''Ahsos ooas u 1n'N'
NOT TIE sonr TO be TAAPxuEp WITH,
ar corrupted by outside parties, Tboso who arc
oondr.t,r, ~ nr,socn,io,. .o.tn,t N. R;no
sona1es.Ds s, ~ ''s.. s,. ,s.s s o A'rs ~ q
hefe nave p'aeea "uca imp s'auoe upon 'no
necnaaltV OF obtaining N incorfuptlb!e tury, aud
much vigilance nns beoo used IN summontug
tl,o.e vim oro h serye At ti,ia term NJ cnurt
sv,,.. ~. 49,. 80 49,, s,.aeao1 =, 1,,.,
~ WIS" 1no !u,, A.u osen .n u,npo'ou , W. ouuso
Ifehs pTocecoed 10 oau the docaet ~ Fegu'&s
order. When tho name OF William II. Jouots,
diAttilor. vas ranehed. that gentleman pronpt!s
s,n,,a5 foru.,a md satad !, x,;,b,tr.u h1s ,,,ca
~ ". .'t,., 49,, - ''~-
OF nos eu'Hy' Ana 20
His ploa Of guilty waY accepted, aud ordered
IN hc ,ntarcd Tho u,st,jct.A Attnrnnv INFORMAL
~. os..-t ~. 49,. 49,. at,,... 80 1.5 ~
tuo eo"1' tnn' tuofe "ote osnote "oo nAa sh'eeo
to como IN and plead guilty. but who we're noi
thou present ID court, though no other indicted
parties appeared, anu jooett Waa thc only ons
OF tho WhiskJ-lhng who pleaded guilty. Jouott II
ONE or THE MOST fhostNfaT p3e11iLEns
N tho CRY. ana 10 charged WIN doifandlnR sht
dovefnnent OF its revenue oy selling large
amount OF "Al1Ry upon which tue TAX lac
not been paid. Inc amount OF sa1es Which "a
ia thun ACCUSED OF grading 10 3oo,VO. Hi
dsatlllery u now III tue hahda OF United States
Collector ClurRcon. 1t ID said the case against
Jouott u ono OF Tho strongest sganst sny oi
the bt. Louts dshtiileta aud rochdef1. When ths
other dlssllle1e plsadod gntlsy some time ago K
the same charges. tue fact that Ionett did uo1
also acknowledge biz guilt aud thro" himself
upon the mercy OF tue court Was much com'
1nented on, and EaTe Else to number OF reporta
damaging to him, as vol 40 to outside persons
II mas asssrsed by tha Cincinnati Gazette. and 70
assertOa by paper 10 thss city that Collector
Gasey: Co4eetor = no" Ofleahe, ano nsot1cl-n
and thai Jouets held oack his confession beeaus'
10 kne" tho Government
pAhE not fRoeEEn AGAINST HfM:
It "As also asserted ID pEoot OF THIS that JUS
attar tha Indictment OF Jouott lsat sprung
CASEY camo 10 ". Loute and had = number o
Tflsa!o con1e7euces Hltn !onelk ~ no old hlst
With Jo1ce end Mcdonald. Quits a eenshtlor
WA created nero and a. Warrington oY shs pub
!icaton, aud, Solicitor HufoFd Wilson's attention
oetuR called 70 tt, ha slated that Iouats would
20 prosecuted 70 tAe fuIl e1toat Of tut
| iHw: 10 dehapee o. hts connection WITH pa1tel