Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-13
MORE WHISKY FRAUDS.
Appearance of Mr.. Mckee and Col
Mcguire in the U. S. Court.
Indictments Found Against Promi.
nent Citizens.
From the st. Louis Times.l

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From the ST. Louis Times.
Since the lightning struck six months
ago there has been no day like yesterday |
in sstartling developments respecting |
the whisky frauds When the U. S.
grand jury organized three days ago II
list OF names was made out and pre-
sented to the body There We're eleven
names on this list, and an investigation
was desired as to the connection of each
The two names which led the ''spotted'
list were William Mckee and Constan-
tine Mcguire, in whose cases indictments
were returned Wednesday night With
the other nine names and the evidence
the grand jury wrestled all day yester-
day, and when night came it had only
reached partial conclusions. 1t is said
that although the bill We're not formally
drawn up and voted upon, there had
| been picked out five OF the nine to be in
dicted ...
THESE NINE PARTIES
| are said to be Orvil Grant, the presi-
dents brother; Col. Dent. the president
brother-in-law Samuel Casey, another
brother-in-law /; and nj the head of the
New Orleans custom house; Gen. Bab
cock, the presidents private secretary;
Judge John +. Long, collector of Gus
toms of this port; Judge G. A. New
! comb, acting United States marshal un-
til his successor shall be appointed;
Judge j. M. Krum, William Patrick,
late United States district attorney;
Chester III. krum, counsel for the oifi-
cials heretofore Indicted. These names
were handled with reckless disregard of
the social, official or professional posi-
tions of their owners, all day yesterday
in the jury room. Thomas Walsh, sup
erintendent of the construction of the
custom house, was mentioned once or
twice, but there seemed nothing more
than a personal friendship for the others
to connect him with crooked whisky
l. . THE EVIDENCE sG
before this grand jury consists largely
of the verbal testimony of Joseph M.
Fitzroy, the indicted deputy collector,
but better known in connection with the
ring Us the disburser Of the crooked
revenue. Fitzroy with rather unpleasant
prudence has preserved some Of his
papers and books in which he preserved
the record of his transactions as treas
urer of the ring. This interesting col
lection is made still more complete, it is
asserted, BY the addition of a bunch Of
envelopes, each addressed to a member
of the ring and intended to contain the
respective weekly stipends. 1t cannot
be learned that any of these envelopes
bear, or that the books of Fitzroy' con-
tain, the names of any one of the nine
mentioned above. One of the envelopes.
however. bears the blind facing Of
s.THE MAN IN THE COUNTRY"
and is supposed to mean somebody in
Washington. Fitzroy explains that the
large sum which appears to have been
paid one of the ring was intended not
merely for him, but to be shared with
half dozen here and in Washington.
The slowness of yesterdays work in
the grand jury room is explained on the
ground that great deal of evidence has
to be compared and dovetailed properly
to make The web complete. A great
mass of letters, kilograms and official
reports which Attorney Dyer brought
from Washington last week are now be-
ing examined. There are many of these
letters and kilograms which have passed
Babcock and Orvil Grant, and the st.
| LOulS COlCllC, Which,, w IIClISGlfCS-
mean little, and might be explained as
iocOse references to matters of
INNOCENT BUSINESS OR PLEASURE.
| These however, are placed before the
jury along with the testimony of Fitzroy,
Tharpe and one or two distillers, and all
taken together goes to make up the
chain of evidence. In this way Mckee
and Mcguire were indicted, and in this
way the cases Of the others are being in
vestigated AS already stated, it is said
the grand jury reached tacit under
standing last night to indict five of the
nine. and the names of the five, as re-
ported, were Col. Dent, Gen. Babcock,
Judge j. NJ. krum and VIM. Patrick.
Against the last named it is charged
that he received written information OF
the existence Of a whisky ring upon sew
eral occasions, and pigeon-holed the pa
pers without investigation
The counsel for the government. it is
said claim to have information to the eli
feet that besides this other property, Nc
Kee has $3.50, 600 invested in real estate
securities, and it is stated that civil suits
for damage will be brought against him
to recover what is supposed to have
been his share of the unpaid tax.
| MCKEE IN COURT.
As stated in yesterdays Times, the Uni
ted States grand jury found indictments
against VIM. Mckee, OF the Globe Dem
crat, Con. Mcguire, ex-collector OF the
United States internal revenue tax. Ca
phases were promptly served on the par
ties. and shortly after the opening of the
United States District court Yesterday,
Marshal Newcomb came i'll accompanied
by VIM. Mckee, Daniel NJ. IIouser, and
Louis Bohle, of the Globe-Democrat.
Col. Dyer district attorney, address
ed the court, saying that an mdict-
ment had been found by the
United States grand jury against Mr..
Mckee, who was in court for the purpose
of pleading and giving bond for his fu-
ture appearance.
Judge Treat inquired if Mr.. Mckee
was ready with his security, and Daniel
M. Houser announced himSelf..s propa,-
ed to 90 on the bond. He was accepted
wIFno@st- question, and Col Dyer began
reading the Indictment, but the proceed
ing was waived by Judge John Krum,
attorney for Mr.. Mckee.
MIR. Mckee and Mr.. Houser then went
| oeioic WI. NcIhef, deputy clerk. who
read to them the bond they ere to
sign. During its reading Mr.. Mckee ap-
peared greatly agitated, and at the end
OF every sentence would bow his head
and nervonsly say eyes, The bond was
III the sum of $1,000
THE INDICTMENT.
| The Indictment substantially charges
that William Mckee and Joseph NJ. Iitz-
roy did, on the 1st day of February. 1874.
conspire, combine, confederate and agree
with Constantine Mcguire. John McDon-
aid, John \. Joyce and other persons to
deiraud the United States of the internal
revenue tax Of seventy cents per gallon
OH five hundred thousand proof gallons
OF distilled spirits at certain distillerics
in the city OF St. Louis to wit: Distiller-
les of ReVis e. Fraser, r. W. Ulrici. Lou
is Ieuscher, John Brsby and ". X. .Jou-
EFT. The Indictment then goes on to
| specify the particular instances in which
| the government was dclrauded in pur
suance of the alleged agreement of con
spiracy.
COL, MAGUIRE'S BOND
Col. Con. Mcguire appeared in court
with his security i'll the person of Charles
Green, county assessor. He entered Il |
plea of not guilty to the Indictment pen
ding against him. and his security was
NkrIft