The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-27
Charges against Bristow Denied.

IoUv1LLE, Dec. 20.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean's charges and
insinuations relative to Secretary Bristow,
which were published at length Saturday
last, were reproduced in the Courer-Journ-
al to-day. AS it was well known here
that Bristow IS not, nor never has been,
connected with the Louisville whisky ring,
the firms statements to the contrary
only receive ridicule in Kentucky.
II is alleged in the Inter Ocean
report that when Bristow visits Louisville
he invariably makes his stay at the house
of Mr.. Jacob Weller, his brotber-in-law,
and the brother w. l.. Weller the whisky
dealer and rectifer. Both Wellers deny
this and say that while Bristow and his
brother-in-law have always been friendly
they are not at all intimate further than
Bristow always puts up at the Gait house
and votes in the ward in which all the
residents of the hotel mentioned are requir-
ed to do their voting. AS far as Mr.. w.
L. Weller is concerned he says Mr.. Bris-
tow has never acted as counsel for him, but
at one time assisted rs in duty bound, in
the prosecution of his firm for alleged
technical violation of the revenue law in
reference to the whiskey of J. A. Cunning
ham seized at Paoria, and referred to by the
Inter Ocean. The facts are the whiskey was
sold by Monks & Cobb of this city to j.
A. Cunningham after seizure. Bristow,
while here, and before he became secretary
of the treasury, IS friendly act for
Monks and Cobb, wrote the district attor-
ney at Chicago, requesting that he defer
action until all the facts were ascertaned.
Subsequently that whiskey and part of the
same lot seized at Chicago were forfeited
because there was no defense, the parties
interested in the defense having been
been taken by surprise A new trial was
granted and the case is still pending.
J. A. Cunningham has refused the
compromise offered because they insist
the whisky was all right. A fter Bristow
became secretary of the treasury he was
applied is by Cobb to order the release Of
the whisky, but declined to give any order
upon the subject for the reason that he
had been consulted by Cobb prior to
becoming secretary, unless the commits
sioner of internal revenue and the solicitor
of the treasury should recommend release.
These are the facts as gathered from
Cobb gentleman of the highest standing
here. He also, says an agent Of the gov
eminent, investigated the whole case and
reported nothing wrong about the whisky
He has really complained that Bristow'e
sensitiveness as to official proprety has
prevented him from doing what the facts
would have justified him in doing
Mr.. Cunningham says there was no excuse
for the seizure of his whiskey, that ex-
Commissioner Douglas was apprised of the
facts concerning it, and intimated that
money would secure its restoration.
Mr.. Cunningham says he has paid
nothing and does not intend to use money
to get what properly belongs to him.
al the other whiskey men named in the
Inter- Ocean article as having employed
Bristow, including Newcomb, Buchanan
s. Co., deny such statements. The demo-
Gratis here are indignant at the Inter- Oceans
attempt to ally them with the scheme to
aid the whskey ring and Babcock.