, 1875-11-20

t'ln'l-''. II! tai" 'rlp nrt Ercc. E'ea 70:
lcru fou1d That t"n whisky men wtr:
HntikI:: t.ItSI.
In Chicago AMI l gut dowu to bn4jness right
R,-When yon cay working nton.." I nnr-
i?cso YOU tnesI. That t1,ey Ncro mt united in their
ste1tlng. IL that II!
H.--Whht mem il ihAt the gang tn Chicago
werc stealing IN all sotta os wavs j',s a. freely
NJ III the other cities. but it rcemcd aA il they
didn't daro trua1 each other mich, IN tliav
woreu't properly orSauized. / InGnu --t1ifln't
hAve everything arranged like somn other placer.
1hen again tl!sy weren't connected With hes1.
qnaEsers a. tIeY oaght To layp bcep,-they we're
mort Of orRnnizatlon by themBcses sou nee.
aud when they didn't INT ny, tllnn Of cou1ne
tliey coufdn't expect to bn covered UP like those
TINT did
R.-.Iiold on minute; do ron mean tp nav
that tho Chicago dlstlIlera were mt an fufv
posted ~ toso IN other places of What MAS 20
Ing on In Nashngton'
Doh. they wore poste1 after fashion. It
wha for tho interest Of tho 81 I.nuis feilowa and
tho Cincinnati fellows not to have any bobbcry
kicked up. ~ thoy garc the fellows hero tho
Rec+ II thore bAd leon any ehsndy In Chicago il
would h;1rt them. toe. made the officers more
susplclous,-and 10 theT helped all ttey could to
ibid you moan II u'cn you rhid just now
that tha distilIers In Chcago did not put up for
| the general fund.-
n-wel, they put up, and they thought It
! vas for tho general fund but
mort nj Il. >'''@-
| R.-Whero did It 50 thcn-who got ~
| U-l:!"rc IN nnf ono man who could tell yon
that, aud hc wna before Wards Grand Jury for
sereral honrs. and they trod to connect him with
JaEo EcH1n, AMI Charley jiaed, and Phil Nads-
| worth, and iiost his deputy. bnt Aoe By the
papers that they did not maize out. To tell tho
truth, don't know who did get the money. I
don't beiioye they did. They cooid traco
Il down to thlH nan hut !lo waa game hoh
have hst1 his hear: toEu out before ho would
| have given 1t away.
| R-TeIl ING hos ron rot hold On the matter
D.-Thhs WAS Gas. cuongt.: ! watched around
for about week. until got hoid Of the right
Gauger.
/ Then I BoC9uT nlN.
R~-1iow bought l'tn* Explain what yon
D.--rou sec lie was thief, this Ganxcr. and
I suspected him ~ soon ~ Eot acquainted
with hiui. Well, waitcd until I EaN the
house LIE was eauging for shipping Homo goods:
then followed thu barrels aud 70. tile humber
Of the stamp aud the contents OF the barrel OF
it. ard afterwards managed to get to EGO I'll,
stub Of the stamp IN tho book, aud then hal
lim you soe, 1t was the India ruhbor trick: be
filled out the stamp like it was for 60 proef
gallons, taen ho hlled ont tile ssuo liho it was
for u gallons, and then he had to swcar to it.
and | l1sd him. It was biz luck nv catching
follow him for some time. but nabbed lin
first time.
E,---Do you call that buying n nan"7
D.-Eu. but I had to buy lin afterwards
along. OF course could thtenscn him, ana
might hare turned him up. but what good would
that have been To MOP So I paid him a fow dol
lars along to let Do In.
N.-!nto the Esug!ng do 5ou ueanF
| U.-Not at all
rsro TIE HOUSE
mean. The way 1t was then I had bold on
tho Gauge1, but know he hadn't any money to
speak OIL 20 l u,hde ltl1l put me behind pile ol
barrels, whero could hoaz conversation be-
| tween him aud one Of tho ow,,srs. Then wcnt
arouud and sold my information to the heads o'
| the houBc.
K-Did you try the same game on any othe'
bou4e7
D.-Yes, had information to sell 10 tbrct
houses. and they all bought it. too. Then go
good hitch Oh one Of tho hggest firms in TIT
city by mailing their asorcEeopcr. And VA,
very near starved 10 death doing it. ! can tel
YOU. l knew lie waa IL II. SO ntayed in h hid
inS-pace III rectifying house. uearl: two day.
to Catch tho bcggnr, aud did 1t, too. wish l
may never II that cuaa wasn't
Gve harreia which Ind been brought IN after l.
| 1t night. OH it VAS good al crrnr to ece tl,t
party when came out with 1oyolser md ar
rested them all. uut. b|cHs you, wasi't ivon
hsarsea let them n!l TO-
N-Aa old Irapbuis did "for considers
Gon, TTesnme.
D.-You presume nothing. if 5ou please, All
| let me tel my story.
; N.--Wcli, can yon tell me how msny dIntillo
r!eH and roct,tying houses you hA,e been into il
i, this eits7
Doh. haven't beet, in!o penr al Of them
never bnd any Information to sell to mora tina
! ten since hRyo fIccn here.
! R.--Well. that's abou.
nA1P CT TIL. WHOLE SrIBEn.
What 10 ,su know about tho otAesn5
D.-I eau be bothered telling you about my
body tha. haven't worked up: that don't 20.
! H.-Iel1 1ne THU then: How nsnnS httirt!
honest dtstilicrs aud seetliers in Chicago, rs ia
| M you know:
H.-1 can't tell you that in figures rory vol
but can tell you
How To TELL AN noaKsr n,sTitLEn
an honest Ganger. and AT lngorruptlbie Storo
keeper when yoN sco them.
+ Riff there il m intalIiblo test on thos
: points shou!d 10 tanukfu1 tur it.
Dwell, then, sou 70 around to tho distillost
and every one you find with a little tuft at lIa
| right III tho palm VI hls hand that man il hoDce
in his dealings With tho Government. Then 70
get lat Of Gauger4+ anil every oEe that ca
tu1n his head arous,d ard 500 chalk mark O
! tho back OF hB neck, that mail is an hotIet
Gaugcr. Then sun find Storekcepor who ts
r pue his elbow INTO his month aud no is au hone:
Storelooper.
N.--ls secms as it you didn't take much etoc
IN whisky men.
O D.-Yes 1 do certainly do; they has
aiwaya done a. thDy promlhct With me.
I Now, that's al propose 10 tell you now, IN
you needn't nsk ally moro questions. Sone {
these daya III take you into \ whisky s-shop Wit
tuc, II you date to 60, and I'll s.ow YOU tho vel
trInclple aud practice OF aseahng exeinplile'
tic reporter iook tho strong hint and d
:. parted.
ELSEWHERE.
= RrnIHuFiELD.
Il 8rttidi nispaeh IL The CAseado Tribune.
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