, 1875-06-25
Ar QUINCY. Ill

Ar QUINCY, Ill.
5pecfat Ddsnofeh to The Ch'eddo Tribune.
Qu1vcr, H.. June 2i.-Tae further examina-
ton of philaips and 5loKcapo In the matter Of
tho whisky frauds In this city has developed tho
following particulars: It appears that, on the
Both OF April lasL hcKeono iuform Ell tho rovo-
nns officers that fraud MAS being pespetrAted at
tho dissillery OF Kramer d Tonsman; bnt m
immediate search of tho premscs revealed
nothing wrong. The investigation VAS how
ever, continued, and the Collector Of Internal
Revenue became satisfied that all ~as not right.
Subsequently, he uotitiea 6torokeoper Thompaon
to look Into barn near the pronisea, "a 1t
WAS beloved thero waa the place whers
tho principal part OF the crooked operations waa
carried on. While engaged in this busiaese,
tho sso1okeopos being III tho barn Ae WAS 1o!noa
by Mr. Tansman, who asked him what he whs
looking for. Thompson frankly toll him that
he WAS searching for unB.ampod whisky. No
satisfactory result ensuod, however, aud tha
officer won't away, but McKoene, who lives near
mant, and Phillips, who had once worked in
Brooklyn dlatillerJ. WAS very we'll pre-
pared to Judge OF tho movements in
psog1ean. Ths plan OF operssions carried
Be peen this Al aIrat few pi spaiions of S,ehrinss
would to drawn of from QUO OF The tubs in jugn
Or bucketa and carried to tho barn. whore 4 Waa
deposited In bsr1ela In "a underground cellar Of
not very large Dimensions below tho door.
pile at lay 10 tho barn, which coxcred the
entrance to tho hoe In tho ground. Tho Store.
keeper having mado his sra,niutxlon Of tho
place. TanSnsn apparently became alarmed, and
| detormined 10 remuyo the highwiuos feeling
disteiY over the quantity ot iiiioit auid
1t that time. 1t would b. prn;ty certAin to be I'm.
Nft11a RI
moys the crooked whiaky, but, on Monday. It
vas brought Into tho city and takun to \ rootify-
ing establishment This oper1tlou Wan observed
! by PhilEpa and McKoeus and Wills Tauaman Was
| nulosding tho barrels, OF which there were
aoveD, Mckesue ad1ancsd aud told hIsn be was
caught, atatlng that q revenue dotectiyo from
| chicsgo pht'!ips), Was at hand sud would tin
form thq proper oaoots ot what .,, hid sasen .1a
the dtatusry Tansman hsl rocoivod notice
from Deputy Collector somn.esyii!e to repair to
tho 1dveaae Office, and very naturally divinod
shat hs bad been detected iu everything. After
him, Tansman offered to settle tie matter Will,
them for el9U, $780, and finally $500. hut
Phillips refused. bud tho amount was at last
uadh Il 900. Tor which check was drawn. AZ.
Of 0en. Tlllsmsu aud maao clean breast ol
the whole baaincss to Capt. Sommu1ysilo. Ue
WAS 1t once Informed that Ao woull be protected
from blacku,sii, but the uhisxy must be
] tufuh1 over 70 t06 foFeEnUent. NO euDEt was
unA1e By rhithps or McKeone to draw tho mouey,
they hAv vtnH buried tho clloch IN tue ground for
safe keeplnk. They Ara held in Il 700 bonds on
Charge Of porsonAtng resenue detectives.
Tausm2u waisBd an examination, and IN under
f2, DOp. Tha illicit vhihky ~as seizod laAt night
aud The olatieFy was seized this Afternoon
Tho otlicetn also seized thls morufuG at the
wholesale liquor atotc Of Norman Duker two IL
gallon oaaks Of brandy from tho milwaukee,
bouse Of nindssopf Dtos. How lonR tho oper
alton Of llsposing OF uusthmpod whisky naA con
tuued ls not known, but 1t IL probable that ths
e1teut OF tbs fraud Ia not very great.
At SPRtNoFIELo.
| SpHINoR1ELp ILL.,, Juna 2i.-8everal DAYS ago
Ia thu Federal Conrt hore, United stAtes pis
trlct Attorney YAn Dornton made an application
10 Judge Trest to securo posBobslon Of tho book
aud pape.n of Weaserman, tho rekln distiller
whose dlsalllery was sslzel sous siua ago. III.
Judge wAa 10 have passed upon tho application
this morning. but owing to tho absonca OF til.
defendants attorney u won't aver until to-Enor
row. Judge Treat will doubtless take t4o same
view OF tho question IN Judge Dlodsatt, am
direct that Tie books hs turued oyef to Mt
district Attorney.
At MILWAUKEE.
4spteiat D!fpateA n Ths EA,eaaa TTlbHns.
bf1twAUkEK, juno 2I.-Aarou BchoeufoIdt aui
, Philip Weimar, tectIasra, nero to-day held he
| foro United States COMMISSIONER uloodgool t,
take their trial 1t tho next torn Of tho UnItes
States District Court Ut 0ssIkopl,, on tho 18th 0
July pext, under o. 800 bail each. the Charge Il
esot, caso belng failure to mako entries Of
tooka And falling to ptessrYa books. Tlea
casea hasa, been d1sggns GU before Tho Com
l ii. $r1 AaGa Al