The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-22
A BLISTER FOR BABCOCK.
FULL TEXT OF THE INDICTMENT
PENDING AGAINST THE PRES
dents PRIVATE SEC

FULL TEXT OF THE INDICTMENT
PENDING AGAINST THE PRES
dents PRIVATE SEC
RETARY.
THE sANcrrrY OF THE WHITE HOUSE IN
vADED FOR A CRIMINAL THE FIRST TIME
IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY.
United States of America, Eastern District OF
Missouri, S.:
In the District Court OF the United States
for the Eastern District of Missouri. At
the November term of said court. A. ID.
1875.
The grand jury of the United States OF
America, duly impauneled, sworn and
charged to inquire in and for the Eastern
district of Missouri, on their osths
present that Orville +. Babcock and
John a. Joyce, late OF said district, on the
hrs, day of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
four. at the said district did conspire, COM
blne, confederate and agree together among
themselves, and with John Mcdonald,
Joseph NJ. Fitzroy, Alfred Bevis, Edward B.
Fraser, Rudolph w. Ulrici, Louis Teuscher,
John Busby, Gordon b. Bingham, and with
certain other persons, to the grand Jurors
Aforesaid, unknown, 10 defraud the Unite d
s. ates of the internal revenue tax of seventy
cents, then and there imposed by law
upon each and every proof gallon of large
quantity, to-wit: one million proof gallons
OF distilled spirits thereafter TO De pro
duced at certain distilleres then and there
situated in the city st. Louis, within said
district, to-wit: the distillery then
and there occupied by the said Alfred Bevis
aud Edward B. Fraser, and then and there
situated az the northwest corner of Barton
street aud De Kslb street in said city of St.
Louis, and within said district; the distiliery
then and there occupied by the saiG Rudolph
w. Ulrici, and then ard there situated at
In hun psf af Gor4<. or a
Main street 10 said city of st. Louis and
within said district; the distillery then and
there occupied by the said John Busby, and
Che0 and there situated at the southwest
corner of Csss avenue and Eleventh street.
In said city of st. Louis, aud within said
district; the distillery then and there occu-
pied by the said
and then and there situated at No. 1913 Pa
pin street, in said city of st. Louis, and
within said district; that sfterwsrd, to-wit:
on the fifteenth day of July, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, and at the said Eastern Dis
trict OF Missouri. the said Alfred Bevis and
Edward B. Fraser, in pursuance of and in
order to effect the object of said conspiracy,
combination, confederscy and agreement, so
had as aforesaid, did remove from the said
distillery, situated as aforesaid, at the
northeast corner OF Barton street
aud DeKalb street, In the said
city of st. Louis, to place
other than the distillery warehouse situated
upon and constituting part of said distil-
lery promises, to-wit: to a place to the
jurors Aforesaid unknown, large qusntity
of spirits to wit: 10 900 proof gallons thereof,
upon which said spirits the internal revenue
tax Of seventy cents then and there imposed
by law upon each and every proof gallon
q kao q a
did tn n and there defrsud the United States
OF said tax. That sfterwsrd, to-wit: On the
said 18th day OF July, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four. and at the said
eastern district of Missouri, the said
Rodoph w. Ulrici, IN pursuance and In
order TO effect the object of said conspiracy.
combination, confederacy and agreement,
SO bad as aforesaid, did remove from the
said distillery, situated as aforesaid, at the
southwest corner of Cedar street and Mai
street, in the said city of st. Louis, to a
place other than the distillery warehouse,
situated upon and constituting part OF the
said distillery premises, to-wit: to place to
the jurors aforesaid unknown,
A LARGE QUANTITY OF SPIRITS,
to-wit, 10000 proof gallons thereof, upon
which said spirits the internal revenue tax
of 20 cents. then aud there imposed by law
upon each aud every proof gallon thereof,
had not been first paid, and thereby did then
and there defrsud the United States of said
tax. That afterwsrd, to-wit, on the said 18th
day ofJuly, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seyenty-four,
and at the said eastern district of Missouri,
the said Louis Teuscher, In pursuance OF
and in order to effect the object of said con-
spiracy, combination, confeoeracy and agree
ment, 80 bad, as aforesaid, did remove from
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Nos. 2S0S, 2Sl0, 2SI2, 2Sl4 and 2Sl6, in
elusive, North Second street, Ia the said
city OF st. Louis, to place other than dis
tiiiery warehouse. situated upon and con-
stitutiDg part OF the said distillery prem
Uses, TO wit: to place TO the Jurors af0re-
said unknown, large quantity of spirits.
to-wft: ten Thousand proof gallons thereof,
upon which said spirits the internal revenue
tax of seventy cents then and there imposed
by law upon each and every proof gallon
thereof, had not been first paid, and thereby
did then and there defraud the United
States of said tax. That afterward, to-wit.
on the fifteenth day of July, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
| seventy-four, and at the said eastern district
of Missouri, the said John Busby, In pursu-
ance of and In order TO effect the object OF
said conspiracy, combination, confederacy
and agreement, so had as aforesaid, did re-
move from the said distillery, situated as
aforesaid, at the southwest corner OF Cass
avenue and Eleventh street, In the said city
| of st. Louss, to place other than the distil-
lery warehouse, situated upon and consti-
tuting part of the said distillery, to- wit, to
place to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, a
large quantity OF, spirits, to-wit, 10 900 proof
gallons thereof. upon which said spirits the
internal revenue tax of 20 cents then and
there imposed by law upon each and every
proOfgallon thereof had not been first psid,
aud thereby did then and there
DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES OF SAID TAX.
That afterwsrd, wit: On the said 18th day
of July, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-four, and
at said eastern district of Missouri, the said
Gordon b. Bingham and John w. Bingham,
in pursuance of aud in order to eff ct the
object of said conspiracy. combination, con-
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