, 1875-09-13
Interesting Facts Pcrtnin-
ing to the Great TFllis.
Ky Frauds.
How They We're Accomplished,
and How They Will Be
Prevented.
}Fbal The Att0rney-GeneraI Is Doing
In Tho Salc-Durg1ary Case.
The Spleen Of Eastern Cities re-
EardlnE interior Ports OF
Entry.


WHISKY FRAUDS.
| THE MANNER IN Which THEY HAVE BEEN rgn.
pEfNATED-cHECKs To rHEyEST 7nHin REtrH-
NESCE-EEronr FROM THE CHEF or HrRclAl
REVENUE A0EHrs.
.SEtclat Di,patch to TIE Chicago Tr,bunt
WAaHIxoTos. D. O.. Sept. FL. T. lasyan,
/ Chief nf Special Roveuue Agents, Las submitted
the following lcstor. reviewing the whisky frauds,
TO tia Commissioner OF Internal Iioyenue:
skpr. &, lsi5.-Ths Ho,t. b. H. PRATT, cpussi.,jonry
o5 inteFndi RfrtHaf-sia: 1n cosnilanee with Jouf
feHaest have tbs honor to report Ii doals on the
frst-Ths msuner In which tho whtaky fraud, i"
ia,ely exposed wefs perpotEated Upon ths 0ovesn-
6teond-The check. already established to preyen.
ree,rrence Of huch fraliti4.
T. Tho .ystsn Of su.veiancs now In force In al dis
! hlleraes. to thsure that Of tho ptotuct may
e4eape taxation, II bAse1 upon the presumption &hst
al local otacrfs are lonest and. where such II the
ton .of tax upnn uvery galnn Of spif1s produced tY
tue dt*tiller. II could harY bs expected, however,
ihat nmong over fco HtnFckeepern Aad aauRes. .aome
HohId not prove dishonest. especially suce there IL A.
waye near then IN tbs rerso,, Of tho d'ateF, Ne-
phtssophelest to tempt with brtbtA.
necessary to establish syalen that shall surely deter
ny 5, extensive fF7ga, apa doow rsh certain aud
dollar. ana cents ~. il tho risk Of committing tha
fraud il nAde a.ts that docs mt pay he viii not
only be houe*t himself. but will Inform on others,
Tho preeent aysten may bs described truly "a fol-
lows: aorekeeper ts ae.gued 10 every dssii1esy.
lllnH every mash'tub; to weigh every pound If grain
that T. reset in tho aAh aud 70 see that the Law
spirits received, ia placed III charge Of aauger
*ho dc!er'unes tue exact quantity proauccd aud the
gauge Of each barrel nto which .he spirits drawn.
Tho pipes from the htill to Tho clsterroo ere cotl-
tinoua 80 that tho diser has to tho sp!rs
until stteE they arc gsugea and the quantity deer1nln-
tosisly numbered. BEGINNING with No. !, and running
ennsecudrely without duplication. 4 warehouse
.p .,ap IT,. ss % ssr 11sn ns1 to tue ea wlsh
md showing tho number Of barrel contea.s In vino
md proof g.l,ons name Of 0auger and dAe Of sii1-
Ing. The barrel Bo marked ia ll.red in 3 warehouro
exceed month without usreousss bond moi not t,
the paekaso Is to bo withdraw tie Collecsor Furnishes
on eprltcasion aud after payment Of tho taxes tax
paid clamp. which + ed In With the uunber Of
rarkago, rroof, and vino gallons appears Oh lilo
scrta! number. which Ia duplcaseA. THO pack
marked aud branded 10 enahls any reyenue Officer
to identify wherever found. airs other n4cka7o
can c1iat legally with Tho aaine numbers marks, md
Tho iatil|sr ia required to keep book in which he
records fA description Of each package, specifying
81! thu marks and brands above mentioned and Tho
name Of tbs purity To whom each package il hoId.
Tho purchaser II rcQuirst to keep book which re-
from whom It was purchased and to whom be sold il
complete record thus kert Of tho whereabouts Of
cat!on. or reaches the eoualmuer.
Tho ayaten Of chccka applied to rectiHern II "a
follows: 1cetiaeF ts permitted to recsify spsrs
under reetiacr4 stamp When he purchases tia spirr,
aud Is ready to smrty dump for roetiacstIan. ho
ii hs tsra aste 2f i
Of datller producing the aprits And sends notice Of
Intention to roctify tic same to Tho Collector, Who It
nnee "details = HauKcF to examine and re9aups tile
spirits. i is this lInesrs duty also to tua pack
agea onpt!el anu he stamps destroyed and to certify
count u opened With tue recitne1, In ~hich hs i.
croditod With tho total proof gallons Of FpIrlts 20
ss WY as I'D p.oef ssn.
the rectiaes and aauecr. u above Indicated.
wore l.oneh the above described checks woul effect
aly prevent any apirtta Icing sold In market that
10 pFpetrate fraud. tic dist,!er must tir.t obtain
Ii surrey IS, s,l' fer f hss bsea rss;ea sy
duco the largest yield Of spirts fr"m gran
s: saonos b. .a.da 'a loss than forty-sisht
nentssor. and forbits ntnre than filling Of tbs
tnbs n loss than seventytwo houts, thus requiring
shs tub to rem.n Empty fos twent,:fou hofz. Ii.
4uick yeia." he ts enabled % complete fermcnsa-
ton IN twenty four hours loss time, though with
allowed to sell hair h!a product witout tax Having
gained the consent Of tile Btoseksepor who s iseI.s
d!ssr makes two iernentatlons whei ono IL SLOWED
and thus has nedr,y double tbs quantity Of spis!a st
tbs t1bk7 th1W produced.
Tho ai,tillet who las tha illicit product on hand
oes not dars Place upon tho market In ths on}y way
possible u BY the Of sampa} sinee thu dc.s-
him 70 tbs ae,ese psnaltie. q lhe hw. liz nlust.
tlsrcfore call 70 his h4astance the secs!er who even
II aeesed' dsat with much mors en,sntly BY tho
greater than In csse Of the dittner.
70 make tho transfer of the Illicit sptrits from tho
q ths cs.esn-Foom must eihas permit Ssrreis to ee
hllel out surrottftuously removed without STAMPS
.ls ans were removed TO tho Eocttfyin9 house WITH
out atA,npe no notice Of ructihcstion, describing tho
aanie could bo aent to tho Collector al therefore, no
stamps.
Two methods os susmounting this difficulty a.s
r4rs-Ths nrst ~as m.do possible BY tho fact that
he rechtrs sta.aps haye heretofore beun prepared
w. sssh ss.mp could protect any nunbes Of gillons
fraud will b beat indicated by m iliustsstion:
pertain reciass buys from dlsiler say loo packages
sse viii the coa:ior -, tbe - as.srp.iso % fsna no
co above mentioned, and saka for tho ssua uf recti-
IT, S.ss.t . sseSi s.. & st1 asss re-
'Etsts oas q The reetifylng tuls, and carfle4
NJ salh him book Of blank stamps. To be allied
Up 1ccofdtn1 to tA0 eontcnts of each package,
iae 4auger Fepora on prescribed form that tho tec-
asr hss PLACED the sons H. N.Y. 4oI p.ckaTe4
tampa a1ed up ln aeooslaucs with this etstemeut
psckaaes 20 represented arr Afterwards found to
re ned secordsuco thers1ith 20 thss, IN fses,
my " Of tho atsnps wern used 10 ooyof the strsut
pirA, }" .nd under ooTeE of the ssu1asuuR as0 Av0o
falsons OF illicit spirs p.Rced upon tha market,
Ih!s cAso u BY no means n e1trslas oue but IL |
~ .amps OF tha coussAnt practice IL tho tIstric
lereln epecinod, ~ '~~
Steond-?he other favosits mods at pl.etne tlac,t
pIls o. 81 30 market may bs il!,sstr1ol u fploys:
:. Iae aisnes sends to tbs rsctfynK bouaa Z punber
asy pa:d. Tue descriptive notice Aforoasi4 l. ted,
na usaSer detailed who reports tho slampa d.
stuAllr DESTROYED. Either she paokssss NH M tss
1p; aaesnselod i., sse zetursd TO the slas and
1aea ~, M VII lclt spl.A or tha stamps aro removed,
I sntits. on whieh no tax hAs bon psid. Thsse bur-
es ~ neot 70 ths rsencs, and BY him shipped 10
hs transaction In btu doyssnsueut boof4,
mo1aeaton ot th!s form Of fraud cous1sts In tho
eaesipuon Of spistts which be hss nevar resoIyei.
ns NJ. smntyos IN place thszsof equal Quaatsy oi
II onos In warehouse The Gove.umsut Ii xu,. NJ II,
Y hsnce, tho small amount of Fraud discnxssai in