, 1875-11-17
Thompson aud I3cvis, Distil1ers,
Corroborate h1egruo's
Evidence.
The Effect Of the Days Damaging Tes@
timony Perceptible Upon
the Jury.
Proceedings in Chfcngo Before Judge
Dlodgett Yesterday.
MECRuE.
HIS DAMAGING TESTIMONY.


Speefat DsputcA In 7Ht chftaoo Tf1b.snk.
gr. Louis, No., Nov. 1G.-Tlo trial OF OK
Supervisor Mcdonald ia exciting 1nore attention
than any event which has occurred Btuco the in-
nuguration Of tho whisky var. Long before
tho assembling Of Court tho unltod States contt-
room vas crowded with spectators eager to hea1
tho startling revelations which lad been prom
iHcd on yesterday. After Bomo preliminary mo-
tions had boon disposed OF, Judge Treat ordered
that AfcDonald's Case 70 On. Macklot Tlotnp-
aon, tho tilstillor, waa frat put upon tho stand.
aud ho bcgau to toatify. but, the Government
attorney finding that they wcro not yot ready
for him, ho vas withdrawn for tho ttno
being. Conduco Megruo Nas then brought for
ward, and gave his testimony. Till waH the
flrnt evidence that had yot been adduced to chow
the exact mannor IN which tho Hing was organ-
lied, and It's introduction created startling SEN
sat1on. 11cgrue is Q middle-aeed mau, bold,
rather
HANDSOME, sLEEK-FAcEp AND BuAvH,
ono Of those sort uho cali smile, and euliIo md
be villain, and just tho sort Of man to suo-
ceanfuly manipulate q echelno for dosposting tho
Government. He was on tho witneaa- s,Aud moro
than two hours. Tho following ia
TIE SUBSTANCE or Ills TESTIMONY;
Ircaido at Cincinnati, md lived there in 1911. I
cana herc about Juno 1a7l, aud tauIae4 here until
November, 1aI2. Lad conversations With heDonad
sna oe At e ad Wiz
atcDo1ali PRIOR 10 Aug. l. 1877 was III effect that Il
would lere. cnud naie soo money in tho Ills
llssy bnsiness- uaore coming horu toyce wrote
twu lote.s stating tint 10 wanted TO eua
qe.a 9 to I'M s te, Is .5s ~ ,a1 ~
sad through 1s32 h.d conve1s.tions With McDonsi.
who was then acting IA 8upcfvsos, With JoTce ~
psFt 81 the lime. ln those conversations With No
Donald, wo spoke about making money through Illicit
dlstillng. Tho Substance wss that
THE DlsTILLEH1Es SHOULD De PROTECTED
In running and making Illicit wltaA3 on condition
thss thes gave ee1a!n portion OF IL. taxes sayed y
I'LL eooetd hs ifo s
dlstiIlers, Devis + Frszor. Thonpaon Cur1an and
g!1,c 70 Pay 70 tho oheE parties haa talk Titl @
thsy could run in violation ps Inv, md they would
bo projected In Il by !he aoyerumant otcora tho
Joyce and McDonald The noney was collected uaua1.
ly On Saturday In aach wosk. The amounts from
fes ns .s% ra atoa soo
from pevi1 d Frazer, from 14soo to $3ooo,
THE TOTAL AvxnAoE
70 ny room, past ot she t!e Oh Walnut stseet
and part Of tho tms Fifth street. They generally
hloush. .eout noon nd dlspnr.od T. a9 ss5t.ia
ors Assistant Asstx4ors and Borekeepers. The bal
| Anoe vaa Divided into Ave parcels.
1eassa~or:i.. ave t. @ for disbnfss,nent of tho ottef
s .sss' sa;ss e s' so ase .sa IL got ss s
sass.'':sa'ss f.. Mek.s "a ;ss ssa IT. Ts5a D.
In he @ p ,, It e 1s Mafio
thrn 70 te tho sti'ern thoy would ho protected ID
running crooked. did not euter into detsila to toll
s
Donald was these but seldom. gave him tho money
only few tnea, and hAd no doubt Az to hts under
standing what 1t was for.
He complained once that Joyce ought not to receive
LIN Il % SsieDonait) s3o0j moro th,n the rot, xsaout
giving Joyce hi4 full QUE 0fth iIe look IT, The ar
~. hss as dssss a "0,s to set.a = s9pat
tha reports Of the oa.,lllc. aud by reports which
les1enwozth kept through tho asuge1u md
Loavenx xor, waa IN officer. 0auaer, etc.. There was
Arrangement q to whst proportion Of thu aaot,nt
20 oen psr gallon, and collected IN average &ono
sodd oents eE asGn aaa sRy
p1DNT LIKE TO ME- or IN TIE THING
any moso than had to. Tho daueoss and ssoretsyp-
soy aoya. 1s.,enworsa. A's who d.Dar.sa tho xsety
Of % .hS ~ ts9 E. IND sS5
deserved. Il WA the misunderstanding At the Hupss-
vsos'a once, waa informed by Joyco, thst o.naeta
much sometimes "a 81 per barrel
THIS WAS WEEKLY ocounnENcE.
uuleas Alo troubls occurred was out OF tho
n5 IT sf'% ns % H.; a. :ouiS
subsequently, elsewhere, md took .hs rnonsY for ta
main members to tho Supervisors orce, excepting Of
for others seldom. iaia saOoran.tes ia par.on. Ia'
once paid Fitzsoy nna once Tasd ono Finley hnoo
W. n asx's oss s
whom thsY Tefs o*sens!ply given hin. IusyoF mark
I ed tbs euFelopes given him.
NEGLECTED to state that aWsys aet aside portion
ts It s as % ssst 10 pr
caief CLARK ii the iaernal novvnus bureau 1t w4.6
inaton. This increasa wes made At tho Instance O
money hsnos, we Increased 1t to 800 pcs weet.
With jpyce An1 tito otbeFs about the d1yston o.
tho noue5. Thpy a4!d that thoy wers not getting {
tLsa reported. rlOy sloie e changing ssrta's
stosetsspsrs and a.uest. notaely he QUO :: i.ess
eh.rsst me- o. aas oocas1o, il jsau.lr, is'i, vii
EnisI ni. ssn. Taat sx: ~
Donald stnes some Tina La lt87. McDonatd was thss
y wahingtou. but Do uot know what 10 WA ae!u
1oAu thsss II that tams.
cBoss-ExA11NAr1os.
Megrua wAs aubjectod TO = rigid and aeArchuI
ezaminatson. 6Ava whon ha oxu tu, piluds VA
referred to. he kept Ills temper wplI aud tho do
Tending sstofneya were wholly utaDie to eontrn
dict III my essential particular. 4 ssropg elfor
wa 1nado to give him IN Infamous character 0,
his wn evidence. It IL = notorious fact tha
hiegrue spent large portion q hia u. .got.e'
gAiHs On public woman known hare Rnd Ia Nes
York ~ Ksto Chase, but tbs vitneas wiIfull
evadsd ths dlreot question pus TO him concern
luz hIs connection With hsr. An indlctnen
. against him for bribery wss Introduced In avt
; u9pos, The following
: Of evidence 1srs brought out % ths ctoAa-sz
; animation,
Tbs money tor III, Avery Wa aixsy1 tat.n oat I
tt4 eama TINA thst ths subordinate odlesrs 1oonA