The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-13
BADLY BROKEN.
THE WESTERN WHISKY RING.

Where the Lightning Struck.
OVER THIRTY PROMINENT DISTILL-
ERIES AND RECTIFYING HOUSES
SEIZED.
CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS AND MILWAUKEE, BEAR
THE .,RUNr oP THE BLow-FULL DETAILS
OF THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING THE GREAT
FRAUDs-REvENUE OFFICIALS IMPLICATED
WITH THE DISHONEST MANUFACTURER
ROW THE EXPOSURES WERE WORKED UP,
AND THE SUCCESS ON THE MOVEMENT.
The storm that has bsen brewing in
whisky circles for the last six or seven
week has at last burst over the beads of dis
tillers and rectifiers. The Cincinnati Ga
zette gives full particulars from its WASH
inton correspondent: The heaviest blow
ever struck at the whisky ring ofthe country
fell upon it to-day with telling effect. Over
thirty prominent distilleries and rectifying
houses have been seized at st. Louis, Chi
cago and Milwaukee, and a mass of unim-
peachable evidence has been collected
Officers were secretly detailed 10 work
up the case throughout the country,
with tho following result: Arrangements
were made the middle of last week Dy tele-
graph for the concentration OF the needed
revenue Office, and ON Friday evening the
following gentlemen lett for their posts with
orders TO make seizures: Supervisor H2w-
ley, of New York, with Special Agent Var
van as his chief assistant, left for st. LOUIS;
Supervisor Tuition, of Philadelphia, left for
Chicago, where Mr.. Washburne, chief of the
Secret Service Division, will cooperate with
him; Supervisor Hedrick, OF Iowa, will meet
the well-kDOwn special agent, Mr.. Brooks,
sr and make the seizures at milwaukee,.
"a HiaolOonr uaadQ at CHICAGO have h00n
worked up by Mr.. Washburne, while Mr..
Brooks has also been most efficient and en-
ergetic in the field allotted to him.
THE ORDERS FOR SEIZURE
embrace the following named distilleries at
st. Louis: Teuscher's, Ulirici's, Bsvis Il
Frazer Bingham Bros, and the following
rectifying houses: G. Bensberg, s. c.
Federer, Bsvis, Frazier & Co., Quinlin Bros,
Boliman e. O'Hara. Also the following dis
tillerieS in Chicago: Union Copper Distilling
Company, @. q. Russels, II. g. Mesereans,
Lake Shore Distillery Company, VIM.
Cooper; and the following rectifying houses:
Roell, Junker 6 Co., Golsen & Eastman,
Parker r. Mason. The orders for seizure at
Milwaukee embrace the following distill
cries: Henry Schaufeld, Charles Grau,
Louis Risdskopb, Menomonee Company,
Kianickkinnick Company, Il. Bergothal,
and the following Tectifying houses:
-. Meygf tL Co., A SC0Oe0lolu 10, a. La
scr, Milwaukss Redistilhng and Rectifying
Company. J. Herstein, William Misner, Col.
PilsSey. Thus tia seizures have been at
st. Louis, five distilleries and six rectifying
houses; at Chicago, five distilleries and three
rectifying houses; at Milwaukee,, six distill-
sries, and ssven reciifving houses; in all,
sixteen distilleries and sixteen rectify ing
houses. All the above named seizures were
anade to-day by the parties named. At st.
Louis only two establishments were run
~, fiv,cr n mn
not seizure. Important books and papers
were captured, and the property taken is
VALUED AT NEAR 81 100000.
Large stocks OF highwines were captured at
Chicago. Allssizures were inside according
to order. Besides these named seizures, five
other rectitying houses were ordered to-.
night in Milwaukee, making eighteen in all
at that place. By further examination of
papers mere. to-day, shipment from
Milwaukee house TO New York of $50 barrels
fraudulent whisky was discovered. The
seizure of the rectifying and distilling house
OF G.. B. Bingham. az Evansville, Ind, was
ordered by telegraph this afternoon, all
orders fox seizures being sent by Deputy
Commissioner Rogers. Orders were also
telegraphed this morning to revenue OIL
GERS in most OF the Eastern and southern
cities TO take transcripts of all books that
could in any way assist in investigation,
and also 20 obtain serial numbers oil all
packages OF spirits. The investigation to
ascertain what officials and others here have
been communicating with the ring IS peln
vigorously pushed here ana In 81. LOUIS.
1t nas besn to-day aScert3inej that tele-
gram was sent to the ring on FRIDAY last'
reading as follows: PLAGUE advancing west
ward. Advise our friends to leave the city
at once.u Teiegrams have been sent to all
points ordering prompt steps toward prose
cutions and suits against property on bonds,
ard against bondsmen If necessary. To the
list Of actors referred TO below In connec,
tion with the first work at 81. Louis Shoutu
be added as entitled TO very special credit,
supervisors Hawley, Hedrick and Sutton,
and especially Mr.. Washburne, chief of the
secret service, and special agent Brooks, the
latter being the same whom 1t was once
sought to Kill in Philadelphia for excellent
work there.
THE WORK BEGAN IN ST. LOUIS,
as will now be detailed. and this at once LED
to the brilliant results attained in Chicago
and Milwaukee The history of this admira
bly, planned and skillfully executed cam
paign against the whisky ring at st. Loui
is as follows: Early last winter the secre
tary of the treasury became thoroughly con
vinced that the Illicit whisky traffic was
rapidly incrt asing; that the revenues OF The
government were lar less from this article
tnen bDcy snOulu Dc, anu tndI the bO1os
manufacturers and dealers were suffering
from this condition of affairs TO an exten
that seriously threatened their business
Vigorous attempts were made through thu
regular machinery of the internal rsvenul
office TO correct these abuses, anC
all three, the commissioner, anc
secretary, and the president
came to the conclusion that the supervisor
and other subaltern officers in several sec
tions OF the country must be in collusiol
with the dealers in crooked wbiskey, a.
the Illicit article is called. This conviction
led TO the order transferring all supervisor
and special agents to new posts. But thos
thus ordered unexpectedly from the field o
their labors were able to concentrate infiu
ence enough upon the president TO induc