New-York tribune., 1875-11-17

THE MAN VINO COLLECTED THE OFFICIALS GLARE
or THE PROFITS oS THg sTASD-Ss.O0O WEEK
PAID FOR OFFICIAL sugNcE-oSE OF THE RING
MAKES $4,000.
lbr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBysR.I
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16-This the second day Of ex-
Supervisor McDonald's trial for conspiracy to de-
fraud the Govenwent, was certainly a feld-dsy for
the prosecution The opening speech for the
Government yesterday had excited public feeling
to the highest tension in anticipation Of startling
developments to-day. Expectant citizens were not
disappointed.
c.. Mepran, one of the chief witnesses OF the
prosecution, testified that he had come to ST. Louis
from Cincinnati in 1871 at the solicitation of Joyce
and Mcdonald who told him that he could make
money here in the whisky business. lie then went
on to say:
In conversation With Joyce and Mcdonald Illicit dis
The substance of the talk that the distleres should
Pep 9S IN aSg c 81 whsIy on condition m nr,n tnns
pnr,es collected the money from me discrs TO pay
to the otnor parties had talk with the distere, and
assured them that they could run in violation
OF law, ard would be protected in IL by
I did this the authority of Joyce q Mcdonald tie
money collected usually Saturday Of each week,
TO $4,000 IRON Thompson from 500 TO - 500 from
Curran from 5000 to - 800; from Beys Fraser from
$500 to $4,000 the total average being abort $500
The dstiers brought Il 10 me at my room; they gen
orally brought 1t about and dsbursed IT eortan
taken ont to pay gaugers assistant collectors,
divided into five parts; the money for sub
ordlnates was gwen 10 John Leavenyofth Tor
kept one; Mcdonald got another Joyce got another.
and the other two given 10 Leaycn1orh, with the
Ulric did not in until 1872 this work began in the
first part of september ls7l Joyce was generally atbe
Supervisors Oitce when took the money n Mcdonald
was there but seldom; gave him the money only
standing What it was for; he complained once
that joyce ought not o receive much The rest and
than the rest without giving joyce his full oneifth
arrangement that the dis.iers were 10 retain one
half OF the profits Crooked :" arry ed AZ this by
the reports OF the dsers, ndby reports which LeaYen
worth kept through Je gaugers and storekeepers such
officer, etc. the gaugers and storckeepers must
could not have been removed; Leavenworth, who dis
bursed the weekly stipend Of the Ring fund to the
thought they observed it the understanding at the
Supervisors Office was informed by Joyce that the gau-
gers and storekeepers from ~ 81 5Oper
barrel but Leayenworh, especially, paid them more as
much sometimes 50 per barrel this was weekly oc-
curreGcc, unless some little trouble occurred, or VAS
ont Of the cty Leayenwortb always got the money for
the subordn"tes at my ROOM and took he money Tor
the main members 10 IN. supervisors otce; seldom
paid subordinaes in person nut once paid tzroy and
once paid one FINLEY hobb there was no particular ds.
gnise about my delivering the money ~ the superV.so
office never Leayenworth pay the two-fnhs
10 the parties for whom they were ostensibly given
neglected state that always set aside portion ~ tho
time 500 per wees for WIN o. Avery Chief clerk Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau at Washington thin increase
ington and ssid that Avery was complaining OF
not receiving enough money hence We ine5essed h1
once With Joyce and the others about the
getting fair proportion, and that more croaked" was
being made than reported tney spoke Of changing
certain st0rekcepers and gauSer, notably Que az Bevs
& Frager's distery, tn keep check on me- Mcdonald
charged me. one occasion IN January, 1877, Win
Roi,ert nawn to Bcvis & Frazers disulery to watch
affairs; nave known 3oyee and Mcdonald since some
do not know what he Was doing there Joyce was clerk
in Internal Revenue Bureau there at that time
Being cross-eyamined, the witness said
The money left after giving the Part Leavenworth
for the subordnates wac divided into hfths and die
bursed stated the money for Mr.. Avery was always
taken out at the same time the subordinate 0hoers wa
Aycrys money was always set apart the same a any
incidental expenses.
Witness was severely criticised as to his past life
and occupation, social relations, &c. He denied
having stated when he first came to ST. Louis that
he had come to invoice the City Council. that he
left the army on account OF bad character, or that
he had been cOurt-InaTiaed.
THE witness said: am a married aud have grown
children; while in Now-Iork 1 stopped a part OF the
time at hotel and then kept house on Fortyeghthst
iii rny daughter was married and my wife West,
when went TO boarding aga Kate Ghase at that tmo
and here; believe she kept house Of assignation; my
relations with her very limited while was IN New
my.s mSss she was never a. 'A' 'AO' mouse AS
The counsel for defense produced an indictment
Of the witness for bribery, which the witness
knowlcdged as referring to him. but the accusations
of which he emphatlcally denied. The witness con-
tinued:
cannot give the aggregate amount Of money realized
by my connection with the Ring, hut y somewhere
sbom $4,000 100000 lost nearly all of it in the
stock business in NewYOrk SO far as remember all
oil the gaugeTs in the city we're IN the pay OF the Ring
Alfred Beyis of Bevis Il Taylor was then called
lie testified MS follows:
Iconyersed with Mcdonald in regard 10 assessment
~ as 900 made by the Ring on his rm which was 10 20
to Washington, but which 10 be returned 10 him he
witness) case it not cent To Washington witness
saw no OF the money after paying " the firm
had paid 500 900 To 100000 to the Ring, prevt
ous 10 the Presidential election; witness had
nod from - 900 per week fhe Rny: first
ing that VIC subseYmg political purposes, and
woud be protected by the officers here and Washing
ION: m paving Joyce, always used cnrfcn In
yelope: have seen letters pufporng TO be from Avery
babcOck, assurance OF protection from
mrc; they were shown to by Joyce; had one Of
them in my possession about II hours, having taken t
10 show 10 Fraser; II was In relation 10
Brooks and Hague coming bere they did
Come don't remember reading the BabcOck letter but
think was signed Bab;" the Avery letter given
n,uge and Joyce showed these t. convince that
we were protected, and that he kept posted we
were frequently shown letters and dispatches ~
this kind; / have not read them all, but
certain portions OF them Ne showed me the signatures Of
some OF them the letters were generally signed by
inidals or by last name; told
who the persons We're; hc told me- Avery Was IN tho
ring he had pay money tO MIN; he never SAID Bah
in it, IN paying the money e. Joyce after tho
campaign Of 1872, Joyce told that lac divided It
among certain parties, but II was always called the cam
paign fund