Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-11
TIE WHESHK RING SEIZURES.
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NEW YORK. May Il.-Special dispatches
in regard TO the whisky ring seizures say
that the best planned and most skillfully eX-
ecuied c3mp2i On ever made by the govern
ment against the whisky ring eliminated
yesterday Ia the SEIZURE of more than thirty
OF the largest diS.illerieS and rectifying
houses in the west. The headquarters of the
ring have been at 81. Louis, but its ramiiica-
tons have extended TO Chicago and Mllwau-
kic, and thence all over the east. west, and
south. The establishments seized yeSterda =
are Ia three cities named, put unimpaacha-
bic evidence that has been obtained by the
Secretary ofth Treasury during his inveSti-
cations at these three points viii make ~ an
easy matter la root out the frauds practicei
elsewhere. With the downfall Of tie StnOn =
holds Of the ring, the capture OF the outpoStS
is secured.
THE OVERTHROW OF THIS GIGANTIC CON-
RINATION
is the result Of nine weeks hard work per-
fOfned by Secretary BTiStow. thT Dugh the
solicitor Of the treasury, Major BGfori
Wilson. No other officer Of the deDlrt.n IN, .
not even those in the Office of the secret Any
himself, were Entrusted with the secret.
All knowledge OF the plans AMI operations
was Kept with especial care from every Dol Y
connected with the internal revenue bureau.
nom Commissioner Douglass down. This
was made necessary by the discovery, before
any active or very important steps were
taken. that some one. supposed - be in that
bureau. was i'm the habit OF telegraphing i'm
medately 10 the agents OF the ring every
official secret that could be Of the Least value
to il. These specials say Mr.. Douglass e uot
believed 10 be in any way personally con
necled with the fraudulent transact ions
which have been to-day exposed nor 20 hava
had any knOwie &c of them.
JUSTICE TO DOUGLAS
requires that il should be added that as soon
a> tie was informed in regard TO what had
been done, he entered into the investigation
win The greatest earneStneSS: furnished all
the Information which his Office contained:
d!d his best To prevent publicity. and issued
al The needed orders for seizures and for the
Hffann of las
pioyed by the Secretary. Despite his efforts
and those Of all who had been cooperating
with General Bristow. IL was utterly limos
sibe To prevent an intimation Of the iatend-
Ell seizures from being sent 10 IN e ring al St
Louis. As yet no open steps ma We been taken
except I'm ST. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee,.
RECORDS IL REGARD To THE WHISKY
BUSINESS
IN Cincinnati. Louisville, Peoria and Pekin
have been collected. aud all OF them will he
most rigidly examined and compared. In
addition TO the seizures reported last night
In Milwaukee and 81. Louis. the following
were made in ChicagO:-Enion Copper ipIs-
tiiling Co, G.. q. RUSSellS, X. {. MeSereau'S.
Lake Shore liistilling 90, VIM. Cooper, and
The following rcctiiying houses = ROell
Junkcr & Co, GolSen x Eastman. and Par
ker Il. Mason. In St Louis only two di>tii-
leries were found in operation. and the
owners of all of them were taken by sur
prise. In Milwaukee five rectifying houses
IN addition 10 those seized were discovered
Yesterday TO be
PUTTING CROOKED" WHISKY OF THE
MARKET.
ana teleGralhic orders were sent last uight
for their seizure. 4 single shipment OF 4jl
barrels Of Illicit whisky from one Milwaukee
house TO New York was also discovered YES
terday from examination of papers WhIcn
have been collected in the solici, .yT's office \
distlllery ana rectiiy!ng hCIdse at Evans lie,
Md, owned oy u. Bingham 4 Co, was
also seized yesterr.ay. The value OF the prop
erty taker, possession OF yesterday, indepen-
ueht or stocks of grain and high wines on
rand, of which there are great quantities in
some of the establishments seized, is at least
100000. District Attorney Patrick, OF ST.
Louis, has been instructed 10 begin
IMMEDIATE PROSECUTION
against the property seized, against the own
ers OF 1t, and against the bondsmens of the
distillers and rectifiers. Dispatches have
also been sent all over the country ordering
supervisors, collectors and agents OF the in
ternal revenue bureau to forward at once 10
Washington transcripts OF all papers in their
possession which can throw any light on the
Subject of the frauds that have been discov-
ered,