The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-09

nally Democrat, but he was always a friend Of
Senator Carpenter, aud as the Senatorial contest
was TO be decided by the Legislature elected In
the fall " 1874 the Senator, who expected 10 be
triunphuntly indicated could not afford to
have an active and liberal supporter like Sam
ltindsLopf In the penitentiary. An indictment
was found against Idndskopf at the summer
term Of tho United States Court, but post
ponement Of the case was secured without any
difficulty.
A JAIL BIRDS BANQUET.
The next term Of the court was held In
September at ia Crosse but despite all tho
efforts Of the District Attorney another poet
poncment was obtained. Supervisor Mum
wrote to Commissioner Douglass favofing this
continuance, and said In his letter, undo date
" Sept. Z, 1874, that he had conferred with
senator Carpenter. who had applied tor post
poncmrnt OF the trial. when the November
term came round there was vigorous effort
made by Mum and Carpenter to obtain still
another continuance, and Douglass, at the
request Of the Senator directed the Dis
;rict Attorney to continue the case TIL
tho Juno term, 1875; but that officer
would not obey orders, and pressed the
case to troll and convicted Hndkopf. lie was.
however, very lenicntl, dealt with by the Court,
heing p nteuced 10 pay a fine Of $500 and bc
Inns rlsoncd in the county jail for one day only.
"Princc SAM" ~ he * called. paid tho lue md
pressed one day IN Jail, aud amused himself dur
Ing the period OF his Incarceration by giving one
Of the most rcrh, rchc entertainments to tho
United st ties onlcids that was ever heard OF in
Madison.
In the mean time the whieley men In
Milwaukee and the revenue Officers for that dis
trct had purchased the S,Httud newspaper and
were running 1t rs Carpenter organ. y. L.
Burpcc, who had been the special revenus
agent for that district for several years, was re-
moved at the demand OF Kcycs, the Chairman Of
the Republican State Central Committee, and
:. J. Conkn, who had formerly been IN the
revenue service al New Orleans, was appointed
his successor. The developments made du1ng
the tial Of Rndskopf were such that Depny
Collector weissert aud II gaugcr named Moollcr
had to be removed. The testimony was explicit
as to both being In the pay Of the whsKey Ein-,
but notwithstanding this they were rcinstated
| on tho 9th " January last. Sam Rndskupf was
nominated a. a Democratic candidate for Con-
cress, but the Democratic newspapers IN the
district would not support him, and beg n a
vigorous onslaught on the Whsaey Ring,
which forced Sam 10 withdraw. However,
tho Carpenter candidates for the LEGISLATURE
were elected by large uaj)nty, and every
Democratic district la Milwaukee was carried 10y
| the Repu blicin by the liberal use OF the Nhis-
! Key ltlug = money. non inc uouhs - MINUS
kopf were seiz 4. a few weeks since. number
Of check book siubbs were found, which showed
| that each di.ullts aud rcctiner In Milwaukee,
WIS q sesscd S2l per month for the " Bois,' or
| Machcr," IA It b. tx .rcs-ed IN German text ON
the check Stubs, ana vino 10 supposed to he
Conknn. In addition 10 this, there was another
| levy II 400 ON each establishment for another
person, VINO X not specified any more definitely
than as "fricnl." these assc smen;s, II IL
understood, were ~ Excess of enc regular thirty
nye cents Yer gallon which went to the " cam
pa.gn fund"
| PUSHING THINGS.
within day or two after The Rindskopf case
was determined at Madison telegram was sent
to "Prince sam " at Milwaukee which read as
| follows: "Send 5000 bushels wheat at once
We can't remain here longer than saturday. and
are prepar. to push thnes." This was signed
a. Il -" and the orisin.l, winch Is nov in
the possession Of the District Attorney, Is Ia the
handwriting Of BTidgers, Special Revenue Agent
for the District OF Illinois, ana A." it u be-
iieved. stood Tor Amuun. who was Munn's con
nderti d clerk. Ga tae ZIP; OF this dcipatcH
Riudskopf levied 5000 on the Milwaukee dii.
tiiisr- and sent ittl CAicaap, as lac said. to p.l
f.r the suppression OF the correspondence that
was fo4nd when the distillcr, Of Banker !
Rodgers OF Madison was seized.
The proof OF Seultor L1Eia's connection will
the Illinois Wh-hey Ring Is very clrca'u- tan i.l
lie has always been Tue hacker Of SIpcNts3
Munn, and when Hris;ow issued hi- order s.
February directing transfer Of an revenue
oGici Is, Logan Wa almost tn 1rst NAN {" pt
90 an appearance NJ the White iIoAs, to jas ;
u9uu its reyuc atom.
HIS connections wi'h the other members a.
toe lIn- ar OF the closest k,ud. aud hc Be-
been he sctive partner an two most VT .iu'u
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