The New York herald., 1875-12-09
FRAUDS ON THE REVENUE.

ARREST or WELLINGTON, KIDDER CO., OF
BROAD srREET-wHAT UNITED STATES At
ToRNEY BLISS HAS TO sAY-cAPTURE or
MORE CROOKED wHIsKEY.
Wellington, Kiddcr 4 Co., rectaers and importers Of
wine, brandy &c az No. "a Broad street placed
under yesterday by OF United States Dis
trict Attorney Bliss or alleged wholesale frauds com
mitted BY ihcm on the United States revenue. aud
their whole establishment was seized by Marshal
Blake Of the Thirty second Internal Revenue district
In Pine street The firm in question accused oi
extensive frauds the internal and
The manner In which they did business has been sub
JecI OF comment IN revenue circles for time past
Last evening a. late hour, reporter OF the
HERALD called upon Mr. Bliss gain particulars OF the
affair
REpoRTER-Can you tell why Wellington, Kidier a
Co have been arrestedf
Mr.. BLIss-United States Deputy Marshals Croly and
Barclay have arrested Mr.. Wellington, but Mr. Kiddei
could not be arrested he is sick in bed IN Brooklyn
he IS however, virtually under arrest likewise Charles
Elliott, assistant; H. NJ. Rufenburgh, another assist
ant and others Mr.. Wellington is out WITH the mar
shals endeavorng 10 obtain So 900 bail The establish
meni OF Wellington, Kidder Co. has been seized BY
Marshal Blake, Of the Internal Revenue Service
RKPoRrER-What offence they charged withf
ing the rectifyng business without license which
costs 5000 but in reality they accused OF defrand
ing the internal revenue Of say from 100000 tc
500, 000 This shall believe be able 10 substan
tate, and this we look 10 far than enforcing the
penalty for refining without license may be wrong
Ia my estimate Of the frauds, but think not out o
the way.
RErosrER-what, Nay ask. is the class OF goods
which they have frauduently enteredf
Mr. BLIss--Certainly you may ask but am sorry
to say must decline 10 answer the question Tor the
present ! have obtained my information from a well
known Treasury agent but he does not wish his name
made public for the present The firm in question was
formerly known as Wellington Cox Co, and is q well
IN rHB UNITED STATES COURT
Mr. Kidder taken before United States Commits.
sioner Shields and held under So 900 bail further
examination. Charles Elliott an employe waived ex-
animation, and held under 81, 600 bail; H. N. Ruf
ienburgh another empoye, held under So 900 bail
further examination was sci down for Friday next
THg CROOKED wHIsKEY WAR
Yesterday at Revenue Agent MCLEAN and
Deputy Collector Hawley OF the Supervisors Office OF
Internal Revenue, IN conjunction with officers from
Collector Archibalds office, Of the Third Internal Rev
district raided upon Illicit distilery located at
No l32 Elm street. aear the corner Qf Grand. The
still was found IN full operation In the rear portion OF
the building which Is a three story brick house
Mccarthv ono M the brewers of tho noioen sas can
tured and turned over TO United States Marshal Mur-
tagh After scizng all tho removable property con-
slstng OF and molasses the dstilhng apparatus,
valued at S. 900, destroyed The capacity of the
still aDout 100 gallons The dstilery has been in
operation about three nOnthH
The following the proceedings in the United States
Court
Charles J. Mccarthy, distiner, OF No 162 Elm street.
arrested by United States Deputy Marshal Murtagh
Joseph D. Malone and Peter A. Malone, disters OF
No AL West Thirty ninth street. and Nos 406 and 40S
Seventh arrested by United States Deputy Mar
shal Bernhard, taken before United States Com
missioner Shields yesterday, charged under section
242 United States Revised Statutes with doing busi-
ness without having paid the special and without
having filed the bonds required by law The prisoners
were held under ST. 900 bail each for further examtna-
ton