Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-24
WHISKY FRAUDS
sEessitsoDy for ti.c Defense in
the Mcdonald Trial.
Mckee, Mcguire and Col. New
comb On the Witness Stand.
A Batch of Kew Indictments
Brought I'm Against Prom
inent st. Eouisians.

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 20. The first wit
ness to-day in the Mcdonald trial was
VIM. Mckee. OF tho Globe Democrat
lie testified that he knew q. NJ. Fi,z I
Roy and j. a. Joyce never was paid |
jsny money in the presence of Fiszroy |
10y Joyce, az stated by the former;
saever had any understanding for an
arrangement with Magnirc, Leavnn
worth or Joyce or anybody else, with
reference 20 matters pertaining to tho
whisky ring.
On crose-examination witness said
aneithcr Joyce nor Leavenworth ever
spaid me any money for campaign pnr-
aposes or any other: was not on any
scampaign committee. ! never had
any personal knowledge OF the whis-
Ky ring, and know nothing other than
3rumors which were published in our
spaper.. About nine months ago En-
lclke requested witness to use his In
Mcguire to get the release
of soule whisky recently seized. That
awas the only conversation that witness
l ever bad with him. Consulted with
nMsgnire but did not accomplish any
Nthing. Witness did not tell Fitzroy
The conversation was held
awith Mcguire last May; was on Ma
Aguires bond. Witness having heard
4 hat Fitzroy was intending to plead
y Equity, told Maguire that he had bet
liter sec Fitzroy, as be (witness) might
4 yet into trouble. Never talked with
HJoyce on the subject. Only know
TJoycc as politician and nm active
& worker for the party.
M Ia nd hat
Xhe resided in ST. Louis and was IS
Myears of age; was u. S. Collector from
MNevembcr 1873 to June 30tb, 1875 f;
%uever had any connection with tho
Awhisky ring; never received any
Mmoney from that source.
d Cross xamined-Fitzroy was Dep
@uty in tho witness office; did not
MknoW what he was indicted for at that
81 inc; both Fitzroy and witness had
Mfendered their designations previous
,Nto this; witness referred tho Washing
Zion officials to Conconan, who was in
|charge OF the Office just previous &c
,Nwitneas'a appointment; Conconar
.Mnever told witness how he accounted
Mo the Washington officials for the de.
Estruciion OF the Office records.
ef3 g. A, Ncwcomb, cx-Unifed State
,NMarshal, testified that no had never
.@received any money from tho whisky
bssrlng; knew but little of it's existcnc.
Aaptil 1873; ia September of that yea
"a man named Brunson, who had beer
!, mengagea at Bcyis & Frazer's distillery
i Mfcported to witness that crooked
!. Hwhisky had been made there and h
/. @weul5 give evidence TO that effect
Ewhen he left Beyis 81 Frazer's emplo,
eEhe had given them q sworn statemcn
Ethat no Illicit distilling had been don
dEby them, in consideration of SIS 900 :,
( Ebe paid him. they failed to carry on
dEtheir agreement aud no wishcd to ex
n Moose their frauds.
a. This was reported TO Attorney Gen
/ Neral Williams, and il was agreed tha
H. hn witness and District AttOrne
,0@Patlick should eclect man to fcrrt
,c# out the frauds, he to be appointed b
4 Accommodations nouglass A man wa
-Eseiected. and Attorney General Wi
,-Eiams telcgrapbed TO that effect, an
E -Sal,hou2h the telegram was dolivcre
.dHno reply was ever received.
n Joyce would always tell witness this
,oHthese stories were mado mp by di.
j0E3CtlHFSbu OltlCldiS bDT tnC OUJeCh vi III
occurring himself and Mcdonald, witne.
g Nsaid that Whatever parties came to civ
,eAlnformstion OF fraud they always sai
@that Joyce and Mcdonald were i'm tt
q. Mring and should not DO notified OF an
ldM contemplated action.
asE III. g. Boypton. Washington Core
I<cHpondent OF the Cincinnati Gazette, te
IS lifted that Megrue's reputation
IS "a Washington among his own friene
#waa not good. In the matters whe
EMegrne Is personally Interested, wi
Il sness would not believe him ind
Eoath. Court adjourned.
,isN ST.. Louis, Nov 20.--Thc reciifyiu
no Mestabishment of Boeeha ss Co, OF th
~ -s-- -t-s = r,rr vT0fatio..
Il Mthe revenue laws.
l,tM Indictments were presented in the
n. ES. District Court To-day against WI
inEMckee and Constantine Mcguire Al
IL Zone against them Jointly. Other i
d Hilctments have been found, b
4 Magainst who has not yet tfanspirca