The New York herald., 1875-12-31
SpeculatiOns by the Victims in Chicago
as to Their BetrayerS.
"A GENERAL GIVE AWAY" !"
One of the Distillers Says They Were
Driven to Fraud.
Description Of The Property Seized by the
Revenue Officials.
PREPARATIONS FOB THE PROSECUTION

CHICAGO, Dec 90 1875.
The seizures made yesterday afternoon the ab-
borblng theme OF conversation. good many inter
lstng details have come to light and they are all
devoured by the public with greatest interest One
Of the funniest things about the raid was the remark
able secrecy with which preparation kept from
everybody. Your correspondents himself had a long
conversation with General Webster the Internal
Revenue Collector Just before the latter entered hack
together with Supervisor Mathews, 10 drive TO the
dislleres and TO II the deputies had all
ione their work we'll "You must excuse me, y said
he Collector to placdly "but Pm going to take
little ride - and he leisurey sauntered out OF the Gus
om House II he gong on his usual afternoon
pleasure Little did he think when your
spondent said "Ihops you'll have pleasant drive"
that a carriage already waiting for MIN to follow
the officials wherever they drove. To-day there
Is general outoIy or course. that It
the confession the Indicted dsters which brought
about the seizures; that there in fact general
'squealn Colo4ri Mathews however, denies this
and says that these dsilleries suspected many
months ago and that Of the evidence has been
very long time in possession OF the government The
reason why the made until now, he
says is because The government preferred to wait in
order to have all the evidence, verbal and documentary
complete,
EVIDENCE.
DR. Rush, the President OF the Chicago Alcohol Works
Is reported have declared that Golsen, Eastmans
partner the nformer, while others have accused
Ford Russell The government officials however,
deny that either OF these gentlemen their recent
visits to Washington had anything tie do with
ihs seizures Il generally admitted that
Tho long system OF comparison OF books
stubs and stamps, which has been going
the first OF the year, has oul1nnated in
this raid. The offences alleged against the houses
substantially the those charged against all the
reetifying houses and distlleries which have been
seized Ii is charged and the government officers say
they prepared prove, that every or dis
tlleres had been using stamps twice and three times
IN transferring their product from the dstery the
rectifying house Tins facilitated by the tact that
two OF the dstieries had rectiyng houses intimately
connected with them, and the other two closely
connected with rechfying houses, though they
not owned by the parties The charge against
these dsers then is that they removed their product
from the dstery to the rectifyng house and sometimes
by the double Of stamps sometimes by the double
use OF barrels and sometimes without taking the trouble
of having it stamped putting it INTO the same bar
rels all defrauded the government of the The
charges against the rectfying houses uniform and
the effect that they have been shipping goods
under the india rubber package system which proves
that they must have been receiving goods from
quarter Colonel Mathews says The evidence against
she eight houses is Of most comprehensive and
crushing character
The statement given to me by Colonel Mathews yes
terday that the buildings and other property seized
were worth ST. 600 0O0 to have been founded
misconcepon for the buildings appear to be mostly
OF wood and If all the property is forfeited and the
government gets half that out OF lis sale and out
OF the proceeds OF the seized spirits, &c, may deem
itsen very lucky.
rHR SEIZED PROPERTY.
A brief description of various distleriea seized
will appear OF interest just Dickinson, ADel a
Co . dstillery which is the largest Of those seized.
is about milo north OF the rolling mills and near the
Cybourne Avenue Bridge on the North Branch, and -
second the largest in the cy-the Illinois DstilIng
Company, which is still untouched, being the only
exceeding it in production. The buildings are all OF
wood very dlapdated, and cover more Of
ground. Adjoining them are large stables at which
l. 30 fed the day OF The
storekeepers in charge were Sedgwick and Handmill
and the gaugers Carroll, Greeley and Cord and rumor
says that all these gentlemen implicated and will
be indicted. Deputy Collector Springer, who seized
this dstiicry found ia iu blast but the mixing tubs
which full were run OF aud everything
placed under lock and key The stock on hand
was comparatively small the propretors in
The habit OF shipping their product every day to their
rectying house on Canal street near Washington II
Is related that Just alter the seizure young man about
the establishment began to poke up the lire. The act
caught Mr.. Abel's eye and, with somewhat OF grim
humor Ii his voice be remarked ''For Gods sake let
The IRE alone. It's hot enough here nowl" Every
body the joke and every body Joined in hearty
I'VE run very large establishment the North
Branch !" said Mr.. Dickinson. Last year we paid the
government nearly 81, $50 900 IN taxes, which is more
than paid by the whole state OF Kentucky and there
the stills counted by the hundreds Down South il
Is much honor now 70 own stall as u WAS iorm
srly 10 owna Niger
CATTLE
He was asked what would become OF the cattle and
replied Tho Lord only knows" When asked II be
could not give bonds under the statute which allows
seized dseres where cattle are fed to be bonded he
said
.sCan you tell me OF anybody who will 90 a dis
uller,s bond no~adaysf You newspaper men have
scared everybody Inat people with property Won't
In this connection may state that one feature about
these may work serious hardship aud bring
vi fortune TO many not IN the least Implicated in the
alleged fraudS These the parties feeding cattle At
the various distieries Jsst seizcd The number OF
cattle thus fattening place and another proba
bly, In the neighDorhood Of 900, and unless The DIS
tieries be Kept going serious losses must
rily follow. Il is true that the law provides
for The bonding Of such dst'ncr,es, but
any disriler Of standing found trouble
In this direction the presumption that the accused
were innocent but the impression is so general
that all the boat that men With property 70
lose very slow invest II In enterprises oIceed
UNCLE SAN EUcHEED.
There little matter In which MessrA Dickinson,
Abel X Co. have the advantage Of the government
While 80 900 gallons Oi spirits found At The dis
tilery may be forfeited the itself will prove
little value 70 Uncle sam, because y - ouilt on
leased GROUND the lease expiring June BY law
passed in 1896 all dstilers the land on which
their Establishments situated but m exemption was
made in favor of those already erected on leased
ground or this number was that Of this firm Hence
concern hereafter be used unless tho land IS
bought with H. and the dstllery without the land tho
lease expiring in few mouths would certainly prove
poor investment Tor any person disposed 10 purchase
CHICAGO ALCOHOL WORKS
The buildings OF the Chicago Alcohol Works are stu-
Rted the Of kInze and seymour streets
They partly ol brick and partly Of wood, thrown
together without any apparent design and grouped
around a large chimney The first thing that strikes
the eye comes near the place IL long row OF
whitewashed Stables given TO the cattle, which are
fed upon slops. The whole place ~ although uncomeiy
in looks rather conveniently situated aud toerably
we'll arranged II may be said In connection With this
place, that IL s probably more deeply covered with
proof OF guilt than any other place selzcd yesterday
Thm monar ne cl arms INST 1