The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-30
CHIC tGO'S WlllSKEY RING.
AGRtND HIfD ON THE DTSTTLLERS
AND RLC TIIIERS.
How the frauds were Dctec'cd-Facts that
show the lncomprtrncy and the Gntlt
OF the Revenue Department Oicinlr-
TLr Leaders Giving Each Other Away.


The Leaders Giving Each Other Away.
CucAGo, Dec. 20.-Lghtning struck
,rnn I, da, Ia this city, and the Whiskey Ring
h,, about come to the conclusion that the bot
Ron, l. falling out. when the Secretary ~ the
TREASURY, IN February last, empowered Solicitor
wilson to employ the secret service force to run
down the Mhiskey Ring thieves, Chicago was
,elected n. enc Of the prucipal points OF attack.
The oldest and most reliable special agent IN the
,eryice James Brooks, Of Philadelphia, WAS
zen, here, and no kept close watch
Oh como of the principal distillehes
Tor several weeks. It was slow work,
however. The local revenue officers were all In
ueemt " of the Ring, and Brooks had to con
real hia. elf somewhere in tho ncehbothood
Of the suspected dstlcry and keep count Of
tIe loads of rrln that were received during the
day, and the number OF barrels OF spirits sent
out Ia tAis wav accunulatiye evidence was
obtained which, although not suMciont to war
rant seizures then, subsequently proved valua-
be Us Cortoboratiye proof.
quE FIRST EVIDENCE or FRAUD.
The mrs. conclusive evidence against the dis
tllerS aud rectiaers here. as well as In st. Louis
and Milwaukee. was obtained by comparing rec
tiacrs' dumping notices with the books of East
rrn Wholesale liquor dealers. Then It was dis
covered that the same package having the
game serial stamp which had been reported as
dumped IN Chicago rec'ifiins house, had been
,aippcd T. st This was conclusive proof of two
uiue-. first, that the same barrels were used
twice; ana second. tnat the Government re-
reiycd the tax Tor only one filling.
The law required the gAuser, who was sup
posed 10 be present "ith tue spllts were
empti.l. to cancel the STAMPS, as he made oath
49,, d.. had Iona d, .,.b ..a. 'rbe FAC, ,nat
100, " - " -
Packages having the same serial stanIs were re-
rod l.f.tttt.d ia & Chigarn and nftprwarl turned
,r,,N ~, York d4rop.fr.ted the collusion be.
w ]" ~" ! i'iN W '''N" Wv Wv
tween the raueer and the distiller OF rect'her,
b.r,i,-e ,ne stamps are numbered from one up-
T,t,JI,."'',. % '"'
M x,r,ins.inn ~ the revenue law nd
'An,''''1",,.' ~ ,9 I"i',i Vv"
i's =, 4 % Tons - ,' ilreAN o' antv,.W t'.Nv,
a.rr..u ~ ,tm1y fi ar5 t,nteiiis.nilv aamtnis.
,r ~ l ..,,id t,ts heen ltnrcs.,, la f,r
.,,,',l - fn,'f t,rr utn-t nav nern d -
tc,,cd o. instant a comparison Of the rec rls
WHICH ii''.4es-. r.ctihe'.' aud wnuies Hr N'I-
.i- ".' ' ''i L, ne wa, ma"v' ,', ,i 49,
ten ~ l- was itf,Srt, AZ t,At "W.7 W "eveS.
tary i9r &C. ne vmIers a, M.sY'.- "n l,, ~
ordinate. .rde., ,, eut Straight WIS To- soc
tde OF tlc dupiirMt .W'- ot tue rtc'Fus req
arN forwarded 10 the huie' IA.
GETTING BOWS 40 BUSINESS.
Whom fn. - ncit.r f,i. de tne discovery 4 the
1. ... y i ". ,,,,. '.' ,,,.t,. ,,'',i,, ana
Iact.I .,l'.t ,,'f6 II H., f.,,,r + fLt ,nri.nt
~ .SXn,tt .. I.ur"k. % H.. i,yircai ;.v rto.
cured cDnio. of III the r-c,ii.r,' r,tuin. to tue
wauke., and also Of the who.rsllc d altrs'
oo9ti9, ,a rec cleTh' As SCI ~. 'o w"iG L.
10 fa.c ia ~ N tnc c.f,h,tsnfreuts IN tle tnra,.
aIoys.,,tnfi ,.ities al the same time. Theta
Of couptr.ug ~ a few case w.s - vl.t one.
which required time a'd patience. AiicatIon
WIS es,.4 'lly directed ta u Ions ana Ni!,v.u-
lie An, p, few concern. in chicago 'Tn.r,, $50 re
in tnis city alone moro tftn tnirty di+'iilrrrs
and re-, 'tf,iug taDll.ut.l.nt.. the n IiDIt. Of
them 81 very large cap.,ity. v Mhen the grand
had been found to warrant the seizure 81 only