Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-10

MISCELLANEOUS
From cur Late Editions OF Yesterday
CROOKED WHlskEY.
TRIALS IN THE UNITED STATES
COURTS.
EARNEST PROSECUTION OF THE
FRAUDS.
SOME OF THE GUILTY PARTIES
The WeAtern Whiskey Frands.
INDICTED OFFENDERS PLEADING GUILTY TO THE
CHARGER
ST. Louis, Mo, Nov. 8.
ln the United States District Court, yesterday,
Petit Jury WAS sworn iu, after which J..
X Jouett, against whom two indict.
ments were pending for conspiring against the
Government, aud defrauiing the Government,
withdrew the plea of " not guilty with intent
charged, and entered plea of guilty" to both
indictments.
The grand Jury made partial report, return
ing indictments against two parties already i'll
dicted for whiskey frauds, but their names have
not yet transpired. A capias has been issued for
A. NJ. Everest, Government gusger, who ab.
seconded after being indicted last Spring, but who,
it is understood will return and plead guilty.
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CHICAGO, Nov 9.
Nearly all the whiskey distillsrs have been
bailed for the action of the Grand Jury Alrea-
dy seventy-ave indictments have been found,
and the Grand Jury is still working. The list
upon whom the blow falls comprises distillers
rectihers, gaugers and storekeepers.
The extent of the frauds which have br
been engaged in the case believe they have av-
idenco sufficient to convict the guilty parties.
OFFICIAL CONTRADICTION OF THE GRANT -BABcocK
STORY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Q.
Official dispatches have been received here
denying the report that the st. Louis Grand
Jury had found indictments against Gen. Bab-
cock and Orville Grant.
Altogether there have been thirty one pleas
of guilty entered and 81, 800, 900 worth Of prop
erty has been secured by the Government. This
Is said to be about half the amount which was
illegally withheld. officers of the Treasury
Department claim that they have irrefutabe
evidence against Mckee, OF the Globe Democrat.
SOME OF THE INDICTED.
New YORK, Nov. 3.
Chicago despatch, alluding to the indict-
ments against the whiskey distillers there, says
that Roele Junker & Co. are charged with de-
frsuding the Government out OF the taxes on
nearly two and half millions gallons of spirits
during last January and May.
Golsem & Eastman are charged with having
placed large amounts Of spirits on the market
Ford, Oliver & Conner are
charged with removing twenty thousand
gallons and upward from their distillery. Joseph
Rudolph, storekeeper at Cochrans distilery,
ia charged with permitting the removal,
and conspiring in the sale Of FIVE thousand
gallons. Roelle, Junker & Co. are also char
sed with removing stamps from 6l0 casks.
George Miller, Henry O. Fredericks, and Cor
nelius G. Frederlcks, distllers, are indicted on
,he charge of defrauding the Government ont Of
ien thousand proof gallons of spirits
Turing last April. f. C. Leach
ind H. @. Fredercks, distilers are indicted for
the Government on twenty Thousand
gallons in May. Five indictments are also re-
.urned duplicating many OF the loading whiskey
men of this city. The extent Of the frauds
which have been carried on are amazing.
The officers who have been engaged in the
,aese believe they have evidence sufficient to
convict the guilty parties.