New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11

tho Revenue officers and employees Of the various
establishments.
The watchers were to note the number OF loads OF
grain brought in aud 10 obtain in each case the num-
Der of the bnlk-crain wagon bringing il. This
number must by law be placed cithor upon the box
Of the WAGON upon the harness This noting Oh
the numbers Of the wagons 10y strange persons firSt
led to the scovery ly the di,tilers that they were
watched. 1hr driver. of the grain wagons, being
one ,,ay al one ,illcry and tho next at another
finally met in their rounds the men who had been
changed fro other posts and began 10 report mat
ihe.men watching were those whom they had seen
at Other di,illrfios the day y, fore. At iIst tho
,tt.u,,,t w. made 10 throw them of the Track by
reno, iug the numbers tho wagons and putting
them on the traces Of the harness and spattcrug
them over with mad. bat the waichhi"n persisted
and. while tho load was being removed, Iansa'kcd
the box and the harness till tn, number WIS found
Finally. 10 ascertain 10 what evtent these wagons
were watched, Woliagcr the owner at most OF them.
s,n the sane driver to take one .Uai to each diSi-
lcry and observe the men watching. lhthr way me
" hole force Of atchucn was recognized ANA ii'ii-
tiioI. Then began u series Of assaults upon then,
and several ware beaten severely III open day. an"
many more at night Some were badly injured rs
~ be laid MP. Then strong men, who were h'i' y"
fight. were put in their places. and som" Of THESE
Grnuy secured Immunity from attack. TIE cty
police gave them no protection, and at first acted ~
if they had orders from ihuk lcf of Police 10 ao"
them to bc beaten and to make them move on NJ
night ~ vagraut OF this completely OF tho officers
Of police there is considerable evidence.
Through these watchmcD the great frequency OF
sbinme,t of whisky after dark and under various
s,sic;ous circumstances as well IA to moro nnpor-
tart fact that each distleTy working Oft an i'm
mcnsc amount Of fraudulent whisky, WAS discovered
and ths was done in such an open way rs to sho"
that nearly the whole revenue force must be parties
to The transaction.
COLLECTION OF TILI-rALE DHAY IlChITS.
The fact of a large Illicit production being fnily
proved. Mr. Co'oiy very naturally reasoned flat If
The shipments ont Of the city could be accurately
ascertained these could then bo compared with the
sworn returns made TO the Commissioners OF iNicral
Revenue and rs only comparatively small quaint ties
were sold to dealers in tho city. tho difference
would show the amount of "cY0uhcd whisky. ,
70 throw his own force and others wholly oil the
track he fins! directed the records OF s pnrN iilio
St Iouis fpl the year 1874 to bc copied for several
leading class Of merchandise. nc'rd'nS oi c"nFS''
whisky and highWncs, his copyists eng instructed
not to omit any thing in The list of articles furnished
ITEM When tbs formidable labor had been accom-
plished, he then began the real work in hand and
his copvists transcribed every dray shipping ticket
of merchandise sent ont of St. Louis during 1870.
and thur without appearing 10 pay any especial al
tention to whisky, he bad among tho papers, when
the work was done n compete record OF every pack
age of spirits shipped, including the rainr of the
firm shipping. the date of shipment, tho point Of
destination the number of the package, the KIND Of
spirits and the name of the consignee. he orIel-
nal documents were all attested by the shipping
clerks of The various firms, and viii now be available
A. evidence in The courts. The character or object 81
this work VIA not discovered in any quarter. and
not even suspected until it was all completed.