The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-13

can not at this date be ascertained. but there
Is no doubt but the condition of the places
Wnlcn are 10 for the fraud deepest will be
tne ones " here least will be known. This
Is necessarily true from the fact that they
nave been virtually forwarned of what was
coming, and therefore had ample time and
opportunities for making mp their re-
turns In good shape. and getting their
surplusage out of the way where
detectives grip can not take hold and
hsng on. 80 far as those Immediately con-
cerned In the seizure were interested, they
perhaps did their work as iudicously and es
thoroughly as could have been done under
the circumstances. The affair was theme
OF conversation throughout commercial cir
cles yesterday. 1t was well toward
noon before the whisper leaked out, and
when investigation proved that it had been
cone, there was pereeptible hutter on
'Change which went out into the various
marts OF trade. A reporter of the Times
cohversed with several mercantile parties
Ia regard to their opinions, and all seemed
10 agree that II was temporary
sPAsM OF GOVERNMENT MORALITY
that would die away. Commissioner Hoyne
was looked after, but he only paced up and
down his room and told the anxious ones
that Wadsworth knew all about il. Wads-
worth was taken in and questioned, but he
did not appear to be elated over what had
occurred. He thought the parties whose
places had been shut up and were then un-
der the care of custodians would give bonds,
resume business in very few days, and
await the decision Of the court in test case
that would follow. Perhaps" he contIn-
ued, there will be some other cases grow
ing out OF the affair." other than such as
speak of; such suits and damages"
The gentlemen of Chicago who have beeD
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no way concerned as to the result. The
Times has the subjoined special from Mil
waukee: This morning twenty-five reye-
nue officers and secret-service detectives. Ia
charge of Gen. J. NJ. Hedrick,
of Iowa, arrived in this city and
quietly proceeded to hotel in
the south division OF the city, where they
took up their quarters. A few hours later
the streets were filed with exaggerated
rumors that all the distilling and rectifying
establishments of the city bad been seized.
These statements your correspondent found
to be partially correct, but diligent INQUIRY
failed to reveal the exact number which had
been taken possession OF. 1t is known,
however, that the following
DISTILLERs AND RECTIFIERs WERE SEIZED:
Kinniekinnick Distilling Company, opera
ted by Jacob Nunnemscher: Kiewart Bros,
Thomas 0'Neill. Louis Rindskopf, F. Bsr-
Genthal, Charles Grau, L. Heller, Burback
tS Reynolds, a. Schsnafeld ana Rindstapt
Brothers. Probably the above comprise all
who were visited to day. The officers, at
none of the above places, gave any reasons
tor the raid, and asserted that they knew
nothing concerning the object in view. IL
is thought that they are acting
under instructions from the new
commissioner of internal revenue
at Washington. Gonsiderable-ex -exefeement
was caused here by the raid, and the greatest
indignation prevails at the brutality and in
science manifested by the officials, particu-
larly by Washburn's detectives from Chi
eago. One OF the latter, man named
Mcdonald, drew q revolver upon Leopold
Wirth, a leading distiller here, a very popu-
lar man, because he insisted on knowing
the offense with which he was charged
With had the fellow arrested i'm
mediately for carrying concealed weapons.
Mcdonald secured bail, and afterwsrd
met Wirth at the custom house, where, after
abusing him shamefully, no struck
him in the face. 1t is probable that troub BILE
will take place to morrow. unless the off,
cials conduct themselves in a decent man
ner. In conversation with your cores
pondent tonight, one of the revenue offi-
GERS said that other seizures would cert ainly
be made to morro ", and, for that reason, he
and others refused TO give any information
concerning their intentions, or the cause of
ing report from st. Louis by telegraph |:
THE TRAIN FROM INDIANAPOLIS
this morning brought over special car,
containing party of internal revenue OIL
eials, headed by Col. Lucian Hawley, super
visor of internal re venue of New York. The
car was detached from the train mile east
OF s.. Louis, and the party came over in a
carrisge, and imm edia.ely inaugurstsd a
raid upon the distilleries and receiving
establishments. Tho local wires were cut,
and, without delay, the party were driven
from place to place, possession taken,
of each establ shment. Hawley's party con-
sisted of Il. X. Chapman, chief of the divis-
ion at Wa 'hipgton; Revenue Agents III f.
Yarysn and Lu Yaryan, A. NJ. Smyth, A.
M. Crane, George b. Chamberlaine, and
Special Clerks w. III. Whitlock, Edward NJ.
Leer, s. w. Barret. The distilleries seized
we're those of Rudolph Ulrici, Bingham
Bros, John Busby, Bevis 81 Frazer, Lewis
Teuscher. The rectifyiDg establishments
taken possession OF were those of g. Bens-
burg, Bevis, Frazer q Co., j. L. BrennecKer,
QuinIan Bros and f. G. Rederer. Hawley is
reticent about his work, but told your cor
respondent tonight that he was acting
under instructions direct from Commits
sioner Douglass. He says he will proceed
in the United States district court immedi-
ately, charging the parties with illicit distil-
ling and evading the revenue laws. Bonds
will be taken in the cases of the rectifiers,
and the distiliers will not be allowed to go
on, except in certain cases, when a special
dispensation will be granted. At Ulrici's
there were captured l 200 barrels OF high
wines, at Bingham Bros. l60, and at Teusch-
er's 5000. Al IL o'clock tonight your cor
respondent succeeded in getting an inter
view with III. Il. Yeryan, one of Hawley's
posse. Mr.. Yaryan has had considerable to
Gowith
THE ST. LOUIS WHISKY RING
for the past two years, and has been engaged
in the investigation which led to the raid to-
day. He says that Gen. John Mcdonald,
who has been supervisor of internal revenue
here for several years, had been informed
by the president that his resignation would
be received, and that it was forwarded yes
terdsy. Mcdonald obtained his position