New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-11
WHISKY SEIZURES IN THREE CITIES.


WHISKY SEIZURES IL THREE CITIES.
CONCENTRATION OF REVENUE OFFICERS THIRTY
TWO DlsTiLIEREs AND RECrnYiSG HOUSES
SEIZED IN sr. LOUIS, CHICAGO, AND MILWAUKEE.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rRIBUNEl
WAsHNGrOY May 10.-ArranGemonts were made
by telegraph about the middle Of last week for con-
eentraon of the needed officers of the Treasury and
of the Internal Revenue office, and on Friday even
ing tho following named men left ior their posts
with orders 10 make seizures:
Supervisor Hawlcy of York, with Special
Agent Yaryan as his chief assistant, vent 10 st.
Louis.
Supervisor Sutton Of Philadelphia went to CHI
cago where Mr. Washburne, Chief OF the Secret Ser
vice Division, was TO cooperate with him.
Supervisor Hedrick of Iowa was to meet the we'll
known special agent Mr. Brooks sr., and make the
seizures at Milwaukee.
The disclosures made at Chicago have been worked
up by Mr.. Washburne. and Mr.. Brooks has also been
most efficient and cner yctic in he field allotted 10
him.
The orders for seizure embraced the following
named distillerics at 1t. Louis: Teuscher'S, III
rcTs, Bevis Il Frazer, and Bingham Brothers, and
the following named rectifying houses: g. Pens
berg. S. c.. Fetcrer, Begis, Frazer & Co., Quinlin
Brothers, and Bollman & Oflara.
The following named distilleries az Chicago wero
also to be seized Union Copper Distilling Company,
G. G. Rnssers r. c. Mesercau'a, Lake Shore Dis
filling Company, VIM. Cooper, aud the following
rectfyiug houses: Roen, Junker & Co., Golsen &
Eastman, and Parker t. Mason's
The orders for seizure at Milwaukee embraced
the following named d:stilleries Henry Schau-
fields, Charles Graus, Louis Rendskoph's, Memo
momee Company, Kinnickinnck Company, F. Bcr-
gothal's, and the following named rcctifying
houses: s. Meyer & Co.'S. A. Sehoenfelh x CO.'s.
A. Lasers, Milwaukee Redistilling and Rectifying
Companys J. Hersteir's, WA. Misners, and
Carl Pulskey's.
Thus il will be seen that there have been seized at
St. Louis five distlcres and six rcctifying houses;
at Chicago, five distilleries and three reetifying
houses at Milwaukee, six dstillerie' and seven rec'
tifying hoses--n all sixteen dstlleries and sixteen
recifying houses.
The seizures were all successfully made to-day. In
St. Louis only two dstilleries were found in opera
ton, but the owners of all Of them were taken by
surprise. As ample warning Of the fact that
something was to happen to-day had
been telegraphcd by some Washngto agent
of the Ring on Friday evening and slnce, tho
only plausible explanation of this IL that the Gov
eminent officials to whom these dispatches were
sent were so busy in getting ont " the way Of the
expected blow themselves that they neglected to
warn the dlstillers and rectifers. In Milwaukee,
five rectfying houses, in addition to those emu
merated above, were discovered today to DO
putting "crookcd' whisky on the market, and
teeTaphc orders were sent tonight for
their seizure. A single shipment Of f50 barrels Of
Illicit WHISKY from ono Milwaukee house 70 New
York WIS also discovered to-day from tie ezamina-
ton of the papers which have been collected II the
Solicitors office. Other similar discoveries ara
likely to be made as the Investigation progresses.
A distillery and rec,ifying house at Evans
vile, Inl, owned by G.. 3. Bingham 81 Co.,
not included in the LIST given above, was
also seized to-day. The value Of the prop
erty taken possession OF to-day independent of
the stocks OF grain and Mghwincs M hand, Of which
there are great quantities in OF the establish
monts seized, II at least S7O0,o0o
Distrct-Attorney Patrick Of St. Louis has been in
stluc,ed to begin immediate prosecutions against
the property Seed against the owners OF II, and
against the bon,snen of the disillcrs and rectir.s.
country ordering Supervisors Collectors, and
agents oil the Internal Revenue Bureau TO forward
at once 10 Washington transcripts of all papers IN
their possession which can throw any light on tho
subject Of the frauds that have been discovered.
Tie AGENTS of the Government have already received
Indirect proposals from several persons connected
with the Ring, provided they themselves arc allowed
to escape prosecution. Sone Of the Internal Rev
erue officers implicated are understood TO have ten
deled their RESI- giauoas, winch hayo not, however,
been accepted.
To the list Of those referred ~ in the following TO
tailed account in connection with the hist service
Of working up the case at Louis. should be added.
as entitled to special credit, Supervisors Hayley,
Helricx. and Sutton, and ah,o Mr. Washbnrne, Chief
of tho Secret Service Division, and Special Agent
Brooks, the latter being the whose life was once
ATTEMPTED in Philadelphia for excellent work there
The work began in 81. Lous, and success thers ~