, 1875-12-05
E1-ReYsnus Agent Conkling Probably in
Search Of q Healthier Cline.
A Word Concerning the Lamb-Like
Treatment Of the Recalci-
trant Rindskopf.
Babcock Will Have His Army In
quiry, but Bristow Will
hot Let Go. .
Boston Secret Agents Working
Up the Frauds in Chicago.
Mil V|AukEE.
rxvnrn rhrATMENT or nInDaKoPF.

Mil WAuk6E.
TENDER TREATMENT or nlnDaKoPF.
Btec1at Dispatch to The chscaoo Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 4.-Louis Rindskopf,
the recalcitrant witness who refused to testify
before Supervisor Hedrick Is to the payments
made by the WHISKY Ring to the official Ring,
evidenced by his check-stubs, is experiencing
how tenderly the law deals with Witnesses who
contemptuously refuse to answer questions
which the Court orders shall be answered.
AfIar q deal OF pother and delay ho
was ut last committed for contempt last
evening, and now he languishes aud pines
in spacious, arv chamber in the Jail building.
which has heen made 50 especially comfortable
that be Gnu scarce have the ingrartuda to COM
plain. The sort Of Imprisonment to which he is
subjected is simply farcical aa punishment TO.
the purpose ct forcing rebellious witness to
answer. It will not tax his powers OF endurance
to undergo for six OF eight weeks this pretended
punishment for contempt, and 80 long as 1t Ii
but sham imprisonment in fact that he suffers,
there is no likelihood Of its moving him to dis,
close anything unless it be his contempt for the
impotence Of the United States Court for this
district, as manifested in the way in which tho
order for his punishment ls made ridiculous.
Ten DAYS in cell such as is allotted to common
thieves sent to jail for pnnishrnent, and dict on
prison fare, would doubtless eHectnnlly purge
Louis OF his contempt for tho orders OF the
Court and bring him to such frame Of mind that
he would hencefotth answer any and every qaes-
tiou propounded with exceeding alacrity.
WHERE Is coSKLlkG?
There are conflicting rumora adoas as to the
whereabouts Of s. J. ConklinQ, the ox-Rsvenue
Agent appointed through Matt Carpenters in
auence. and who acted as Treasurer foz the Of
6cAl Ring as shown BY Louis Riudskopfs
oheck-stubs- Conkling has not Jet been indict~
cd, and. until the discovery Of shoee check
stubs showing payments to him by the WHISKY
Ring, no charge WAS made against him.
Then, after the charge had boon made,
he waived examination. and his case
will como before- the next Grand Jury It
WAS Conkling to whom the ''mac*er" " or Boss
checks we're made payable by the dls:illers. He
collected and distributed tho official thieves
plunde1, and can tell who shared in it,-aud, IN
short, the fate of the big thieves Of tue official
Ring depends upon the Developments in Ccnk-
ling's case should it reach trial The report is
that the undisclosed members OF the official
Ring have run him of. On the other hand. it is
stated he has only gous to see his M1, in West
ern New York. When he left here. it
was giyen out he had gone to W&teiloo,
Wis. But q Department Agent who has
Just returned from Waterloo reports that Conk-
ling has disappeared which is held to indicate
that he has fled, and shat his mistress. who
figured somewhat conspicuously here, has fol-
lowed.