The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-18
one-third by Uirici and one-third by Thomp-
son Il Busby.
A FAVORABLE REPoRr

A FAVORABLE REPORT
was then made at Washington. The stipu-
lstion agreed upon gave one-half to the
ring, but frequently Joyce would extort
upon one pretext or another an additional
sum. The supervisor is appointed by the
president, and bis duties were light and his
pay heavy, and yet he not only winked at
the action OF his interiors, but really drove
him and others into the ring. The house
Of Ulricl, the distiller. was threatened with
seizure because it permitted mash to run
from the tub faster than the law allowed, and
this threat was made to force Ulrioi into the
ring. In 1871 John Mcdonald was su-
pervisor, and John A. Joyce was q special
agent OF the government in McDonald's Of
fee. Megrue was third party in interest,
and acted as a go-between to collect money
from the distillers, ostensibly for campaign
purposes, but In reality, to be divided among
the ring. Beavis Il Frazer were soon after
brought in the ring, and, subsequently, Cur
ran, Mscklot Thompson, and Ulrici came In,
the latter by force Of circumstances, and 30
this corruption grew and spread. In 1872
Mcdonald went to the house of Beavis q
Frazer, and there met Andrew Megrue and
asked him, "Wby in hell don't you manu-
iacture moref This house must pan out bet
ter" Afterward, Mcdonald and Joyce went
to the same house, and Joyce desired TO be
shown which was straight and which was
crooked. These things
WILL BE BROUGHT HOME,
and to Mcdonald and Joyce. In 1878 the
collector of this district, Mr.. Ford, died.
Concannon started 10 the collectors Office
on a certain morning and destroyed all i'm
portant papers. The papers destroyed would
have filled An ordinary furniture cart.
Megrue, who had collected the money for
holes the money for the ring, con-
Mckee, and Collector Ford, who is
now no more. The initials Of each were
marked upon each package Of money. and
they took ft
FROM THE BUNe. HOLES OF THE BARREIs
where Mcguire placed it. The .storekeeperi
and gsugers also received their allowance
Mckee received some money, S4S5, from
ence of Fitzroy. He exclaimed, "Fitzroy is
berep Joyce assured him that that was all
right. Brooks and Holmes, special agents
came here in 1874 to examine into the de-
struction ofthe collectors papers. In the
spring Of 1874 John A. Joyce took a recess
and went West, and a portion of his share
was paid to Mcdonald. In 1874 Henry
Hardwsy, who was removed from the ring,
thought 1t his duty to interfere with the
manufacture of spirits. He took copy
OF certain documents and submitted
copies to Joyce and 10 Mcguire. Sub
sequently he met Joyce at the Planters.
and Joyce said to him: "Hardaway, is not
it better to make money than war;" The
Busby distillery was the rottenest concern
of the kind in the district, and frequently
removed highwlnes out Of the house, and
took them to the house of Bevis & Fraser,
rectihers, without any stamp OF any kind
upon them. How Bevis & Frazer we 9 bied.
When il became intimated that seizures
were likely, 1t was told to them that il they
would raise 5000 for Mcdonald, be
would 20 to Washington and stop the
seizures. They did so. He went,
and soon they were telegraphed for s., 600.
This they sent, and, when the rectitiers
found they had been duped, they went to
Mr.. Mcdonald for an explanation, and were
informed that he knew where the money
was, but he proposed to let Dygonss be by
cones, etc. The wealthiest rectifying house
in the city, Derby & Day, were approached
by Mcdonald with proposition for them TO
90 into the ring and assist in defraudipg the
government and enjoying their pant of the
profits. This Derby Il Day will swear to
when the proper time comes. Mcguire was
| taken into the ring when he was first ap.
pointed collector. Mcguire had written in
formation through Hardsway, an ex-stcre-
keeper, of frauds at Busby's distillery
Hardaway was removed by the influence o.
the ring. Concannon was Ford's deputy
The former has received a small sum ever
since his dismissal.