, 1875-11-13

!sptefaI DlapateA |" TIE Chicago Tribune.
Br Lots, Mo-, Nov. 12.-To-day has bean
full OF excitement for the Whisky Ring. Sec.
rotary Dristows var is growing hotter nod hotter,
and tho signs Of Generalization arc constantly
increased as prophcsiod by your correspondent
last night. Louls Kellorman, tho e1-Ghugcs.
indicted for siguin. false certificates,
when pressed 10 q trial thix morning,
Withdrew his plaa Of no. guilty, and peaded
guilty. john +. Howard, also an Indicted
Gsugcr, charged with the saale oirenao, followed
suit aud tins two casc8 Nlch rrotnibcd to
furnish some very peculiar aad interesting
royclstions were brought to sudden conclusion,
IA nn item OF general interest. it may
DO noted that. had kelormau allowed his caso
to como to trinl tho prosecution Was prepared to
Introduce rather novel aud sensatiooal so.iea
OF ovsdeuco against him. One Of the iudict~
mcnts charged him with having issued "dou-
bic bumpers" on ffty barrels OF whisky,
and duplicate certificates on the esn,a number
wcto in possession OF The Court, da:od within
three or four days Of each otl,cE. certifying that
the stamps had bcen destroyed. Tho Govern
ment also had in It's possession fifty bar
rels Of whisky bearing tile eano num-
hers, and With tho original stamps TN
destroyed, and ready for uso the third
Court aud exhibited to the Jury - evidence Of
tho falscncsB OF the certificates that the stamps
Ind bepn destroyod. kellorran waa. however,
| too sharp to go before Jury NTH tho certainty
Of convscion staring him in tho face and wisely
concluded that discretion Nae the better part Of
valor, surrendcEinY himself to the mcrcifu.
| Judgment OF judge Treat. When Keller
mans plea OF guilty had been entered.
hts COUNSEL Gov. Fletcher, u'ado s3gnihcnnt
rjtnsrk to tho eilccs tlas, wllcn pressed to trial
l ~ inkn f.&w n3t tk. $f~a
Whiaky-ning frauds would have shc backbone to
| trust thels fate to Jury Gov. Fletcher las for
sosnc time been largely engaged IN Tho prepara-
| tion Of the defense In lumber OF whisky catea
| aud he IL Justly supposed to know what hc Ia
talking about whcn lie refers 10 the prospective
| absence Of backbone.
| MEEE AND sAeriRE
declare that they will not plead guilty. but. be-
Ing innocent, will fight to tho last. Cnslucstlon.
ably :hese two men arc the shreHdest and most
/ adtoit individuals who layo yet beeH indicted,
and whether they b. guilty Of innocent, tho Gov
erun,ent has no cht!ds play ia occurring their
conviction. They are boIh l'osscssoTs OF largo
wnalth, aud 1t III tho general opinion that they
have the backbone to light Mr. Drlstow uotil the
bottom dollar IL reached.
| NEW INDICTMENTS.
Tho Grand jury came into court this morning
j and handed to Judge Treat si1 new indictments
against the WHISKY hing. The names Of the in
dIcted parties bare not yct been officially
dtsulged. hat It Is certain thht oAly threc oi
them reside In st. Louis, and It 10 T,,mored that
tho other threo aro for Washington officials
These rumora are Of much An indefinite char.
aater that 1t would bo unjust 10 mention the
namcs Of those reported to bo included In the
list. 1t IL a certainty that y. 4. January. tie
lntgest wholesale liquot-tlas1er In the city md
ono Of tho richest men in Tue West, 10 one Of tlle
indicted parties. 1t is charged thai he is II
deeply involved u anY other ltquor-merchan
in 81. Louis. aod that he has nanaged t
keen his name out leTetofoFe bl
&droit management. Afthns Gnenther ax,
Revenue Agont, and also bookkeeper for Bic
Donald. supervisor Of 1nternA! Revenue, VA,
Indicted Yesterday, aud arrested to-day on
caplaa. I'll charge againat hlm ia for failiue Il
report certain fEauds in whisky aud tobacco
| witch camo under bis notice, aud for which b,
was paid to keep quiet. liz entered plea O
not guilty. and gavo bond in tho sum OF s5, OK
for hia appearance.