The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-19
THE WIIlSKEY EXPOSURES.
NOW ST LOUN RECrIFTER WAS
HLED ny THE OFFICIiLS.

Aver, Kerpinr the Ring Informed Of all
nio,rmentr that Looked Dangerous A
warning from Joyc.'s Friend Bnbcock
Lrttrr. that Prov okod Laughter.
sr Int'rs, Nov. 1s.-The Mcdonald trial
n .t tho centre Of attraction here. and the
,ourt room was again crowded to excess to-day.
III, Hrst tness was u. II. Engeike, rectiner,
vho testined to having talked wi h joyce, at
various times since ISL, about doing business
The witness " ts told by him that no could pur-
snsse CT, okod whskcy and would be protected
IN doiur. In fact, wss urged to do so and
several timos was asKed by Joyce W he was
rotting ali he could handle. lie was always no.
tined 10 advance o. agents coming from Wash
ington or elsewhere to Investigate, end was
ordered to "stratRhten ~, get the house In
order" b, prepared to receive company,' &c.
Avery used TO send to tho Ring Information OF
any kind that looked dangerous. Joyce, on one
occasion, said to witness MY friend Dabcock
vr,tcs me there Is h. II topay wo are In a scrapo
ant must gct out of It,"
The witness paid his share of various Gssess-
prnts made Ior The be cit Of Hogue md other
parties. When Wa were told 60 raise MONEY!"
he said. " there was satisfaction given us We
vore told t. DO 1t and 1t had to be done" Wit
ness y I'd John Leaysnwofth two assessments
for what W 3 called the cimpalgn fund paid
t1JO to the Hu chins Sixth " ard fund and t2iO
10 ne sthc fund. He understood the Hutch
his fund reached 5000. AMI all were required to
sjutrnute to IL. F.om 1872 80 1875 the Ring was
composed Of HcDon I'd. joyce, Ftzrov. Mckee,
Naeui e. Pat,iok McComb. and Gtosvcnor OF the
Drnoerdt. ho latter got 3l.OOO to let ny on
NJ CURE when the LITTER was seeking the nomi-
nation tor avor nf the civ. COncInnrn, Ever
est. and pcrraus Others al-o received money.
witness gave much iniorma ION about the
h.d u uDle ,t diif rent tinvs with some OF the
Officers auout is way of uurcnAsing crooked
pusk v. aud At onr time he was assessed SsO
for II, which he refused Co psv. They then
tbre lened to smut him up. aud ne told them "
they did cN would have to cose ~ others too.
Matters were iiTally compr missed. Witness had
several conversations with &. NJ. Ford about the
business. and also talked vi Mckee about u.
lie received a letter from Ford on nne occasion
M regard TO it. Understond that $2DO0 had to
Der i-cd tor the campailn fund IN ls7S. Ford
closed his house tnce In 1871 for twn Gays. hnd
tuen he was allowed to proceed. Witness nd
nitted @ 'eins party to several indictments
here, and h Id ole dou guilty t. some OF tncm.
elt had not considered nd did not know what
e1eci hls te tirony to-dtv would have upon
the indictments etill pending ag4iust him.
) hn y. ll.dan~opf, Tor man It Il. W. Ulrcr.
di.tiil ~, testned tnat he ues.n work Tor
Ulrici ~ ls72 wnlskey was so low In price.
aud at tnst Time the market was so gluited, that
We either hAd tu close ,r run crooked, as the
hnally yioned and beg n A .. l. lS1s. Our
gnugers were chanscd, nd the new ones told
Us To run o our fun capacity. In 1873 we ran
hard ON we bsl to run crooked again.
We re required tU make iron " TO 10 barrels
crooked pei week Oy JOycu's directions. and
Nc had 10 pay asseSsmenis whether We made II
or not. JO,ce was well ostcd as to the market
prce, ana mere sed assassin entS VII n the mar
hey from 20 TO 25 cents OF, and 1t
was dinirult To get rid " all OF e at those
prices. the market was so Rlnit ted We pad a
rose to 90 cents they Demanded IS cents.
vhioh the distillers refused to give. As
It was the Ring took half. the rectiners the
other hIif and the dis illers were left In the
eold IL was then agreed that tie distilirrs
should be permitted 10 make six or seven bar
rels week. upon which the Ring would make
no levy. whenever did 4 put money enough
Joyce. he called around suddenly ana lnaas it
Thee letters from Gen McDonsld. as Super
yisor to j. W. Dougl rs, Commissioner Of Inter
aal Revenue. at Wsshing. on, were then INTRO
dated IAN -, 1874. is IN reply % statements ent
70 ComInl-sioner Douglas ny Ds rict Attorney
t.veuu law by Bevis & Vi zcr. aud says that
tue allegitions III de by he parties montioned d
ln Dir. PrtricK's letter had been examined into
on several occasions, and found without
foundation IN fact. The SAM charges were
m de aS"inst the nrm In ls7s and exam
hed Oy Collector Ford and MIR. Patrick,
Who found nothing to Justity the action. sub.
sequ-nty Revenue Agents Gdvitt, Brasher ana
Yariaiu made IA thorough exdlntn dlun OF the
. staThsnineDt Of the arni and while they found
aviclAtion Of the laws IN the manner oi keeping
the book. Form s l.. no evidence of fraud wis
discovered. The General ( rlher Us that the
Affairs OF the firm were frequently nyestiRs ted
BY himself. revenue Agent joyce, Collector
rurd aud others, out no evi ience of fraud was
ever found.
Another letter was dated March 0. 1874. and
enclosed a c.ippins from NM NEW IORK sun
lntimalinr that Gen: AcDonald Is at the head Of
the whi-kev ir uds In Iinnuis ard other pl .ces.
Tbs. the General saws, he would not notice
we're II not that the ST. Louis papers make Wild
and uniounded charges AZ inst the taxpayers
and ufoers 1.-THE dis r'ot bu' when called upon
for fact, TO AID nm N prosecuting violations OF
Tue law they utterly falle1 to suostlntiate their
AlleCa' tons. He then q ers to the set that thu
dntnc % ierret out chaIEes, and Fl quent ex-
inntiuus have been nnDe, but always without
discovering any fraud. He declares that he has
Pdd Particular attention to The enforcement OF
The law In tnis city during the p.st year, and
CITES a. evidence ot TINS diligence that during
January aud Febru ~, 1874, the collections in
lns nlnntnS Of the previous year by aUout
kO.OO lie closed by saying - ! court, cnal-
enge, and DEFY the inOst scrltiniZing depaTt-
neut or Judicis investigation into my integrity
man, and my conduct AS pubhc officer"
Inc thtd letter - dated niarch 81, 1874, aud | s
NJ reply 10 report cent to 4 uimissiOner Doug
Co. were destroyed by nre, supposed by de-
slsp, whiir tneir affairs were under tuyesttga-
lrh upon the charge OF fraud. TO this the
n9her"i ys IN substance III he, with Col
lsctor Maguiie and Revenue Agent Gunther
maize thorough examination ~ the circum-
Stances attending ths burning OF the hooks and
pspers, ana they all tuY agree tnat their de-
huuction was accidental. lie adds tnat In
Snsequrnce OF several complAints agaius, this
nrul, lie and Revenue Agent Joyce ami Deputy
Collector fitzrOy have repeatedly made "A u r
ouRh Inspection OF the tDOks OF tnls nrm, but
have never been able to dett ct ANYTHING illegal
or fraudulent in their dealings with the Gov
ATnmeut.
Iho reading OF these letters was listened to
very eagerly. and Ia view Of the developments
brought out 50 far IN this trial, G used much
amiling and occasional laughter. 1ho defeud.
AMI however betrayed no confusion.