, 1875-05-13
The "CR00KED" STUFF.
How the Government Is Sue
cceding in Tracing
It Out.
fntaxed Whisky Being Uneartael In
all Directions.
gomo Of the Dodges Resorted To to
Avoid tho Tux.
u,w Shrtvd Dlackmailers Operate Upon
Frightened Disti|lers.
Some Of the Later Hauls Made In st.
Louis and Chicago.
Tie Chicago Cases Como Up in
Court To-Day.
Ipatj1Itr md Ills Employees Drlst on tht Custodf'
anl and Takt Tlolcut Possession of tia
Doels md papers.
Choy Arc Arrested ind Held to Bail.
Hon tho Thing Vas Done at tho Menc1:-
go,ne Of the Later Hauls Made In st.
Louis and Chicago.
Tie Chicago Gases Como Up In
Court To-day.
lpist1Ier md Ills Employees DElst of tht Custodf'
Ill md Take Tlolelt Possession of ths
FOOLS md rapers.
Hon tho Thing Nas Done at tho WeuG.---
ouco Distillery.

QuG0 UI3llleEJs
IN WASHINGTON.
cox ELMEn wAsnDuRs coNpL1aiEEfEp.
Special Dfsnatch to 1he Chtcaaa TRIBUNE.
WAsn1NoroN. D. G., May 12.-Tho officers OF
tho secret service nro worry enthusiastic Mt their
SUCCESS in tho discovery Of tho whisky frauds.
Until Elmer Waahburn took charge Of TINT
corps 1t hsd boen In such bal roputo that tho
eocretary Of tbs Treasury nod qvon Congress
had considered tho proprioty Of aboliHhins tho
organization. The most unimportant persons
connected with tho BorYico arc 30 elatod with tho
dsclosuro thas they arc ontreatiug tho rcprcsan-
ta,ives Of the press to oredit each ono Of thom
Individually with the moat difficult part Of tho
work Those who aro best Advised
Of the detailed operations haro 'stsso
that to Chlef Washbnru tho most credit Is duo
for tho execution Of tho details. Thcre las been
Anoticeablo atsonpt OF the part OF EoFno otlloara
Of .1,o secret sarYieo to magnify ihomsolscs. as
tho oxpen1o Of Connlaa'oues Douglass but
nuncIntion Of Commissioner Douglass in
covert wsy hare to-day acknowledge that they
were MISTAKEN. Secretary Brisow Ia said to
have feared that, owing to tho o1tonaivo opera
1SJosricE MAY uAvE nEEA DONE
in some 1solAtod cases. THIS appears to
be tia fact with respect to William
e. As Of os.g now ra osl bsn. sann
supervisor Of Illinois. Thcro Is good authofity
for aaytng that Secretary -Dristow authorizes =
donlal Of the statement that Avery is suspected
pt completely NTH the whis Ry ring. Tho oearge
that has beon made agninst Avery has bosn
found to proceed from strikers Of tho whisky
ring, whose reputation in the Department Ia
unVholoaome, aud Who have Borght to ruin
be, at different times, has thwarted their
sehomes. The officers Of tho Trcas-
nsy who hnvo Ind interviews with
Avery AZ g' stato that tIoy would not eve thsso
porBons under oath. A to Dautel hlunn, there
Ia not particle Of evidence that lio has boen
privy to any fraudulent PRACTICES Of hAs lad any
Jurisdiction. Tbs Worat thAt las boon charged
igainst Aiu porsonallyt Ia that 10 has permitted
corrupt gangors nnd under.ofllcofn 10 deceive
him ~ to the ntfsirs under hts Immediate super-
mate very cnroful investigation Is to big
alleged connection with these transactions, aud
they. state tlat ho potuoually is In no way lm-
picated. .....-.-
nHronru nEoRtvEp At HEADQUARTERS.
The Treasury Department continues to recotvo
telograplio roporta OF tho proceedings aEainst
tho whsly ring, Thcao reports hno* that tho
officers In no lnstanco have fSisod to perform tho
parts assigned tlicm. Tho reports Of tho moss
aeriouH opposition to tho action Of tho officers
come from Milwaukee, aud 1T. Louis. The Dts
sElet Attornosa will 30 tt1modiatoiy 1nrnashoa
tBt rcts, mud Mill reoavo instructions to Active
II proceed With tho prosecutions. There are ro-
ports that oxto1Alvo raids upon tho wholesale
1oAlerB In nlf tho Eastern cities arc In contoupA-
lion. nut tho Trcnsu1y ofioots aro 1etloent as 10
tho details Of thcso plans.
THE rATAxED PACKAGES
70 heing yory RAPIDLY traced Tue ,n transcripts
direct evidence Of the frauds. It iH not the in
tsutlon OF tho Department 70 prosecute dealers
Who lave tho iiliGt WHISKY, except. io casea
where tho proof is conclusive that the dealorp
kp&v NJ ha
Treasury docs not intond to mako rny COM
promises with tho diBti'lora and ia worry confident
that tho evidence now IN hls possession will send
hoonsidsrable number Of tho prominent per4ons
Of tho ring to prison. 1t bocomes moro ovidont
daily thai thero
Of tho revenue otllciala IN tue d districts rhero
seizures have boen made. Thoae removals.
however, will not 10 Immediate. Seizure Of at
least ono diss!lery at rexin, H., is immediately
expected. The transcripts Of tia recosda OF the
Internal noyonuo o1lcos OF tho country, Which
are flled In Washington, hare furulshed tnyalu-
Ablo Meaua for discovering thc fEnuds.
nLAoxMA1L1Na.
It has como ont In tho Investigations that q
have beeu for mouths living at Arst-claas hotels
hoIa oBtonsibly In the whisky ring. Tlorc 10
evidence to show that nono Of thcn "oio tho
real agonts Of tho ring, nhi!e It ia certain that
mailed dRtilloss for large amounts Of money on
sccount Of p.etendo@ influence with Govern
Mont officials whom thoy do not know. It haA
also been discovered that the charges made
proceed from this lattor Bouros.
now THEY poDuEn -lIr TAX.
The following Is Al outline OF tho detailed in-
formation relative to seizures rocolyod hero up
In ST. Louls-Threo dlat!l1erles had sccrot
entrances to their c!atorn-rooms. In one oi
them, potson connsetea VIII thc di!st'sl'ery y
ths % ta1 os eoa'd be az as.dsd. 3D. Tits of tssit T. su
cient to socu1e the Bo!zuro Of that dlstii!ory
slnes eacapea. It was discovered that ono ol
Tho dlasillers had prlvats vat unknown to any
Of the employees, aud that ono OF tho latter toll
In and was drowned. illo funeral was @ private.
81. Louis outside Of warehouses;, The oyiaeucs
Of the stamps IL conclusive that It ia illicit.
TWELVE HUNDRED NAnaE1A
arc reported Roze4 at tho Union Copper Dl0.
tillery Chicago. James Brooks, Ass!atant Cllc
Of tho Secret Ssrvice, las boon appointed bpeola
!ntsrnsl Roysnuo Agent to give him gEoate
Ths nsmo Of the person who gayo tho conf
dential-clpAer information from hare to th'
xhiaky r1ng WAS tolegtAphtd hsro th!s evontn{
Ia cipher by BpcciAl-Agont Yargan. DNlng to
ulataae in the cirher, the nssno cannot DO dis
Secretary Bslstow feels that tue greatest dlm
sulty to be overcome NOW ih tho apathy OF loca
lsw otilcera. lie Ia not aatishcd with tho fac
4Ae tQe Gk Loula Qls&lll0I6 AAft oeol P1A
mitted to bond sud continue buslne1a PloTrc
pont u thoroughly advised Of these movements
and Intends to make whatever change mar b
nsteaaagy to secure CONVICTIONS.
fTo khs Atsoetattd FFess.1
WAsu1NoToN. u. O., MAy 11.-Yhe beoEotat
ot the Treasury WAS informed to-day OF Add1
aonal seizures OF lis.iletiss. a searching "a
vsatiaatlon will ba made inso tie conduct u Su
pesvlsort and other prominent Internal revenu
o0lc!Ala sud al Agktnst whom ohargea hRy
bssn OF may DO preferred. NTH = Wow to secuf
hs prompt punishment OF tAa guilty pArtIoa u
EeXsd In mhlaky frauds.
THE CHICAGO SUFFERERS,
5Ax1 ARE UNWILLING 70 suow uR.