, 1875-11-09
Ex.coMMISsIoNER DOUGLASS.

u1s REFUSAL OF An oYrEn 20 E1foeE THE n,xo.
Cincinnati Ga.fltt.
ST. LoCIa, Nor. 7.--fD view Of tho tato cx.
citiug developments in The reDitns whisky trials
here. certain correspondents. which passed in
tho summer OF 1874 botaeen q very prominent
ls7Ees Of this city and h1r. Douglass. thon
CommisHioner OF Internal Revenue, be-
comes iutcrestingt "a showing tho in.
possibility Of then ecctsiug action against tho
Hing from the proper officers Of tho Treasury.
Il Mill bo socn by this correspondence that
Mr. Douglass WAS put ia possession Of all tho
chiaf }oints which have beeu subsequently
brought out By Secretary Hriatow'a invest.ga-
ton. These papers were obtained With tho uu-
tlcrsauding that tho nBmo Of Tho writer should
not appear. 1t IL sufficient that ho ia gentle.
man Of high professonA. standing and ch.ab-
liAhed character.
In thu February following the dassn Of these
letse5s. Secretary D1sto~, upon receiving sin-
p}o statoment from another source that n great
whisky ring oxiated In St. Louis, mhch could be
eaRi!y broken up If it WAS proceeded agaIuat
without tho knowledge Of tho Internal Revenue
Office, at onco instituted the effective tnve ,tga-
ton uhlch has produced such startling and
wholesome results.
TLo correspondence ftith Douglas was as fol-
lows:
ST. Lotus, No.. juno u. 1s'4.--Tkt Hon: J. #.
loualass. ConsssontT qf ln<r"ot l7ftenur. Rashin9
nn, D: &: ~ client, Who r, s.s en9sged II ,1
and 1Ba, and who having tn thoso years distilled
$icp,0nD worth Of whisky, Of which amount some
rh's s1a of ,.s
Government oli!ecfs, "a foIiow.: i. ". Fos John
Jones, John Iearcnvorht Henry HArd:ws!. Chat
nsrd.xuy, pouslass Thorpe Andy act'Fae'Hnd 1heo-
In this Ring v.s Wllan Mckee, now Of thu Clobt,
aud ha}. Con Megrue. at sh.s tmc In Washington
In the interest Of tho new h.nR now in successful
VIZ ths only man who could 10 trusted 10 reach sr
Ford which scrvico he successfully performed, and
syeciyea bis weekly reward. Tho money frotn AZ.
tho Afternoon was appoftoGsd ot 10 each meoher Of
tho Hips 10 Con Mearuos room, No. over b!lng'a
It wv serve no uscfu purpose At th!a tae to slse
you ali tie particulars that justify me in tho conclusion
hat e sn5s T,er b .nd sss sS
Tals. attet mating duo allowance Tor tho purehaaabo
aovs statsd ~ tAat the quantity Of wlfatJ shipped
from u. Louis during 1911, 1871, ini 1871 MAS tally
unec dw e bo1 .hat tho .oun1
rutchaaed for manufacturing whisky was fnus timed
t4o a.nouns represented on Government books; ~
boen ahpped direct ffon tho atil1s 10 Cincinnati
baltimore, Now York. and New Orleans: 80 thai
s ~ on s
@5 .s.t @ s wien Gen: en- f. tssssil suSSiealy mad.
ihat Desis. Frazior 1 CO. lid barely time 70 Wv,
sasSois ID tnaiT M store, .ad o:sr cu!1sp
| another house. dumped mn entire mash {; q that
special agent Of ths derartmons ono Penn br:aheE
cetps, tho hrst time Of o sud Tho second ol $jood
s that In almost every instance they we're slscese
sen. he1c, aud tho time Of their srEtssl was known
| week In adYance.
Al to who ars In tho new ring my client ssys thu
and epeal. Of tbs same Il IN established fac. cou
cannon, Mcdonald. Fttxroy, and Joyce. Of tho oil
IL e. os
toa q tSe ' xeiitnF q a. dsp,1tnsni u 1 -
eaeersa.es ai r.patoa ~
difference betvesn Affirmative .ni negative action.
" elient vi! s1poss " CID rug .na b.s.t =,
-" % IL ": Id iasa Sa b IL ia tns
operations . .nd Of Tho buaiasss. III ao,ssna,sn
10 gsss him tho necessary authority to work Vi
the case, aud thu I'D Of ~ .dd!t4aaA dstsct9.a.
would haYe becn to communicate direct with ascsetas
pslino but tho eeaaesnt..' s!er4 ~ho epsn. h. msi
- u
| thAl he Ia 10 tbs uow arrangement.
wish 10 taA shss !nnstaMeh II two cf ths pattes
.sa a4s .ts as. md ~: @
entertain high persons regard Tor him. 1t Ii dosisa
blu asotd having h!a name mentioned, except 10 IL
| a. mty be necessary ~ protect tho Government.
| + s.-5!nee writing tho above Concanuon has se
atgned, aud AsHrue h.s returned 70 tho ei'y. vii
| nutst Of Cummaaloner Douglass, iay tho matter be
fore him pssson: Tho e1peasa Of ths Trip u b. th,
| u lhc Government. need not Ho1tion inat II |
nAfrA In th4RA
uoserumtps lAs fully nysstigssed los n.atar ~ an
oher eourss would defcAt the ants Of justice. Aiil
fsu this 10 uot want 10 do anJ injury to any Of th
parties, or do taem IN intuateu, Th!s eau ouly h
s1oiael ty Keeping tho nattss Q0ttt untn tas Gov
| eIutueus IL ready ~ mAts asrests. Truly 3ouss,
| sr. f4or1s Ma.. Aug. -. ss7i.--Th4 Hon. }. y
s'Sr,.; Id npa ts.s ,S:ro b.. ban eoa,sast,ei
chsuge Il. tht situation s.uc& IN Washington
Fitzroy haa ssteusbly tesn thrown cut Of tbs eotp
! Il t,th{ II ir,-