Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-02
Tie 81. Hcuis whisky Frauds
CHlEF CLERK AVERY ARR, YES IL ST. LOUIS
AND SAYS HE Is AN ABUSED AAs-THH
hing IN COCkT.

AND SAYS he Is AN ABUSED MAs-THA
hing IN COURT.
Si,eciGl TeieGroaR 10 C,toGgo Times
ST. Louis July Civilian % Avery,
tate culei CLERK of the Treasury dep ,rJLoert.
arrived here to-day from Washington, and
has been. with joyce. the ex-reVeuue agent
IN consultation, all day, with the attorney
defending the whisky Cases lie refuses IN
talk much, and says he hurried on here Ia
r~spond to the indictment az finst him leav-
ing ms family sick III Washington. He com
plalns that he has been outrageous villiliet
ano abused by TIRE WAsHISGroN STAR
but was forced tO remain silent, his hands
beng tied. BriS;ow, he says. assured nin
mat he was valued clerk, and told him
tbat he mad received numerous Anonymous
letters III regard Ia him, which had been de-
stTOyed without reading. because OF t1eir
irreA possibility.
During the session of the United States
district court to-day, Avery appeared and
announced that he was ready 10 plead 10 tns.
Indictment. The district attorney declined
10 take up his case until his bail bond ar
rlYes from Washington. In case the bond
specifies only the appearance In court "a new
one Will be required, binding Avery 10 APP
pear from time To time.
Ex-supervisor Mcdonald, ex-A gent Joyce,
ana Blstlllers (aulnlin end Fraser appeared
In the district court to-day, and answered to
new batch OF Indictments. The argument
on the demurrer 10 the indictments was re-
spmeG to-day. tie counsel for the Defendants
Closing 10 night. To morrow District Alton
ney Dyer VIII present his side or the case
The defense are baSinS "A good deal of hone in
The decision on This demurrer as. IL sus-
tanned u Will virtually quaSh gJot many
OF the % lndlctmei sis now against the ring.
Judge krum elaborated at length IN his
argument, the difference between records
nted with government officer and IN a Gov
ernTDeni office, urging that revenue collec-
tor $ ONCE II not a government Office. The
latter. he claimed, must he an OfF'ce i'm which
the government has an interest and OF which
The government Is either owner or tenant
1nlS relation, 10 Is claimed, does not exist he
tween the government aud the collectors
office.
1.-THE STAR rails 10 see wherein Mr. Avery
has been "abusedn By II, As newspaper it
publishes the news Of the day, from time to
time, without malice or intent 10 inture any
one. II tits be ''abuse," Nr. Avery Is prOba-
bly, correct, but the fact that an Indictment
las been found against him is pretty good
evidence that what was published had sub
stdElial LIQUIDATION, So far. at least, as THe
STAR reporters are concerned
pIst sTRoUs FLOODS IN THE WEST From
OHIO, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri we have
reports III most destructive rain storms
which have caused an immense amount
OF Dis mage TO the growing Crops, especially
wheat, oats and barley, these crops In maay
places being completely destroyed. Ga nearly
all the railroads in Ohio and Indiana wash
outs and landslides have occurred. bridges
nave been swept away. and a general deten-
ton OF trains has resulted. Grave apprehen-
s1ons were felt last night of an overflow of
me MISSISSIPPI, in which case the damage
along the low grounds would be incalulabIe
Several streams in Ohio and Indiana have
oyernOwed their banks, submerg ing the hot
tom lands and sweeping away the standing
crops, the rivers in many places being choked
with noatiDg grain. The floods are repre-
senfed TO be the most disastrous for years,
while the latest dispatches gave no prospect
OF an abatement.