The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-11-18
The 81. Louis whisky Frauds.

The principal witness, yesterday
in the case Of Gen. Mcdonald, EN-
Supervisor of Interna! Revenue, now
on trial in st. Louis, was g. G.. Nc
Grue, who testified to having re-
peated conversations with Mcdonald
and Joyce about making money out
OF illicit distilling. The substance OF
these conversations was that distrllers
should be protected in making
crooked whisky on condition that
they would give certain part of taxes
saved to certain parties, He also tes-
tilted to conversations held with
Bevis and Frazer and other distillers,
i'm which he assured them they could
run on in violation of law and re-
ccive the sanction of government
officers provided they complied with
terms previously mentioned This
was done by authority Of Joyce and
Mcdonald. About $500 per week
was collected and paid in at witness
ofice-paying tho different subor-
dinate ofncers-the balance being
divided into five parts, Joyce n
Mcdonald each receiving one. The
others were given to Leavensworth
with the understanding that Mckee
got one,a and Lord one; the other he
received. This arrangement COM
menced in 1871. Mcdonald COM
planned c that Joyce should not
receive as much MS the rest. On one
occasion witness gave him (DcDon-
add $1,000 more than the rest with
out,giving Joyce his full share. The
arrangements were that distillers
should make up the deficiency. The
lax on whisky was then so cts. per
gallon and witness collected about 80
cts. per gallon. 1t was the under
standing at the Supervisors office
that storekeepers, guagers and other
subordinates were to receive from
one dollar to one dollar and a half per
barrel. but Leavensworth generally
paid more. Witness took money for
the main members 10 the Supervisors
Office and there vas no particular dis
guise about his delivering it. He al
ways set aside n portion of the
money; part of the time 500 per
week and part of the time $500 per
week for WIN. o. Avery, Chief
Clerk of the Internal Revenue Ru-
reau at Washington. This increase
was made at the instance of Joyce,
who came from Washington and said
that Avery was complaining of not
receiving enough money hence we
increased it to $500 per week. Dur
ing the cross-examination witness
admitted to having been indicted
here by bribery of Phil. Warner, a L.
S. Guager, but denied the charge ard
said the indictment should be uOlie
p~rosequi. He also denied that any
arrangement existed by which the
indictment against him will be dis
missed. He had heard that he was
included in an omnibus Indictment
here, but no copies have been served
on him. He could not state the
amount he realized out of the ring
here, but thought from $4,000 to 500
600, nearly all of which he lost in
stock speculation in New York.
Thompson, II distilIer, testified that
Joyce permitted him to examine n
tube or two and witness paid Joyce
$500 for services rendered at Wash
ington, and that he made from p to
so per cent. on the crooked whisky.
Alfred Beyie testified that he made
crooked whisky with the knowledge
of Joyce and Mcdonald, and Paid
from 1000 to $1,000 per week to Nc
Grue, and paid Brasher $1,000 as his
share of the $40, 900 demanded by that
official. Witness thought his house
had paid the ring from $4,000 to
500, 900 in fourteen months; was in
the Collectors office when the records
were destroyed; the destruction of
which was arranged by Joyce and
Coucannon, the latter Chief Clerk In
the Collectors. office Witness had
been shown letters by Joyce purport-
ing to have come from Avery, end