Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-17
LATE reLeeRAMs S.
crssA.a whisky ana nara swear.

Revenue, was @. @. McGrue, who tes.
tiled TO reported talks with Mcdonald
and Joyce about making money out OF
Illicit distilling. the substance Of which
was that distillers could be protected In
making crooked whisky II they would
give q certain part Of the tar saved TO
certain parties. He also testified to q
conversation with Bevis, Fraser and
others, In which he assured them they
could run on in violation Of Law and re-
csivs the sanction Of the Government
officers II they complied with the pro.
posed forms. This was done BY author
ity Of Joyce and Mcdonald. About
$500 per week were collected and raid
in al witness Office. he paying different
sub-oflcers and the balance being divi.
dsd into i've parts; Joyce and Mellon
aid each receiving one. The others were
given To L~eavenworth. with the under
standing that Mckee got ono. This
began in 1871. Mcdonald complained
once that Joyce should not receive a.
much as the rest. On n occasion wit
ness gave Mcdonald 80, 900 more than
the rest. without giving Joyce his full
share. Arrangements were made with
iistillerp 10 make MP the deficiency.
The tax ON whisky was then fifty cents
per gallon. and witness collected about
thirty cents per gallon. It was under.
stood at tho Supervisors ONCE that
Storeksepsrs. Gaursrs and others were
10 receive from one dollar to n dollar
ani a half per barrel. hut Lca'onworth
generally paid more. Witness said ho
always sst aside part OF tho money
| part OF the time 800 per week and part
| of the time $500 per week-for William
d. Avery, Chief Clerk Of tho Internal
Revenue Bureau at Washington. This
increase was made at the instance OF
lowe. Who cams from Washington oncs
md ssid Ayery was complaining Of not
o.tiinc enough monoy. hence We in-
cr,s.sd n 10 $500 Der week. During the
cro.,-o,.mination witness admitted hav-
| inc bsen indicted for the bribery OF
| PIN. Warner. n United States Gauger.
bat denied the charge, and said tho In.
dictment should be noue prosecuted. He
al.o dsni,d any arrangement by which
ths ,ndictmsnt will be dismissed. He
| h.a heard bs vas included in mn omni-
bu. Indictment. but no copy was served
| an rim Ua could not state the amount
h. hsd ,ssli.ed ont Of the ring here, but
,horoht fro,s s5O 600 10 SEQ. 900. nearly
al ~ -h;ch no lo.t In stocks In New
Yo,L. CHARLES ", Ford, John Leaven.
worth and Fipdlsy Robb, mentioned ~
having received money from him. have
since died. Thompson. a distillsr. tes-
tined mat Joyce perm'',eu nun W run
an extra tuo or 'wo' anu ho Pa'u ..!..
$ioO fer MS services ~ wasu,nssUn,
mai nc msde rom ,~wen'yn,s my
per cent. OF me CROOKED WHISKY; Nnt 49,
brsvin saiI Una, no nAas ook y
win me knowicaee OF soySs anu nnn
Donald mo pa,u rom si,voV s',oJy
per Nees 600 " nv @ Th".
orAsnA, $1,000 ~. ~ ,..ns.,
even 'n Ss;.' %;,ns., ,sou"h, M,
n.5 II ~, - 80 ooS 40
e,cn "n~ =. ssaa ,aon,n. m. w,,
a. Csn..,o..s "a. 49, ,ho rs.ords
a.. d..,rov.J Which, uas arranc,i Ly
80. I'll csn,o. Tha I.ii.r was
CS;ss Vial In ,hs Coilector', office.
~. h.d 10, shown letter. by Jo,co
u,-n.,;,. - oom. tron, lvc,v AMI
Ppo.s -. p,..;J.n,.. Sa.,s,.rs Os
ha sa;d \. M ,.,tsd
IN N.anan.LJ .I.,n, whisLx anil Nc.
n"a.Li "a ax.r~,s;,, w., ali ,;oht.
)" ~ 49,
sessser nsosn sno .sne has~a'ian
.no.;.I s.r.. n, .n.c;.i cl.n.s i'm An.
Hs.ai;.n Treaty madc M a snsc;.I
mss,ing of the senate last Sprinr. the
,rss,, S;iI ha,s IN bs .ub,ni,taJ n, m.
sn.I ,o,;ac.,ion 40 ,ha Uonso ~ Rsr,o.
...s.,;".. A., 49,. an. r.v.nn.s
- \. ~, ..,.,.Isi "a Jorh,fr, th.t An.
uar.S LII con.rr 4, An. ..,;on -, ,Ls
$500. s.n.,or Roo,h nj Cs,;fo,nis
-. \. $500 .rn.s,s 40 hin 40 h.
.ss..-I-',,- IL ;,,.,.,, :, -.
I.~He Is..ay =" az 1870 f.,s.S.
sugA. ,An.e.s ~ tue oa.aw'en ,sAnu,
anu 'na, al ,ne oehsn's 'na. WIN .e.','
10 tne oni.eu n.a'es arc purely n,y.n'csi'
~ most potent Arguments usoa u 'ne
senate last spring wers 'hat We might
~.u.na'''y selu,ts ppssess'on me
tains notbino lint J~isad,antags IN an.
United States. and that We can gain
nothing ty acquired possessions Of this
sort 1900 miles away. The Islands are
too remote. their distance completely
destroying what little value they ether
wise possess.
Rerder ou,raxes.
p.a.vu,. r.. = :, ,u
- G,.aS ; ~ Wv Io.Line
r.e'% eu'y ~ 'ne'f report my
distance OF COO miles in lsnvth md i'm
in width, to the Nusces, American
ranchsra have been ordered to leave
their homes by Mexican raiders ON pain
Of death; and that 100, 900 head Of
stolen cattle are driven into Mexico IN.
nually by Mexican maraudsrs. A mum.
Dor Of Federal officers have been a-ssassi-
mated. Post-oficss burned, Custom
houses robbed. mail carriers and In.
spectors Of Customs killed while in the
discharge OF their duties. and the per.
peua,ois VI ,nese ~ na.s sons uh-
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