The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-12
STEALING FOUR MILLIONS.
TWO TEARS OPERATIONS OF THE
WHISKEY RING.

| r. Afhus
| The Comniissioner Of Internal Revenue
showing How the Frauds were Ton, mittcd
Through the Couniyuncc of Local Officers.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Commits
sloner OF Internal Revenue devotes a large part
| OF his annual report to the whiskey frauds. lie
saws the g stem Of surveillance In force AZ all
distilleries to insure that none " the product
may escape taxation Is based on the prcsump-
ton that all local officers are bonost This sys-
ten may be briefly described as follows:
s.ofekeCper T. assigned to every di.tncIy, whose
emptylg Of every mash tun to weigh every pound OF
srain that s used n NE MASH and to tnot dc law
spirits are received placed In charge Of gaugcr who
Of each barrel into weh ~ spirits are "a drawn f lac
ppe irTm We SIN to the ciscin room are contlnuou.,
| sfer they are gauged and the quantity determined.
numbered. beginning with no ana run.
hoase ssp Sns, d@P ssd r. NE war" S5e
IeI; Eme9 stamp has a'o ssri1 number never
OF sthxiiis The narfe 40 marked .tban nlaeod IN
Marohou.c on the Gstilcry premises vhre II can rc
main not to exceed one month. without warehousng
o nd or not TO exceed one year when such pond 70
Even When The paekiSe Is 20 be wit9dn,wn tae 81
Inc n1, = tax'psii sianip. when is Giitd IN Win
the same nliDer Of the package, proof, ana
stamp. aud has itsefii another dl.tinctlye serli
| nuin6,r. wnich IL never dupicatcI. The pack.
50 marNcd aud branded ns to enable any revenue Nicer
u Identity u wu'tcNcr found sincc 10 other package
ean exit legally IA me same numbers, marks ui d
which he records fun desc 1tior oi clch tackirc,
spr'n'n si ne m rse and nrhno' no.'e spccln' d.
sold The purchaser - required 90 Keep tool which
records Ike description u the p4ckafe ana sis "a
noti from whomn ~as pure ased anu to Whpu b, Is
IT, complete record II thus kcpt Of tne Whereabouts
Gallon Or reaches The consumer.
| THE GAUGEHs PLACER.
The system OF chccks. as applied to ciincrs.
IfNflNff Do
ooush by HIM aud place the .auc upon the market un-
aag T. ready 10 cump tor rcctiacsion, he mskc cut
Der. date OF Original sauc sad name Of the installer
liuu9cn the SPIRITS. and sends notice Of intention 20
gaus,r To- examine aud gauge Tue spgiis a is ihs
STAMPS dcstfo! cd certify the fact lace Of
The rgctners nncc An account I. openei lth each
Itcner, N Which he 10 credited Win the total proof
gallons OF spirits 70 dumped and charged with the
on ,pint. fauged out OF h. estab0shnent The Col.
ector not allowed to issue rcctincrs' stamps for
ported a. admpedbI the reciiner aud sauser above
g.rpetrate fr.ud the dis Ter must n't OBTAIN the
consent 81 ihe siotckttucr TO USE more aln tnln s
ai,rmcl tstion that viii produce tue iri yield u
In" for ifmeptation and 'iopid more ihn one amy
tub. 10 remain empty Tor twenty Tour hour II now
ever inc dsiiler All prepare wnat IL kaosn se gack
y.a.'' T., y ,aa' g. compete form, ntatioh ia
VIA ~I'3 '.vI Hr les ms tISTsp WA 10 u
Ian tie u oducuon without tai. Having gained tue
ihr " were ueins couphcd via. the dis icr makes
s r nn ,b ls "asfy nc ' al G~r' 1"a .ngn ne
show pr!Duceu. Ia, di,u CT sno has tnis ic.t pro-
Tue ,ny way ros.hcthati. y tue reuse OF st.inls
DS a GlS a iS9 10 d e ps. Of f1Y NE ' w
ne hsi tmrr fore, cal TO t- assistance tne recuncr.
by tnr law. Nmic tuc Glncuues Incurred dctecilus
10 maze ,ne iiaAsi Of Llt spirits rom lie ji.ucf,
sng lh. . s, We F"ls,r ~ '.,ri a., me
sgtteput' 'u.D removed ~itnout Stang " uc nu.t
were rem. Yea th' rec'iyng house VII ou STAMPS,
sent l." t' Co,I..t.r AID t,reff, mo- cf.ui cou t
nad oy whoa 10 OBTAIN recahers' staup,.
TnE KEcTIFIERs orPoKIUATY.
Two methods IT surnOuutlng this mn, uty have
been IN sus me net ~-s p.de tos.ioe ., the i.e
t,r o. fraud s DC bes indicated 6y a. i,u.tfasoS
\ C. RAIN r,ctin tu,s from disi,eT say oac hua
grsd I ''1 sa Gc s, a ,n ssy i'
.cnpuve notice ABOVE mentioned, end asks
iCur Wou aia gallons 81 pri,s ailer r,e'incS'ion
faugrr f. dctei to gau-c these spirits out 20 tni
rtanl J.. 10 b. ncd rpaccordne tot cont M, Il e-cn
ii S' ~ nv Sg cs & sT' T , iy
.ti II e. .tarns NJ 81 No Ia rii,e eit .
s4icmeut Toe plck 80 represented are Aicr~a-d
Ia ryoa are n,d W IA sccor.a.cc in,rcs ia. 20 l.t
~ fact onlJ liiyof me stamps ~ere u-ea cover
$50 s'aupr 800 ll.ns 4 d iei. swflts are placed
upon ue m rNst lh- &C l. ~ 40 M an, aA Al ODD.
one, out T. far sample OF What vas the constant
| lfsc' Icf - Alt HletIlilH ttlfli rN'A IN a.
The other atorte mctLod 90 p.c ~ licit spirits on
the marecl my oe lu'trAic4 A. foIN-: lt'ui.u.i.r
spirls upon alicn TO- tax h,s been ularN pad lne
tailed Nno reports tne ALPS destici cG w1cS' a. lie
lot IL mat tne rtaups .rt not actually dcs'royrd
returned to III ols iiicr ana rrnlri IN ct pirt-
or rccunrr Other barrel, OF spirits upon when no
taA na' eeI ,ll; ,,', TITS s' go 900 10. rroi-
Gu. IN, k.ns ANY record OF the transacuon uls Gov
,runent books mod ncation u rns e.. m OF iraud
consist IN the re, uheI- hiug purely fictitious notice
receive nd empty lag IN place thereof an equal guam
h one II the 40 WAYS shove Described AL frauds re-
Gently disSoyeTed nave 9eeI sownit,sd aud t.e GOV.
t~o The frauds nave mainly becn carried
four place., namely s. /. Gis, Nil~ausec, Cmcago
knoNn az "hsh wines lhis elas, OF ,pirt, docs not
sus. ,lun to ma hlsn winc tie msrAo to-day tas
dulcry l the n.rseI affords f!c ne. FOR the reuse
thar require years wsr,hou-iug before Dehg ~
ier naT"s,, IN, ne, It "9"d Se p,n@d Je cyi.,ncr 81
yantase OF tLr year which TIE ve.lmcnt Above Lis
i ns, IN u, 10y ,.i,u, su. oi !t, TAX
ercd ~ places producing nne Wnskc,s Asa further
reason why fraud IN va, WLfkcyr rtuLut he pcrpe
s .r''e1 r., may , be IA "a Ell "a, as Tul. o. %
MT De committed witnout the aid OF rccubrr.
CHECKING FRAUD.
The report then describes the checks that
have l't'Iy been "hl.sncd 1" prevent tie f'-
crrlence Of such f4auu-, ana iecuun.rfit- -
additional legislation 70 enforce tne non, IT. cole
lri non 81 the tx On ol-ilii"t ~piiis, tuIt tlie
/ qWr' uients IN u bee mace t- stringent 10 the
p"utucs Tor dcit.udins he Gnvcrnr. uf A. SEE
we're ~ the ease 81 TIE rccul'r a- they ow arc
10 the q 500 ut tne di-tiilcr. ine ftotidrr ~nlu.
be roq red To give bond 10 uu atn.uu. "a "a
t. the TX rrIrt -utcI by an the rptit- it 10. a
possibly rectity each munth. the nuusr. and
tact oi ma upon Wnica 81 D. situated, occupied
iN the est .bli. hmcnt sholli be lnri.it..l IT, e
Iri,ed States in =" If n nd. lie .tDuld unf
house rNcept th..c h. plrch.se, + ~ re' XXX"
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