, 1875-05-26
Examination of the Books Of Chi.
cago Railroads.
Bome Of the Dark Ways and Vain Tricks
Of Chicago Distillera.
Descents Upon the Crooked Article In
Memphis and Pittsburg.
Another List of Hends that Have
Fallen Under the Official AZ.


WHAT TIE GOVERNMENT of71CEns ARE DofFo.
Tho Government officials who arc investigating |
tho NhiBky frauds occupy roomA at tho Palmer !
House, and hare two or threo clerks, who are \
kapt busy comparing the figures on "stlmp |
stubs with tho returnb OF Gaugera, aud exaIoin-
ing other documents. Many discrepancies have |
been found, and it is said that ono conld not |
guess tho extent Of tho trickery In tlis dstrict /
whereby tas Government has been swiudlel. |
The oflciaIs hAye recently struck new lead and |
intend examining
THE DooKs OF ALI. TIE RArLEoAD COMPANIES
leading from Chicago, for tho purpose Of learn
Ing tho quantity Of hiehwines and sptsita thoy
have carried away within tho laat four months.
and Of tile atat 14ino have atreadv been looked
into, and information eliminating ssvcral whole
sale dealers has been accumulated. Two or
thtce days aRo an officer went to tho Fort Wsyne
was notified BY thu agent that tic must atop.-
thnt the making of abstracts Of shioments
ronld not BE- permitted until an A.
torney had eeen consu!tet. III.
when ho learned tlas tho freight agent and bis
lawsez were IN tho Collectors olfce. Going
tlere, ho bad connult1tion With them. and
showed them that, under toe law. tho Collector
wen. arAy apparently sntstied, with tho undet-
standing TINT the subpoena. Nas to be soEsed. The
clerk called At the depot tho following morning.
but, after IN hour or two, the attorney asked
qncotionn concerning tho rights Of officers
to look into books, now before the
United States Courts vero decided. Mr.. Tutten
again appeared and told the attorney that tthe
cps one, having reference to books which diestll-
ers aso required to keep for the inspection Of the
rosenuo ofilcers. Tic ageat said that tho Com
pany isself had no objections to the e1atnina-
ton, but that
1uE wulbk1 MEN AND THEIR ATTORNEYS
had beon to zee tho officers Of the road and
complained Of their acs,op, naviog that the
Government hal no right to demand tho infor-
maston.-that Il Was unconstitutional and
they would withdraw tnolr tsnde from the line:
! THIS, OF courso tho ofieern Of tho road wished
to prevent since whisky. transportation
Esa -. heavy tom With them tho tho
any. other, In tho city. Iho agcut was
1t last snsi.!icd By Mr. Tuttoo, WHO told hlm
| that the booke Of nj! tho railroad companies
woro 70 b gone ovor, aud, all be,uG on an equal
footing. ths whisky men could not grsafy their
| malice.
Tle work on the Fort Wayne 1sAi;road books
rha finished Yesterday afternoon, aud thoen of
| another road will be e1hmlnod to-day. Thus
far, from points gained from tho booka, about
different parts of the Wnat,-one lotin Omahs,-
aud 1t 10 expected thse othef seizures Will follow.
| THE EVIDENCE SECURED
he's not boen revealed hHd viii not be until Tho
United States GRIND jury uoets, when 1t Is
probable thnt xbout tTo-htrds, II not throc-
fourthD, OF the Wholesale liquor. doalotA iu this
city will DO indicted for dofE1uding tbs Govern
menk
| nLcToED WILSON,
Solicitor Of thn Treasury Department arrved Y.
this c..y from Washington yesterday, aud will
remain three Or four days for tho purpose oil
giving legal aaslco 10 Washburn, Tultet. aud tho
others.
It will be remembered that tho Department Of
Justice retained Jndge ueckw.h aud Writ I'ax.
ter to Assht United Staten District Attorney Ward
In tue prosecution OF tho wl:uky cases. 1t looks
non ~ II ur. Dexter will withdraw. sjnco tue
Department wiHtos to fl his compensation. and
be refuses 10 countcuanco Any such proceeding,
claiming it to ba lin right to say What le Is anti
tled to for hiB services.