The Portland daily press., 1875-11-18
TIE WHISKEY FRAUDS.
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More IDterentinS Testimony ut 81. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. II In the trial of Super
visor Mcdonald, yestcri4y, Thompson, dis
tiler, testified hat Joyce told him he might
run an an extra tub or two Witress paid
Joyc- $500 for services rendered him in Wash.
ingtoD. He maize from % TO so per caut of
crooked Stint, used stamps three times, and
paid 10 the ring fund rom $500 10 $500 week
i general t" McGtue, In September 1882
Special Agent Brasher came here from Wash
all, aud must have $4,000. which was raised
for him.
On cross exami alton witness stated that he
understood the money paid by the ring was for
The supervisor, revenue agent, collector. gaugerS
and storekeeptrs. although starred, me was told,
for Campaign fund.
Alfred Bevs testified that he made crooked
whiskey with the knowledge of Joyce and Nc
Donald, and paid from $1,000 $4,000 Ger week
t., McGrue. PAID BraSher $4,000 "a his share
OF the $50 600 demanded by that officer. Wit
ness thought his house pad to the Ring from
$4,000 to 100000 IN fourteen months. Wit
ness was in tue co ectors Office when The rec
ords wer- destroyed. Their destruction was
arranged by joyce and Concannon. the latter
was chief Gle rk- IN The collectors Office. Wit
uess had been shown by Joyce letters purpors.
ing to have cnme from Avery, and from Gen,
Babcock, the Presidents secre ary
On croSS-eXam nation wituess sad be had
conVersed with Mcdonald about whiskey mat
tiers aod Mcdonald had sail, Everything is
all right; 90 ahead"
Edward B Frazier, of the firm of Bemis &
Frazier, and formerly 4 resident of Laiay it-,
Ind, testified th at he took charge OF the dis
ullery of tue finn in May 1874 The fl m
was then making crooked whiskey. All the
dl.tilleries were raising money for the revenue
officers DC one occasion Joyce told him be
must have $4,000, which was raised. Another
$4,000 was raised 10 NAV, 1875, at the sugses.
Of LANES n EiTzrOv pbJaf RI in ho
revenue collectors office,a was given to him.
This was to prevent seizure, but whskey
belonging to the firm was afterward
seized. A demand was made for the return of
the money as it mad not served the purpose for
which it was raised. but they never got 1t back.
never paid any mones to Mcdonald but did
to Joyce raised some money tor revenue
agent FAMED Hague who was here investigat-
ing in 1874. Joyce repeatedly told witness that
everything was all right aud that he would
have adyices from Washington OF any trouble
shead. Mcdonald told witness that Fitzroy
should not be blamed for the $4,000 he received
as 1t has given The distillers time to get rid of
their surplus.
On DISCRIMINATION illness reiterated the
remarks made to him about the money paid to
Fitzroy, Witness Pleaded guilty on the advice
of Gen. Noble, his counsel, and never had had
any conversation wi b the district attorney.
Andrew McGrue, an employe in the post
office at C'ucinnai, and q cousin Of q S. Nc
Cruz, testified; ran Bevs & Frasier's nis
tlllery in 1871 and 1872; made illicit whiskey
perhaps ona-third McDooald came to the
distillery two or three times and asks d me how
we were getting along and If we could not
maze more crooked whiskcy. He said, Damn
it, man, this thing amt paying; we must make
more"
On Characterization he gave an account of
his come ction at different tiues with dIstilleres
in Ohio, but had never made crooked whiskey
10 them. de came here at the suggestion of
his cousin. Con McGrue, to talk mp the matter
of Illicit dstlling with Bevis. aud was author
lied to tell Bevis that Con McGrue had made
arrangements with the revenue officers here
which wonld protect the distillers in making
crooked whiskey
Ulrc, one of the most prominent distiIers,
here, then testified he talked several times with
Joyce in 1871 about making crooked wnis-
key, but h. declined to inter- into any arrat &c
ment. Subsequently, however. VIII n he found
that several o her "istilers we're in the illicit
business be went in aud remained till DC ODER.
1872 He had several talks with Frtzroy and
paid him MONEY several times He reported
the amount OF crooked whiskey to McGrue and
afterwards to Fltzroy He paid 80 and So cents
per gallon. He diu not know where the money
went and did not care. He raised money for
both Brasher and Hague
s. ID Thorpe testified he was government
store-keeper at various dis illeries here and at
Peter Curran's stliery Mcdonald instructed
him to see that the house was run to the S riot
letter of the law, an when subsequen ~ he
was at Choteau's dcDonald told h.m that if
any attempt at fraud was made there he would
seize the place He said nothing about other
distllleries while wituess was at Chateau's.
Joyce told him The house had to make Gro ,ked
wh'skey and the money must be paid to him.
Joyce also gave some instructions as to the
Aurora dist,llery after Jewett took it Wit
uess told joyce that he thought such instruc-
tious from him were strange, after being
diraotad tn tho hv MoT1ouaid nd
Joyce told him not to pay any attention to
what Mcdonald said. On one occasion, while
witness was at Choteau's, he (Joyce) sent for
him and he went to the supervisors Office 20
see him. While there McDo aald asked him
how things were running, aud told him tie was
going to visit Choteau's, and if he found even
q technical violation of the law, he would seize
the distIlIery. Choteau had made p4vneuts to
he Ring before thai, but none were being paid
them. Choteau aud the officials did not seem
ness let whiskey out of the dis iliery crook I'd
on Fltzroy's orders. When at Jewett's witness
received mouey from him and gave it to Nc
Fall, subsequently gave it to Everett, and he
would give 1t to Joyce.
About 80 barrels of crooked whisky were
made weekly at Jewett'S at 60 gallons per bar
rel, that being the assessment made on that
distlll.ry. Some weeks that amount could not
be made, and then Joyce would send for wit.
ness and demand the reasons for the deliDquen-
cy. Joyce told witness he was taking care of
the officers at Observation-Disclosures, Avery
ana others-and that the money was being
used for political purposes. Witness always
understood that he and the others were work.
ing under orders from headquarters. Joyce
would come round and make special assess
ments, saying the folks at Washington wanted
money and must nave it, He assessed witness
800 occasionally for the folks at Washington.
Tue parties Damed by Joyce as receiving mon-
ey here were District Attorney Patrick. U. S
Marshal Newcomb Gen. Mcdonald, Gunther
j. M. Fitzroy, chief clerk in U. $ Collector s
office, VIM. Mckee of the Globe Democrat aud
Constantine McGrue, u S. Collector. Witness
did not know how the money was dis rbuted
after il left his hands. He never got a sip at it