The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-27

LOUISVILLE, December 26.-Tho Chi.
cago Inter. Oceans charges and insinua-
ti0ns relative to Secretary Bristow,
which we're published at length Saturday
last, were reproduced in the Courier
Journal to-day and read very generally in
Louisville. As 1t was well known here
that Bristow is not nor ever has been
connected with or counsel for the Louis
vile whisky firms, the statements to
the contrary only receive ridicule in
Kentucky. It Is alleged in the Inter
Oetaas report that when Bristow
visits Louisville he most always
makes his stay at the house Of
Jacob Weller, his brother-in.law, and
the brother Of w. L. Weller, q whisky
dealer and rectifer. Both Weller's deny
this and say that while Bristow and his
brother.in.law have always been friendly
they arc not at all intimate, and further,
that Bristow always puts up at the Gait
House and votes in the ward in which all
the residents Of the hotel mentioned are
are required to do their voting, As far
as Mr., W. L. Weller is concern.
ed he says that Mr.. Bristow has
never acted as counsel for him,but at one
time assisted as in duty bound in the
prosecution Of his firm, for an alleged
technical violation Of the revenue law,
In reference to the whisky Of j, A.
Cunningham, seized at Peoria and refer
red to by the Inter Ocean, the facts are,
the whisky was sold by Monks & Cobb Of
this city, 10 j. A, Cunningham after the
seizure. Mr., Bristow while here and be-
fore he became Secretary Of the Treasury,
as a friendly act for Monks & Cobb,
wrote 10 the District Attorney at
Chicago requesting that he defer
action till all the facts were ascertained,
Subsequently that whisky and part 1.-THE
same lot seized with the Chicago lot were
forfeited because their was no defense,
the parties interested in the defense hav.
ing been taken by surprise. a new trial
was granted and the case is still pending.
j. A. Cunningham has refused the com.
promise offered, because they insist the
whisky was all right. After Brlstow be-
came Secretary he was applied to by
Cobb 10 order the release OF the whisky,
but declined to give any order upon the
subject, for the reason that he had been
consulted by Cobb previous to becoming
SeCretary,unleSs the Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue and Solicitor Of the Treas.
ury should recommend tine release. These
are the facts as gathered from Cobb, a
gentleman OF the highest standing here.
He also says an agent Of the Govern
ment Investigated the whole case and re.
ported nothing wrong about the whisky.
He says he really complained that Bris'
tow's senSitiveness az to official propriety
has prevented him from doing what the
facts would have justified him In doing.
Mr.. Cunningham says there was no ex'
cuse for the seizure Of his whisky; that
ex.Commissioner Douglass was apprised
OF the facts concerning 1t and intimated
that money would secure its restoration,
Mr.. Cunningham says he has paid moth.
ing and does not intend to use money to
secure what properly belongs 10 him.
All the other whisky men named in the
Inier.Ocean article as having employed
Bristow, including NewComb, Buchanan
& Co., deny such statements. The Demo-
crats here are indignant At the Inter.
Occdas attempt to ally them with u
scheme to aid the whisky ring and Bab'
cock.
1t il asCertalned from reliable sources
that Secretary Bristow does not know
Habert, Of Cincinnati, with whom the
Inter.Ocedn charges he always stays when
in that city.