The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-11
WAR ON DISTILERIES.
Several Seizures Made
Rumored Seizures In Chicago.

CHICAGo, May IU.-lt Is rumOFtu lual
several distlleries IN the city have. been
seized to-day by the Government Off
cials from Washington. There wel0
we'll founded impressions prevailing that
something Of that kind has been done or
would be- done before the day closed, as
one of the Custom house -tiicials seemed
able and willing up TO II late hour last
evening to furnish any information on
the subject This forenoon Government
detectives Wsshburn and Fuller accom-
panied by the commissioner, 1t Is said
visited the establishment Of ROelle u
Gurker, on the north side; Il. =. MOsser,
George Crosby, Eastman " Gold
son. on River Street; q. G. Russell,
and the Lake Shore Distilery COmpunys
place, George Miller proprietor. and
rumOr SAWS, seized the establishments ON
account o. the alleged frauds. 1t Is stated
that several diStilerieS are also being
visited by the same officials for similar
purpose, but ifso the name, ofthe officer,
are, as yet kept in the dark. Up to one
o'clock no case of this kind has cccn
brought officially to the notice Of Com
missioner fIayne but it is probable that
during the ensuing twenty-tour hours
there will be some interesting develop
mentS in regard to this attempt of Uncle
Sans agents to ferret out the yIoIators OF
the law.
Illicit DistiIIaIIOn I'm thc West.
WAsHINGToN, May lO.--tor some
time past the Secretary Of the Treasury
~ at Int al
cnue have been giving attention to the
subject Of Illicit distilation in several
western cities, and have been using
every effort possible for the purpose oi
putting the practice of Illicit whisky
manufacture and traffic to an end. The
officers of the Department vino have
been specially instructed by the Sccro-
tarv, with view to complete the exit ne
tion oG the wholesale fraud upon the
Government, in connection with the
manufacture and sale of whisky, have
been successful in discovering the evidence
of and means for preventing Il very great
amount of fraud in connection with Illicit
distillation. These researches show that
well organized and formidable plan
has successfully existed tor some time in
the preparation OF frauds upon the reYe-
nue., with is principal headquarters. of
operations IN st. Louis, Chicago and
Milwaukee. One result Of the discovery
has been the dismissal of several Internal
Revenue gaugcrs and storG-kccpers
in districts where the fraudulent practI-
ces have been in full operation. The in
vestigatiOn of the department proving
concluslvcly that several of these officers
were bought up by partic, engaged III the
transactions. Other revenue officers in
the same localities, including some Of
much higher position than the grade men
toned will, it is intimated at the depart
ment. share the same fate, not because it
may be of any actual participation in
the crimes that have been discovered,
but because OF gross neglect in the per-
formnnce of official functions, which if
thoroughly attended to would
have saved the Government.
great loss by preventing frauds that have
gained such success. Steps will also be
taken TO bring to punishment all other
parties engaged in the business.
There ar" intimation, from official
quarters that several ,hIng,s will soon be /
made of internal revenue collectors in the /
Western districts, and also that not less /
than two supervisors will also be APP I
pointed to fill the places Of parties now
holding such offices, who will either b. ,
requested to resign or summarily dis .