Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
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JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-. Oct. 23-Thc
trial John a Joyce. late Internal
Revenue agent indicted as a member
of the western Missouri branch of the
whisky ring, was concluded on to-da,
after occupying nearly the whole
week. The testimony was all in yea
terday at noon.apd the arguments wer.
concluded at II to-day. Then Juds,
Krecklc, Of the United States Distri,
Court, delivered the charge, and til.
jury, alter two hours deIiberation,
brought in a verdict Of guilty on every
count.
Tho Witnesses against Joyce were
partners in The ring. who had already
plead guilty to the indictments against
them, as the St. Louis distiilcrs and
and rectiticrs have since done. Among
those who turned States evidence was
ID. A. Feineman. the Kansas City rec
tiher; Joshua Thorn, OK Revenue AS
SCISSOR; f. w. hingsbury, cy-store
keeper, aud John +. Sheahan, the St
Joe distilicr, all Of whom testified
point blank to having been engaged in
putting crooked whisky in the market
in conjunction with Col. Joyce. Gen
John Mcdonald, the indicted cx-Su-
pervisor, was put on the stand,
and gave Joyce an excellent char
acter. Ex-Governor Fletcher Judge
Chester II. Krnm, jeff. Chandler,
and A. M. Lay, appeared for the de.
Tense. The indictment upon which
conviction was found charges that on
the 18th day of April, 1865, John A.
m INT
that he, acting under the authority OF
the revenue lave, did then and there
have knowledge and information that
b. A. Feineman and Il. A. Hasselman
were rectifiers and wholesale liquor
dealers doing business under the
firm namc OF b. A. Feineman & Co.,
and had before said aforementioned
day, and at the western district OF
Missouri, neglected to make an entry
in either of their books kept in the
form prescribed by tho commissioners
of internal revenue. of 9i3 original
distillcr's packages of distilled spirits.
which had been received by them from
Edward Sheahan & Son; that said
Joyce, who was there as revenue
agent, did then and there fail TO re-
port in writing said knowledge and
information OF said violation, etc.
Second, that he knew of said b. A.
Feineman & Co.. having emptied 243
packages of distilled spirits without
first having cfl'aced and oblitcrated
the marks, stamps, and brands thereon
and failed to report the same as re-
qoired by law. Third, that Sheahan
II Son were engaged in and carried
on the business of distillers o.
spirits at st. Joseph with inten,
to defrand tho United States OF
the tax on the spirits distilled by them
as such distillers, and that the said
John A. Joyce did then and there fail
as such officer to report in writing
such kno Wedge and Information OF
said violation. which was known to
him, to his next superior officer, etc
Fourth, that said John A. Joyce did
on the LIST day of April, 1874, at S.
Joseph, Mo-, then and there conspire
and collide with Sheahan & Son to
distill and sell distilled spirits wi,hou,
paying the taxes due the United States
thereon and to divide between them
selves the gains and profits arising
The penalties in each count of the
indictments are imprisonmsnt in tn.
penitentiary for not less than six
months and not more than three years
and fine Of Not less than $1,000 nor
more than 5000, and to be toreve,
debarred from holding under thu
United States government, any Office
of honor trust. or profit. A motion
for new trial was made by joyce
counsel, which will be argued neS,
week.
Tho motion for new trial in the
case of John l.. Bittenger, who was
convicted some days ago tor max ing
fraudulent vouchers as United States
gauger, will be argued on Wednesday
next, and like motion in the case OF
Adler e Furst, on Saturday next.
Col. Joyce was placed in the custody
of United States Marshal after the
jury rendered its verdict, but he has
the freedom of the city.