The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-13
WHISKY.
A Great Raid Made upon Che Western
WHISKY Mills,
H. louis lbIfsgO, Milwaukee and
Lranh,ilie IN Tears,

Llahh'ille ia ipafs'
! WAsHlNGToS, May H. yesterday
the movement against the whisky TluH
IN which the secretary OF the tleahurl
had been engaged for two months ppsi
eliminated tho seizure OF some thirtl
distilleries andreeliiying houses in lhl
cities Ol ~, Louis, Chicago and Nil
WRukee, The evidence collected h o
q character 10 Insure the present dc
s.ruoliun Of the whisky ring, II haV
ing come % the seerelary's knowledge
before he sci his Investigations on foot
That all Official Information and action
affecting the ring Ia any part Of lh'
country was promptly communicated
10 II ~ advance by some person or FER
slns Ia the internal revenue office, ht
decided ~ prosecute the entire inquiry
through the solicitors office Of The
treasury who Entrusted the same ~
the secret service,
the work was lntruBted 10 Major Blu
ford Wilson, ana 40 feature Of II Wa
communicated 10 Commissioner Doug
lass or any Of his subOrdlnalcs until
the real work was completed aud or
dcr OF seizure alone remained 10 be-
made, 49, the law provides that such
orders shall come from the commits
sloner of internal revenue, the details
Of the work accomplished aud the evil
denccs collected were placed In hin
hands, ana some Of the facts were In
trusted 10 his hubOrdinates, through
whom they were almost Immediately
ln pnrl mado public, as the dIsGon-
necled statements regarding the move
mont which have appeared during the
last week sufficiently attest Ihcpr
ldent throughout has sustained the see
rotary most vigorously, aud the mo-
mont the main facts Of the frauds per-
pctmled were called TO his notice he
cordially co'0peNled In lndoralngeyery
movement necessary % secure success.
II has been asccrtuinCd that about two.
thirds Of the whisky shipped from ST.
Louis for the last yonr has been what
IL termed "crooked,n ~ whisky which
hus not paid tax ls called.
The amount Of the fraud In 81, Louis
alone VIII not fall below 81 600 600 am
nuulIy for the last two years The de-
yelopments at Chicago aud Milwaukee
are also on Il great scale.
Illicit whisky las been traced into
all the prominent eastern and so tn
era vl,lcs. Duplicates and even trip
lic0tes OF stamps or packages, bearing
the same secret numbers and the same
stamp, have been discovered. with
several houses IL has been the usual
thing TO enter on the stub Of the stamp
Issued only half the amount of whisky
actually shipped under the detachment
stamp, All the different methods
have been discovered, and such tran
scripts taken in addition, as will, when
compared with the returns made to the
Office Of internal revenue, make IL pos
siblc to trace the larger part Of all the
Illicit traffic which has been carried on
for the last year. Suit will be imme-
diately entered against all the proper
ty seized, and against the parties and
their bondsmen, and the prospect
seems fair that the government will be
able TO establish 80 strong II ease us to
recover from the property seized an
amount nearly, if not quite equal to
the sum total Of the frauds perpetrut-
ed. No move upon this scale has ever
been undertaken, and has proven most
successful in everything, and the re-
suits are in every respect of the high
est Importance.
The close investigations lately made
by revenue officials into the conduct
of affairs in the business Of dstillng
whisky aud other spirits throughout |
the United States have developed |
many frauds. Nearly every distillery |
IN the country is, according to allegu-
lions and suspicious, practicing fraud |
in one way or another TO II greater or
lesser extent. The chief object of this
search was the demonstration as near
~ us possible of the relative extent of
the Illicit distilling aud traffic in spir.
It's under the old law and under the
new law passed by congress at the last
session, which increased the tax on
spirits from seventy to ninety cents
per gallon. The proportion of frauds
s represented to be about equal, 80 far
is the limited time the new law has
leen in operation will enable the COM
)arisOn TO be made, although it was
predicted that ON account of the in
'reased tax, the violations of the new
aw would be proportionately more nu-
nervous and extensive.
Upon suspicious or allegations of
raud, telegraphic instructions were
ent to day by the authorities here to
eiZe ten distlleries at st. Louis, eight
t Chicago, thirteen at Milwaukee, and
ne at Evansville, Ind. 1t is probable
hat similar seizures will be ordered in
Their sections of the union.
CHICAGO, Map 12.-It is rumored
hat several distilleries in this city
ave been seized to day 10y govern
lent officials from Washington. There
'ere well-fOunded impressions pre-
ailing that something of that Kind
ad been or would be done before the
ay closed. None of the oustomhouse
llicials seemed able and willing, up to
late hour this afternoon, to furnish Z
ny information on the subject. This 5
,renoon Government Detectives l
Vashburn and Tuttin, accompanied
y the commissioner, it is said, visited
lie establishments of Roelle q Gurcker
Il the north side, r. p. Mason, George
. Crosby Eastman d Goldson on I
liver street, G. G.. Russell, and the
axe Shore Distillery company'splace,
60 Miller proprietor and rumor says "
lied the establishments on account a.
the alleged frauds. 1t is stated that =
veral distillories are also being Wis
ed by the same officials for a similar 4
lrpose, but, if so, the names of the |
ms are kept in the dark. Up to l
clock no case of this kind has been
ought officially to the notice of the 81
Hoyne, but it is proba- 10
e that during the ensuing twenty II
ur hours there will he some interest. SS'st
g developments in regard to this at az AZ
mpt of Uncle Sans agents to ferret al
[ yiO,atOrs of the law. 49,