, 1876-02-05

that Cochran had ptSS: tax on thirty laEroh OF
fprits. lie in,mo1S If made arrangements to
, s.r 10 70 se I'll s i2os Nsst e snsnsi a Il
the route ho H.S3 Andrew Cochran driving
distt!lesv ragog> tanning ton barrels ot spirits.
~ A. e. soon ~ cGe' had passed he Jumped out
hon+c. Thes frels wore nnloaded nnd rolled
n. ~ aoo'~ Tho 1aat barrel WAS unloadcd.
our sfssS sfter b. ~ came inc oas e q tno o
lonso AND hacked III Tho horse, aud CON-
mencod loading up barrels. They rnro
1,tted , in ends downn. A. soon as tho
1T ve7 rain out street. 20 fast
tuat the7 couldn't follow. Tho witness got OF
4 Caoa' atseet bus aud won. as far AZ toeatblc.
lie then ran 70 Archer avenue and caught sight
OF Cochran. Soon after ho .net Muuu lI.eYenue
Agent) and followed Cochran to
THE Dls7iLLEKF.
| At this point tho niines1 took plan anl
Jumped o, plhtfotm At tho nldo Of the dst.ltery
| and met tho hgou returning uulosdetl. lie Ban
/ n naia named Cochran. hut not Andrew. and
] gave him ~ charge Of Pimpson. lIe saw light.
Androw Cochran with ) lantern. Inside witness
found board taken out Of tho wall lcadiug into
] the Wino-foon. The wsne-room contained ueven
ba1tela tnil OF spirits w,sh stsups;
ready to ho filled. He stv Hutchinh IN tho
stable. The barrels werc the same barrels that
hid paid tho tax that day. Thefa WAS another
Gooa !FansuR 70 ao "y.oon. rta @ on "a,cn was 1fo
found Also that tho faucats had tho Government
loek. bht ono emo OF tno M hApio Was lAstened 90
~ 70 Ralh ACCESS. Ina temperature OF inc
eMtlA was warm ~ u !ately drawn on from tho
Ihese stamps cor1esponded with thoso that hsd
neen hsueo shas oaY. LUG HtneHs ehoHeo
Eocnfans uovcrnmeus book, from which he
eoo"oa @ @1,n taas 5u nasteie hAa oeen removed IN
t@mo @ niseen-oa'tei lots, numbered from 469 to
as3 aod from ~ to a2s; o Iho Wasohouso VA stau'pa
MaEe n"1Us'e1 lot.ao9. asa,ao9, !st.tS', 4oi,-
81 ina ~ hae by satpam ,s 59 a'9omps wers num-
pe1eu tosset AassVs ~ q, e. xot3t1 inetaase. Iho
aouha y Luz wane-Ioom i were nov Ill the cellar
o1 Lao uoveiimens oaliul10'
1he atstiIleIy ~fs sc1ed 81 saat nme. aha 10
tsmeanoa ~ cassga snat .s, night. Anofew coehfAn
au5se niod6est-H nas ttuio was II kust foa
tnet Cocnfah WIN tne ,loAo o. "HtSAyF
Masochs-At aoouI T., : O'CLOCK III tue a1teFuooh.
tToss-e1dnianel: Ihere was csr.loai OF corn
o. tho time nta7o!og On tug railroad Track WREN
Ae "as a. tue a'sshlosY III Tue esoalne; ae
Sotlla not say whether tie car wa oIeu Of cl9ne1
lho ra1lfoaa ssae-1a@k MAS ou Tue dsssalerT
| premlscs.
| ha. II. 4. PL1Mr1ua
was tho next witness. Ho said that he wAo d
Doputy-Colloctor. aud had been lit shin district
about Two yeass and q half: lie knew about the
seizure o[ Cochrau's dhtiilery.-kpew Cochran
BY sight: ue had received Qua return from hin
II tho otiico. rha. return W., made Oct. 8.
he had 10 positive know!eiges. Of tue
ftand until Oct. 7. 11e Wa witL Ar BROOKS
htondny afternoon, cul HAN Mr. Cochran at the
sitno. liz as1ed Mr. Cochran for his book, and
| ~an told tina. It was At the foctifying Louso Of
Il. P. Iutcllns. Tho book. Mr. Cochran said,
was kept 1t Anseus' because tho return" we5e
male up by bookkoeper as that piAca named
Wllliaiiauu..,
lie Was with Mr. Brooks that evening, and saw
tic rcd wagon returning flom tho -ectsyiug
| 1ts.Ji:. ~
| Cutu1an cau,o INTO tho Coslector's o0ico anu
's!aus tho return for Bplrlts mado during the
mouth u! stasoHl":. Tho dletiller signed the
! return md wills rwt'rn t. tho Affidavit That wna
Un tho following laj ho went to tho dlstllors,
nat did not sec AZ. cochr1n On tho
'sh' with hessrr. hsooxs and MUM, Aa
went ont - a'!a n.y. Waited near s tho d'stillesy
Aoont7 ocl'cA "teu tbe wagon tai''rnol with
| loal OF aeuak ten bhrrsls VI elt. SHORTLY
after Mr. bfaoab Joped them. a buggy came
uS containing At. lutehns nod Mr. David
ntet SIT. Cochran on ihe PLATFORM anu ho heard
i'll. bEuoks ash him II hs wns Mr. cochran. He
r.n a'ounl to tue stable. snd shcFe met Mr. An-
;is mel s1r. lJatch.ns insilo tho stables, jt,st
colu!ns through tue hole IN the wall n1a1e BY tso
buaid beng d!splaeed. ae didn't know Ar.
1iusch'ns. and aakod him bis nhne, Tbs reply
Nas inas fs name , w. ar; smith; ~ ; A1;oFsa1d,.
ncn. aua saw two man walking hohE
tue roal away. from the dist4!lerY. Ons OF
them was tLo ono Who hsd naid his
ins. Therc vere found barrels 1a,, Of spirts
aud empty barrels. tho contents bcng warn,
naif Just from tho ciBtefn.
"ltness stayed At the dlctllioty sl tlo uo1t
morning. vAen lo waalreliescl by nr. johusou,
sent OUT for tatt purpose. Thu Applications Of
tho eslsticrswero always taken in suo COLLECTORS
othce by str. itoot: