, 1876-03-31

and 1ush. Az they enscred tho courtroom
thoro was a stay Of proceedings, whIlo jndpa
Blodgott propounlod tho usual tntsrrogatorg
Tho foreman handed ovor In roply fvs indlrt.
monts. Tho most important Of these documeuta
wus ono concerning tho welfare Of ono Ohesto,
j.. Root, rcconlly Chief deputy Collector unds,
Webster, and mora tccent]y An emigraut 70
lilo Indictment begins BY Astostsns that Chos.
tor l.. Root boing duly appointed and acting
under suthotity Of the informal llovcnuo Law 81
spiro md coliuds With John r. Furlong, iIenr np,
j. Miller Noswoll q. MerBoreAu, snd George 4
burroughs and divcra other persons TO dcftaud
tho Unitod States Of tho, Informal Hevcnus tsT
pFoat gallons % q, . distillsd spaE tIoroat.cr q Ss
nrniuocd At certnin distllieries situate in lii
Northern District Of Illtnols. to-wits tho ais
tLltcroB Of 1hoson @. nuasoll. Henry y. htilIor.
Orlando .. Dickoraon, Jontthau Abel. Esbcri
@. Loao.i, and George burroughs, aHalnst III
poace and dignity OF the said United Htatos aud
conttary to Tho form Of the statute In such csss
rnndo and provided.
Thoro nto rarIous counts In Tho indictment
Tho 1rnt rolates that tho said Clostor L. Root
Oh The lat day OF Decombor. 1874. did connprs
with Simon liowcll 10 unlawfulIy romovs 2a.0o0
gallons Of distilled spirits from tho soush Bfauch
Tie second count chsrgeu that Chester J..
Root on the lat day Of October, 1874, did con.
Bpirc and co[udo With HermAun j. fehlman and
David G. lush to nniaHfully reinovo 20, 900 ri.
Ions OF diatiilod spirits from tho Chicago Alcohol
Wnrks.
Further. TINT on tho 1st day Of septembsr
1874, Lo did conspiro and collndo with Roswell
g. hfersereau to unlawfully ramovo 10000 gal.
Ions from tho distil1ery Of said Moraoreau.
Further, that tho safd Root on the 1bt day Of
July, 1874, did oonspiro with William Cooper to
roulovo unIawfully $4,000 Nalions Of distilled
| spirits from tho Blnokhawk Dlstlory.
That On the LIST day Of June 1874. he did con.
| hpiro With IIonry q. Frnder1oks 70 rcrnove IN.
lawfully 10000 gallons Of distilled spirits from
That on tho list day OF April 1871, ho did con.
! epiro with Orlando u. DIckorson4 Jonathan Abel
| Egbott O. Leach, and George T. Burroughs 10
| unlavfully rctnovo 10000 gallons Of dIRtillsd
spirits from tholr dlatiilery.
That on tho Int day OF March, 1878, he did con
I spirc with Henry d. Willor and Frederick L.
1iccd to nnlawfully remove 1000 gallons OF dis.
tilIed apfrits from tl,otr disttllory.
That on the 1st day Of February 1873 no did
move 10000 RRlonB OF distilled spirits from ths
| dntillory Of Gholson &. Runae1l.
Tho remaining indictments wero hgntnst par.
ties connected with minor Irregularities, and
having no goncEal interest. It is understood
That ono vas against tho lottor.oarrior burst,
who was arrested some time ago for pnrloining
money from 1otters which h0 Abaerhotod from tlo
boxes on Wabash avenue. There were also In.
tllc.ments against 0uatavo Do Gray and Alfred
for running u molaeees dlattlfery at HYDE Park.
Tho Jury had . shost session In tho aftarnoon,
but Ind no Hhfaky witnesses. It Mhs expected
that thoy would investigate 0x.Dtstrtot-Attorney
Ward, but for some roRson tho witnesses du
not appear.