The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27
THE WHISKY RINGS MONEY.
now 1T WAS DJSTRIBUTED dMoNo
THE CONSPIR
One-hth Delivered to Mckee A DistiIIer whs
Paid over 100000 TO the Ring -Fitzroy
Contradictina Concn nj on,n TcatimonH.

One-hUh Deitveredto Mckee A Distlller whe
Paid over 100000 TO the Rius-Fitzroy
Contradicting Coucn mons Testimony.
ST. LOUIS, Jan, 26.-Upon the resumption
OF the trial Of Mckee this morning II was agreed
between the court and the counsel for tho low
eminent and for Gen. Babcock that neither Bab-
cock nor the witnesses in Washington sum
moned for his case should be required to present
themselves next Monday, when the ease Is set
on the docket. The Mckee trial will last all
this week. and MIR. Voorhees, said there was
probability that the trial Of Mcclure, the ex-
collector, would be as long as McKee's. Bao-
cocks trial follows that Of Mcclure. Tho in
structlons Of tho court were that the defendant
and witnesses should simply be instructed to
hold themselves In readiness to como as soon
a. telographed for.
e. q. Megrue, who had been sick for two days,
was recalled, and his direct examina ton con-
tlnued Col Dyer repeated his question, which
led to the long argument OF Monday, on the
declarations OF copsplrators:
-, q What conversation had YOU with Leayenworth at
each weex relative to iRe distriOGuoS % Of Those those
witness-I gave two packages each week to John
Ieey nworth per orders from Joyce, deliver one
% Fora gtSGs and Mckee S eSs '
paper man was necessary to have them IN tne Ring
for those sentemen oceasonsy talked TO Icsyeu.
@ nd svsg e he yd P%s m
And Ford. In November 1879 Mcdonald and Joyce
pishee and II vas time TO qml the election eelns over
collector for tao Ring no money whatever was set
aside by me for political purposes
In the cross-examlnaiiou Megrue said he
found afterward that Leavenworth had not al
ways done fairly. but had sometimes reported
collections on the crooked whiskey "A much
| less than they really were Ho also said that
| until he came here TO 20 before the Grand Jury
| last summer he never had any conyersat ION
| with Mckee upon this scheme to defraud the
| Government.
Macklot Thompson Rudolph w. Ulrce. and
| Louis Teuscher, distillers. and VIM. J. Bassott,
! an x-gauger, then gave history OF their con-
| nection with the Ring, but said nothing against
| or even about Mckee, and nothing was brought
| out on their cross-examinatiOn.
TO having arranged an interyiew between Nc
| kee and Megrue at the bndel Hotel. After
the interview terminated witness walked down
| town with Mckee, and ON the way down Me
| Kee told witness that Megrue was a bad man
that he (Nckeel had TO pay him money; that he
| statement about the destruction OF the records
in the Collectors ONCE. lie said Concannon
! WAS present At the time; that about busnci OF
| dumping papers were burned In the office stove,
and that Concann SISTED IN burning them.
| 1t will he recolcctcd that Concannon testified
Yesterday that h. left the Collecior's oiice alter
| showing joyce. FitzrOy aud Bevis wnere the
| papers they wished to examine were Kept, aud
that he was not present when the papers were
| disposed Of.
Witness continued; 1t wa. made part of the
| al -ir that COncannon should put some Of the
| paper. iH tie stove. These ptpers were de-
stroyed to prevent detection Of frauds OF the
| Ring.
Peter Curran, distiller. testified to having paid
an aggregate OF $1O,O,0 to S,0O,J To- the Ring
| His payments were mndc IN checks. He was
sued IN 1859 for deficiency Of tx, and the suit
lasted until 1874, when IL was decided against
him had u talk with Mckee in 1873 ABOUT these
suits; had been told the suits would not b,
prosecuted. but his attorney said they would be
lie took these checks to Mckee and told him II
these suits were not stopped there would hc d
storm that he would expose the whole thing
Mckee said checks were very dangerous things
The suits wero stopped for that timc, hut Judg
ment WAS rendered against him the next year
| On cross-exAminatiOD, witness said he wen
to see Mckee about tine suits, because he be
| lieved Mckee had great influence with Distrc
| Attorney Patrick and could get the suit
| stopped, but he would not tell what particular
| reaso Us he had for tbinkipg 80. witness did no
expect 10 bo Indicted for his connection Will
| the Ring, tut the defence did not OBTAIN M
re sons Tor noteIpcciing 10.
| Here the prosecution closed, and the cour
| adjourned for tue day.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 28.-In the United
States Circuit Court to-day, the following per
sons pleaded guilty on indictnents for con
spiracY L. defr ludthe revenue III. L. Ellis, II
II. Grniths, and h. A. Valentine, storekeepers
Leopold Wtrth, Robert kiewert, Charles Heni7
Aaron Schomneld, Henry S,hOmield, and VII
liam bereentnal, distiilers WIN. Hager. book
keeper for Valentine, rectiner. II Is eXpecte
that the c4be AGAINST JACOB Nunnemacner an
A. u. Weissert will come up tomorrow.