, 1876-02-05

I'LL: sm. onahqfS1 PORTION Or THR 1NnrcthEsr
issf ie3 ~ ts, # iseoe ,ss .lS lSsh .ng md :.
Northern bistr.tt u liItnoi., did 1nlsSfu11 and
tf1uensi{ sa,aa eonap5e combine, confederate. and
ntrsons, Who .ss nasasd, % 10 defrsnd M ,he unstd
na.es s'at, me internal reyenuo lax Of 20 cents
s% It Ss m s .ts, ao oa s e, ~
and every praot Raon Of certain larsa quantity.
w.; go rreof GALLONS. q dtstille spirits he.e
Northeen District, enumcratluK tue ilstllleries.
~ now. tnat - the charging part Of tho ind!rtmen-
os d,tsrs os"ssn res retsons I'd thee ysr
naa teTtnns ta1 Of 70 cents on gallon upon 1.ooo0
Hslions 9t distilled sps bs produced
o. e. III a. Fl e fsas.r fss.: ' @ fri
Cmsa&o IN thn sald Northern nstrtt ot 1lIsnos. to
saia eorae Miller. .in pursuance Of 'e conspiracy,
said, and 10 effect tho oljcct tlrteof.
ND UsIAwFuIf.1 REMOVE
q. t.o ~ & ns ,.tilier5 occupied by hin, the taid
nonte situate nron and continuing par Of tho said
astilserJ premises, 10 p!sce to lhe Grand jusors
x.on, sn sna ,.se proaassa q III Ia
dssttlleIJ upon which s,td rptrits tho United States
!nterntl revenue tx Of 70 eents then And there i'm
ct: lad not been paid md thereby lid then and tere
dct5aud tue United Btates Of sid TAI.
o s1s. m Of 1T. count Sosst. nf ai'ss,ons
these md the vartoua other pcrsoas named In tho
chsfginB part Of the Indictment. 80 that We have
Tho United Btases out Of tho internal su.en,ie tax
upon certain spls!ss; md, secondly IN oct alleged 70
aase s r. 1esn % aono o. n one of tho eonlprators tq
9a eonatns Allegations df acs doad 10 effect tho OBJ
Jet o. tho conspiracy by all Tho persons who ats
named II eoconEpssstors with the thres defendants
THE aEGosn COUNT
alleges thai Tho detendauts heretofore, so.w tho
a., o.. ot March 1at a. uueaso q tho t.td NORTH
ontiy couspise, combine, confederate and agree TO-
gethsr and with these VARIOUS personEthc eatns por
ion' n.ed IN sha rst eonno psodaeo :. oe1sain
ttty loo0o proof gallons Of distilled spirits. subject,
under :ho plovisois Of ta Internal neyen,e ac. %
thersof, aud 70 pa. tho said ppir!ti upon she
market without tho pa,laant Of ~ said
e: e si esFtss s ss ..a ia Ia, sffsy f, do to
ierta aro spceined ~ follows. sud then follows the
enumeration a tho datl!1eies Al which, by s1rue Of
shls conspiracy It 10 Alleged tho vines wore 10 be pro-
They .hea aego !ha afterwards, to.wit. On 1t day
q 1psa1, 1s;s as ch!e.gg II sho sad Northern
e. Frsdescta. IN pursuance Of Tic eonspraeY cotnb.
nstton, sonfeacsacy and agreement, entered Into ~
aiorceMu and to si1cet tho opJeet thereof.
DID UHLAwJulLY REMOVE
11om the sstd dist!leEy occupied BY tho aaid Lake
shcro Dfstifng Company. 10 called aud situate tn
Ghssss g as. % hq % %
knaw, asRc Quantity Of distilled spiri.s. to-wtt:
.sy s.er sisn ns m S.s a .re sas H.
upon which sail spirits tho United ssa.ea Internal
Eesenuo tsx Of ~ eenta hon and there imposed BY
becn is and thereby I'D the md there tsefraad t,o
United sascs Of tie rkid tax. This count proceeds TO
tue eoncdesatos Of tho defendants Of hiHhwinee from
which dlseres il alleged they produced, aud
tns sel!lng Or putting them upon tlo market without
ftaude Of the ta1 properly assessabe said wines.
Then followa serlss Of counts alleging lreay uiAt
various pcrsons
TO DEFRAup TIE GOVERNMENT.
Ihcse counts are ~ OF them bHef, and srs
Of them forms which havc been approved
~nara Tor ~ .ny | ,e.rs .aa hs1e YOUR .booa eis tss
hcss and esexher and the counts havo 6cen uuiver-
tho samo autstsntis allegations uade in regard 10
to wh wnsh I'm nn III, r. to
carried tho business Of atlllsr, and, suc to
hsvo aided and abcstcd rcrsons to tho Jurors uu
ley, whereby ,ho Government w deflsnded.
u objeesea 70 thte indictn,ent and especially TO
aEalnst tts three de1eudantA,--t It
DOES NOT STATE SPECIFICALLY,
Or .lth such certainty = to make y sEee xhen tho
aWiu o,n sss assry g oh.r
than the diatcsy warehouse. Tho allegation Ia that
they wer0 wiues then aud there lro41cedt and II is
wprls "then and ters rcfer back to tho nrst
dsY slated in tho iadctmens. Il seeus TO nlo that
b so .Sa,ss =. IT, tss ps.te n III s ss n.2
timo-thc ast dato bcforo tho yott-ad there," thst
removed. It 10 the language ia CLEAR and
cru admit Of no other construction than tuat the
pieaaet alleges that George atillsr. IN pursuance
did remove from lila d.stilleFy certain wiuta
on certain day, theu and there produced. and tCro
cab I've other meaning, no othor fair construction,
given to tho language uHea.
IT III FURTHER or.AlatEn
that tho words III the charging Et Of ts indictment
tns enna s aa ~ weG es. a s
tho Gosern1nent--doca not Necessarily import crime,
and that theretote tho 1Isa4cts should 20 Oh nnd
specifically alege Tho ofcnsea TO be committed. Thu
authorities whkh wcru addured undoubtedly sustalu
tho proposition tts where thu oensc alleged IL not
mado crime tishtr by staute or cEme at coinnon law.
thefs ahAl oe enough alleged that there wAa sotne
violation. Of law accomplished. Of intended 10 b.
as;so.nptt!.hea ss;s. by The con:ptsSsy: VIZ. nov;
That neso parties consp;4ea md con,eaerate together
TO defraul the United Htates ont Of the tax upon
tain splEs. Now dafranltng tho uned 8tates cut Of
caarge ID slacttc nuough to ahow that titeEo Mxs
coNntSATloS TO pEFiAuD.
Thst L. tho aoss exIrees langsgc Of TIC statute when
oaenao assinat hs Unod ssaos or 10 deiraud. Hers
tho c1press language Of tho Indictment ~ brought
Nflhla tD9 e1fcea languages Of the Law 10 dc!Iantk
tho United HAtts. lfuW7 1t IL not sufficient 10 gay
that thcy conspred TO AefEand tho Unflea Htates Hut
the rcader Coca On knd staes how they proposed to
dofraudt-by dofrandnH tbs United St4tcs ont OF the
tai upon certain N1nas thereafter to be produced III
certain dts:iltrtes.
II further cls,med thAs the acts thns alleged by
these nIct1nents ly which tho couspratots did eect
tue object Ut tho tonSriracy not Of the character
which will necessarily imply violation Of the law
afnrheEance of tho objecta Of the conspifaey. Fnr
instance 1t IL alleged In quito number Of lila cours
tlat, tn furthprahre Of lhe
ENDS OF THE CONSPIRACY,
hlghw nos removed from tehJ yarius llstlesies
70 pace otLer than = dstillery warehouse Now, It
II said lglwnes inaY, nnder cnrtatn circ,lmstancts
Ia removed from dIssil!cry ta = plsre
other thsn d!ssillcry *arehouko witt, imrunlty
aud Without violating auy Law, and' that
AerefoFs the pIoadar shouu negative al thoao alIe9e-
t1ous IN wlllch they could removed without yio-
1aftn8 the Inv and should hAye stait aucA removal
a. would clearly show that Il ono In y,olatson Of
tho lAw. think ta!s point whst ErrhbI~, practically
abandoned 10 soo oxent by counsel befp1s The asR.
tucnt was through hut It seetns to n,e It Ia
ENTIRELY uHTENAnLx.
The conspiracy by 1.scif IL crime. II does not,
however. become punishable uniess eums act IL donn
In furthGrancc, or to e1ectuate tho cad Aul ptpore
Of ihe coa.prscy. fow. i NOS Necessary tlat That
should be,. in and Of tsself, criminal ofense,
II may tho III snirhly innocent act. II II
IL douo Ia furshsranc9 Of the unlawful con,