The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-25

and HE Ring supp rters, blow would have Ueen
ruck at tie whiskey con piiators which would
have forever broken their power. By following
up the fist assault with the arrest on New year
Eve ~ Hcsing, Renm, ann Miller the secretary
struck terror To the hearts ~ the real ptncl-
pals IN the conspiracy Hesing. NJ tue roprietor
Of the Iituots Stats IctuHg, the leading rnan
y per oi the N rthwo I, was ap1Wst ~ snapinR
the politics Of that region. lie has cen an
ardent. jealous supporter OF Grant until ne
went on on "A local issue in the municipal p9l
tics Of Chicago In 1873. In 1874 ne acted win
the independent Republicans nd Democrats,
although II Is lleCcd tina he secre'lv supp' rlcd
CHARLEY rwcll, the Whiik y hns Ha"o,u ,s,t
for Congress, against JOhh bemoSne' lne uoihi-
nee of e opposition.
In 1875 Iesing threw tho weight OF his paper
with the Republicans against the Democratic
patty In ono, and tnero were Indications plain
" visible IN the course OF that journal that II
would support the Republican party In the
Presidentiri contest Of 1876. 4 ne Republican
leaders in Illinois, vino were clos, ly connected
with the Whiskev Ring, understood liesinqs
position and were confident OF winning him
back to the old taith, and thus secure the IN
nuence Of his paper on the German voters;
political ally OF Hesiug aud he unquestionably
formed the connecting nnk between LOGAN,
Farwell aud word and the distillers. Rehm
while he hued his own pockets with the pro-
ceeds of crooked whiskey, 1t Ia almost univer-
sally believed that Icsing was not benefited
tncreby save In polite way For many years
llesng mad, with an ample fortune and prosper
Gus business. been IA liber contributor To his
partNs campaign funds, but a null ilictty ~
financial difficulties had 10 1873 shattered his
fortune and redu ed him TO the verge of bank
ruptcv. lie was no longer In a condition to
suend money freely for parry purposes, and " Is
alleged bv his tiicnds that tue wniskcv men
beg to give him money To spend in THIS way
III 49,, Hnd continued 10 DO 30 ifOm that time
down to 1910.
Jake RcHm is the great suhtcrr mean worker
OF Cnicago, having for ne ry thirty Years ueen
actively come tec with the police force Of he
city. lie Is a surewd, unscrupulOus Alsatian
German and douo lees used Hesing ~ enable
HIN to bleed the Nhkkey Ring thieves. IL Ia
almost pruverb In Chic GO among politicians,
that " YOU flnd Jake Kehm III any jOt, and 90
deep enough. you are sure to ind Cnt CIV Far
well there also. Wnon Col. Edmund Jusseu WIS
Collector OF Internal ltevenne, kehm wanted
hin to appoint as storeNeepers ana eaueers the
men farw ell named, and when Jussen refused
war was Instantly declared against niu, and his
removal followed shortly thereafter.
AN IMPORTANT wENEss uUsHED.
"Duralo" Miller was politically the least i'm
were arrested on New Years Eve. lie had at
one time considerable influence ward ppiti-
cian AID was one OF tho leading SORTS IN the
anti Sunday-aw movement OF 1873. hut for
many years Miller had been engaged In the dis
tlng business, and was at one time chit Nv
instrumental in the Organization Of the Distll-
lets Association, combination which was
formed for the purpose Of protecting honest
men III the business md bre. King up the manu-
1 cture Of crooked whiskey. shortly after ms
arrest, Miller printed III the Chicago tribune n
car, fuily-pi epared article when set forth in a
striking manner, the difficulties that honest uis-
tillers continually encountered. anu related tne
enotts OF lheir association TO break up the Rings
Tor all the frauds on the revenue WIS squgrely
placed on the authorities az Washington, aud
IL was plainly intimated that N driven to the
wal, the writer could tell some star, ling facts.
there can DC no uOuot US to Alll.r's auilIty TO
lay bare oil the secrets II tue Wnisgey Ring con-
spiiacy n lie had desired so TO DO. lie /, u
snaip, shrewd man, VINO HIS a faculty for hnd-
ing out SO reIs, and material d sire TO know
ever Oody's business just for the satisfaction II
Affords him. The knowledge re acquired In this
way, IS well - by his own connection wilL
Hesg aud kehm In pOlItic | matters, and with
MulSktN business
him muster OF The situ .tIon, provIued the Gov
erument wanted to get at inc bottom facts Ia
the Mniskey Ring conspiracy.
Jake henm prob bly, knew more than Miller
do, out Jake would die before he would peach.
lbere are half dozen distiilrrs who can swear
to certain facts which, taken in connection win
Others already known, IN Ike a strong circum-
staniial &c against Iarwell, anu wodId prOOa-
bly, insure Ill, convection az tue II nds OF an i'm
Iarti. Jury, but buffalo" Miller alone cou.d
furnish Iue eledr' positive evoence 10 make out
case against Logan, tsrwen, Ward, and Mar
shal Campotl. lie could 90 more tnan this
be could point out the connecting LINK between
tue White House ana the Chicago Whiskey
Ring! lie could, moreover, show Were CROOK
ed wniskev moIey ND teen used In Indiana
and States stili further east to please men VINO
were powerful in shaping lelisla ion at wash-
L. gton and ia controlling executive action.
FRIGHTENING OFF WITNESSES.
when the United states District Court opened
In January yenire for a new Grand Jury was
Issued, ana on the ION Of thai month the inyes-
iigutiun Of the new whiskey was begun.
All OF tue persons who Dad Teen Indicted at the
united 10 Iead guilty To the conspiracy count
III their indictments, with the uuuerst. ndIng
that nulle Lroseq,iS would be enteTro IA to tue
other counts. and oniy IA minal lines IN posed In
the FIRST named ses. In return for THIS Glenn
ency the uistilerr, rectters, gaugers, anu store
keepers we're to 20 before tue Grand Jury ami
make fun ana Tree confession OF all they knew.
a few DAYS after this oecuire Supervisor
Tuition Of Philadelphia, who had made the
original seizures 10 Chicago last May, put In an
appearance. He came direct from Washington.
his ostensible purpose was To assist the FOCAL
revenue ofiic aud the District Attorney IN
woI King up cases generally AGAINST the Ring,
and OF course he was received as a trusted
officer. having the fullest confidence OF the de-
partment. II WAS soon suspected, however, by
supervisor Mathews and III, suOOrdinates tnat
luton WAS a spy In their camp. lie gave out
among the indicted p rites VINO h. pleaded
guilty that the highest authorities at ashlne-
ton were not dIspo ed to encouiag the trace Of
iniormers aud u they expected 90 escape with
nominal 1ne, ana not see tue inside OF the peni-
tehtarN, they wouid IN TINE discover their uls-
take. Tue President aud Attorney General, he
sid, did not believe that the ends Of justice
were 10 be sutserved 10y suffering two or three
score OF criminals To 60 scot free on condition
that they should swear away The CT ar. cters OF
be- ter men tnan themselves. Learning that
luton WAS behaving IN this way, Superyisor
Mathews communicated with the Ireasur, De-
partment, ana land the facts before solicitor
Wilson, and Tuition was promptly rdered to
return to Philadelphia. nste ID of doing this
Tuition came str ignt TO Washington, anu mad
long interview with the President. This was
about the middle OF January
THE MILWAUKEE RING.
In the mean time the Ring at Milwaukee,
winch hau hitherto been as defiant ana as i'm
prCGnable as that al Chicago had formerly been,
began to show signs Of weakening. me first
seizures we're made there, as at Chicago ana st.
LOUIS, IN May last, and Supervisor Hednck OF
Iowa was ordered thtner by the - creLaTy OF the
treasury 70 direct the raid. lie found almost
the entire community arrdyed on the side OF the
Ring against the q uve-nment, anu AT times he
and his assistants were IN imminent danger OF
being moDbed. Not only were the syinpathies
OF the masses with the ring, out the loo. rrye-
nue. Officers ana the District Attorney openly
TOOK sides with the thieves. The District At
motion for tue Government when he was re-
quested to do so by Supervisor Hedrick. The
Supervisor for that district, Dan Mum, Logan's
man Friday, and the Deputy Collector Weissert,
went on the witness stand 20 testify TO the good
character OF the dtstillers VINO had been arrested
Matt. IA. & rOenter appeared a. the counsel OF
the Ring rogues, ana 30 did Hubbell, the DIs-
tlict Attorney.
The whole power OF the Republican party or
ganiZatiun was welded in the Ring interest by
Carpenter, Gov. LudlngtOn, and Boss Reyes.
Against all these ODDS Solicitor ~ lson, tue
law officer Of the Treasury Department, had to
District Attorney Hubbell was removed, and
finding that there was danger OF tue Ring inhu-
ences controlling the appointment Of his sue
cessor, Mr.. Wilson had Mckinney, District At
tOTneY Tor the Madison district, ordered to Mil
Maukee, and the conduct OF the against
the Ting couhded u min. Mckinney mad, on a
previous occasion, stood up manfuily against the
Carpenter and Reyes influence. ana, disregard
ing explicit orders from Washington, hau prose-
leading spirits Of the Milwaukee Ring.