, 1876-02-05

mo. Mr. Coohrass h,ahe application for par
%,si'on a,.,;'s & 10 Fnn tia.iery April u 1875. a
similar nnfico vas dsseu Auguat, 1f75, witch
eta:cd that hia running time waB changed ftotn
torty-esght 10 aavensJ-tmo hours. The bond uNs
s9asa s!,s ~ ;,. Charles weinl.nd and Charlie. ].
IS is75 10 was allowed 10 ccnmsuos m S. opossa"s ns
40 4 dtstiltcr. before tho place maa occupied bv
Cochran II was occnptod As dtati|ttry In tn.
rptlng Of 1911 by Charles j. Singer July 30,
1h73 Mr.. Singer d,s1 'te boua aud fau the d,s.
silery kbout SIX months.
AZ this point Judge DooIitse rose to obiec: to
sae introduction Of papers which purported to
b. hs tho consent Of Eva siuger and Charlcs j.
Singer to the running Of tho diatlllory. 1t waa
nearly two yoars after This x1logod consons that
Cochran began. After hor cousant ste sold her
intetest IN tho pEnmIaes to Charles J. hinger aud
Jhcob sngnr. Tie 'icense given to Cochran
vas given by ths owners OF tho property, and
therefore, the papers offered were moi admissible
a. evidence.
The Court decided to admit tho pspors al oyi-
denco for certain PURPOSES
Ihn witness, on cross-e1amfnation. stated that
from tho panic OF 1878 Until Juno 2s, 1876. Tho
dlstlileFy remained unoccupiod.
NH. JOSEPH q. WILLIAMSON.
being sworn, said that be Was lately bookkoepsr
for L. F. lutchins Il GO. Hs begaa July and
e, continue! Until Get. Z. Z. r. Huschins and
Thomas l.. NiswAIl wcro interested ID the facti-
fi;y,.s ~. house. Tho connection between hIr.
aln.ehlns ny and Nj: Cochran Was tbas the formor
lns LOOK a.! hla spirita except lot of 50 baIrela
aotd to Klau Bros. liz WAS present whon Az
drew Cochran made Lila return to the collection
rF'.ine: a paper shown to ritaesa, purportlna
hir. Wiswali's Aaudwritiug. Jacob Blnger's
,uM business .v,i, bad been that Of distil.
and wa acqu.iotea With the location 'se;; Of
tho distillery property. In 1872 ha frat heard
ot ths d!H.llery. Tho Buildings woso first leased
by Caarles J. Singer for disttllsry. He oecu-
nj fat3t 4 RkS u}r
thon laid vacant until leased to Cochran. Who1
they were completed they nero lifted up - they
now arc for distlltinE purposes. Ths machinery
used By Charles J. singer remained until ths
Afono botuG removed, The building vas wooden,
part Of it being throe stories iu hs,Ras, similar
in construction TO other distillerlee.
Witness was shown document which stated
Esopsrty. 1le said TINT he held Tho tsust+
consent previously. Lilo had known jacob
haa bna t1sasaa ass pss, so a % o' 9a
l1us transactions bad been mostly in real estate
1nat:ers HIS rotations With them wore OF =
friendly aud confidential nature: The papen
ths ,rns.-lecd nas drawn up there wore ptoaant
Messrs. WlsWnll, uutchsns, and jacob Singer.
alrs. 6IngeE's cohsept waa obtaiued st be1 houss.
She told hin TINT ahe wanted him to look after
her intescsta 10 the n1atter. Bio Al that time
had the noteH-four. vt Sd, 900 oauh. All tho in>
tereat lie lnd was to bold the property Ia
sesuro tho Faymont Of the notes. Tbs iea4e
was 1oAdo to Mr. Cochran IN the latter part Of
Nsrrh,
THIS closed the csae on tho part Of tho prose-
cutluu- III that part OF tho case involving the
nossessiou Of the coru shcs0 was called to the
Witueae-Btan1
nonERr q. srEyzss.
Srain-dohler, at No. ~ Maxwoil atr.>,t. Iia tes-
titled tint the load OF corl WAS loaued on Tho
hight Of Oct. q It wAs Fut iuto Ill Alton car
aud closed. Tho corn was shipped to tho Dtigh-
ton d'stiltefy., uo next SAW tile corr twontJ
daye aftcF"Rrds, when 1t was returned to his
warehouse. IIe heard that the dintiliery was
seized. 10 lad reco4yed no pay for ttlo corn,
tue te;uas being Cash on delivery. Ills cuA:on
was to shp tho corn aad got cacck for it ps II.
7. I1ulchas'. lIo t,lt III: yar1-ma1tor to fas
tha coru aud son3 It back. l1e was informed
that tho corn xas III the Possession OF
pl'caton for ro:uEn OF tho coru, and got il
twonty daTs Utter, Hn waa in tho hRbit OF go
ing for payment Of corn BAippct in this mauf,e,
OIL tho following day. lIo did not caIcalnse tu
Ind no ,nt:tuasion tLat ths dIst'lfcr: van Laing
rlu illegally. Tue Older for tho grain had be.5
gissn by alr. Williamson.
Mn. II. CUNNING,
attorney for the suGeEn snd that 10 would tiit
at that po,ut to state their cAHc. tnia WAS cn.e
i'll which th1y clatined to have all interest II TIL
real estate OH watch tho IlBt,itery WAS astua.el,
aud an to npy corn or highw4neA they hsd no II.
ground fur tho d;atllery was purchased
BY Mrs. Singer. aud she, with Jacob We!nlanl,
eroc.ed building and Leased 1t to cLaslos /.
singer, who run It for q fow weeks, not for tLs
purpoao Of nakiug crooked whisky. 1t wns
a.upped alter s.s weeka. and rc,na.ueo idle uati!
last February, when those men wao hal beGn
uatned catno FROM Ohio, representing that they
Ind b,cn diatllleeB, aud proposed loaAiug tao
listiflotr. Tho principal Farty WAS GndroR
Cochran. The uthurs started n roctiiyus hous..
Cochran, hownver, wa1 tho party who loased tuo
1istiliety, mi in n haorE ttas it WAS discovered
by the OWNERS that tic distlilcry waa being run
in n reckless Auu Illegal mauAer. No rent WaH
paid, and atr. Woinlnpd cana up to Chicago to
look after tAe property. III tho month Of August
.lr. Welnlsnd employed counsel to get thoha
paltios OF fsoli tue PROMISES. They found
difficulty til getting thom out, al Wcinland waz
only fourth o*ncr. About tho Bame time
Charles ]. bingot found that tho men were uoi
going to pay any rent, aud had removed plrl
Of tho persona! property aud sold 1t. Tho sPrtk.
or lad filed 4 bill, tudor instructions from
Charles ]. slngcr, to cioct the OCCUPANTS. There
wero several l:ens upon tho establishment. tho
AoIdosa OF which had agreed to bottle with tho
owners. Thoy wont to tbs officers Of tho Gov.
cr1lment and asked them to elodo Up tho ostab-
l4sh1nont. Before the bill had baen pro-
pared tho dst,t!ery wh seizel for attempt
Ing to tlofsAud tle tsovernznent Tho onllr
property WA declared forfeited aud Mrs Sing
ors rights thus c1tlnguisned. It will DO show
that thcso parties desired to have tho property
cou!!tcatel. Thoy had rsl', tho a'stery ~ long
aA tll9y could. Ilo helra Heso pressing upon
them Thay had bitter fcolings agaiust thu
oriEinal oWners It WAS claimed by tho proBn-
| cusioa tl,at although Mrs. Singer hnd given :
srusa.Aeel to Wi!iistnso'l. no. haTlng rolln.
| luis1lel i.ar proprietary riyh:A, the propcts.
should hn talien f!ani hef.
The tirss witness IN thia part of tho case naA
| nl. HEoI!iE T. ..,EAspLER.
| OF tho law tlrlA Ut Gon;y l. Chandler. lie said
lAat spu,e tInr III SeI'tnaahor tlst alt. WeillRna
u1,uo to lis oIllc,. showing h!m !ease Ut tha
.llstssy promises to andrew Cochran, and
atasptt tlist nut q cent lai boon paid. ue rc-
! talnni tho witness to commence Ill actioA
t, recover puHsaaHion ut tho property.
| That silt WAS still ponang III the
superior Court. Mr.. Weinlaud also camo up
again 10 tho city aud wAlItnd wisnoss to Heo Con.
!! WcbAtor abont stopping tAa distllleTy. Dofora
ar,shing 1u-tIor could DO dono tho dlSiflosy Haa
seized.
sir. cuAnI.Es WEtsLAHn
waa Summoned, and stated shas no WAS tho par.
son uAtlud In tho lease to Charles J. Singer.
Tho sido-ttack mentioned by previous wlslouaeA