, 1876-03-15

~ haven't said that was before tito Grand
Jury. What's tho use of askInR those qnestons7
don't rant to bo sntntvionod. The facts will
ail como out IN fow days.''
The reporter again returned 10 tho charee,
and questioned tho WHY Jacob ~ 10 tho evi-
denco ho bad gavon befose the Grand Jury
touching Ward aod Wadaworth, but failed to
elicit a satisfactory anawer, sud fottred.
Mn+ ANTON 1uNKER,
Ct tho firm Of Rodle l. Junker. prorsietors Of
lhe Union Copper Dissillery. mas ne1t enEn-
monod to appear before tho jury. Having heeo
waiting an hour wish manifest tmpa:!cnoe. uhilo
time in obeytng the invitation 70 presant himself
before tue investigators. Mr. 1unker wsa not \
sstAncor to the Jurors, having boon bofore them
sss Divers times. previously, This foot rendered
sisy Of long examination. Tho latter WAS, in
fact, vcEy brief. After taking ffa scat ho whe
aakcd whether he had any porsonai knoMiedgo
q a. sums &. q ~ money m being psid by no whisky
Waa Collector OF 1utoFnal ReVenuo. Lii. Iuuker
promptly responded in the negative. He Was
then asked Il he know Of any money being paid
10 e1-District-Attotnoy Ward or other Govern
such N unsatisfactory character lhat he was not
doomed a valuable witnnas. and was dis
missed IN Tery few minutes. Tho Jury
shortly thereafter adjourned for dinner. In the
about the Custom-lIouso building WAS largo
heap OF Aceountbooks travelling up-sta[rs on tho
back Of 4 asurdy Ethiopian. They wero dos
tined for tho Grand Jury-Eoom. Arriving at tho
dumped in tbs presence OF Judge Bapga Aud
In. G. D. SHERMAN,
tho latter being tho Cashier of tho lofanct
Fourth National Bank. Tho books In question
were tho acuount-books OF the bank. Il should
MIR. Philip Wa,sxorth. or, rather an in.essisa-
tion had beon begun concerning hia mau-
ascmant while Colloctor Of 1oternal
neyenue. As it waa known that Mr. Wadaworth
lcpt his private deposit account With the Fourth
National. a1r. Bangs had determined to LOOK
over the figures contained in tho books Of the
bank. II wAs Just probable thht II Mr. Wade
worth had really erer received any money from
tho Whisky Hing. ho would proheb1y ha7o de-
poaitod it on his private account. Hc would
not have carried It long in his pocket. Altar
| explaining la much "a was necessary OF bis pro-
| Gramrne, a!r. Bangs requested tho Cashicr to
state it any large sum had beon deposited by Er.
| Wordsworth 1t one timo, and II 80 when Mr.
Sherman replied substantially to tho effect that
| Mr.. Walswogth had norer deposited any
| anna or had any transactions with the bank.
except tn reference 70 hta private eceonnt. Hia
OF Illinois. As 10 hia privste Account, ho oould
| SAY tint, - far as ha could remember, Mr.
Wadsworth's deposits had mover exceeded $4,000
| n auy time, being certainly no larger than
| uesa as warchouscman. On tho contrary, II
WAS also trna that hia accounts Hero often oyor.
| drawn.
| alr. Bangs 'nort questioned tho Cashier par
| ticularly as to deposits on certain dsyB, and II
| bis request thoy were looked up In tho bank,
books and memoranda Of thoIo takcu. MF
sherman did not 20 before tic jury. but whs
told that ha might rotutn to-day, the books
being meaushilo retained in Judge Bangs oitlce.
| FuRLoxa.
Later, Mr.. ]. P. Futlung OF tho firm Of nas-
Sell i FurlonR, was also before tho 1ury. uo
WAS questioned aimilarly to Mr. Juakos. and bis
replies wcra not far diffesent. Mr. @. 8. Fred
ericks, OF tho samo dis:ilory. followed him.
| Tho Jury adjourned soon after O'Clock.
To-day thoro will b another llyely scsaIon.
The principal interest will be ". 3. lolsen. wno
will state what hs knows about Alr. H.. e..
Hoodell and hia bank, the Fourth National IN
reference to tho Wadsworth Investigation. His
testimony ,!ill DO supplemented BY that Of
Adolph Mueller and 4. G. Yerglo. 6torckeepors,
aud Deochor, Ganger.
Altar examining sho above uitnetsne ths
Grnud Jury susnoa Its attention 70 matter
which, nlthough 1t has already become old sud
nbls importance to tho Government READER
| Of Tnr TEInuNE will remcmber that goyora
wceha wero spent by tho Grand Jury. wher
butiness WAS slack and thoy sat for only twt
louse day, in looking into tho case Of
| THE MILAN D1sTn1EnY.
The work VIA prosecuted under some Difficult
| uea. A part Of tho evidence Was to bo obsainet
from rail1oad companies In tho shhpe Of way
| Ul6s 6LG.t Ruu LH9 tQfG1Qu1nt QIuC11h NGft
busy for soma timo in getting tho whole matta
together. whom the Grand Jury reto given neV
| Glow, and told to proceed Before they left the
city tho last time they made up thoir corporate
mind that Jake Freisinges and his men. nosaoi,
Frederick 4. Stevenson, we're updoubtedI,
crooked. Shipments Of the crooked stun Wero
traced from Rock Island TO Chicago, aud thence
farther wcss. It Wa shown concusiyely thai
tho crooked proprietors Of tic Milan Distll1er.
had perfected arrangements With ccrthln 1nll.
| road officials BY Which they wcro allowed
| to ship their goods over those agents
lines without haring any record kent, as 70
auired BY tho provisions Of tho Internal Revenue
Law, and that ono Of these officials had loH
his place through tho discovsry Of his o1ense
Tha long and short OF It all was that before the
Grand jury adjourned they had virtually put to
/ gosher tho several CHARGES In distinct form &c
!! that, Wien they assembled yeatoElay and fount
leisure to attcnd to rhsa business. Ii xaa ouly q
matser OF time to copy tho indictments agalns.
! FressuGor and Stevenson, 20 through the proper
| amount OF ted-tapo work in tLeir prepare
signatures Of tho District Attorney and ths
| fotcmsu Of tho Jury. When this bad boon done
tho Jurors emblol down stairs With hll tho grace
and expedition Of skipping enl friaky lanbs.
They vore led by tho D!atriet Attorney. ~ho
diau the young man Who makes certain parts Of
| hia poEson rather conspicuous 10 tae crowds be-
low whep. at his station In tho fourth atofy cor
J ridor, he aasumes a pcshAps comfortable, II not
elegant, position.
On arriving In the courtroom tho uaual pro.
ceedlngs took place, and then tho foreman
| handed up tho two indictments. They were
| scanned moment by tho Court. and thnn pnt
| into tho p1sseeston OF the Clork, who proceeded
/ With great oalnuess to ait dogu on them. II
occurred to tho reporters that It would be f1nc
! scheme to tumble that Clerk out Of tho windou
| md tho sacredneas Of the place waH Tho oniy
| consideration which snterrsred to prevent the
execution OF this plan. The namoa wero dis,
coyered subsequently. however. 10 way which
II IL not neccasary TO lnontion, and OF which tht
Warrants wero iahuel for tho arrost Of tht
rart!es and tlley wilt soon AppsAr befora judge
| Dlodgott to plank down tho necessary amount Of
| bail.
THE TRIALS.
| 1 PQHrfoHEAENr TILL FRIDAY,
Yesterday Mas tho day fixed for calling th'