The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-01

one ~ Carpenters pillars Of strength In this
ctty, and although naturally mean and misery,
he has spent his money lnvi.hly whenever he
though there was reaaun Ihle certainty ~ his
acquiring Thereby political distinction. hut
when his prospects in the Conrresst nal cam
paign of lci4 were apparently the brightest, a
disullery near Madison was setlsd for n II grant
violation ~ the revenue law and the District
Attorney for that Judicial district. who H. fear
less uilcer aud altogether above corruptng IN
huen"es. In investigating the fraud, Uncovered
conclusive evidence against Sam KindskOUf.and
q i him indntcd. arrested, and head Tor trial.
This was unex pected calimitv winch thre t.
ened not only To make certain Ludingtons de-
icat, but might destroy Carpenter and his
whiskey Ring frauds. IL was, therefore, abso-
iutely necese ary TO postpune the trial and the
impending Investigations. ~ compromise could
not be Effected. Every Imaginable influence
was brought to bem on MI. KINNEY, the District
Attorney, but he wus unapproachable and mex
Otable. Finally Carpenter appealed to the Sec
rotary Of tue reasury and the Commissioned OF
trial was ordered from washington. la the
meantime Dan Mum, the Supervisor, managed
TO get poeeession OF the most DANGEROUS OF tine
documentary evidence against the Whiskey
Ring, and carried II 81 to Chicago. The indict-
meDt and arrest Of sam Bindskopf. however,
sonal neht. and Mr. Lvnde was elected in spite
Of tho detection OF a large number of Demo-
Gratis who were debauched by the whiskey
Ring. The result IN the Assembly districts was
very Different. The whisl1ey men concentrated
all their efforts on the Democratic pre0incts,snd
Actually bought the election OF Carpenter Re-
pubhcAns ~ every opposition district. The cam
uaign IA other SECTIONS Of the 8 ate WIS CON
was mapped out bv Boss Keyes, the hope essly
Democratic districts being marked black. the
certain Republican Toe lities white, and the
doubtful ones cnerkercd. The vhiskey men
were required to raise certain sum Of
the storekeepers g. apiece, and the higher sala-
ried ones IN like proportion, and their agents
were sent out to buy up votes TO organize re.
would r nder the election OF Carpeuter men-
hers Of lie Ieei.lature certain. maj GRITTY 81
Reuublicans on Joint ballot was secured, tut the
contest WIS very close. Fifteen hundred votes
Judiciou-y distributed would have secured
Imposition Legislature A. everybody knows,
there were some anti Carpenter Re. uhicans
men here were suIlcicnt to elect Angus Came
ron boiling candidate.
cARPESTERs DEFEAT.
The Carpenter party did not apprehend any
serious danger from this combination until II
was too late 20 oefeai It. ihe> had again a.
cias, and had thereby raised corruption fund
variously stated to De from $4,000 to $4,000.
end with this they were quite confident ut SCI
| curing. whenever the pinch came. enough
Democratic votes TO elect Carpenter. But
] Burpee, the discharged revenue agent. was TOO
surewd ~ we'll a. too quick Tor tnen and before
! they knew II tue combination was MADE and
commenced IN 1873, for Cameron WIS a r,ilro cd
lawyer and had been Identified with all the
! leeIs alton Of this sta e win Oh was particularly
| ohjrcfionabie TO the agricultural interests, aud
consequently his election TO the United States
| senate was n great triumph for Tue monOpuiists,
a. the Granpers termed their opponents.
Their main stav and reli me- retired 10 pri-
vate lie the Ring became all the more ANXIOUS
about tue tia Of sam. Rudskopf at Madison.
! Something must lie done before CarDrnieTs
term In the senate exmred or there was no
| telling what might follow. Accordingly. Car
! pcnter besieged the Comuiis siOnrr OF Internal
| Revenue TO order auothsr rUst ponen ent of the
| case. Supervisor Mum wrote to Washington
that Important witnesses had either Disappeared
| or become Insane, and without their testimony
| IL WIS sheer madness to try the cAs'. ana 80 the
| Commissiooer directed the District Attorney
to continue the case but Mr. Mckinney paid
| not the slightest attention IN the rem oustrances
| " rpeirier or the ord ers OF Dougius. aud went
ahead with the case and convicted ltindskopf.
| Had he come in possession OF the cOrresp1n
| dence between the Madison di.tiiler and the
| NunnemAchers which Mum had carried on,
| he would have had the key which would nave
! enabled him to EXPOSE all the Ubiquitous doings
1 Of the Milwaukee Ring, and thus might have in
advance VI Hristow's great raid. Although the
King w,s unable to prevent lNndskOpfs conNle-
ton. II mad sufncient influence with the court
| TO secure mere nominal punish ment-a hue OF
$500 and one DAYS impris onment WAS the tx-
ienI to which the Judge would 40 in sentencing
prisonment was passed in the iior's nyate
| b nquet e. Boss ksves and other proninent
Rang friends IN Madison.
THE RAID LAST SPRING.
In the lght Of this history, the reader VIII not
be surprised t. lcotn that wuen sure VISOR He'd
rick Of Iowa and force Of picked suuoIdinht -
c me here Ia Nav last To- seize all tue disiiiier-
LEES. he ound almost a unanimous public sentl.
| ment arfayed ~ the side of the iAuG. In more
than one instance the officer. who attempted "a
! seize establishments were resisted. and IA one
| ur Two cases, after they had taken possession
the dl-tiilers rallied "a force Uf l,boiers aud
drove away the Government custodians, and
DESTROYED their books and paperS. I'VE were
threat6 ned on every hand says Gen. Hedrick
land my suboTdinatos for weeks went aoout 10
hourly fear of assassination. Even respectable
| citizens mere who were at heart 10 sympatni
with us, aud re1ooed secretly AZ the prospect oi
| the ting being orougot ~ jastioe, dared no,
openly manifest their good VIII. The law OH.
| GERS of the Government were openly against US
The District Attorney, Mr.. Hubbeii, hnhiy re-
| Taaaa tn M In
the Government After the seizures had beer
made went to him, and told bin that my uni
tt the Law onicers Of the Government before max
Ing a raid, but In this instance had been order
INV instructions tIll the night before the dal
liked for the seizure, and had not time TO wait
went into a nsht 6ltndly. He had not beeI
taken into tho confidence OF the Secretary OF IN,
had s e own ns opinion about the mater snt
he was not afraid to express II. IL was aschenl'
which SECRETARY b.st2s hs I'D con92cted To- ,e h
might heht II out on that line alone. For hi
| nart, he did not propose 10 subserve the ainhl
ton II any at the expense VI the business
r Surprising W was merely p1que on the par
Of an old man who felt that he had bee
y sighted, Cen; isdrics. ATTEMPTED TO molhf
Hu,oell, bus he soon found wss a ny ,i les
and recthers, with strong array OF counse
!. applied 10 the Court 70 have their propert
THIS. The revenue oficers, acting in oenjHnt
| ton with the Law Department. must make n
o | inventory OF the property, aud then the Cur
4 | on the application Of the owners, appoint di
70 Interested parties N appratse n, and the bond
{ are 10 be proportionate L. the value thereo
| but in this case the aistllleis were ciamorou
| for immediate action, aud again Geu. H"drc
| went to District Attorney Hubbell and iinplore
Z HIM o. apper for the Government and see thi
a | the forms Of law adhered 10.
THE TERRORISM OF THE RING.
o lie again fatty refused, and before Distri
!, | Attorney Mckinney could be ordered here irO
a | Madison. OF special counsel employed, the cou
q b ID suffered the property 20 be bonoed out AZ
A rdiculously low apprHisement. 10 snow u
/, | exleut to which tue terrorism OF the hn2 W
n feTt, Gao. Hedriek relates story about POI
" lADOrer who gave him some Information whif
d enabled him 10 seize over Sl5OUO WORTH oI ~
q wines that had been hid away IN the subcell
/ OF an abandoned brewery. The man cane
D. | him In mysterious way, aud made al appoun
y 1 ment TO meet him as II by chance as he was .
II | turning from his place of employment. lt won
70 be more than his lf- was worth, he said, II
e was even suspected Of giving any informau'
e against the Ring. When assured that the 80
l. | eminent was certainly powerful enough 70 pr
I | tect MN, he shook his head, and replied that
a he was knocked ON the head some dark nigl
a. | the Government would never tnd out who d
IT, and II u did II would not AXE care OF his wi
II | and little ones. The utmost he would agree
d do was To be at a certain place al a certain no
% In the evening, and Indicate place that q
- | SunarViSor mi4nt examine II he saw III. Gc