The New York herald., 1876-01-13
THE WHISKEY FRAUDS.
THE GRAND JURY STILL INACTIVE ON THE SUB
JEcT OF THE REVENUE DEFRAUDERs.


JEcT OF THE REVENUE DEFRAUDERs
CHICAGO, Jan. IL, 1876.
Another day has passed without advancing the Grand
Jurys inquiry into the whiskey frauds one step No
witnesses concerning that subject were called This,
coupled with the fact that the trials have had to be
postponed because the prosecution is ready. has
given rise TO much unfavorable criticism Its eff
cheney, and the hitch is largely ascribed TO the alleged
inexperence and incompetency Of District Attorney
Bangs When the whiskey cases were called Mr..
Burke the Assistant District Attorney stated that the
government not ready to proceed with the trials OF
any to-day Ex-Revenue Collector Jussen said the
Schumacher was, they understood it, set down
for this morning The defence had their witnesses
present and were ready tor trial Mr. Burke replied
that the case was not set for any time, and said
GOVERNMENT WITNESSES WERE NOT PRESENT.
Mr. Jussen said the government had but witness,
and Mr. Burke said they had two. Mr.. Jussen
willing TO admit what the second would TO,
but this made no impression on Mr. Burke, who was
certain that his suit was not ready Supervisor fulton,
who arrived this morning all day long in secret
concave with Supervisor Matthews and Chief ofsecret
Service Washburn.
Supervisor Matthews to-day expressed his opinion
that it was highly ndccorous for Boyd h Co TO send
down lawyer TO Chicago and to try to influence the
INTERVIEW wIrn GoLsEM
The Chicago Tribune of this morning publishes
lengthy interview with Golsen on the subject Of his
shipments of crooked whskey to Boyd h Co. In
this interview Golsen states that he shipped goods"
mostly in hfty barrel lots The spirits were mostly
alcohol but very little being whiskey. When asked
whether these goods we're 'straighp' or not he said,
He would leave that for the petit jury TO determine
About four months ago Boyd wrote TO them (Golsen
Easman) that they still owed him 81 600, as he had
to conceal the goods and then sell them at sacrifice"
such that he could put them upon the
replied, Exactly" He shipped 70 Boyd h Co.
goods valued at about $40 COO per month and Par
ker r. Mason also shipped them Golsen got about
s. per barrel less from Boyd Co. than the spirits cost
HIM here, and he marked the goods 'C and "B,
there beng private arrangement between him and
the goods were straight and others not, ehf'
and Gosen replied, ''ll explain that too, when Boyd
comes" Rice Harding, of New York, took good
deal of these spirits of Boyds hands Golsen says that
BOYD twill be very sorry for the correspondence that
passed between them the subject of these shipments
He still believes Boyd nformer against him. and
that he was carrying water on both shoulders"
Boyd had the most shipments from the West, and re-
ceived "a great deal" from ST. Louis He ncrentally
arms that Boyd did keep sets OF books and winds
up by saying that he will have Boyd arrested for Sian
derng him.
THE EVIDENCE AGAINST BorD co.
Supervisor Jutton stated this evening 10 your cores
pondent that by the beginning of last May $40 barrels
Of Illicit whskey shipped by George L. Crosby of
Chicago who was indicted for defraudng the govern
ment, but escaped and is now living in Paris, to r. A
Boyd Co These packages were returned here as con-
tanning eight proogaons each while they were found TO
contain reality eighty three proof gallons, thus show
ing discrepancy Of sevcntyfve gallons in each barrel
He at that time he says, made up his mind that Boyd
then investigation had convinced him that Golsen 4
Eastman and Crosby, who were used by
the Chicago distlers for putting most OF
the 'crooked" whiskey the market
sent their surplus which they could not otherwise get
rid OF, to F. A Boyd 4 Co and Seth Ely Co. From
all the evidence in the possession OF the government
1t could not he alleged, be doubted that they knew
that this whiskey crooked" and in the case of
Boyd & Co there was. he sad sufficient
proof compel an indictment Crosby
is said to have taken very large amount OF money
with him TO Paris when he escaped, and this the
proceeds Of his dealings in the Illicit spirits Super
Jutton thinks that the above shipment by Crosby
is that alluded to by Gosen having been secretly
transferred board transport in New York harbor.