The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-13
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Uncle samuel.
From the indianapolis Scntincl.I
In connection with this crooked mat
Ter about crooked whisky it would be rs
we'll 10 endeayOr to make the reader un-
derstand some Of the mutifarOus checks
md hedges thrown around dIstillers, and
to show how the Binghams are alleged to
have been able to defraud the government.
When any one desires to go into the dis
tilling business thorough examination
Of the premises is made and survey
taken; the capacity Of the stills and OF
the iermenting watts, and whether it is to
he boiler heat or furnace distillery
are noted, and in fact, complete plat OF
the building, different rooms and ma
chinery is made. The distillery is then
registered by its owner and bond filed,
which covers double the amount on
which they would pay tax in n
month. Notice it then given that they
are ready to run. Then tho government
assigns them storekeeper, whose dutyit
il to weigh all grain used in the distil!ery
1.-THE law allows as the average TO be made,
three and half gallons Of liquor to n
bushel Of corn; he keeps a book in which
is registered the number oil barrels dis
titled each day that so into the warehouse;
the storckceper has keys TO everything
about the establishment, pipes, tubs, stills
everything but the cistcrn into which
the liquor is run. After the appointment
Of astorekeepcr gauger is assigned, on
request OF the distiller. 1t is his duty TO
gauge the liquor and put on warehouse
stamp. This stamp contains the name OF |
the collector, gauger and distiller. This
stamp is then cancelled by a brand OF
wave lines. The liquor then goes into
the warehouse, aud when it goes in it is
entered in q warehouse book kept by
warehouse keeper appointed by the gov
crnment, which book shows the name OF
the producer; the several numbers of the
package, number OF warehouse stamp,
gaugers name,
CONTENTS OFT BARREL,
both in wine and proof gallons, and the
specific gravity OF the liquor. ut which |
time tax paid stamp is put on, which |
shows the name Of the producer, the COL
lector Of the district, name Of the gauger |
and date Of the stamp, which is then can
celled Just as the warehouse stamp was
by stencil OF waved lines. When tue
tax paid stamp is put on, the head Of the
barrel il branded TO show the name OF the
producer and the number OF the tax paid
stamp punched out OF the head, and the
name OF the liquor known to the trade
stencilcd on. The liquor is then sold to n
rertifer, at which time the producer
enters upon u. government book the
capacity Of the barrel, number OF stamp,
name Of the liquor and date Of the
sale, and the rectifer's name. On
the receipt Of the liquor by the
rcctiiier he enters on government
book the date OF the receipt, from
whom received, where located, name OF
the inspector, date Of inspection, number
VI wine and proof gallons, name of the
liquor--generally highwiaes-number Of
packages, number OF revenue stamp and
the number Of the tax paid stamp. The
next gauger gauges that liquor which ia
reported on blank No. 81, which shows
the same "a the book above mentioned, ut
which time form No. l22 (the Bumper"
so called from tho fact that il has the au-
thority by which the rectilier dumps the
liquour from barrels into the rectifyiug
vats) is made out, which must agree with
the gauger's report. The liquor is then
poured out into the rectiIiers vat, is
dumped" in the presence Of the gauger,
whose duty it is TO see that the marks and
brands on the barrels are Destroyed. At
the same time the gauger certifies the
stamp Is then cancelled the same Us the
Others, ut which time stencil is put on,
giving the name OF the rcctiter; at that
time the wine and proof gallons, any out
there may be In the barrel is then cut on
the bung.stave together with the proOfOf
the whisky. The liquor is now entirely
out OF the, hands Of the government, but a
trace oft is kept for when the rectifer
sells he must keep in book the name OF
the purchaser, and the purchaser must
keep in book-both books open to the
officers Of tho rcvenue-thc name ofthe
recti6er from whom he purchases. 1t
will BE- seen by the foregoing that the
liquor Is measured and guarded from the
coin and mash tubs to the wholesale deal
or, who sells it to the retail man, and no
fraud can be consummated without the
connivance Of the government officers.
Where the dishonest distiller gets in his
work is in having the ganger certify on
the dump" that he has destroyed the
stamps, when he has not, and in having
the storekeeper allow him to run liquor
out without its going into the bonded
warehouse. Stamps are also raised, as,
for instance, a stamp for ten gallon pack
ago Is allowed and is raised to eighty
gallons and used.