, 1876-03-25
ADQLPH MUELLER.

When tho namo Of Adolph Mueller Tas guuR
out by Mr. AJor thero waa sensation In Court.
This Muollor Is tho Gauger who has earned tho
pleasing eobtiquet Of "Bummel," and his mp
pearanco cnuiea out bis reputation. uc ia .
German With thick tongue and the stolid faco
30 common among his landamcn. a prominent
foaturo Of tho man Is hin vatch-chain, heavy
gold ono. His face is red. Being swoRn. he
testified that ho Ind lived In Chicago twenty
threo years. He had boen appointed Gauger
April %, 1870 and had renaIned in tho Bervlco
until MAY q, 1875. No had bcon attached to
Pahlnan l. lushs dtat'llery from April 1. 1874,
70 May, 1876. uo had been In tho distlilery four
or ayo days when Mr. pshlmau called him ono
forenoon upstairs sud ssid:
"Mueller. you know that no want to make
little oxtrn-"
Ho replied, ~ suppose II aha ee1s Ut them
arc doing It no must do 1t, too"
Pahlman thon wanted To know how much lo
vnnted, and ho aaid IS barrel. uo thought it
was too much. IA hc had only boon paying $3.50
barrel. 10 finally naid no would pay IS. 1ho
dofrauding uaa done By usinB stamps twice.
Mr. Pnhirnah brought back tho stamps himself
Mr, Rapp and Henry Konttng attended to tho
oui Vnfa sen.. II ae should .lnk that tho s@onnt
Of "crookad" would bo twouty Or thirty barrels
veok. All ba11ols hold 70 GALLONS:
The stamps vere put On tho second
time y Mr. app md hss.nG and MI IL
nor WAS sakon from tho ciateIn. NJ. pahlinan
pnid him At ono lime q check which he took to
tue bank and did not get payment on IT,. A,Een-
ssoman named Cen: sewell came from tho East,
md during llH visit witness first harmed that
"crooked" was being malo by. tue Chicago Al
rohol Worka, Ono morning Mr. 1tohm CAME to
Tho wtnesa house and asked him To toll Becker
that an otllces waa III town. and thnt they uuat
Eknf,v f1xoh hrrt irf3r t1n liar
th2t tho dIsttllsry Was not all right
CAos4-E1AA1NAT1oN-
Have boon hero ntout tWensy-fo years; an
ordinarily called ''Dummel' Mueller but sign
was the hrst crooked Ganeer; did not claim to
bo tho original inventor OF cronked gAuging
never told Ma.totn ho would DO discharged il ho
didn't holp to run croolc. but thcro was an un-
aud children without dettaudiag tho Govern.
mont; was four yoa.s AAaeBsor on tho North
BIdo. and Collector; I .gaugcd for Hush and
pahlman In 1874; haven't beea Indicted yot, thanh
i, 1910, wlon won't boiore Tho Grand Jury
tod tho Government Of my oNn FREQ will Il; l 40
knowlelged my crime. nm in tho Courts hanls
md hope tAoyll let mo on a. casy as they can
leave ths city. When ! read Of disssilesa plead
luz guilty, Russell eaid ho would Lave to give
Us iii away tAon went aud lsld down Of
myself to the Supervisor; don't conude
i lAl4 QQHu Qu AlHa1tA w My VtAEia
1lrst commenced corrupt gauEiuB /
1879, ut tho Blacthawk, IlusHclls. an
other dlstlllories. and rendered my nonthly paJ
rolls didn't swear to them alwayB tito pay-rn
ia correct. Haven't baeu 30 woll assured that
wasn't to bo Indicted TINT that led NO to 10 at
Net married nobody mada mo Ill ipautnn'
that wouldn't bo indicted. I mover said II
wasn't going to 10 Indicted I would got ma
riod. / got married bocRuEo wanted .nuls o.
10 thso caro- OF my children hnv' my conmt
elon yet; know Jako ltolln Very we'll La
dono his work, aud hayo giron thrco notices
listil!eEs that parties wore comiug from Was
tngton 10 Investigate llc.n since told I
hm-lh!d doNn OIL him havcL
epokon to him, but haye met him Oh tho atfe
aud tuat bowed to him; did not Holuce - Y,l
falo" Miller; / diln't mgo him to 80 III
crooked business hos sulart enough 10 10,
out for h,uself when Miller commenced Il
busipess. he had to srtange, with ia stos
Keepers md QRugcra; lhayon't, % Jake Aehu
ngent, boon tho stoajy cosruptos Ut oyeEy b.ol
luopor and Gauger heso for years; l d
not 60 around with 4 subscriptions par
to send men 10 Cauada; I did not sasist IN ipu
ing crooked wh!aky lor " Buffalo" Miller, u
kLon run nir to milwaukee, and got drunk to al
''liufYalo" how eaA,ly It could 10 done; ue'
took around any subscription papers to cna!
dsti1le1B 10 get away, aud n0ver collected a
money for Jako Isehn.
Mr. Eturrs then introduced Form $50, Gauge
mouthlv retutu In evidence,