, 1876-05-25
THAT IVES the Verdict Of the Jury
in the Case Of Dan Mum.
Practically Considered, II Was Want
Of Confidence in Jacob Rell,n.
Scenes and Incidents In tho Jnry.Roon,..'
How the Verdict Was Received.
Milwaukee Curiosity Excited Concerning
Oonklin and His Future Fate.

Everybody was ou hund curly yesterday morn |
,uc In the United States District Court. Mnnh
VA. attended by lila counsel, Mr.. y. X. Dow,
md District-Attorncy bangs represented the
I,nye5nmcnt. An audience 1T fllr proportions !
vas In attendance, which listened, with good
tca] Of Interest, to the delivery Of thu follow
80 CHARGE BY 1UnGg HLopaETT:
The Indictment In It'll. case s found un'lrr 9ec-
k44U of the Revised satutrs Of The United Slater.
e"n.prs etthcrto eon'l.. any ot1Snse aEain't the
in,,rd Rln&.s or 10 lcfranh the United states In
or ns m ny rnrr1'e e 9 h 1e era II of az
ii tic eonepracy. MI partcs to such cousp!racy
,hs, hc ahle" IT, his Inv hs, bsen IL, u force
Thc Indictment .centafns two counts, ly thc
er.t It Is charged that t!'o defendant ma ons ~;
win Il nrEr 90 a VIZ y; COX e. Apf oosse @
!st; 1aatsI' aq"'tG tGho,sen g. Nns-e &ian Goorst.
George T. Burroughs, Henry r Miller, and ffci.
e1iel Reed and disers otnes pessoas @ 1n,ih t. ny
aw Of The Units. ststs+ n lsrFe a}9aatliy to-
e,snatsd within TIT. district io-wit The dittilIery
S SfSfa ~ Y Il r. esso ie@ ueSt IL ssy s e an
Iuy thocn1let}, antl stnnttd IN Calumet ~ saia
taH t1,!caso; lie dirillsry occupied By tlc Gisa:o
1 Sso wtx; ,s 'sS nssuSta u f'iS u en. ns 1Se
i.eucl., I and burroughs, situate IN .aa clty t!e
dsiijcry occupied by raia Henry :; M!lls, and T..
nd ill.,; tsle oss"e!ea y :s!d MIiam cosps; %p
tuae In sad ey nnahe d'.;l!lesy sssnPfS ~
,pa ns sks.9''G Il ,a hs'y sty e?s"";
s' to In eGss i, Of otss. :S ''esptasy p1sS
iren rai' d place other than d.t!IleIy wnrc.
h.se n thereby .lid det, S, ,'e rot En,tfa sass @
ss:f s ss: as ts u Rsstihefs sa sa
jarcu quantity Of filed spirits subject 10 tax, and
IN which t,lr tag hai n"t been pasd. tu rlaGo -,
1hsf t!an aisisy %arSldsf r. s s wffty Of 81 s ,s
,h,t with tic sar purpose lare quansItIrs Of dis;
e spirits subject IT, tux ed q wv wlIca tnx @ y
Ss t S eni" n capef %sFe bssas EiSiSa @ cuy an M is
s q Sss ok, ks''s Il: as.lS III ;stE y Bskn S ~:
aud aud % tic dissilv.y u tlc Iase sl,or1 pistlIns
Gap to pse ois1 tI sai
dlttillcrler, with shr intent to lcfrand the United
States Of tho Tux Oh sald sp nnd wnsfsty lgS tS
1.chn,. In pursuance Ut said conspiracy md e el.
fcet tho object thereof gavc e. sa
nsnns ce,mp"ny . motlec ~ A1 hc l.s v5sas by
Cmittr C'tts s,atcs M revcnSe otcer for the purpose Of
examining and inspcetinS tue SANG % a. , Tine + 1hsn =
Frr!crcka, Wire engaged ii the Illicit production
of.pljts ID sad dlasry; tlat f. pursuance q ~
Nch,n gave similar notice. to said Gholson O..
iunscll when he, sald Russell, waa, IN n!1rnn- ~
anse of sad Gn.Prasy, SnSafd e ss y s aa,d sr
whereby raid Miller nnd rrcAcricks in sald Lake
surc lsticry, and said ltnsHel n h1' di'!illery.
IN laIgs quantity uf spirits ~ 3icltly psulucrd
BY them in their respective dltt!llcrles.
TIE EEGONp cDEST
charges tEnt the defendant and sud Edwin 7.
]irrss did, OH thu TT day, Of ,septcmocF. 1H'l,
r"n.pte .oEsthsr with ,.i,!. saIa hehm, & d. Mille',
mn, .Iivers prrsons 10 the Grand Jurors uaknown
10 dciraud thu United sttcs of The tax imposcd b!
sM soas a'' 4 Sfi % tpi1ts psodSsea S n iii. 4i.t
ery. And to effect the object Of snch eoInplrAcWy r.
5 ,.ty t'"'ss' e ~ hsr Lake ss?ass sSsrs 'f D.t n
issapany, and said Jnnkcr renewed
isos Ia dittillcFy Of thu Union Copper pis;ii!in'
tlllrry, anil .aid William Conprt removed fran III
dislillery. and rntl pahlusan and ius! rcnoyed sso
ths dsl!lsry Of thc Chicago Alco lay, MGfs' ~ III
]pry cnch large anuntfisa Of Distilled rptFth rnt,
juct to lax, aM which tho tux ladn not hcen paid
iy The United stAtcs was defrallrd of t,s tax @
Tocrnt4 pr gallon on Kad *i.irt. X, removed !!
afosc. Yon Will eae tst q th; IT, two 2, eoants a., ~ ~
i, It'll het,r lie lst ct d,y. 1s74 when tho or;
ina! statuts of laI Man II for;s. md III. srfo!
read ii Ia you, was enacted. hit, ns ! have 4aid
there Is nj substantial difference ~ the twn ttAt
uss L. j. not N MnSesssary that ths PFHs,su'p % e., 10
tetnlcnt participated in Tile alleged conspiracy !
Isenoughf ING u yose Of them con'pired totstl :s
tiil II M enpcf fhn nbirrE DC fin EQthnffES+
IL not even uucc4.ary thai the objects Of tue cor
.p!'asy should bo fully eonsummnted; mr., 4 a.
tors !. sufficient TO make thc crime Against n
ns AL the c"rI1ato1s t,st nnst aIs ~, tna sp'eH s, M
slthougli ii IL not ncer-sary Tint al should n'ake
ptrAt hy 70 doing sn TINT when the mtnaF of tn
requisite number, ttnt Is two Or marc; hayn . r.
kiatt.. mud onr Of them hns done an net To eff,
thc object Of the conspiracy, thu crime II e"npie
ths detenda,sls III MA a'1 nau IL in this Indictment Is
t'ia, the other nat kavss1. beeH arrtrted.
II is conceded by the counsel for tho 1eisnia,
vas formed In ihls city during the year lh7::, az
e;;angeA Msy ns5 hfsssn n III RrSnT1si1 II
,araI:y a. saa an @
In the collection o1 Internal rssrnn:. md twn
nass person. not onE .sss n'1ss = tho Emit
sass opsratca Iy tho ,ststsane;s,nih1 a In ,a Il
that ssts wnrr ions by rcrsnns VI
We're PARTIES IN that c"naPlFaey to cue
The object of The consptacy,-fno other wer's., /
ssn'piracy becanc complete a;l o!aFatvs. ,i snaa
b. thai ttlp exihtenca 0f conspiracy and tho doll
oefsets sufficient I" make IT. ms.nbers cramln !,l
lEabr are n,t disputed facts IN t* rhIe. Thy r.
tnt! pl1ly issuo tn this H'in. WiA Gi' dciri.
conspiracy!
THIS fs purcy qucsttnn Of fact to ho 'lecitl
BY you upon tho testimony III tho case; The tM1
Gu do little but nngIcat for y9ur guidance a i
.! the rules by whleh this evidence Ehould te I
anlincd sud passed upon by you.
When once cnnsp!rscy II established BY I
psnof. ttlon what IL d0ne OF ra!d " any one 0f
colsplraiar4 IL
xvlpENcR AHAtTBT ALL
Nut there must Le sufficient ptnof ~ show that
pctsun Il pasty to thu conspiracy bsfpro hu =
" held bound BY thu acts 1r 4ttnltHtluhA ~
tto.conrp!ratorr. II il Hike eorArtnursl
aaousIlcr., lhv parties ass bauisd "
icts Of corartncr about the partnership hnstnc
tat betoyu uIan eau by leld rc*pnnH!llo fur
s"lnst at an.lcs member q tt s rm n, 1t IN 1nust
faS'ng tbs ret, md the party sought
~ vail fl,fnru HIu,nt tI.s fACt ttLRt tltrH WI,