New-York tribune., 1876-02-15
Col. Dyer then read a. follows

TIE INDICTMENTS IN NEW ORLEANS
HE CHARGES AGAINST rHE DisruIERs- -RUMoEgD
confession or JOHN W. BINGHAM INvEsIIGA-
TIoNs II MOBILE AND GAIvE,ToN.
NEW -OELriNs, Feb. 9.-Up to the present
time there have been nearly dozen indictments. the
principal counts being for o 3 OF books an unlawfuly
ncgcctinc to mention the books, required by law
distilled spirits received from other dealers. The three
indictments found upon the latter charge and
were brought against the nrm OF Mr. Hchan, Mr. Thorn
ani John Henderson Bchan aud Thorn were arraigned
Yesterday the United States Circuit Court and without
entering plea their counsel asked lcaycto e adcinurrer
to the indictment, which granted, an VIM j. Echan
aud John Thorn were placed un or bonds for Sl5.op"
Mr. JIenderson was also arraignrd. and through his
counsel ex-Congressman l.. 4. sheldon, pleaded not
ui.ltv. when he admitted Ia hail IN Tie sum of
n 400 SIR Iorug Alurock of the Police Board appear
lug as l- sur~ty To-day the Grand jury lea ii tcst-
nonv for and half hours, upon which II is said they
found true bills agaiu~t four dealers who promin ut
members of the community. The bills iound day 1t h
said, upon charge OF conspiracy 10 drffnwi thc
Government. the evinc obtained being from 81 LOUIS
and Evansville well as from this cty FROM the rev
cnuc officials themselves II - learned that th"y co'rn
plate bringing action Against suspected dealers up"n
every lot of crooked" whisky t'nc"i Ia conrgnoeN III
this ely The indictments brought IN yesterday were
all for selling whisky shipped To this city by Mr Hlhg
ham Of Evansville the lnis being minority of cases
so ba rcls la the Hendcrson indie nci four o
these counts made the last beng Tor only Tour bar
rcs. In illc belan and Thorn iuhoiIne mere were
eight counts 'hc lots varying in sizc In all me co9nls
testirnour, having traced each lot from the
mandatory To the consignrcs' stores here
Some Of the Government detectives have, II seems been
AT work in Galveston and Mobile for the past two or
three weeks, and nj each place have found traces OF lhc
"croohed" whisky shipped from this city, nut IN wnat
quantities yet known. The agents here assert ta
the whisky made here shipped 10 both places ana
that thcy are possession O information that renders IL
certain that large number 81 lie shipments thIS he
wcrc exclusively of the undcrgauged brands, ana upon
that ini oriDaton they think they can obtain few moro
indiCtIn, Its. 49, -. A.,
II wis ruInorcd yesterday that Jno. ". bingham. the
manufacturer Of CROOKED whisky AZ Evansville, had con
fessod lila OF the liquor 10 dc lcrs in ST. Louis
Eyanssi ilc and NcwOilcans, and that his confession a
been reduced Jo writing. IL alleged thht he hhd
made n long statement In which he gave the names OI
All persons here who purchased liquor from Inn, now
the i1u.r was shipped tn price paid for II, anu IN lac
everything in connection with the business. II Il as
serted also that confess itse has been sent mere
and vii he used IN procuring additional ndin-S ana
that come persons high In official position viii he brought
down b, the Bingham confession IL was To get thir con
fessiOn perhaps thai sentence III his case Was postponed