, 1876-04-21
WHISKY,


Yesterday tho Cuasom.l1 l1ouae resumed soue-
what Of fts former activity. Moro whisky rou
were around than had been seen together at any
ti'no for fortnight. q. @. Russell, J. r. Fur
long, d II. Ford, and humorous Ghucers aud
HtotokeeEcrs whosb famo has boon sproal
nbroad in connection With tho I3hlman and Rush
trial. weso to bo seen lounelng abaut tho cogri-
dofa and ciosoted In Phil lioynon Office In close
communion ono with another, previous to tho
opening Of the District Court. Tho cause of
this unusual stir was tho announcement hitherto
made In TUE TRIBUNE that several Of the
emallor FRY who havo bcon Indicted would ap-
poAf In court and plead to their indict.
ments. Nor was tho general confidence
in tho truth Of :ho announcement mis-
placed, for shortly after Judge 1,lodgsst
lad takon his seat upon the bench there tooued
up bofore him the hcrculeap proportions Of Col.
Juesrot,, one of tho attorneEs prominently On.
gaged in defending the uprigbteouH dsttere.
:. Are your clients fesdT to piead7" inquired
Judge BloJge:t.
"Ti,ey ate, your Honor" replied Juesson.
District-Attorncy Bangs was thcreupou Notified
BY tho ngtio bRiliH that !,ix attendnnco was re-
lueRted. aud ho appeared.
Tho first case called was that OF Isaac nutis-
flauscr, n Gauger, whose indictment lucludni
four counts. Juosaen offered plea Of nolls
contcnde1e GU the second count, Tint Of con-
spisacr.
This having been promptly dieoosel Of. Tho
next in order was called, and l.udolph Yoe5e
responded, lie, too. was indicted 70! wrong
dpins while in tho Government service as
Gauser. Jucsscn Informed tbs Court thas h4
would otIcr The aalno pla1 rs in tito previous
case. aud unon tho satne count.
George II. Mueller. Gauger, wAa called upon
to make hia ploa, and stated. through hia attor-
noy. that he would not defend Lin conduct In
regard tu conspiracy to defraud tho Goyernmont,
though hs fct Mulaulf to bo Innocent on the
other charges.
Enocu Mat.esn. the stolid s.orokecper who
created Hucl = Sensation ID the FahlmAn aud
lsuAh trial, next stood up, md ertoted plea Of
guilty on one count.
Tue Gaugor, Louls Berger. also pleaded guilty
OF oue count.
Il. Il. Wateon. 1auger, entered uo!lo con.
teudere ~ to tho second count in bis indlct-
mcnt, charging him with sending In false re-
tusna.
Yhis completed tie list OF those preseus, aud
| the entiro crowd wero dismissed to await som
tcnce-day with the 'est Of tho misdoers. It is
! expected that aeyerAi o:her PARTON will appear
to-day to plead. enu this will finish up tho
entire 1iss ot the inflicted.
| TINT unAHp 1rnY.
number OF snHoz offenders against the Laws
of the United Sta:cB hsye teen caught up III
their CRIMINAL career during tue recent vacation
OF the Grand Jury. and tAese Ls>o accard-
lnElv furnished occupation for that Eedy
OF tuv1stlRatorA einco their return TO tho
CITY. aud Yesterday afternoon the jury. tindlng
pile OF indictments. CONCLUDED TO appear II.
Court. nnd lot the public know that they bad lot
been altogether IDLE. and accordingly they
marched IN with tler usual solea,nity. anu,
Nlter tho Ordinary foFmnlitles presented tho
fruits Of thor latorg to Judge D0Igett. Thoru
were eight innlctnlepts iu all, including two
againat Mss:hew D. l!arp. lato bookkeoper for
lanlnlap aua NnAh, ,of the Chicugo Alcohol Works,
II will 10 Remembered thai in tie late trial Of
that iirtn Rapp appeared on the Rkand, aud tcst-
neu for tho defeuEe that during htn connection
with the Alcohol Works no cFooked whisky had
bean produced Thu direct statement beinEmado
under cath lrtitAtcd lot little the Government
attorneys, who kues vcry we'll that it was false.
and must bo knowingly false, mud they tEcsetorp
took the first opportunity 10 Present lis cAno to
tho consideration os tho G7auu Jury. Dut KApp
somehow got wind OF the proceedings. mud got
away ncforu tho necessary docnmeuta for tis ar
rest could be made cut. uo MAS last hoard from
In Canada, and he IL lot expected 10 return very
eoon.
As before stated. thsrs aso two Indictments
asai1st
Tho first charges lMm with perjury. The
document alleges that At tbs tEa! Of l'ahnsn
aud ltdBl,. March l, 1876, III the Cnltol Ssa!cs
district Court, tho said aiattheH D. I,app Saa
ploduccd III wltuess fer tue uclauGAutB, md
beng SWORN md naked whether between Oct. 1.
1a7l, aud Juue !, 1876, pahlman and RuBi1 did
which tl.a tar had not beon paid, wickcdly con-
irving TO ceuss tho acqnlttat u Pahluan mud
Tush, dld knowingly falsplY AMI witlfulIs awea1
that du,uE the time mentioned 10 Illicit ap,ritH
veto manufactured At tho distillory Of tho said
pahfmap and Rush.
Tho second lrd,ctmont against Happ contains
tlvo counts. Tho tirAt secitcs tilAt tho 1st day
Of May. 1875. Matthew D. Rapp did nnlawlu,ly
conBplre with l1o1nRun i. Iahlnlau. Dnyiu j.
1luat and Others, to sell ami deliver 1GUUD proof
gallons Ut distilled sprity without the iax thare-
GU boing pa1d. The nccoud CONT sectas that
tho Hhid Matthew q. Rapp Oh the 10TH day nf
May, 1sit, did cossJiro Wtl. pahtmaa md 1!uAh
to romova $4,000 proof gailonn OF distilled apir-
its, and did causo 5000 gallons to DO removed
from the Ch!caEo AlooLol Works without the
tax being paid. The tllrl count alleges tint OIL
tho lst day Of juno, lH7i. he did cxl,Ho tue RI.
n,nyAl Of 5.010 gallons Of distilled spirits uutaw.
fully from ths Hame d.Htillery. The fourth
count saya that tho said lEapp did
conBpira with rAllman aud Rush. Nov. 4, 1874, to
remove a0,0 ,0o0 gallons Of proof Bpirita, md did
succeel in romosllg 5,0,n gallons
Tho last coun. ci4arss4 that Jan. !, 1875, napp
did conHpiro viii! the sane firm to doirAud the
GoYorunlont OF tho lax on 2U,0U1 gallons vt
proof spirits, aud did calas shs removal OF 6,U00
galouB.
The rsma!nIng eix indictments are OF no par
ticular public ntoEeat. o,ie boinR against bhuk-
rupt TOT tlofraudtug hia crodltors and the others
for couuteffeitiug and post. .oiilce defAlo1tiug.
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MILWAUKEE,.
JUDICIAL DECIHION.