, 1876-01-23

tho Assistant District Attorney is reinforced b,
| counsel equally Jealous NTH linn in tho prosecu
tlon, and who will doYote his tlmo, abilities AM
energy to the Eigosoas pressing OF The work i,
| hand.
The testimony OF Mailer, formerly bookkoope
| for Westerman who il regarded ns tho boz
among tho producers Of the Ring, reveals ,
system Of frauds, tho existence OF which show,
| MANIFEST NEGLECT OF DUTY
On tho part OF some revenue officers Of th.
ths dscesrse or II .ao.d n's1"sy
! cordine to this testimony, i've or m N
other Witnesses concurring, the frauds upon tn,
revenue included false receiving clsrerns, unuer.
ground pipes aud vars, and the like. Take The
case OF the rectifying-house With which G.. G.
Giassford, who gayo bonds for the Appearance
OF tho prlsoner-wltness Ireland who knows SC
much more than he told to the jury, uAs ono.
identified When Giassford ran it {so runs The
testimony nearly nl tho whisky theya ral
ctooksd. MAS carted on in Wagons, boArued IN
high 90 % to conceal the SIX or soseu
and hundreds OF barrels Of crooked
we're eartcd away to the Pckin Alcohol Manu-
featuring CompAny's distillery, Of which it nas
tho crooked outlet, or to tho depot After
Glasaford, tho witness Ireland ran tho place in
his name,-but, tho testimony shows, for Tho
WestermAn Ring. J. l.. Smith, ono OF tbs Ring,
Vas nonina!ly tho bookkespor, bat really part
owner NTH Wssterman. Then Miller ran thu
place awhile very crooked, and he turned it over
to Cobleigh. who has already been indicted, AZ
Miller will be. All this time tho house was
run rs crooked ons1et Tor the Pokin
and paid the men big salasies, Who managed tho
concern a. If It wero their own really, "a 1t vas
in name.
"AhD.A": THE FUGITIVE srohEKEEr2E,
was also Indicted as tho result Of these dis
cloaufee, anu It 10 stated officially that enough
os!oenee mas oeen diaeoyerea against Hcster-
Msn 70 sona nun 20 Inc fenltentlary. But. with
~ tu.s. 'ue itns Is ye1 po"eItul. and thns lar
9one nus tue producing members and Hnbor-
uln@te co-operattaG onlc'als are involved IN
1ne n o'sc'osulee. Ine pont'cal part OF the
htne' the power pehind the throno, the
OUT outside .. men n y, who must have known
auo plouteu " saese !1Aoas' arc unexpoeoa' and
mo present prosecution At present gives no
promise Of showing up the compact; The most
Poten1. mosI DANGEROUS pafto1 tbs ling Is 1hoso
sts., % n;onnt ~ .ea 10 me
otaeo' eosullaus - auo ral1'ston''nE 70 greater
VI lssa eA.ou' ~ tuo pIonta u ~ LUIS 10 an nn-
aoanteo 1act, ana 10 almittea bS taoes VINO Know
eea eoa1es .he. ioaoIts 10 toauo 'no source OF
pvMcl ,n ~ uIoas 1no pocApouo VI Iue HlnS'
Inc 81. LOUIS lane ls osoHen thro9sh
AAe 1aee mas oseftaken tue powerful al'l-
"auhee hluG. ana the culcago !noe - on les
tas, 1ogs. pus &ne revenue o1neiais VINO aided
n accomplishing aucn result a!roadJ confess
" ~ ' c's.S~' "A.eeA Lao
ot'1 ll'kno,o Ky eUntAo' aoo ehl4 tot Ho teau-
ing eapplv-poet" "ny aoes this hlDg remain
'osast: The answer ID single word, Ireacb-
cry '-neacherY IN the Government camp. Tho
proof: Not long e'nco revenue agent. after
consultation With bis superior officers,
Was orueted to Pekln from hero
to look into tho frauds there. :: His
going was kept quiet. aud WAS
only to be known to tho officers rho
sent him, but another kuer it, and to hare this
r1nAr 1nv kAr hnn-
the Government service.
TELEaRAPA1c WARMING
went to Pekin, in substance, Look ont for
naming the officer, i'll tho morning, and
whom the officer reached the place OF his 1nrezsi-
CATION he found that hls arrival had bcen autci-
patod. and its object defeated by the warning.
In like manner tho movements OF tho officers
RE fully known ut Pekin almost as
5000 IS deeermloed upon here and
7hiio tho Grand jury are Investigating
:he rasca!ities Of tho dlatilleFs. these samn .te
intimate personal acquaintAnces OF the rovsnuo
.ttaches. Only short time .ince forged DIS
patch regarding revenue matters WAS ssns to
Tue TRIBUNE IS coming from this correspond
'nt' aud Of its full coateots some OF tho psrtie'
lyal Of The train which brings TEE TRIBUNE to t
springfield; but as to these and many other |
circumstances 10 connection with |
eEenne matters here the Grand Jury will ha
llsL aQF1eeu on le2uluR bnoao utspAtcaea.
SUPERVISOR MATTHEWS
'ss labored efficiently, Is has also his deputy, I
1sj. Wtikinson, but such efforts csnnos avail to
'vercome the obstacles lucdent to the lneticieu-
? Of other officers, Or the neglect Of duty Of \ |
Tho "hlsky hng and their |
ounsel could not select circumstances more to
helr hand than those found IN the condition OF
nalIs lncioone 70 such prosecution OF crooked
Whisky naeters Treache1y IN tho Government
snks. the saloons At ~ cents glaes as source
i enthuseSm IN WHISKY mattels' olunt honesty
'1taous otnef quanucat3on OF cmciencs IN the
discharge OF public duty All these are charac-
erlstlo OF the revenue administration IN this
'et1lct With reference 70 crooked whisky mat
ers' and the powerful 'fh1sky lhug can beat
uch hand every TINE.
90 #no "!n oa loo Suesossos u Dis'tcs Az
oinee 'an 0oiao1, 1 so"saa' S. 80 jL ;lsuAts
IA ns;ca Ia ha.n "a snh;ect ~ ,n;m.dvar.;on |
, THE Tn1BusE. Gen. John J. Riuaker, of
srlinvilte; Gen. John McNulte, Of Bloom
'Gton; the 1902. y; n. nfoo6on' or feters-
'i,s uts @no F;s51.. o ~. ,,a,,,S os.h;t, 1tT ~
"a of;ce cartainlv moi dieeraca t. II
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