, 1876-03-18
Supervisor Tuition Reappears--
Wards Witnesses Before
:. the Jury.
Sale Of Powe1I's DistilIery PROPERTY.
False Rumor About. Culterton
and Hldreth.
Derfckson's Name Withdrawn as
Collector, and j. D. Hnr-
vcy's Sent In.


The WnlsKI TntALs BEGUN At LAST.
AL tho arrangements had bean unsdo and al
the combinations had boon formed. Eyeryth{oR
WAS In readiness Aod the trials we're to como on
And from every quarter Of tho city they cane,
whisky men OF cvery degree Of guilt, but ali
looking happy and raesoant- OF al .4aa .c1pxd
thero was only ono man who hkdnot spent bia
last dollar trying to "fix things" and that man
was Hermann J. Pahluaa. Out Of that hurry1pg,
ecusryiug gang ct indicted gentlamon, pahlman
rms tho only man who stood up for himself, aud
announced his readiness 10 tAko bis chances. OF
tho remainder ovozT ono had gone iuto somo
kind of ring Or snother, had put In hia money.
and had cursed his association tor selling him out,
and then gone into moro combinations with the
Same associates. lfixod up with this chain Of
rings were members Of tic petit Jury,
who hare nevor yor been found out in anything
criminal; Witnessed, who In tessifying 1t ali,
necessarily sestify 10 their own rlckodness; and
newspaper men, who looked down With Bcorn On
all tho rest and made the only lsayon for tue
whole loaf.
And down through tho dirty. musty, narrow
Arcade court. through that most Incompetent
doorway. aud up under tho sputtcring and pro-
testing gas 5cts that flicker feebly In the halls
aud corridors. OF course each mud every tndl-
yiauhl poo1ed In At the Dis.nct-Attornoy'a oflco,
and then passed. On up to tho floor abovo. whoro
aomo unfortunate idiot las seou ds to locato tho
Uu,tod 8tatas Dintrict Courtroom.
hir. Noah Adams, Deputy Marshal, and
man noted for bis discriminating mind, Was
stationed at tho door, With positive instructions
to admit no ono bus Deputy hlsrci,sla. aud, when
tho wtncsses, and turors. aud culpzits turned
up, they were arranged in 4 row In tho corridor,
and Informed that they might 60 In after the
Dcputy-Ma1ahals voso seated, that ia, so many
might go In ~ thero uAs room for. This aohcmo
tammcd tho corridor full and tho staircase lead
ing to tue Grand Juty-room creakod and grosnod
under It's burden.
The entrance Of Judge Dlodgett waa tho signal
for stampede, and Cerberuu 1t tue door was
oTerthsoun. and tho crowd pscssod in. There
were dlsti!lers sect'tiers. dsuRers, stose-Kcop-
eI8, snRll Try Government officials. wltnessoa
Of every shape, aizo4 aud color. nowspapar-men
Of svery dog1eo, from The Tribune down. Ill
p1cesing forward until tho room Was througed
and tbs rails began to bulge out. 1t was
lamontable to SOC tbs. displacement Of Deputy
Marahals.. but ID auch crowd oEery man must
take bis chhnce Or bis leayo.
From tho Clo1k's dcak
TIE acENE
WAS tnatructlng. Tho honest whisky man raised
up on lfs toea to see over the head of the man
S Ii~ ~. IL t:s - us!. mi nj e4oatts tu.u
az n'sSnso s ~ nts Amy. dne niGn..onea
a aissa, "1'p oiaanoI tnst nos 9ne "9fa o. est-
asaEo ,s H. 10 asnst n,1, u.vlaoa nls
gnM1 VIA 'no taaa maoso pocaets con1ainea tne
4!aat noeumsatn 10 .s eona h'm 20 tne renlsensasy.
S nae.o - aa ~. 9 MuG1. ~ ea1tny cnAneo loe h1s
neosty. 10 onuuo coasent 20 ttiaI puehea ont
=. sue ~ mn5 po.'. !I1o!, hna .usust nln nac1
efaluas ny "a! 70 u no Weso ohs o. saW-ouat.
steh "a9 ono pscn nos'aea 20 appear OF 1oF1olt
tAell pM!. "elo ]amMea INTO cofnefs
ssr .n vhsnna G@a'a tax ms''ner ,,s se1 dr mGs