The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-07
COUNTERFEIT CHAMPAGNE.

Yesterday morning bench warrants wcrc issued by
Recorder Hackct OF tho Court OF General Sessions Of
the Peace Part l. for the arrest OF Thomas f. Arnold
No % New Church street; Emanuel l.. Spellman. No.
90 New Church street; Henry wenkc, Nos ISL and
1853 Canal street, H. Won Schoenng With Henry Brandt
4 Co. No II Chrysto street; H. Matthias, No. 236
Front street, David Stern, No As Warren street;
August Werner with H. Piper 4 Co., No. 90
Park place; George f. Bliss, with the American
Wine Company, No. Cedar street; Philip Homo, No
"a vcscy street; Charles r. Cole. No. New street;
James s. Jackson and James II. Jackson of No $40
sixth avenue against whom the Grand Jury has found
true bills OF indictment for countcrfciting the cham
payne wine and the labels on the bottles and the
bottles aud packages containing said wne and selling
the said wne bottles and packages as the original G.
H. Mumm 4 Co, s extra dry and dry verzenny cham
payne wine knowing the to DO counter
70 t. Several arrests made yesterday and others
viii he made to day Tho persons arrested gave bail
for trial. The trials Will come on at an early da,e
The indictments framed under section 200 o: the
Laws oil 1863, OF the state OF New York, passed
amendment oil tho law enacted April II, is62, and
provides the penalties for councrfcitng such
trade mark label fine not exceeding $780,
penalty OF 500 for each separate offence and holds
the offender liable TO civil action by the plaintiff Tor
all damages his business resulting from such
terfctng II Is understood that by recent amend.
mcnt the penalty has been raised to $500 fine and
prisoninent than eighteen months, the
discretion OF the Court The plaintiffs In the
| Messrs. +. dc Barry Co., the agents OF g. II. Mumm
| 4 Co
IL has been estimated by experts that of the cham
! paguo drunk the United states threequartcrs
/ bogus and made here The profits OF the vendors of
the bogus champagne sad TO be enormous Their
sul forth the aiidavs in the begun
terday chemical preparation Of sautcrne aeratcd
California wnc costing about twenty cents per bottle.
The so-callcd champagne with counteriets OF known
brands is generally sold auction all receipts above
50 or SIS being nc, profit The price OF imported
champagne varies from $50 TO $50 per case. ono OF
the pariics arrested yesterday had factory the
sixth ward. The detective employed discovered that
the sautcrnc or California vino was taken there
casks dociorcd and bottled. corkcd and labelled
counterfeit oil u. H. Muinm n Co. s label anu sent OIL
night.
The evidence before the Recorder shows that short
time junk dealers gave notice to their boy
agents that Mumm X Co IS champagne boxes were
worth more than ntewood and detective hearing of
this followed empty box 10 its destination. Even
empty aud the were sent into bogus wine
factory. the bottles niled with mixture and marked
vita the counterfeit labels. The twinc stained,
the tin foil put the with dozen others nut
on express wagon after scout had reported tho
coast clear. soon after was with the others, iet
cellar A groccr's wagon then stopped
and took mp all the cases In hours
| from the time II packed II was IN tho cellar
! of Of the cpmplanangs, who bad purchased
IL evidence paying So for what had probably cost
So The ofcoursc, denied all guilty knowledge,
but could not reply when asked why he sent hts
in such surrepiitious manner for wei Known brands
/ or wine.
i IL is understood that the example of Mcssrs y.
nc Barry Co. IN seeking 10 punish the manufacturers
OF bagus Will be cioscy followed nv tho other
! agents oil leading champagne houses. u the Illicit
| traffic stopped the american market for pure
government nearly 800, 900 OF wine per annum
/ completely lost