New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-10

THE TESTIMONY GIVEN IN CHICAGO AGAINST r. W
BOYD d CO.-EMPHATIC DENIAIs BY THE FIRM
NO EVIDENCE IN THE HANDS OF REVENUE
OFFICIALS IN THIS CITY,
Dispatches from Chicago have stated that
william s. Golsen of Gosen Eastman, whisky dealers
Of that city, has testified before the Grand Jury that F.
O. BOYD & Co.. commission dealers in spirits in Broadst.
in this city, have defrauded the Government out OF
large amount OF money in taxes due on whisky. Mr.
Boyd states these accusations utterly false He
makes the following denials and explanations:
This man GOsen has made the statement that he had
an understanding with L. o. Boyd Co., by which they
agreed to buy his crookod" whisky AT twenty cents
gallon les. than market p1ce That is false We never
bought any whisky him. He states that he sent us
$50 barrels OF Illicit highwincs last spring IhAt Is
false. He shipped us no highwines whatever iast
spring lie states that have bought vast deal of
"crooked" whisky, knowing that it was crooked from
other dealers in ST. Louis, Chicago ana other cities rms
is not true. We have had transactions whatever IN
ST. Louis FOR the past three years We do not purchase
whisky at all our business BENG eTeusNey ttt o! re-
ceving distilled spirits commission and selling IL Tor
account Of the Owncrs IT. is also stated dnai
standing ayeSkopt two sets of books, one Tor Inc
revenue officers aud the other or her Ihs
is not m our case, as mas oltt pc proved lnlouEh
the Government officers, who haye made frequent exam
nations during The past year me Officers CONE Us u'y
from the Isl 10 tine ION of the month, bt ty oevt
sionaly AT other times IL would be an nposS-
by to keep second book oil ms sort without detee
ton. Gulsen was lneubyr OF INC hiil vi hViS'h q
in Chicago to last May when be was seized
for fraud on the We have done business with
the firm during the past TWO Years lnuni! lh aSooi
winch we received from them consignment, ana sofa
THIS market Tor lnclf dccuuhl Nh'H We ti'0'" "ii
hlsness nj, h them in June, 1875, they owed us bal
ance of - 200 which they stated they were unable TO
pay consequence of. the seizure OF their properly ~
the Government. We threatened TO SIZE them ana also
tried possession 81 some notes Of LtlIs hcu D
bank from the cashier and was very angry at what ne
was pleased TO consider an attack upon his credit ana
reason. For the past three years our business has
been very much interiered with BY Illicit
tillers as to myself. and they naturally suspected
that had something To do with the ehOr.s thai were
letter signed nv TINS same William GOscn, written IN
the Spring 1874 dealer tins city, In winch ne
Treasury Department at Washinkton as dealing IN lct
spirits in consequence OF which, ne adds the Depart
ent had ordered an tgat1n OF MS hooks. GUi>cn
in error. aid not report nun; Others uI anu inc
consequence was that ills books were eAdnihtu anu
wholly incorrect, and the result OF the Investigation was
, sznre M ms estabisulent IN the spring ~ 1873.
After the seizure he wrOt" another letter. when nave
,ceu in which he states that he had positive information
9bef was the c4use OF ths seizure and that he was
bound to have his revenge before he dcd iI,nce his
statements about and his evidence before the Grand
jury We have telegraphed to tine Dptnct-Attoncy at
SiiSaro asking thai u revenue officer be
Goscns alleged transactions "ih U.s. ana we
are ready place books and CLERKS at his disposal
such an Investigation will show that Coils Ms assertions
utterly false, and that al ON iransactons with his
f. o. Boyd Co. have as0 sent the following dispatch
20 Dlstrct-AttOney Bangs
The Hon. NJ BANGS, L. y. District Attorney, chicago.
We send TO-DAY person who takes bOoAs ana papers
which will clearly show all our transactions with GOsen
He will call you Tuesday morning. Please defer any
action till you proofs Of innocence Respectfully,
r. q. BOYD d co.
Revenue officials in this city that they have
official information duplicating f. o. Boyd Co. Gen.
Sewel Supervisor and Mr. Brdsa, Chief Clerk declare
that they know nothing in regard to the statements sent
from Chicago except what they have seen IN the news
papers.
Advces received from the Pacific Coast state that the
whisky there about to receive thorough inyes
teaton Supervisor Hawley, who transferred from
NewYork 10 Francisco for the purpose OF developing
the evidence has ready placed some OF the d-ers III
such position that they about TO pay 100000 on
account OF frauds the This "a said to be
merely the beginning of bis operations as the scheme OF
nvosiga CATION and prosecution is scale similar 10 that
Ina St. Louis.