, 1876-02-20

6pec2dl Dispatch to The Chicaao TribunA
SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 19.-The development
in the crooked-whsky business open rich o-day
] The following additional indictments weto ro
turned agninst Pekin recti6ers and dis1illers
D. S. Reisingsr, G. 7. Reiaiuger, 4. Fl. Day, T
Seibcrs, aud H. E. Rlckler, violating the revenue
! au; Phineas J. Miller, failure to preserve rec
! titier's book; Fred ". Tousman, removing
spirits unlaw9ully; Benjamin ". Briggs and II,
?. Westermao, conspiring to defrsud the
United States. Westernan appeared and gaya
bonds to answer the two indictments. Glass;
ford also gave bonds, and Robert Wcimer, both
Pekia roctifers- Ireland, tho Pekin book
keeper who knows so much Of crooked
ness and forgets 50 much moro, prom1sea
to be here early next week, Christian
II. Ackerman and John l.. Smith, the other
pckin parties indicted, have not appeared.
They arc fugltlyes. Acke1man packed up and
left very suddenly for tbs Fatherland ono night
not long since, and he is now
on The naSE5 OF TIE EHINB.
Smith Was in bad health about the time te
was wauted and is now breathing the raritisd air
Of the Rocky Mountains. He vas las: heard OF
as among the Ute Indians in Southern Colorado.
Gen Ha ]. Bloomfield, e1-Supetyisor Of Inter-
nal Revenue, struck town this morning, and
NdukoQ IL AuuW Why ud N19 1QuCtEu, aQQ a9kSQ
of the District-Attorney copies Of the letters on
which his indictment is based bus he didn't
get them. There are two charges against him
the first, that while Supervisor Of Internal Rev
enue ho represented Nestermaa i Smith. two
pekin distiiters, IN Washington, and attempted
to get their cases compromised before tho Com
missioner ana, second, that while Supervisor
he mada opportunity for Waster1nan & Smith to
defraud the Government out Of the wh,sky-tax
By omlttiog TOT his DUTY Tho Grand Jury found
tien. Bloomfield to Wcstecman. Ono Of these is
dated Jan. and the other Jan. S. 1871, and on
these the indictment is based. Tho letters, it ts
alleged, we're both written By Bloomfield whiie
he was Supervisor. He left office April y, 1871,
as be SAYS. and nat Oh Feb. IL, as Was stated in
to this date, the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue fixing this date at May 3. 1871.
GEN. BLOOMFIELD DECLINES TO NAkE STATE
MEHT.
for the PRESS but it is learned IN other quarters
that he asserts he can show that bis connection
with the Pekin Ring was after no had resigned.
and was then simply as attorney. With REFER |
ence to the date of the 1esters they being dased
whlio he WAS in office, be told SOME Of the Of |
6cess that the date Was mistake. that the let
ters were in 1872, and should have been 60 Dated
instead OF 1871. |
This is looked upon IS the greatest develop !
nent in the prosecution here, and tt is thought !
10 mean that the work il to be hereafter pushed |
anxiety apparent tonight, but the suspected /
have cot as Jet reached point as In Pekiu,
rhere railroad timetables become interesting |
i.eratufe or the subject Of profound solicitude.
Assl1AST DLsTaIcT-AT7oRsEY ROE
Lssumed the duties OF District AttoEnev to-day,
nee yan Dorston, by virtue Of tito following
,ruer filed this morning
UNITED STATES or AMERICA. SEVENTH Cracr1r-
Suing Informed tbs Judge OF tho District Court
be United Slater for the Southern District Of Illinois
hat there II vacancy in tho oc6 OF District Attor-
ey In the same, by authority vested in me BY law
70 hereby appoint Edward r Roe. Esq, District At
orney Of tho United States for said District to safvo
! sa,d office until an appointment fs duiY made to
lid Office By the President Of the United Sates and
util said npponsee II duly qualified Witness 6c,.
Feb. ID THOMAS DRuxAovp, Circuit Judge. |
This appointment is taken as an indication |
bat Gen. Rinaker will NOT accept. It has been
lated heretofore that he declines to accept the |
ppointment. but there is nothing positively
aown on this point Solicitor Biuford Wilson |
,lesraphed his congratulations to Mr. Roc, md
Ids that
Mn~ oRv1LLE GIANT WILL Sor AppEAR
> witness before tbs Grand Jury. Tho letter
. wrote in 1870 urging the removal OF Bloom
cid WAS subsequently apologized for, and its
atsments withdrawn. So A1r. Grant processes
} know nothing Of whisky matters now.