, 1876-03-25
GEORGE II MUELLER.

Tho noxt witness cailed waa George II. Muol-
ler. Muel1oE Is d hoayy.set Teutop, With tho
traditional beard and muBsacho, and walking
With tho sid Of a cAue on account Of lRmcness.
lie spoke very low, aud was evidently consid-
e1ably embarrassed By Ills prominent poeition in
tho uitncss chair. He spoke aud understood
Eng1ish wolf.
Being sworn, ho testified that lo had
roslded In Chicago about t1onty.eight Jears.
Ho had held tho Office Of United StssoB Btoro.
hooper, having been appointed In 1860. Ho
hold that positou until june 1875. Ho Was Aa-
signed twlco by tho Commissioner Of informal
1ovenuo to the dtsttllery Of PahluRn and 1suBh,
the first occasion beiu. Sept. 2 1s7L lie To-
1uained on duty at that Hmo for about
month, being nuccooded by q man named
Waite. Tho Gaugcr thore Wns D. L. Taylor.
but he did not romain thoro us long 10 witnesa.
The next dauger waa Maj. Calendar. After
wards he wna assigned there about Nov. l. 1914,
remaining thoro until March, 1876. Ho was sue
cecded By Hermann Becker. Tho Gnuger on
duty thoro In November, 1874, Was Otto Hartung
Loronz n1atto1n wAs alec theso ~ o lauEer.
During his etay tAcro tho witness saw ao1uesAiuR
Of tho manufacture Of crooked whisky. After
tho fro tho stealing first commenced, as veil a.
aftor tho fire. Mr. pahlmsn came to hia On
ono occasion and asked him whether
hia conscience would allow him to mako
y dolar o1!ra- lie thought: It oyor.
md being Poor man. ho detcfmtnod to 80 into
tho scheme. IIo asked pahlman how 1t would
be with tho daugor, aud pahlnan replied that
Tnylor would bo all right.
stamps, h!hng At 1ss when II should DO 100.
| The amount Of crooked would average tlvo bar
| rolls day. h1r. PAhlman procured tho htaupH
from the Collectors Office. aud Mr. Matthew lapp,
Mr., nush. and Taylor. ana Ill. kesting put tllo
ata1nps on. THIS traffic continued about three
months, until they began to repair the dl4til!ety.
when thoy shut domn. Ho lad 4 stated bargaIu
! With Pahln1nn 4 Rush for conntying At tho
frauds hss pay bclng 9l.25 barrel. Mr. Rush
paid him sometimes at tho cad Of tic month aud
Homctimes nttor longer delay. Ilo was gonosalY
paid Ia currency. Tho total amount paid to him
Was, as near Is ho could estimate. vas the profit
on from rs to 100 barrels q monsh.
The firm manufactured proof spirits mad
alcohol They madeA good deal of alcohol.
| Whon thoy ahlppod a!coho! they ofton Slipped it
With correct stanps. They sent tho oIookod
spisits mostly to Roello d Juniors eatablis,-
ment. Directions scro given ovcry day. by Mr.:
spiIita-.hat iB, alcohol with proof spirit stamps.
and whore TO send them. The eixo OF tho
bar1cla was generally 10 vino gallons. The num-
ber Of proof Gallons would bo l.sa multiplied by
tho GauGer WA very oxtravagsnt In his charges,
and thRt ho could hardly stand It. Happ tho
| SUPERINTENDENT was at the Alcohol Works whom
wts; ls5S ss RSss ssrs ';e S s'i
During that lattor time, witness took tho
Gaugor's stamps Which we1o put On loose. anll
placed thom OH othor goods. After tho asaspps
wore sent out the arst time, they would b TO-
orally brought tho ataupa back, aud tho uauger,
The witness, and liapp and Roattng put tho
stamps on other koods. Big, Psh!inan gamer
ally visited the dlst.llery twice day, but Mr..
ractured between Nov. l, 1874, aud alarch !,
] 1875, good Qua! OF crooked whisky. but ho
could not toll Just how much, Tho crooked
was sometimes made from oyet-ms4llsa. Wit
ness uaA paid e ~ barrel during hia last stay
there. During that timo the 1irm took out from
| leo to 200 barrels Of crooked q month: Ths
whisky was sens, ha Understood, to leoEeo
Crosbys recs'fying housc. When tho sssmpa
goods were sometimes shipped East. During
barrel. He nevcr aaw tho dauger paid. liz
| h,naelt WA always paid In currency. The
so sitb asr Tsses. usne veIy to Pss.s but As n
Tarninh. Tuo Gaugot'a duty Was to put on tht
stamp lettering with stencil platn Genorall,
tho uauges used common hlacking which VA
easly washed OF.
| cAoss.ExAM1sAT1oA.
Q.-Whcn rero you hIet appointod 5tore
keeper2 AIN 1853; Has stoEekespor I'll
june. 1875.
| Una you TcHlEuf A.-No. b1r.
Q.-Woso you dismissed tho scrvice2 A.
| I was.
Q,-What business weso you engaged in bofor
you were appoiuted2 A.-D1ewing b,lHlncst
With my brother on Elm street, NORTH SIds.
tlmo A.-Somo years $40 It Lyons. ~ 49,
Q.-WAan't your bravery aeized for frauds O.
tho Government In 18642 A.-Iharo were u
frauds.
Q.--It was aeizod though, wasn't It; hsppenc
eo suppose q mistake OF tho Government
Wasn't George Bcbueider Collector 1t shat time
A.-Yca air.
| Q.-llow long did you continue In tho husi
uenH after your brewery was autzed. Al wen
out OF the hu8.neHs then.
Q.-You went out. What who're tbs charge
preferred against 3ou7 Fraud? A.-Fssud
Not that know Of.
L Q.-The charges sgGtnat yous establishment
wars frauds upon tha Ueyenua. we're thoy uos
Il A.-IhAt HAs tho charge, but my brother NJ