, 1876-03-16

is tB stated In another column Of this morn
Ing's Tafnux1 Fred A. Boaverns, connisston
merchant NJ Room 23, Mo. 168 Washington
Bsroet, appeared before Judge D1odgots to .alVo
bntl for flfs appearance TO answer to an lndiot~
tneut found agstnsi him Tuoaday afternoon for
alleged completely In whisky crookcdnosa
In connection with the Ffeisiugor dlstai
lery at Milan, noar lock Island. Hc vas
not A1roetod, but walked Into tho Marshal'a
ofIco about noon and gave hsn1sclf up. 1nb-
ecquontfy be WAS allowed, under tho caro- and
protection Of Deputy Marshal, to look up bail.
About o'clock in tho afternoon ho returned in
company with William 4. ncason, apatntof doing
f1,usnoas At No. 7l9 stato street, aud oncrod him
as euro.y. Aes!atant-D Dissrict-A Olsen
and found thas, whilo under ordinary circum.
ntanoes Il would bn Rood enough, still in Wow Of
tho facss OF tho case and tho numerous fnBtancos
'uf "glIippin2 ont !" winch have latoly occurred.
II would oot answer. The paante. was M siloMod Sn
worms was Informed that ho might look up morn
solid friend: Tonands dusk he returned With
e1-0ommlas!onor C!oagu, rho ontercd INTO
Tho Freieiugor crookednnss t1tfrers worry ma
tesialiy from that praoticod In this city, inas-
much % tho servlcoa Of railway officials woro
usod to Boroen tho wichcdncsE. It appears that
to fonF Or e yee5a 9n ws II the
weekly to passiea ia this city. Abont throo
es month hoToyor aoSa thoso waala uli,,3" 20 con- on
eae were hhaea 9ea n M IN entirely da ds
wss obssa 10 % fix g sngs so that II tho croohod
goods could not ba traced on tho railways. To
thle end ho subsidized two cmptoyos Of tho Chi.
tho freight agent nt Rock Island, aud Fashbow,
tho agent at Englawood. Thcso individuals re-
cotyel ESQ pioco for zach shipment. Tho
modus.oporandI was thua: When tho cara con.
@ado Up il tho frsieht train: no vay bIl! 81 thon
was made out. They wore designated, however,
by special card which WA, understood By
tho agent At Englowood, and tho gooda wero by
point. On ovory occasion tbat shipment was
made Soaverns wns notified by telegraph. md
tho goods werc placed on tho markot and sold,
subject to shipment East BY the N1led Limo"
The pntchasofa wo7o furnished BILLS Of Iadiug
service It Is statod that ". b. Manchester, thon
ooived . doucour OF se5 for caoh shipment so
made, which vaa paid by Boavorns. In ordor to
somebody In chicago should personato = whole
galo itquor-dealer, In whoao narno tho inyolcoa
Of each lot sold to Eastern parttoa
ahould .d,. bo made out. out; ,A,,,l man named
ducod to nssumo Ibis rolo ln tbo awindio.
Froiaingor put up the $1,000 for Wha1sns
licenso, and tho latsor oponed his place Of buai-
ness at 767 btaso street. eoycInl months ngo
10 rotifod from tho trade, aud IL now engaged
ts pig-sttckcr 10 Q packing.houso nt tho Stock
Yards. uo hcted his phtt to tho Satisfaction Of
III concerned, md 1,sod up many Government
blank known as "Eorm g." Tho Government
officials claim TINT this complicated schema Of
skulduggorY awinilol Uncle Ham's casll.bo1 out
Of s2iJ.000. At tho Rock Island end tho tax was
pnid On ono lot Of goods which WIS immediately
dumped for toctifyiug purposes. The barrels
with ths uncanoeled stamps woro retlled
aud auEroptitious!y nlalo away With BY
tho connIvauco OF corrupt railway officials
who never reported tho facsa to tholr suporlor
oiiicors. The goods wero ostensibly shipped
from Chicago to Eastorn houses, and, when tho
day OF suspicion arrived, 1t required months Of
pallent investigation 10 asoortaiu how tho job
was put up.
A Tn1puNr reporter attempted to lnterviow
gcayerns after ho had given lis bond1, but that
gentleman declined to say anything, except that
straight. and ho could provo 1t. Tho Govern
mont officials think diIoroutly.