, 1876-04-29
Five Attaches Of tho Au SnO1o
Dlstillory Mt Morris, ILL.,, Ar
rested for CrOOkelneSS.
They Give Bail for Their Appearance
on Tuesday--Warrants Out
for Four Mor6.
Tho Crooked Article Crops Out Largely
In New York CltJ.
A Bond Of Sympathy Between Chicago 0ts|[|ers
and GothamIte Dealers.
IN CHICAGO.

TIE MOnntB CnuoKEDHE8s.
Judge Mf1!cr's crusade tnto the interior of tho
Btato WAS not without It's euccessful results. He
has bcen cultivating the soil, digging dcop, and
sowing tho grain. 1Ie wA,tod until tho harvest
was quito ripe, aud won't down to Morris on
Wednesday night, armed with tho necessary war.
rants and tho nssiHtAnes Of Dcpuey-Atarshnl
Bird. i1o returned yesterday, bearing bis
sheAvos with him. They arc 1yo tn number,
and their nnraos arc II. III. Conklin aud Thonae
0oaln, propriotors; W.lliam loi1ay, storo-
keeper; and Charles Woodcock and Thomns Nc
Cabe, o1nployos. Warrants arc out for tho ar
rest Of Charles II. Conklin, who is now lying i'll
al Morris for Peter Grant, ox-0augos, who NAE
employed in tito Office Of James acGrath, City Tax
Commissioner and for J. E. nn.hbone and II.
D. Graves, dausors 1lolley and Gosin o1ered
bonds yesterday afternoon In the sum Of $4,000
each, John Barr, Treasuror Of drundy County,
appearing az security for tho former, and Aid.
Tom Stout. Mai. Drookway. aud Clark Lipo ap-
pearang for qosliu.
Chat!os Woodcook and Thomas McCabo also
George =. Whiso and Stephen Keough, Of Lo-
mont. appearing aa their securities.
Tho diHtiliory Ia question Is situated In tho
vicinity OF Norris Grundy County, Ill., and Ia
commonly known as tho hu Sable DisttItcry. 1t
sold to Father Forr5, q Catholic prles. at Otta-
va, in 1873. Tho uoyotnmont has 'discovercd
that somo crookednosa was going on undor No.
Ncllis in 1878, but, probably for tho roaHon that
his knowledge Of the ssibaoguent management
has bcen OF benefit to the Government ID lts In
vestigatlons his crookcdneBs haa not boon
countpd. Conktlte and Conkiin next appear aa
tho propresots OF this diattlcry, oonkrito being
tho active man, And ConkIin, his father-tu-law,
being tho power bohlnd tho throne.
THEY IAN EXTRA MAsirEs
and reaortod to the othor usual inlquitieH prao.
ticed III crooked dlBtillorios. paying the Htora-
leopsrs and aaugcra goodly sum to win! at
thcir crookedness aud not squeal on them. Tho
| books OF tl.o Rock Island l. Pacific Ral1road
hnve been Investigated, and tho result shous
coucluayaly that moro gooda wo1e stippea than
the distillory reported 70 tho Department. and On
| wore shipped to C4icsgo aud cousigued
| to tho general dumping-plaoe for crook
ed whisky. .-Parkor Il. Alaaon's roctifying house.
-where The etampB wefe carefully removed
and returned to tho tllatillory to bo usod aeo-
ond time. Enough crookcdness waa discovered
| bY tito 0ctouer Grand Jury to justify that body
IN returning m indictmont against Conkrlto.
| who, viewing decretton as the batler part OF
| yalor, took care TO maize good his escape to
another community than ours. A thorough in-
| veetisatlon Was shou begun, with the result %
sboyo statod. Tho d!stilsrv was put up fol
sale consequent upon tho condemnation pro-
cecdings growing out of conkriso'a Indictment
cember, the timo for tho redemption Of the
property not having expired, IL was 1cased tt
Thomas GoHlip. ono or the part!ea now io
trouble. Jim hIcGrath and Aid Corcoran wore
for time last ribtoe silent partnora III tho dis
| tillcry, but no crcokednesa has beon discovered
ciinglug to their Bkirta.
Tito cxamphton before the Con,mestonel
will DO hold next Tuesday whom tho details ol
the c1ookeduess will be brought to light.
| TUE HON. J. d. WARD
returned to tho city Yesterday much Improved
In health By ha rocent trip, and anxious 10 ge
ready for the coming trial. firmly believing ii
lis ability 10 vindcato himeoif before al nse!
lecnt Jury. He hns not engaged counsel yot
nlthough several Of Chtcagoa best lawyers have
offered their services.
! MISSIONARIES ron NEW YORK.
W. 8. do!sen, the man whose BQuealing has 81
far amounted to more than tho prolonged how'll
Of the rest OF his brethren, will loava for New
York In few days to he present when the patti
Jury aHaembios-tAe second Tuesday IN May
10 tsy the cane Of 7. o. Dovd l. TO. and others
New York Grand Jury. Handsome Dan IIollant
| will don new netkt!e and plug Int for tho 90
casion, aud march to tho front with his Illus
tEtous compatr'ot.
nALE or THE pLAcKuAwK D1sTILLFRy.
Quite crowd OF dtstillera and whIaky mon
crooked and straight, assembled at tho Black
hawk Dissiilery, corner Of Backhawk street AM
Elston road. yesterday. to wtness tho sale 0
tiIo tortuons couoorD. This d!ntllery Was for
me1lY ownod by I,uffao Miller, bnt At tho tim,
of It's Boizurs by the Government Mr. William
| Cooper wan the apparent owner. though 1t wa
woll Understood that ost. Buffalo Miller still re
tatnod large iot:1est ps,;. / 10 tho concern
thar lawyer, Mz. Edmund Jussacn, appeared
early on the ground, aid wero soon Joined b
MIR. Ooopur and others Interested in tho saia
A llttlo bofore II o'clock Deputy United State
hIarahal Buck and United Btates District Attor
r1sgo. Thoy atIghted, and aftor shaking hand
with fow Of tho promine1t fontomen present
Afr. Buck pulled out his paPeEa and commences
the auoton Io tirst PIT y tho dlsti!!ory ~;
Ter bid $a.00l. and after oonAderabio dllly-ialIy
Ing II Was knocked down Il him for that aun
tWho is the buyot::7" aaksd Hr. Buck. Mr.. Joh
u. Lyon responded hfr: Hiller. eoyentoo
wines wore snou nut up,? and after con
siderable competition on tho part Q
tAs Government 1t was knooksd down to til
sumo buyer at 131l contai sa1lon. A lot o
This concluded tho very uni.tetestinR affair
and aftez Deputy Marshal Buot had tecaivod
deposit OF $1,000, ho and Judge Bangs 20
into their casringa and startod lDmeward. Til
crowd OF spectators collected tnto omall knot
and discussed the situation. TIN price obtain
cd for tho diatillery Is about thu half its Ap
praised value.
COL MATTHEW'S.
| 6ptctae Dttpafeh 10 Ths Ehicao. Tribune.
BPRINHFlELD ILL.,, April 2S.-eocretaTy Dr!a
tow writes Supervisor A. q. MATHEWS seErsttin
! ll,s resignation as q Supervisor and deslrin
him to extcna tho time Of tho taki1g olfecs unit
July l, by which tino lo thiuis the oflico Q
, | Supervisor wilt te abolished bY Congress-. II
commends the goal and vigorous discharge c
duty by supervisor Matthews, and ventures
hops that tue oppostunity may be afforded II
the omploYment Of tbs same Ia o,Ler dopar
, ments Of the reyanun HetYic0.
NEW YORK.
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