Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-02
CHICAGO WHISKY RIM,
The Squeal has been Made and Heard
Eight Reetihers and DistilleFS
Have Owned Up as States
Evidence.
The Result-What the Government viii
DO-NO Efforts to be Spared IN Ef-
J fecting the Punishment of
- Revenue Thieves.

chicago Times, December 3lst.l
There has been "squeal." In fact
here has been q wholesale "squeal, u
| bud the thunderbolt which has been ex-
| bected for some time in this city has at
angth fallen among the manufacturers
u vinous compounds. On yesterday
afternoon there were four distilleries and
| eur rectiiying,hoIlsess seiZed by the gov
| ernment and custodians placed in charge
H the premises, for alleged violations OF
the revenue law prior to May 10th Of the
! pIesent year. For some time there have
besp indications of this movement, and
the Times has stated on several ocea-
sicns that these seizures would shortly
b made. at the time the seizures we're
aade in May the evidence in the hands
q = tie xgayaE,5Ese was not strong
enough against the houses now seized
to justify such ster. 1t was the i'm
preston on yesterday among the seized
distillers that
THERE HAD BEEN "sQUEALIHG
all round, and that the Times had clear
ly foretold the facts two days since, in
commenting on the policy Of the gov
eminent. The arrangements Of Super.
visor Matthews have been taken with
wisdom and discretion, and the cam
paign has been worked up silence and
carried out with great effectiveness at
the final moment. Although the fact
Of these approaching seizures has been
repeatedly announced by the Times, the
parties seized appeared TO have been
taken entirely by surprise, and they evil
deptly had no intimation of what was
going on until the government officials
walked in and quietly took possession
Of their premises. Many OF the propri.
stors of these establishments were quite
chRgrined at this unexpected measure,
and were loud in their expressions Of
opinion as to its injustice. One gentle
man remarked to a representative of the
Times that This was geographical war,
waged on the manufacturers and reeti.
fiers of spirits by the government for a
purpose; that one portion of the eoun-
Try was
swooPED DOWN UPON.
and destroyed for the benefit OF another
portion; that car of Juggernaut was
passing over the land, and the manu-
lecturers Of spirits were its victims; that
The utter humiliation of the WHISKY
men was required to SUI serve a pur-
pCss. He said the bible doctrine which
taught that the rain should fall on the
just and on the unjust alike, appeared
to be.ignored since, for, being accU sed of
not paying the tax on manufactured
liquors, these men had been seized,
dragged into court, and punished in 8
more summary manner than q man
would be who had committed cruel mur-
der. This is sample OF the sentiment
heard among the seized" on last even
ing. As to IFS force and appliCa lion, un-
der the circumstances of the case, each
reader must judge for himself.
THE VICTIMS.
The distilling and rectifying hous 5
seized are as follows:
l. William CoOper's distilling house.
2. South branch distilling company.
3. The Chicago alcohol works.
4. Rectifyipg house of the Chicago
alcohol works.
5. Dickinson, Abel & Co.
6. Rectifying hoase Of the same.
Z. Keely & Kerwin, rectifers.
s. William Matthie, rectifier.
The government officials here have
been satisfied for some time that these
houses had been guilty OF violating the
revenue laws, but were not in the pos
session OF facts sufficient to justify a
seizure. 1t then became necessary to
adopt some plan by which this evidence
could be produced. There was no other
course to pursue but to make such over
lures to the indicted distillers as would
induce them 10 give up what knowledge
they had on the subject of "crooked"
whisky. Aiter due consultation with
the government substaIlti1sils-ys tie terms.
Pr1nTsd in the Times on Tuesday morn
ing were offered the distillers.
THIS PROPOSITION