The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-09
AWRY RYE.
Arrangement of those Indicted.
The Charges Against Them in the
... Bill.

OFauO Jury 1uesuhy iuoInlbp, IutIe was q
goodly attendance OF the curious upon the
United States Circuit Court when it opened
to see the arraignment Of those who had been
indicted the day before. The District A.tor-
ney and his assistants were locked up in their
Office all the morning. preparing further bills,
and could not be reached even by the most
industrious reporter.
The strict surveillance kept in the Marshals
Off Sc over any possible leak, and the mysteri-
Gus workings of the revenue agents have
shown wonderful increase of late and a de-
termination exhibited to keep from the press
even the most trivial fact concerning the
crooked business. By some means ono
OF the morning papers appears to have Pc
culiar facilities for obtaining what goes on
before the Grand Jury, and the Custom
House was rife with report that the United
States officers carried the information to that
Office The District Attorney is to have the
matter thoroughly investigated by the Grand
Jury.
At II O'Clock District Attorney Beckwith
arose and stated to the Court that he saw a
number of those indicted by the Grand Jury
Monday present III court, and they were desir-
Gus of being arraigned.
Judge Woods asked what the charges were,
when Mr.. Bsckwith stated to the Court that
there were five offences laid against MIR. John
Henderson, and the maximum penaty was
three years imprisonment and q fine of
$4,000 The Court fixed the bond at
81 600, when Gen. Sheldon rendered as Mr..
Henderson's surety, Mr.. John McGinty.
After some cross examination, Mr.. McGin.y
was accepted, and Messrs. Behan and Thorn
stepped forward.
The District Attorney announced that the
charges against them were laid in eight
counts and the penalty was three years and
fine of SIS, 900 for bath. Massfs. L. T. Muir
dock and r. H. Woods were accepted as sure
ties.
Jos. P. Horror, Esq attorney for the
accused, applied for leave to file special
plea Or demurrer to the Indictment, and SO
the plea OF "not guilty" was not entered.
Tne following is the charging portion of
the indictment against Mr.. Henderson. There
are five like it, with only change in dates.
The same was fled in the cases of Messrs.
Behan and Thorn:
And the jurors aforesaid, on their oath
aforesaid, do further present that the said
Jno. Henderson heretofore, to-wit: On
the 1Oh day Of August, in the year
Of our Lord eighteen hundred and
seventy -four, at the city Of New Orleans, in
The State and Distritrict of louisiana, and
within the jurisdiction Of this Court, then and
there being wholesale liquor dealer, and then
and there being engaged in carrying On
the business OF Wholesale liquor dealer,
while SO engaged in carrying on said business
as aforesaid, on the said 10Th day Of August,
in the Year of our Lord 1874, at the city Of
New Orleans aforesaid, in the district afore-
said, as such wholesale liquor dealer, the said
John Henderons did then and there receive
and take into his possession from person or
persons to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, o
large number of packages OF distilled spirits,
to wit: so several packages of distilled spirits,
the precise description OF which said pack
ages is to the jurors unknown.
That the said defendant the said John
Henderson, SO then and there having, as such
wholesale liquor dealer as aforesaid, taken the
distilled spirits aforesaid into his possess on
as aforesaid, did then and there, to-wit: At
the time and place aforesaid, knowingly, will
fully, unlasfuly and traudulentiy neglec.
and omit to make any entry or entries Of any
kind whatsoever Of, abou. or concerning the
said distilled spirits 50 by him received
and taken into his possession, as aforesaid,
ia the book Of the form prescribed by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue of the
said United States which said book, by force
of the statute of the United States OF America
in such cases made and provided, the said
defendant was then and there, as such whole
sale liquor dealer, required then and there to
have and keep, wherein then and there to
enter, IN writing, among other things, the
date when, the person or firm from whom,
and the place whence the said spirits were by
him received, by whom the said spirits were
distilled, rectlhed or compounded, when and
by whom said spirits were inspected, aud if
in the original package, the serial number OF
each package. the number of wine gallons
and proof gallons ard the kind Of spirit con-
tanned in each package, and the number and
kind Of adhesive stamps thereon; and he, the
said defendant, the said John Henderson.
then and there the said entry Of, about and
concerning the said distilled spirits aforesaid,
SO required by him to be made in the said
book by him, the said defendant, SO required
TO be kept as aforesaid, wil;ully, unlawtuly,
knowingly and fraudulently did neglect and
omit to make, contrary to the form of the
statute Of the United States Of America in
such case made and provided. and ag INST the
peace and dignity Of the said United States.
AT THE ST. CHARLES,
during the afternoon and evening, G. N.
Brady received a number of calls from those
assisting him, and all were kept hard at W ork
compiling tabulated statements Of receipts and
shipments here OF WHISTLES for the past
two years. In an interview held with the
General by BULLETIN reporter, he stated
that be was more than satisfied with the work
lready done here, and tie soil was pannipg
on; splsndidly.
Inspeaking Of the present Iaternal Revenue
law, Gen. Brady said that he thought II an
adaptation Of the English. Is provisions
were the r-sua: = lone experience, sui
were remark. ble for their number OF cu-cahs
upon fraudu ent trade IL described how
II was in the Bingham eases ia Indiana that,
after the destruction OF BingLan.'s books, the
revenue agents ionnd cut the amount 0.