, 1876-04-04

Tho proceedings IN tho unltcd States u1sttict
Court will bo enliyenod to-day by tho trial OF
1corrn r. Freatnror. prpBft]out Of tho Milan
n,a,ii1,nr Comrsnv nna Frod 4 Rc,vcrnn. +.
L'sas,.ns oon'psu5' a.u H'au ~. a: FL
commission "etcnans ot 'n,p st5, unaskou "1su Nv
consplng to d9lF.ud tue un'ted s States q ., tho
".ues' ,,... a,u %.sa 1a,a a., H. tsx
"'tuoa s,,ua 'k .,I F 1.'.., na.sn,.s 49,. m,..
ecrlnoa pY tho Ahte1naa "e'onu7 'e"b' LUG
fertility Of rcsource and sharpness
tbat bnro mt hmm vItnoeaed in
49, ,,,s.a.r =, ..o w,,,.ty n,,1 e,th.~ l., a,i,-
'ho HISTORY u 'no "n'eaf AHns o4snei -, Ai'1-
wires out is soen hoto and lost sight Of there,
md oxbtbtts cunning which would undoubtod-
10 4, i,a ori,inator for , nrofcasnr of army tac
IT, = 49, =. 20 w.. ~ .,a;r,
The frauds peEpetratod by Freiangor go back
for i've or Six ycata. In 1870, the Milan dis
ti,lcrv vae known hv tha narno az Trcistnoer'a.
,'rt l., ta1o tto titto w. c,,,no.S n tho hfor
Dieti1llng Company. Of Whtch FEoislnBor was tue
principal owner and manager. Dunng tho five
or eix years Which havo Just elapsed, FreislnRes
waa In fho habit Of mailing weekly consenmonte
srriysi baro % woro eola IN opoi, market. % About
tlaroo timos month, however, thcrc wero con.
slonmouts OF lis crooked articlo. and thoso we're
haudled In a very peculiar manner. It Was
urcnhaarY that hll traces Of thpfr Dhjument enHt-
ward run, Milan should pe Lost, SO as 10 baIie
The Goyornmopt otiiciats shouid thoy nyor a.
totnpt M investigation, TO do this F1oaipcer
subsldizcd 0rinnolI. tic freight ngant ol Tie
Rock Island Road Ut Ilock Island, and Toahbow.
tho agent at Englowood. ThcBo iudiYlduala
ner cnf.load on ali crooked roo1s which
iaused through their hauus. rio PROCEDURE
wan Whom tlo cars destined for tho reception
Of Tho "bout budgo wore loaded and mado up in
s 5 1s, 10 geSo ssfset ras s1S
undnr Whit Ia known as a imenaorsndu1n hfii )"
md consigned to lie caro- Of tic Tol Limo at
Euu,eEood. No record OF tho ehtpment appear
ed On any OF Tic books Of slle Rock Island load,
aud tho company waa awindled out Of tho freight
On atriynl Of tho freight train at Engiewond.
Tnshhnw received the uamorauduu,. an3 traus.
fcrred tic contonts Of tic cara specially eaignat-
cd 10 the cars Of tho lied Llue, On eaeh occasion
erns at,yisine lin Of thS abIpmont. Tho eoods
wore ,3lacel on Tho market, and by bim eo|d,
tubioct nlwaya to an uudcrstandinu tnat tI,e
cooda were to bo shipped East by .ho 1sod Limo.
1Lo billa of fading to tho Eastorn purchasers
wero made cut a. Gatllpg from Chicago, and not
ppuns OF thc Rod Limo ii, this city, ". b. Man
CHESTER, received The stipoud Of $25 for each
shipment, aud ths SUN was paid by Soayorng.
So iur SO good, but In order to protect
is prcaumcl lid not know tlat they Terc
crooIed. Il was necessary that q man Of straw
shnn1i la nek IN in this civ. tlrourh whoaa
Isuda it could bo nado appear thai sLs goods
ind nahsnJ. Accordingly lie services 81 ans
James Wallace wore SECURED, and no opened m
etTeat' liz annually pa{d h,s s1oO ]ceuns. nud
ont H. ron,,iatn Form 63 and liberal snr,t,,y of
6Gcniiiers iio stan,nu. Theso saps wero takon to
EncIowood and Affixed to tho crooked goods