The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-04
THE CROOKED.
The Mill Still Grinding.
Looking after kilograms.

| The reportorial little bird was quite busy
Thursday morning whistling Of whisky. The
arrival OF the long sought books from Wash
| ington, and the new discoveries by the reve
nue agents, gave promise Of field day
before the Grand Jury, and by some instinc,
the curious discovered this and crowded the
courtroom, awaiting whatever might turn up.
FROM WHAT THE LITTLE BIRD
before referred to says, it would be matter
Of much difficulty to tell what stone the
government has left unturned to ferret out
what is charged as frauds against tie reve-
nue. Innoc. mt and well-mannered men are
to be seen quietly picking up, here and there,
every stray atom of fact bearing in the least
upon tho case, and their daily accumulation
is sent to headquarters for inspection.
So carefully and thoroughly has this cru
SADIE been inaugurated, the Supervisor and
District Attorney we're in possession of most
OF the information upon which indictments
are to be brought almost before people began
to think of their presence here.
Notwithstanding all of the revenue officers
positiveness the merchants unhesitatingly say
that they are entirely innocent Of any in.
tended infraction of the law.
ME-. JNo. HENDERSON,
one of the most prominent liquor mer-
chants here, and one of those indicted,
in an interview with BULLETIN reporter,
stated that the loss of his books was caused
by circumstances entirely beyond his con-
troll. His store is situated at the corner of
Tchuopltuolas and Lafayette streets, in q
neighborhood peculiarly deserted after bust
ness hours, and at night there is seldom q
person seen on the streets there.
Approaching this, burglars have profted
by the lonesomeness Of the place. and several
times before his liquor books we're stolen they
entered his store at one time tearing up the
copper guttering and making away with it.
Some four or ivs times they have committed
their depredations there, and when the books
were stolen the thieves took also his business
books, containing his accounts.
THE MOTIVE OF THE THIEF
Mr.. Henderson could rot understand, *.
cept that he or they might have thought
reward would be offered for them. He
stated that he was innocent Of even the
Sigh es: dereliction Of duty towards the gov
eminent, for he had too much capital in.
vested to risk it when his business paid legiti-
mately without his having recourse to illegal
practices.
The government seemed on Thursday
morning to be in unusual spirits over the
prospects, and they intimated that few days
would develop the tull facts Of the rings
action here, and show up some Of the oldest
and best as being directly connected with
the receipt here and sale in Eastern markets
Of spirits at a price which shows that the
duty had not been paid.
About the jury-room there was more than
the ordinary excitement, and as will be seen
by the following list of witnesses, their in
QUESTION has taken turn in new direction
It is plain now that the old distilleries will be
ripped up, and the doings here OF 1873 and
IA thorou shly sifted.
The following are the names of the wit
nesses who appeared before the Grand Jury
morning:
Grain merchants-L. Highly. F. A. ODER,
2. j. Call, Z. c. Neon, Z. Birmingham, III
J. O'Brien, D. D. O'Brien; weighers-P.
Grrndpere & Cooper, Joseph Feeny.
From the outlook it is pretty certain that
the jury are at work on Cowsnd's distillery
case and that the evidence of the grain mer-
chants was required to show the amount of
corn sold to the dis!iller, and from that get at
the production.
A little after IL o'clock Mr.. E. w. Barnes,
of the Western Union Tele.
graph Company, and Mr.. E. Le!oup, of the
South Atlantic line, were called for. and they
before the great inquisitors.
The goverrms nt is rapidly showing its line
u attack, and we may look for the unearthing
If all the kilograms between St. Louis, Evans
lille and this place, for, as Mr.. Barnes, of |
he Western Union, stated, under the present
uings of the count, he would be compelled
0 bring them out, if called Oh, or punished
or confer: pt
II is SAID these kilograms if found will show
Up the whole III alter, and placs the guilt in
ertain ex-otficial circles
District Attorney Beckwith exhibited some
igns Of displeasure at the success Of the
ress gang III ferreting out the doings of the
franc Jury.
In q jocose way he intimated that the gov.
rnment oaghJ to employ the reporters to
ecure information about the whisky frauds,
) they seem to know more about the matter
han anybody else.
The jury room was closely guarded and The
hutters tightly closed, SO that even our little
ird found some difficulty in ,ff5cting an en-
rance. After most Of the witnesses above
AIMED had been called, it was found that Mr..
!. j. Highly vas absent and there was consl-
cradle stir in the room over his non-appear-
nee From what could be gathered il was
earned that the inquiry on foo, WAS relative
} the Carey dis.illery.
The managers Of the Western Union and
outh Atlantic lines we're requested to have
he kilograms received over their ~ires before
he jury to- lay, and it is expected there wi!l
g some rich developments brought to light
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