The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-24
DAN. NUNS CONNECIION WITH
TnE MILWAUKEE WHISR \ RING.

Canlling. member Of the whisky
ring of Milwaukee. has been before the
committee in Washington. Conkling
spoke in the most unrestrained manner
| about Reyes, the Boss" Of the Radical
ring in Wisconsin, Ex-senator Carpenter
and Ex-Supervisor Mum. and OF
the money transactions which
had taken place between these
two gentlemen and himself Dur
ing the senatorial contest in Madison.
in which Carpenter was defeated, large
sums varying from two hundred to seven
hundred dollars. were received by Conk-
ling from the dishllers and paid over to
Reyes, who used it TO further the cleo
ton OF Carpenter to the senate. II will
be remembered that during that tall,
Dan Mum left Mr.. Clements. running
for congress in this district. 10 fight his
battle single handed, and went 10 Wis.
consin to stump the State in the interest
of Carpenter. During the examination.
Conkling was asked if he knew of any
other government official being paid
money by the distillers. He said Dan
iel w. Mum was paid three thousand
dollars by Herman Nunnemacher on the
9th of April. 1874, which was paid at
Conkling's room in the opera house in
Milwaukee. From the Chicago Times
Washington special we take the report
OF the witness transactions with Mum.
When asked why this sum was paid
Mum the witness said: Because he
wanted it," Witness then related all the
circumstances connected with the mat.
ter. Mum was supervisor of interna'
revenue. He went 'to Milwaukee on
June 2Gth, having previously written
to the witness that he would be there
and wanted to see him. On his ar
rival he told the witness he wanted him to
60 TO some distillery with him. They first
went to the Kinnickinnick distillery, five
miles out from Milwaukee. Mum said
on the way that he wanted a plain talk
with him and said, Don't you think
these distillers would like to bleed - The
witness answered, "Ye., if they could
make anything by it, Mum said, IL
think you and Welssert have got good
thing of it. don't find fault, but want
a share The witness replied that he
had never received a cent but what be.
lOnged to him and thought Welssert had
done the same. Mum replied. "That is all
very well. You would talk the same
way if it were not so.' Mum then said,
They cheat in spite Of US, anyway. and if
they are willing TO divide, we should
take it, Mum said they would
see Nunnemacher at the distil.
lery, aud wanted the witness to receive
the money from him for Mum. They
went into Nunnemacher's house, sat
down, and drank wine. Then, as they
arose to go, the witness, at sign. fol-
lowed Nunnemacher into another room.
Nunnemacher asked if they wanted to
see him. The witness replied that Mnnn
wanted money, and expected it. He
then asked Nunnemacher if he knew
anything about it. Nunnemacher took
package out OF his pocket and said.
Here are three thousand bushels Of
wheat. You can give it to Mr.. Num-"
The witness then went out, and Whisper
ed to Mum, "All right Then they
got into the buggy and drove back. In a
81 ftn hn
package, when Mum said, Don't give
ii TO me now After reaching
witness room in Milwaukee. Mum
said, Put it somewhere where | can get
it, Ii called upon want you to be able
to swear that you never gave me any
money" The witness then put it in a
table drawer, but as he was going out
Mum said, Here, give it to me. am
not afraid OF you" The witness then
handed Mum the money. The package
was sufficiently open to see that it was
lie asked Mum afterward if |
the sum was all right, and he said it was. |
When asked why they called upon the
distillers for money, the witness replied |
that it was because they thought they
would pay it. Money was raised from
the distlllers to aid Carpenters election
to the senate. The witness says this was |
brought about through him. He said |
they knew the distillers had been steal
ing aud thought they could get their
support,