, 1876-05-16
Parker R. Mason Takes Toll Of Funds
Passing Through His Hands.
WIS. GoEson Explains the Cases
Where a Lie ts Not otlmmorat.
Much Blatant Talk On Both Sides
In the milwaukee, Trial.
Recommendation: BY Pierrepont that MoKeo
:'.and Mcguire Go to Jail
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CHICAGO.
G.. G. RUSSELL.

VtAIA tA1 OAlLSA 0tAGSc NUA4L 0lCLlEA JEhlC4'
day morning, Judge Blolgott asked II there
wero any motions. There WIGS no response,
when tho Court announced that II there wcrc
no motions he would have to postpone opera
tions for half m hour or 30 on account Of tho
shsence Of Mr.. searlcs, one Of the jurors. This
communication WINS received by Col. 1ngersoll,
who had Just thrown away n cigar, and camo In
dripping, as to hts face and brow, with sweat,
With tho pfolls exclamation, "Thc Lord bless
Mr.. scar1es; III get srnokcs'
Tho Court had been out about fifteen MIN
utcs when the missing juror catno In md took
bis scat. It was nearly II o'clock, however, be-
fore Judge D1odgett ascendcd hts wooden
throne and called upth case. Both sides were
ready With tho exception that H1r. Dexter, OF
tho Government counsel, was absent OH account
Of thbtlness of bis son, md Judge Doolittlc,
for the dcfcuac, had been cnsicd to st. Lonis,
but will return to-day. Tho excuses wcru re-
cc,vel by tho Court, and the case allowed To pro-
coed.
g. G. Russell was tho first witness called. Tie
was dressed in new suit Of rough brown stuff,
md acquitted himself with his usual non-
chalanco. IIo testified rs follows:
II hnve lived hero since 1871. Went into tho
G. G., Russell dfstlllery then; commenced mnk-
ipg crooked whisky N July OF August, 1872; wo
Ind an explosion ii Dcdesnber, 1871, which blew
tho still all to pieces aud We rot behind with
the Government about ,000i my bonIsmen
couldn't pny It; one Of them, Parker Il. Mason,
said we'd better mike it up another way; md
,we then went Into the crooked business: our
arrangoments' were with Gaugers and Store
keepers, mud aiz. Rchn; VIC paid tho hitter $500
month for
PROTECTION AND surrApLa aAuosns AND
tTpREKEEPERs;
wo made these payments un to the 1st Of April,
1875 We, got warming of vista from Washiog-
%sson and Aass Efnest tst aftesn hft as
Msttsrn, @ ~, il: h,iiist5; i: & MsMa5isq sSd
10y, the 0auger. THO hitter was sent to cur house
oRaceuunt of romc misunderstanding about paying
1tel.n, md was kept t!oEs fos some months 10 prv
him Oh. Wo paid tho Storckecpese 81. 60 barrel,
and Tho oaugeIs 81. Some weeks We got out thirty
stood all: tho. other dstilleries were run;
May G{ ha. e9is " SS1sa ls
yse sfs shsty
sns saeae o tSs T. Pa
"kcr n; Mnaon's rcetifyihg: house. . For awhile VIC
tub under tho house. and run extra nlasles. We
kept twp O. sets OF books, straight and crooked
o clark Co. hel wo
coadn't compete with tho mArkst on them. Wo
seq Isqsse ~s 9 RsS m fss b
'noInct'u,es. to mako 1t look falr.
SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS v1ru mr. REnM
n 1874, and before that upon the North Side dzlvr.
began paying Mnson for nchm IN 1872. had a
q Msha ssf
Nchm told me how we con!d got ont Of our trouble
By paying $500 . month. He mentioned irwin mud
LoaS Branch and ho guessed we'd have 10 tx them
up. lie never 1nentloned MF. Munn's name.
!. MISREPRESENTATION,
Dy Col. 1ngeEsoll-The crooked htuf appeared
stamped. II would b pretty hnrd for stranger
esk o our u md ito to ees e IT,
Nobody who simply walked around ttess could seo
,we could 10. W. altefed ali our tubs md: mads
'!!e@ inches bigger + diameter. without Altering
c5 viz II asan I'm s a%sys s ss up os COM s"n
sess'. ~snt Retn 'psSs q
iey away, md he syouldn,t do, tt.
ssyias II ~ ti@o' sna that; taeiefsfe eoadnt
snd sa!d. "a pEy 81 900 to have t hxoti, bnt hs
e s9a f % Y e nos
lin i Chaplin 8 0ore's Jako, Rcha, came afong,
and pitched into ms about talking to Iioyt, and
eng of tAo month, and he dually did have been
Indicted and pleaded guilty.
Collector Irwin being III. When tho tax was
'1a!sed from 20 To voAconts, va couldn't got any
afuplicats % Mason Ease ne so staaps oil
soma before tho goods were delivered. In my
buggy, and found Mum and Drtdgcs. there, I
sSpRed tho gosas I'LL they left tho place. aud then
nIH bllo EulQs ucHtefcu 49,.
By Col. IAgersoll-To mako 1t look real honest
we generally reportod little over 10 per cent Of
Vhlle.