Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-20
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WASHINGTON. April l9.-Ths House
has called upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury for . copy Of the report made
by Special Agent D. L. Phillips, who
wss detailed Last Fall 10 investigate the
Whisky ring supposed TO exist on the
Pacific Lops. Phillips says he invcsti-
gatsd carefully the accusations made by
Senator Sargent against Revenue Agent
Clark. He found that the afidsvits
upon which charges YER based were
made BY distilisrs and ono johnson. .
Revenue AGENT Who va admitted 10
have been . spy on CLARK. The attacks
upon him were intended, he thinks, TO
impair the confidence Of the Department
in'his honesty. and thereby secure the
removal Of o public servant Who was be-
coming troublesome In California to
Rsvsnus officials and distillers engaged
In plundsnng the Government. Phil
lips thinks Clark had abundant reason
for urging the Collector to seize the An
toch Distillery. The following 10 an
extract from Nj. Phillips report:
about the time Senator Sargent filed
his charges against Clark II was learned
that one Charles Warner, formerly en-
gagged in distilling at Atlanta and Can
ton, Illinois. and now residing In Wat
souville, California, was In possession OF
important information ~ TO frauds on
the revenue In the distillation Of whisky
In San Francisco. After protractsd Of.
forts, and earnest protcstations on his
part Of personal danger, Warner was
prevailed on TO surrender certain books
kept by him which disclosed most start.
ling Frauds ON the revenues in 1865 aud
1868, and these frauds were psrpe-
trated by the very men who have sincs
controlled. and do now control, the dis
filling and liquor business Of California.
especially In San Francisco. Thsamount
Of these frauds approximatss 81, 500. 900,
and covers u little over two years time.
The msn who Perpetnted them are the
men who met Clark with insolence,
abuse aud threats, and some Of their
aHidavits form the basis in part OF tho
charges Of Sargent against him. War
nsr. from whom l was mainly inrtru.
mental In procuring information, has
been threatened with death for his dis.
closures and informed of mon who will
murder him. He has written to Hawley
70 furnish him protection, aud says, to
escape assassination. be expects 10 be
forced 10 leave California. II IL well
known that hired spies In the liquor
interest the past Winter watched by day
and night every step Of Hawley, CLARK
and myself, and every word incautiously
uttered was known and reported TO Gov
eminent officials and whisky men CON.
tinually." Phillips details ut length the
attsmps made BY himself and Haw-
ley 10 prosecute persons engaged In de-
frauding the Government, but failed.
and, no says. because Of the failure Of
the District Attorney to do his duty.
He became convinced OF the total dis
inclination to prosecute distillers and
liquor dealers for violation Of law lest
oficisls should become involved. but Of
Q fixed determination in the District At
torney's once not 10 do 90 II escape
thersfrom was possible. He closes this
branch Of his report AZ follows: "After
Q long and careful observation I am con-
WINGED that under the present Federal
officials on the Pacific coast the prose-
cution and conviction Of guilty distillers
and whisky dealers in San Francisco are
out OF the question. I wish, however. to
say that in the Federal Judges the
Government has great reason TO take m
earnest. honest pride. They are able.
learned. patriotic and just. and no men
can moro keenly feel than they the i'm
possibility OF the faithful discharge OF
law and the vindication OF officers OF the
Government ~ matters now stand"
In the Investigation Of the Customs
service Phillips found great ~looscness
and irregulariiy. He discovered that In
some instances the luggage Of passen-
gers arriving from foreign ports was do
livsred to the owners without sny ex.
animation. and that this was done by
order from the Collector. In
way hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars worth Of merchandise Ia brought
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wAsurSoroS. April l9.-Ths callariea
Of The Senate chamber were again dense
IN crowded. the ladies' predominatinp.
So rreat WAS the rush that II was found
to eloss somo Of the doors
soon After the Senate was called 10 OF.
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