, 1876-01-07
CoLSEN, THE RECT1flER,
HOVE NE WORKED ytgfH0H.


crooked whisky from t1iali'1ora bhn nover Leon
thoroughly undorstood, and It mar probably bo
hnrtly revealed in full ovsn alter ull tbs trials
arc had. 1t was known, 10 A general WAY,
that urge proportion Of the Chicago
proIuct wnH cfookod. aud that It rsid
abnus % ccn!s = gallon for han n1!lng, 40
that Tho tax on one barrci being fG5 1t vas m
itnmcu.e inducemont to get into the rcctiflers'
va.s III thai was possible Of slo illicit stuG.
This profit was. OF course, shared hf the rcc.i-
fer who had, however. mucl tees risk than tho
di>tiliar. 1fo had not 10 many men 10 buy LIE
had no particular cost Of production, and lin
risk Waa largely mental or a moral Que, and
not particularly a financial oua.
HE TninusE ia In poslsian to B:ase now
TIE poisus or ONE nEc7irY,xo horaE
rarhaca tho argoat In Tho city, aud certainly tho
lsTgest II Q; ooEod aIonn ia counted. Tho Aouas
was that Of 1olhen i Eastman. which before the
aolzurca wAa tho receptacle for Is mucl, crooked
~ could comfortably 10 run through ita xata
and shIppod from tts doors. This cEoo'ed catae.
~ bns been l,cforo Eeataa. firm nearly all tho
Chicago aist,lfors who seemed to unto Ii; Rond-
Ing their etuf1 to Go1sen because thoy believed
4ini 10 b. the ruoat Trustworthy ring-reetifor.
OF caursc. Iurkor Il. aIason and Ford, Oliver l.
Co. gps BoEne 1t tho ctooked u dIHpoBe OF. but
thoy waro pirates On tho outskirts Of tho bas-
ncss, aud the greater portion n'aio in Chcngo
certainty wont to uotsen d Eastman, OF. moie
properly speaking. 10 Go'hen, Eastman being
for tho pnrpoaoB OF business, a non.ntity.
Some h7ures thc, rslating to tbe business AZ.
ried Oh by Gosen arc tceAs!ng as allowing
tho fizo Of tue HtIals nade in Chicago. Cp 10
tho timo ho was acised Uo!sen lad contract
With tho Gi5ti1iers who we're rrnninG crooked. by
which llo took rs much Of their whisky as they
close to pond i'm. provided 1t was not stamped.
or provided It vhs covered br Htanph which had
been before t.sod. lie bad
4 REGULAR C:uEnsTAxpIsH
with thosn gentlemen by which he Paid tho reg
uisr market price Of tho wlialy inas 20 cent.; IN
o:Ecr Words his proportion Vi the atenl for
handling tho Eoo:R was 20 cortA gallon. For
whisky that wts abipped to bin, and 10 put 1t
upon the market properly. taking, Of course, bis
own riskh of bonn; caught. TIM whielty CANA tu
hiu, partly by night su Usrrtfs witch ueyur rau
Which vslen c'nptcd wcso At 1nce sc1ls b1cx tu
DO redtled before tho ssa1npa weso removed !;
OF, again, 1t Tas hia custom 10 remove HE
stampa snd send tho'n hncs, aud have
= dishonest GarEer put item upon th,
At once brought to his warehouse. 50 pro,!i.
,lnnt Ind Gntsn becoina Mt the time lie was
tc'zcd Tint he wan Recognized aa tho only pot~
eon It was proper to truda with In tbs matter Of
crooked whisky. and, without putting tuo Guo n
na,ue. It nav be raid III q .oneral wag sha. he
took crooked whisky from every dtstt'ierY in
Chicago a1cops ono, or at tho most two. mud shat
in soUle caeos lo recoirel the whole Illicit pro-
diictiop. This bong understood, it Is cloar that
Mr.. GoIaen must laye had an Immense tr.do,
and although tho Government bookB dou't
show thas ho shipped my vorv great
amount Of Api5itA. set by tho use Of 1ndta.rab-
lIor packages lIa contriyoa to put clarerIy upon
tho inarkot all tho gooaa that ho could get.
WHAT TuAT Bum WAN
NAV be seon fr0ul tho figureH below. 4 Eentie.
man whu IL thoroughly oonyeisaot with Mr.
t;o1son'6 transactions and With tho buziness car
ried Oh by him in wiling to testify that his daily
receipts Wcso not far from $50 barrels, and OF
this oulv 4 ANAL part ever paid tho Government
lax. When ii Is constderol that tho larger dts
tIorios OF Chicago produce from fifty to eo1ss,ty.
slvo halrelu dny. apd that there were
,a,nnlus lug crooIcd, It Il easy to bo ' seen
that thu entlu,ato OF $50 barrels ay ia not too
lnrgo. II tho working davH in tho mouth be
counted at twenty-ss1 it will bo scen That every
month Go'ten received oyer
1900 nARRELA " CROOKED sp1nITT.
and put tie haine upon thu market. These fig
ures Eay appear large to thoso not familiar with
the business. but nun cohvo!s&nt with Tho trade
noar correct. Tho average bazret Of spirits
aa 1t comcs from tho distiller. containB
about 10 taxable gallons. This would Gsvo 7o2.-
700 ns thu rocoiptH for month for sis. dolsen's
!ouao alone, m ena an EYmp'oye o. that c. e.:
ata"d WHOM required, viii testify ths. these
tisuroa are not TOO iow. seven hundred t1lou-
snud gallons III round numbers. it they g,so tho
average profit OF 20 centa, would lndlcate that
tir. Golsen must have laid np for rainy day
ovER Gl40uh0 4 MONTH,
provided that ho could laso Eo:ttu tho regular
market ratos for liis Spirits. Nat it is = well-
known fact that eveiy .reraon who deals iu
crooked tpirts, knowing the.n to be czooltod. OK
hrfuI& S1nE -
sen seemingly gave the diatiller tho boss end Of
tho bargain by oxactlng ontv 20 ccnts forhtH oun
share III tho crima OF lefraudiug tho loycrnmeut,
yot hta gonol oAity does not 10 clearly appear
whom it is sonn TINT ho u'ast pay to tho persons
10 wuom ho shipped t,o eptrits-varlons meg
chants III different parts OF tho country-!nllT
ouo.half OF tllts sum to reimburse them for ths
risk Of handling tue Illicit production. But II
tl,eAe figures are correct. and tlley are unloubI-
cdIy noarIy so. it yet appearB TINT tho $40 quo q
The steal wRH not 40 very enlall ptico for d
fnan. 1t IL easy to be beliarea after
pesuzing this esatoment that tho firm Of
Gol:en ;, East nan eonid put un
nf!lcials; Iut wiiat disposition MAS made Of
that uoney will not appear until tho trials arc
roncfLlsd.
Ii IL stated that Ito business ras 80 yery
protltaLlo to lulscn thl he was
NOT HATfsr1ED To HAVE ANY COMPETITION
in IT, mud he W4nt 10 far US to vIhlt ttle different
,tlHilleiics which ho know weso running crooked.
and Hay to item that l.c considered thar 1lo was
uok treated fairly unless thug sent tho'r stun
10 him to bo put un the matGet through
his fundamentally. aud thuro WAS something
ljko III unpleasant rivalry botween hiA houAs and
that Of rarkor Il. MaHou. w'o was tho other
large dispoHoz ot CROOKED, and they both viewed
With III unwholeso.no jealousy tho efforts Of
Ford, Oliver T. Co. to work themselves luso u
share OF tho crooked-n!-ky bustnssa, Ills ar
sunent was thRt no had boon III tho King longer
than tloy ; tina: lie knew alt the ins uni outs !;
that ho could brbo tho Government oliicers hot
ter than any ono else; md thnt, tLorotoso, he
WAS tlle nun ~ho s!,uAtd be patrooizo1.
Another. nad pothAps
T.4N NuaE JuCUNn cHArTEn
IN tho whote history gro~s out VI tho fact that
Gibson bought I'll Ut hls crooked hI41lta Oh
thirty la*s' tluo: Ia other worIa. he ssttlud up
at ths ond nf aYe'y month for oil tue sr5rlts liz
had received In tho previous month. This ee1tns
proper enough, but tho particular part a. Which
tho dlsiilors Aro nut tilspaaed to laugh IL. that
wt,en tiolson waa neizotl In May. i,s mas OF
co,lrna oUil,s for a'l Tho crooked nprlss that ho
Las