The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-07
BREAKING TIN RING
Continuation Of the Revelations Before
the Chicago Grand Jury.
HESING'S IMMENSE SPOILS.
How the Petty Government Off
Gals We're Paid.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.

CHICAGO. Jan 0, 1876
scammon and Reed widely known, partcu-
ary the former that the sensation caused by these in
dictments temporarily ecpses the Crooked whiskey
excitement. Owing to the prcoccupaton OF the Grand
Jury with these cases. but two n the whskey
prosecutions we're heard today Roale & Junker,
partners in Of the largest dstieries of Chicago
known under the name Of that firm Their testimony
reflected most upon A. c. Hesing showing the manner
in which he in company with and aided by Rehm and
Miller organized the "rng aud induced the disers to
run 'crookedn and to divide with him tho
spois They exhibited their books and
entries for expenses, which represented payments to
Hesing we'll as to gaugers and sorekeepers, whom
he assigned, through his influence with Collector
Irwin TO their dstlllery well TO their rectfyng
establishment.
sroHs.
The payments to Hesing, according to their state
ments, invariably made in currency, and gener
ally at the Stats Zeis,ng Office, Rehms Office at
some meeting place that had been previously agreed
upon between them.
They also gave evidence duplicating the dstillers
whose establishments seized last week and from
whom they had bought Crooked whiskey They
stated that these they returned the stamps to the
sellers, who used them and again. which fact
could be definitely ascertained by comparison Of the
number OF stamps returned to the government con-
tanned in the accounts known in whiskey pariance
Storm 81" The witnesses gave the dates, the
number OF packages, aud In several instances even
supplied the number OF stamps that we're iraudulently
returned from memoranda which they had regarding
these transactions. As to payments made to Hesing
many in the shape Of
ASSESSMENTS
AT every election Hessng would come round and
heavy assessment for the benefit Of that par
tcuar reform party, for which he happened to be
aborng at that particular time The total payments
from this firm alone according to their evidence
nearly $4,000, and if all the other twelve distlers
were bed with equal profuseness, Hessings little rake
must have been in the neighborhood OF $500 600 As
their memoranda re incomplete they could not give
all the payments and those they did supply left the
impression the minds Of the Grand Jury that Roeue
Junker alone bled TO the amount OF S25, 900.
This amount is exclusive OF tho payments
to storekeepers and gaugers and but very mod
crate in comparison with the which
this firm itself have made of the fraud Tho
Grand Jury will meet again this morning at ten
O'Clock, and probably call Goscn the most important
of all the normers Miller, by the way, the county
treasurer, has made slight overtures to the govern
ment to States evidence but am informed that
they have been met with decided repuse. Super
visor Mathews when questioned to this, con
6rmed the latter fact saying, Somebody has
got go State Prison They all be allowed
to turn State'sevidenece"
The Illinois distiery bonded out to-day and will
resume operations tomorrow The other selzed dstil-
leres will probably soon be bonded out
Ex-coMMssoNgR DOUGLASS
In regard to the rumor that ex Commissioner Doug
lass Will be indicted. am informed by government OH
Gals that, although he is slightly suspected the evil
dence against him thus far only circumstanua with
the exception Of certain portions Of his long ago
when he was a minor revenue officer In Pennsylvania
and when he said to have been involved in whskey
frauds In regard the latter charge, it is stated by
one Of these officials that strongly ncupatng evidence
exists against Douglass, but that prosecution is
barred by the statute Of limitations.
PAYMENTS TO GovERSMENT OFFICIALS
Mr. Funker testified in regard to the bribery OF his
storekeepers and guagers that, in pursuance of
agreement made with them and Hessing who was
generally regarded their 'boss they FIRST received
ten cents per gallon Of crooked" whskey, bat after.
ward, when the Illicit manufacture grew enormous
proportions only large stated times Mr..
Funker said that the firm began making ''crookedp
whiskey only little over two years ago when they
found that whskey being generally sold at 81 05
per gallon while with the honest payment of the taxes
its lowest cost would be 81 Is gallon; that It inn
possible TO honestly compete with the CROOKED dis
tilers, they joined Hessng's "rng," they would
otherwise have had TO give up business, II is given
out that evidence against exDeputy Collector Hoyt
is accommodating heavily, and that his indictment APP
pears rather probable Just
None OF the witnesses have yet, testified anything
in relation Congressman Farwell City Marshall
Goodell, whose have been persstently
coupled with the "Ring"