, 1876-01-15

ess: esso NJ. M.'on had long .oa tooghs
from from tho fsct tha. Iii iie contlouel m l''ns lis
revelations from = until after i o'e!ocS.
. continuous period OF aom:thng ever shroo |
nation, assiatcd at tfmea By Assistant District
Attorney Burke md by several members Of tho
Grand jutr, who havo, Biuce that body heEan ~
acsa!ons* been altnort ~ instrumental In oiclt-
ing information ~ tho lAwyc.s tletneulses.
Nh. MAsos'a TESTIMONY
uas divided into threo Beparato snd llatInct
branches; hret hfa transactions with Chicago
louscs; second, bis busneas dono it, oendius
crooked alisky out Of thc CITY and, third, his
1u tho Grs. place, Mr. Iasun seAtied With
out nny particular heaItancy Or delicacy. that DO
firm Of Ilusscl & Fusiotic,l and that lis eatsh-
Iisament had been, In fact. tho roctiffiugilouso
Of tho lis.i'!ery III question. they mt having np5
OF the!r oEn. ConcorufDg tho quantity Of upliies
| nllcli bad como fran Klsaoll l. rurlous to him.
Mr. Mason Fas not fe11'red TO bo rorY precise.
ard, naturally. Was not thu obto.t being gimp'y
| 70 establish the connection, aud to show shat he
M I'D 5sosived certain largo Gu.atit!sg lie did
! ccIycd from them, pr how mitch hc lad shipped.
but uas dehn,tc enough to corer good 1aapy
| thousand gallons.
considerable Qnautitics Ut crooked tro-n Dickln.
| son, Abei Il TO, who had had rcry close aul
! pleasant relations Nisli him. and that
ho had Put upon The market tor them good
| many thousand E1llous nt Tho utna commission,
which, ia al Of Mr. 3ascn's transactions. ap.
| pears to hays bet,l just about tie 8ane as that
| 1c:e.yoa BY Colleen It Eastman, to-w!t: from
20 to 25 ceuts, according to til" var. etc. splsisa
! cAuo ill., auu tho dAiiE.r in EettluE thom On Tho
! market.
Further, Sir. Mason testified that ho hal rn-
| cciyed couedorab!e amount Of crooaed from
sJonathun Turner, u SaReto*u, and ths: hc Ind
+. f-- FE.Srr i,n4
In crooked and straight goods. Another man
implicated by Dir. Maaon's testimony "aH Mr.
C1onkhite, who wls. At ono TING, manager OF q
country dla!ll'cry.
to saY that Dir. Maaon vcrs clearly, coo:lv. and
calmly, a. IL hia wont, eliminated caclI and esefY
nno Of tho firms named. ~ haring shipped him
| goods Thfch were under tho Vca.her.
| 1t should 10 added, ia Justice TO lhe othor dis
tsl!o1s OF Chicago, and to e1oH thst Ns Masop
had no prejudice in tho nsttar aud rms perfect
II ia1pnrslxl IN handling Inytling ahtch c1sno 10
him, provided 1t mas unlawful, tha. he u under.
stood to have boon sort OF catoa-basin for al
tho crooked nhch could not otherwise 10 con'-
fortably disposed Of in the city. Whom the dis
tillesss were running rrsstT vida open, Mh.
mspy ru Of them, and received tno bulk Of The
/ bnirlts which thoy ran through without tho for
maiity Of paying taxes thereon. soino Of tho
houses wele IN tho habit Of Stealing uhat they
could by themselves Aud by tho sid Of their own
rcctifylng houses. but thev s:wass fol: . pert.c:
freedom aud gcnoal abandon in rpudin; what.
ever they might haro left over. nnal
or big io:s' to Mason =, T'sh IT, tie e!e.f .t
whatever to so. hl, hands 90. No word better
| cxpressre the s,tuutlon OF Alr. Msann's Tectt-
fying house In tho Clcago trado THAI 10 snT
that it wan tho elop-buclot into "lssch vent Ill
tho overflow TINT could not otherwise be dis
posed Of.
When questioned a. to ......-.
wgAT wAs DONE WITH THE splrtzs
afker they lett h,a house, alr. Mason WAS not At
ali accra,ive. but expInincl It length tbat
to .Yer YoE;. md that he had ecpt gooos 10 Seth
| Fly 4 Co, AMI to r. O. po5d y Co.: both Of
which firm. l.avo been mentioned in these col
unns. It a2peared from ,tr. hasnus trrs'tno.
uy that they linen that the Spirits hith tacy
received weso crooked, and tina. they roll
them aa aueh, aud that ho rece!ved connid'
oratls lcss = barrel for that Which b.
for that which waG marked BY enother. Mr
hlaeon also lestlfo' that be h,d shipped oths'
aud Blnslef quantities Of Spirits 70 places In th'
West, mud that aoue OF li4gofh!4 vent to uu
, tuqne, some TO ludssnaoofi. and aa'no 10 Puts
: burg, he having An understanding With cssah
lishueats In each Of those citica-
, TnE TainD fonT5os OF TIE TESTIMONY
, wHs OF considerable interest 20 tue G1anl jury
| and Ters tnr toward aotl:ns thsir minds as II
| certain indictments to bo touud agaiuns JAk1
! Neh,n anI 4. G. Ilespg. s,r. Masou Ia undcratuo
I u hayu testified Mrectr TINT be paid cobsid1ra
bio n1tp5 OF Elcn0f 1Gr mo uao OIL kIcdG E0n&t 10
mon and another 0na or two who were supposed
{ | with Kahrn and Hes:ng, 10 make up she N!us
! which controlled tie movements Of the Collect
| pr's oa:e At that tno. hlr. Masou'e tost!mou:
did not go to ahon that ho had plld anv rcgula
! n8sessment f9o:n month 70 month, hAt tha
hc W4a ca,lol upon by M individual VII
i EXPRESSED tbs idea that tho gentlemen whom b
hna teen taught tu consider rs governing til
. o:iico Ahoyo i.na waatsl cayt AIN sams Of usonp
for eiycn purpog, AMI Il each call he Was pre-
eonted Hith . subscription paper. On Which
fouun the unmes Of ushor d.sti!lcra Aa1 1ocI:ers
J with handsome suuln set opposite tho,
uamce, and that Ae put Iva alun
with tho elhers. md h3aea Nte
, 6eures and sometimes foAr, to IT, I1e woul
no: sly, and did not attempt to, Us to what In
| b.como ns this paper. bnr PRESUMED 1t VA
destroyed It dooa not appoas that 3lhson tost'
i!ea tbA. ho paid auy n.oney directly to lscln
uc:1ng, or either OF tho other two tuenhcrH D
Tbs Rug. bns thar tho .noney waa rn,A. In
1nanncr. on their orllor. and that ho beo roc
)" and iii fact know, that It went to them.
: T1Ecn ~ q uhne, the testimony OF Mr. afa
y con wnH very satisfactory, mud was clenrly Al
i | wct told, probably deciding tho minds OF an
, 1noaahers Of tho jury "bo had besoss doubsc
= tho propricty Of iudlc;ing tho tnc1neots OF tn
Assessing HING. As far ~ It cahcarned th
: i1tme OF d7tiIers In this c!tY tt Was esh tmpo.
l. taut, because there has noyor been Any soEio1
Il icca Of defending mos: Of tho Cases Which ri
- 10 brought against them.
y THE WHISKY FRAUDS.
. LOW THEY ORIGINATED.
u While tho work Of the present IL rasher to pul