The New York herald., 1876-01-02

me eovcrnmen MT besides Tie q suspected Of great
many vi.lauies but the particular ono Tor which he
W be tired il this For long time II noticed by
the government detectives who visited this city for the
purpose OF procuring the evidence against the Ring,
that the rocuicrs stamp books had mysteriousy dis
Appeared 10 evident that # any recther got hold
Of these books AL he had do TO put the stamps
ou hrs barrels and he could legitimately sell
hr crooked whskey. Each book contained rectihers'
stamps enough Tor 500 barrels OF hghwines and IN the
before i've stamp books found to have
disappeared Mnty, when questioned 10 regard 70
these missing books trieo all OF and sub
terugcs II was ofno use Supervisor Matthews, who,
when he once determines 10 tnd out thing. always
succeeds became satisfied tna Nniy stole these b'e
books he had stolen others aud sold them TO rect
hers There doubt Of this, now the evidence Is
complete and all IN the hands OF he government
Mnty for nearly eight years e'erk IN
the stamp department. and is now reported
to be pretty well 90 In TINS
he sold stamp books for $500 apiece TO the
reotGcrs who used them on 2, 500 hArrels-the tax
beng about seventy cents the golon-and as about
100 gallons may be reckoned the barrel IL these
cases the amount out of which the government
cheated by Mr. Mnty's brilliant little stake foots mp 20
Sl7, 500, but 1t Is alleged thai Miniy sold many more
stamp books aud that ihe above is only specimen
case 50 that the steal this head alone Will amount
considerable when rs extent is exactly ascertaned
REHM AND PAEwELL
Rehrn who Is SAID 10 be very rich man, mil
lonnaire has suspected since he burned the
books Of his malt house which, a IL claimed,
would have shown that the Ring paid him a certain
royalty for ms supposed influence Farwen, who
was then regarded by the Ring their principal
protector in Washington Another charge against
Rehrl IS that he spirited away the receipts
pf vYhi
- 10 destroy the evidence against
the Ring and thereby removed the Illicit
spirits. Nobody here has doubted for months
that Rehm very deep in the Ring, and that
he has always been one Of us leading spirits. Some
Of the previously indicted dstillers who have turned
States evidence Will appear as witnesses against him
the rest and while Supervisor Matthews and Col
lector Webster will not tell what the evidence against
him and his alleged fellow eonsprators is they both
in the most emphatic terms tha; it is perfectly
overwhelming.
NoN.ARREsT OF INDICTED pisrlLLERs
The why the indicted distiers not
rested and VIII be until the Grand Jury has for
maly indicted them, that their disteries sup
posed be Sufficient security against their escape.
This may not be the reason, but it the gwen
by the leading officials of the prosecution.
TRIUMUkATE FRAun
From the best authority il stated that the head and
front Of the offence with which Hesipf Rehm and Miller
charged that they formed kind Of trumvirate,
which controlled the politics and at the time the
distneries Of Chicago Miller, more especially bought
up the gaugers and storekcepers for the crooked dis
erics, that they Should conuive at their frauds,
and Hcsng and Rehm assigned these officials, through
their influence TO whatever dIstileres they pleased.
According TO this informant, whose word cannot
doubt. il generally understood that disuller
could his establishment if he did pay heavy
tax TO Hesing and Rehm, and they would soon worry
honest dealers into recognition OF their power by
making trouble for them Thus they came finally to
be recognized by all the dstlers the leaders OF the
Ring who distributed the money among the store
keepers gaugers and other officials and in turn az
forded them political protection The strangest thing
Is that while Rehm is very rch Hesing said to be
very poor but he is said have been unfortunate
business and the last canvass when he for County
Treasurer and defeated is said to have him
deal of money. Among the Germans, among whom
he IS very popular, Mr.. Hesing will still find many
friends and sympathzers who will positively refuse 10
believe in his completely TIL 1t is clearly proven.
Colonel Mathews goes Springfield to night to look
after "crooked" disuleres there He is perfectly
worn with fatigue, entailed by his interchangeable
labors The credit for the OF The last raid"
belongs wholly 20 him.