, 1876-01-13

Bonlo days a3J q TRIBUNE reporter sought to
ascertain from gentleman vho haa been in tho
]iatlilesy business eomo facts ir connection With
tho methods usod BY crookod dsatiI!cra to d.
fraud tho Government. 11o VAS ut first unHGc-
cossfut tho gentleman 10 whom, Ae applied not
desiring to maAo the public acquainted With tho
facIs dssired. Yesterday, howoses, undoe The
influence Of much Ecrsuasiop, so1ne auasil nodi.
cum OF 1uid, and lilo fragrance OF cigar, the
gentleman sat do IN and answered tho reporters
queations to considerable axtens, Ewing sono
Of .he proccssoa By which tho whisky iB stolen
l1om tho Government. Tho conversation waa
somewhat nj foltowss
Ropotter-I have found out at di1croot tIrneB
how the rec.iilera got tho WHISKY on tho market;
sud tho iodin-rubbcr etamp business las been
pretty thoroughly e1rlaincd to the public, It
lns also appahred that tloEo u not muol dill
Guilty 10 getting tho "o:ookod Into tho vats Of
tho rectiaor, provided always this crookcd
could 10 gotten cut Of tho ,lIBsillorB' yats. Nov
snaalnE tho 9'osookol" without the knowledge Of
tho Government.
Dist;i' 'er-ln tho trat place. the public ought
to uudo.asAud
THE sYarEM or MAsng.
10 vogue ut tho different disuiltr.es. It aao'pa
llttle complicated unl3r tho GaYo-nniep law.
hut ie. 10 fact like u@oHs olor things, eimplo
enough sllon soa iudc,ss.nd 4. For Instance,
tito J0EfllN1alt kklQ4 1llG Alhttt0F7 Oil tth HH-
sumsJ oal,aeily.. II Il tuns 7!-honr mashcs, aud
runs, saY 1,2o5 b,lsaels 4 daY. tue capacity Of
that datillorv In Tcebona1 by tho Government
law at ~ FAll1na or IA qnarta to tho buphol.
does not got tuat much -he is assessed Oh tho
% snn oi, thc 4s-hour pian. aud in
thas case thsy. aro allowed a
toss hen. fos s6cuuey ws.ea t.y rons up 70 20 per
cent Of the estimated ctpacty ~ 0kured sbovs: Sow.
raloxs Z o bshs Jos Of e s 9ay e
w. w. u nash cs!e f. bl!saasnts h.ss occasion.
op.d to ps3 tsn IN that sns i s.o p1osliss that
osirr tn get sln kontat Of hr 70 r cent locway be
fore zssesscd for dsne!ene!as. Soma .tiltesa
wers 70 conadeus of thsr powot to gol more h.n liz
Government estimate OUT Of every hushel that they
sn 70 10 1a 1o rs - ~ r. rn
tay alo1. TO ths snahsl, shsy weIo s.,sh!es!
being aasesssd lor deficiency.
nov. i. .hH my 10 littis pu.,!!ns 70 yon Int ts,
HLorekeeper roporta i0e ptonsF amount Of meal III
down into tho A4a-tuhs aud tee Government figures
that we tau set from half gallon "a Kullon nloro
ihan sha Government knows ot This will khow partly
ttow W Eot TIM crooked lnto tho wsha room In tho
HI th.s III. only va, you haso for forcing your
p,-Sot q. oil, There .,o other Ways. Fur Instance
.'arorp.so TUE nAsi1Es."
and perhaps Ind heter c1ra!n that beforo 90 any
further. Each busti at WHEN ground and wette
10 the proper a!ty will lnaks about Is GALLON Of
n.sh,-or. no to 10 10 hu!cal tst smoant Of ~.ssr,
its estinate on tla lsasIa, aid .urposes when
hass SGT 4.ao' gallonA la tla ferueuttuH
Sshe1, ts nj .. eo9n. @ y I'll WEE sas''a' L nn,
tsrnentina val. the cspacy Of xhsi II knows. full
pti, ;a s,; s IL a aassn e St !, ~. hi s,s: e.
unount of rprl. tLat tic d!stIl'sF shoall paS Ia
for ths auaut'ty r gr.in CONSUMED. wai. " atan
,aea! ass s, come. around and luds. ,or ,nsai.ss
s4*a:: *s1: u u, s Ss.,. i + s. :ssa'i' sa. a
reily II represents 1l3 70 10 blshus. luesuAo
eas eaeus s.s ~ .s naaetf y
!eeF the same. " courae you understand that when
III tao
R-!s thero soy u,her method that you Use 70 mako
TIC pEoauesion g9shteF7
| D-uh, yss. It II quito roiEbts 10
gun AN EXTRA MAaH
ouce in while when you hsss llo oonntvtncs ot tho
!nsat dsnunds that syory tuh slaa stand entity
.wenlyfo hour st.er Il has 1.een on, sud wsa
&c osss4 s s n.a. ass II
ja:t = r. e ono aas, sad ~ I'LL ras.ns
s. &c sse: :'s s
thing about. Ut !eas. ~ ftr a. tue books of
~ 4sttltF or Tho accounts Of tho bk0rskrsptr arr
g.lous on oteh au.hsl shown on thu dsllllery
locks, Or tho books, Will still bs About
ss cent short OF tho aotuA ptoduts, md ia seu,a
a.!rtotd,n.fy cs4sa Il would not hass hAH whAt hAd
n.-Msl,. doa1 s*o thu. yea have 70. much ah..a
ss. You bars got your crooked sprta lato tas xus4
room, aud you counot gst them cut without soma
eopniyRuca pu ths part OF tho officers eau your
! D.-Wall, aosnetl1nea eau Ant eornetlm&s ~
| eAut. II u nok very hard thing 10
BAlB8 afoREEGGpEH.
- hs sxFeasaos Of lhs la4s usss Of four ysars has
shown bul 3us poss'bis to sst ths sp!r1ia out Of