The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-10
AWRY RYE.
Barrett Appears on the Scenes.
A Cloud Of Detectives on Hand.
The Grand Jury Bring in More
Indictments.

Indictments.
| It was evident from the rush of deputies
around the Custom-House Wednesday morn
ing that there was an unusual stir in revenue
circles, and, consequently, big things were
expected from the Grand Jury.
From early morn the District Attorney was
hard at it within his Office and one after an
other of the agents would drop in to consult
with him.
The immortal Jno. F. Barrett was on hand
with we'll stuffed reticule of papers. He
moved about restlessly, once in awhile con-
versing with Gen. F. j. Heron, who was also
in attendance.
1t was noticeable that there were many ex.
ing what information they could concerning
the probable action of the Grand Jury. 1t
needed no interested eye to discern that the
caldron was commencing to bubble, and with
little incarnation, spectres would r1se
Owing to the removal of the Internal Revenue
Collectors papers to another room in the
building, the revenue men could not COM
mence on their daily examination of papers
until quite late.
As witnesses summoned to appear before
Kendall, Dan'l E. Hutchinson, J. F. Barrett
All of the above have been engaged for
some time past in one manner and another
in ferreting out the government frauds here.
The testimony taken in the Carey and Walsh
suit before the Circuit Court was read to the
Grand Jury after it had been identified by the
shorthand reporter who took it down.
Judging from the long session of the Grand
Jury they succeeded in putting through quite
heavy days work yesterday. Il was not
until o'clock when they adjourned, and
when they did they filed into court with some
four indictments against parties whose names
have been kept nom the public by the gov
eminent until arrest.
The witnesses, yesterday, before the jury
on the whisky business were: Mr.. E. W.
Barnes, Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, Collector Cockrem and MI.
Wheeler, one of the Revenue Agents.
After they had been examined the fraudu-
lent cotton claims case was taken up. These
cases I6IeE u SuItS LIEU hSdIuSt tDc SOfeIu-
ment for cotton SO zed, and as the Depart
ment thought that there had bsen some per-
jury in the testimony, the Treasury detailed
large corps of detectives to ferret out where
the crime laid. As the evidence in these
cases is necessarily voluminous, it will proba-
bly, be few days before indictments will be
prepared.
AT THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL
the attendance was much larger than for some
time past. Moving amongst the crowd could
be seen detectives with their pigeons, curious
seekers after the latest news and plethoric old
gentlemen, who, entirely obliyious of the
crooked, dropped in at the bar and smiled
blandly at enc another through a drop of
sour mash. Gen. Brady's headquarters was
unusually quiet, and he received fewer visi-
tors than usual.
One Of the topics of conversation about the
Rotunda was the late confession of ]. w.
Bingham, convicted in Indianapolis in the
crooked whisky business, and which it was
mysteriously limited implicated heavily par
ties here Outside of this, the testimony of
number of witnesses not tried before the
Northern courts for their connection with
the rings, it was said, corroborated the con-
fession. How much of all this is true can not
now be determined; but it is but justice to
those indicted to say that it is positively de-
From authentic sources it was learned that
the chances were strongly in favor of
full batch of indictments from the Grand
Jury to-day. They have accumulated con-
siderable evidence against number already,
which has not as yet been used as the basis
of indictments, but which will be brought
into play to-day.
WHEN THE WHISKY CASES WILL BE TRIED
is question exciting much attention just
now, and to satisfy the public BULLETIN re-
porter exerted himself to find out. The re-
suit of his inquiry was that just as soon as the
Grand Jury had completed their investiga-
tons the whole will be taken up and pushed
through before vacation, in July next. This
is different line Of proceeding from that
pursued in the ST. Louis and Evansville pa
pers and evidences a determination on the
part of the government to push matters to
an Issue as soon as possible
1t was currently reported last night that it
was the intention of the government to delay
the sentence in the case of j. w. Bingham, Of
Indiana, in order that he might be brought
here to testify; but upon careful investiga-
ton the rumor was found to lack substance,
and turned out to be very fimsy.