The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-19
FRAUDS IN NEW ORLEANS.
ruE PROCEEDfNGS Against THE
WHISk ~ RI Nc.
g,rubiicans aud Democrats tmpliesfed- Mch
who Aided In the Rebellion Dtsduniih'e

..t.uaance upnn tho Tinted States Circuit
p,urt IN New Orleans have found q large num-
Der u ict,nents against parties engaged In L.
Hctt whiskey operations, md also against GER
tam onic 'rs Of the Internal Revenue Depart
uent npparcntly in co III. ion with them. some
u the former are Republicans. while others are
pemocras. The names Of The Indicted arei
John A. walsh. John henderson. tdsara febrcn-
,:Ss, oiie H. I.tsndiss,w n. Tga% Jes'sS :s ivvh
EsssoPss s,I m Rlur ~ 6ena. 6ir. p'gislM CRY
ssHp', * ni is'% nGtNIlrui oaiea ihs ln,cr1
'tuS PAN a.'is' toi'ia S.@ 81 = SsSs%
Joan i6ora ucorSs n ssb5l y;nsres " Wins.
s5.s7Sl Il. Iys TO 90, FoIP Re @a "'
xuof tne..e accused parties have been arrest
cd, and being nrr,,snci, have pleaded not
s,iilty aud have been released on oOndi Out ths
Initiated have rather ridiuuled the Idea mat
there was any earnestness In the prosecution,
and undsniibly there are Indications Of awsnt
Of SERIOUSNESS IN II. will mention ono or two
Of these. la the Hst place, Il was noticed that
sweilnoNn Hepuhncan had signed the bonds
If several of the Indicted parties who, IL has
been ascertaincd, wero personally unknown to
hin. At VIII ,se instance did he Sign thcse
bonds FOR uraneer4Y THU infetencc must BID
mt political perhaps oniclll influence wins ek-
srted over hin. and that partS intersst Wis the
motive from which he acted. In the second
piacc, there has been an uniccountabie delay ia
bruEi ON VIC tIlN-s EIiut Nl Tue lllll IAihNnlf
were found more than six weeks ago, tut tn ere
has not been 4 single one ttied yet
DKLAYs on THE LAW.
A few days ago counsel for Hammond aud
others fled a plea In abatement which hat
elected considerable comment. The Nea wah
tbs two " the Grad Jurors, Austin " Round
tire and II. b. Stepns, were disqualified undcr
section 500, page I5s ~ the Revised Statues n
he United states by reason OF their having vol-
UNFAIRLY served in the C1nicderate army, 1his
Itl .4tc. approved June L.. lsG was repealel by
Cougres, ON Arr =. ISL. Olt It STANDS uur,~
pes,led according TO the revision. Inc Huitod
States demurred To the rleA . oar IN substance
and In FORM" Argument was then heard upon
q boiue circuit Judge Woods and his decision
wa that the plea was "cood ~ subs ance." but
Tie Cuited states having demurred to ~ for uil-
certEnty and 'nsufhoercy. T. e, for defects 4
FORM a. well n those II stb.tl nee, wRt,h de-
fects ttr COuit found to eKkt. the demurrer
must be sustained. The District Attorney
cha1.ngc the Grand Jury either to poll or array.
To the individual Juror- or to tue panel, II mr.
they or either Of tDem have or know on or bc-
fors wednesday. Apiil b lo.h and the Court
nion defendants. together WIN a ilss ~ IT,:
thrse Juror dxasr,s the, o,,uld moi ,al, lie
oath referred to In section Sa. Revised Statutes,
an were discharged from fuItnsr service.
Inc Court rsn. on mouon OF the District Az
make the non element Of brand Jufymea re-
CURED ~ law, AMI tue jury. with the addition q
hye tales en-, Is now engaged IN cIing over the
Frornu Arsady u,veied 10y toe Jury ~ pcvton-
y solssG,d y is expcc,es Rat "trl'e DIN.
above named. Lhe indictment heretofore nlc5
a-tret them tr'fav regarded ~s WORTHLESS.
done over ag,nn. iftt's re NOT an nlicatian 4
Aw,ut ofe rne-tne-s 90 the y RI oftne G.yeti-
ed "a. 1hc benef here Is that the Oh 4nu juIy
wss intsth flAl, colnpOssd IN pau 81 cia2ruI
hio"n ey tha yufr Commissioners to be ADS
!uisl' dh4ua.ibed foe Tho s.ry.cv why we're
sN.h pau - "a, s,ummonedt VINO Is resp'h'ioie
United states officials ure undoubtedly respci-
siole i'r the future OF these indictments. ara
eEr.ts purpose ID causing that fhlere. lhe
- Nais u ve t'rctcniei trere WAS some dou't
tu wnD ther the statnte couli be invoked by
teudkhts, but ttis Only prctcuse.
aers CA surely 40 nO law eOusutu,ion-
4 ' &C used iDiS r4c. w S' Is ant hai o,o
~ at.ln-t the G,,'sr ~ %, a WI 10
t-,i..-. Dee accused. IL aulA b. uuj 4-I. II u 1
c|triv dlsrai, tnas Tue Govetn nent su'Hli have
Aii "QNani.Ge cyeF lie clscl, should uaNc tie
o. in Of Ieiectint OF .eceptlns 1 its ile4sIr
a. itcI MT have ties ne option.
A. IMP. TANr DECISION.
At all events ludl-. Woods has decided a. 4
absolute. anu the GuVeuuitut ollccis u. leg l.
IL summon no otucr citizens to serve Oh tie
are Wiling h. t,hc the iron lad oat To- Iftue
decision shd. not h, reversed u sauus out IRON
1uiY selvic. Ia the United So - counts nop
tuau opo-uali. probably mors ;B4u tuTr. -IOlitfe.
OF tue nesi respectli 10 white men 10 toe T. 9TH
3D..
nnes iAe JItas Ia tne United states courts o
negroes, aud the con pafdtively lniteI class d
iuru frsluiug abu voJng IA TIE southern states
WHO served IN the army Of the L tlled Ssatcs,
ani utner citil rs able or willing to take tue
IRON clad oatn. Inis result would seeul. on
Il. Any grounds, 10 be umurIunatc tor the ~
ornment. Congress should asain rene Il the Law
9~h'sI.ed la section az "isuout another day b
dslal II my desire that justice suAil 10 properly
admiu stored III their courts. The Grand JuTy
broken w VS. coniuosTd Of cit Lans othersise
bseh equally competent the Government would
prpoeUJ nave bad o. diniority Ia obt.in ~ con
Ilcuons ~ these whisNey cases u the oi1eeS II
tue court had done tneir full duty. quote
D. ton Ssu. with Judge Moods's oyin,on ~ to
I e effect Of It's being embodied In the revision,
although repealed statute:
iAe fo'iosisg sss. be eaa.cs VI disqualification spl
Sse az Sd SSi lac So Cause s1 i.Sa: y 1
~" wlaoat duress coercion have taken up arms
~ ave Jel.td any insnrreeilon Or rb "a .,a,t
err.ugiop sfiag it AID Hni eainf r. TO have gyes,
A9,r- Clothes or auytaiug AnsteteT, 10 ior
or len o. any persoa wloiu ne liver Of sueh asset
n.ufree Ion - ,tiiIs, or 10 have fss.tr OF 90 H.
- II he untsd a,ss, Or sh.a s LAD oo8 sfouaa
o'seNe 10 nave aed " 60 oe aOout " pan, any a.
lug resst VIA force OF srais, the execution Of IL
l'ei lny person " Joa any IN. " IeDe.toi
~ ,s'' WISH iorce oi armi tAe laws Oh tue L III, Al
%o.ns Sins The 'rgumsat q shc demurrer th@
~ Fyps'' Included py me eompLers "a tasr ~.
u nf true IAl section referred to as sec loA vi ~
eel atpfuFtu Jane II, lsO2, e4tit ed ucnuluR
'.' aAai c4l-ts 81 Challenge, anu prescribing .tl
~ .A 'ttl Tor AMI AM pellt luiors LuiI,u
=. - goaft u stat, 40 ILis o. a
~ sAr ut e. tlm OF tue ar APPROX pTL 20, ~ l.
i. iyc tur pr4flsi lns uf TIT foultrrutu .Al4rAl
T-l u tAc outtl utun Of the CnteI state, AMI
o. ur,Oscr AZ stat. 80.
.hi' thu go. "a, un n.oh the prosecutor eEs 10
Wv u" ~ these iacu namely that eeclon SCI Of the
49, % .iu co IL nlt pArt OF tnr alutn law
pNtih, iue u4itg sccupu 3d. was subiat ted T. con-
al .ut "uDl, rec ia,lcii b, the adoption Of me
hF'ea Statues, Inc complhrs ulay nave e1l &c 10
!. II AZ nlftl COMPRESS ulal Lut have Lesl.nr4 re-
- ~ tcfhon ~ but Il he done We cannot 20
manu- Tue AN Au cure tlc ullsLkes ald Iusceura.it.
- 700 erth- llni iuu. n@ duae tour n. mi
u II 10 ~ uuAt We luu,t LAKE tue las unu it,
now THE FRAUDS WE'RE ACCOMPLISHED
II hats been asceltAiucd from ana individual
VINO $ been INSIDE the Mni-ke, Nlng thut
N every ten uafrcls lndue tueIe were moi more
W f' ia u Two that ald the revenue [ K. .he
way me fraud was accomplished seems o. have
t'ru THIS: Ihe Law requiring the tax t. De paid
Do sc e Whi-key lrtt tue al iuery the 'drst
nI To- 90 ooDo Wac TO remove Tue wuskry
WI ui paying the tax. Accordingly, Il copart-
n'I'Hlp arr ngeinent was edscted between a as
'N''' aAu a. ut-ltt. he utaItr bau IA hh ituIe,
ulA JUS u one Of the upIrI n oIs,what Is call,
a. NJ or Large tank, hllcd with coal and o.
Wy ~ us, mt VIA Il TIE new wnIskty was
HilNd. 10 enforce the payment OF the tx
'i " req arcs ca Ostrel To Dc O. I Wped D,,-
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