The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-11
THE WFISKEY RING
The Meshee Of Law Entrap-
ping New Victims.
GREAT FIRMS TNCULPATED.
Statements Regarding Boyd O.
Co. and Seth Ely & Co.
THE BROOKLYN DISTILLERS.
CHICAGO. Jan. 10. 1876.

CHICAGO, jan 10, 1876.
The Grand Jury had no quorum this morning, as
some of the grangers tarred at their rural homes
and did 4 ot get on until the afternoon. No witnesses
in the whiskey cases were called, pressing
counterfetng cases had TO be disposed OF Tomorrow
the examination into the whiskey frauds will be con-
tinued and it is expected that Parker R. Mason will be
called Mason's testimony II is understood will prob
ably bear strongly against Boyd 4 Co. and Seth Ely
Co. OF New York, to whom he also is believed to have
shipped crooked whiskey consignment The whis-
key trials for WILL IN all probable
ity be postponed until next week, the authorities
FIRST desire to dispose Of the counereing and other
cases where the accused awaiting trial in prison.
Owing to the dlatoriness of the Grand Jury It
IS considered certain that indictments viii
be presented in court for several days When the in
dicmens previously found called for trial all the
accused parties will most probably up to plead
with the exception Huohins and Cochrane, the dis
filters who have jumped their bail and believed by
the authorities to have escaped Their such
black one that they thought this the only way TO
escape an enforced visit to the Joliet Penentiary
GALL NooSsHISK"
Collector Webster says regard to the denial of
Boyd 4 Co. That's all moonshne That Boyd
has been cogninnt OF these frauds in Chicago
FOR years and we positively know that he
himself gave information 10 the crooked
the government two three years ago" AS to their
sending their books here the Collector laughed de-
risively. "Pshaw they must think us green, indeed,
II they imagine that they take US in by that If
they send their books we don't know how many they
may have Kept behind We know that this firm has
dealt extensively in Illicit whiskey, shipped not by
Golsen Il Eastman alone but many others Of the
crooked distiers of Chicago / don't think you
have done Boyd Co any injustice by publishing the
statement OF their Implication"
BOYD CO. 8
Your correspondent asked General Webster whether
.he government really had conclusive evidence that
Boyd Co. dealt in this whiskey knowing that 1t
''crooked, and he replied "we don't know what
may may not be proven in judicial trial, but the
presumpton-the strong presumption-is that they
knew it," Collector Webster shown the denial OF
Mr.. Boyd in last Sundays HERALD, and seemed to be
very much amused by 1t. He shook his head laugh
ingiy and said ''Oh, OF course they would deny H.
but we know they were in IT, y
Parker 4. Mason being also reported as having
shipped crooked whiskey to Boyd Co., he
sought by your correspondent and found IN company
with Russell and other celebrated crooked disters
who have turned States evidence Ibid you also send
crooked wbskey TO Boyd Co." Mr. Mason was
asked; but Russell took up the question as IL il were
intended for him. and rcpled:-"l didn't but this man
did - and he pointed to Mason. Mr.. Mason declined
give the facts saying, 81 couldn't tell this with justice
10 Boyd All that can tell you is that the statement
IN the HERALD is correct but wouldn't like 10 tell
about Boyd Co., " and with that Mason left
THE WORST NOT YET
ThereupOn Russell said with great earnestness, Boyd
Co wasn't the only big house IN this crooked whis
key business Seth Ely Co got just much crooked
whiskey from Chicago as Boyd did Mason won't give
away the man who traded with him, but he could tell
you, fine wanted to, how many crooked barrels Of
whiskey he sent to Seth Ely Co l tell you this thing
bigger than most people think II is 1t extends
the whole country. Some OF the biggest wholesale
houses not only in New York but also in Boston
Philadelphia and Baltimore dealt very largely IN this
crooked whiskey, knowing that it was crooked ); but
viii all come out soon, for these Eastern commission
adj he NJ fba
crooked distlers OF Chicago and skinned them
most numerically. Mason could tell you nice chap
about this but he won't alE until he has testified
before the Grand jury
This conversation took place in the District Attor-
ney's Office. and Gosen presently came in. In answer
10 the queries of correspondent Gosen preferred
keep discreet silence "He can tell you, cried
Russell loudly, that he never sent to Boyd Co a
straight barrel in his life He had no need OF sending
his straight whiskey TO New York. He could sell
that at better profit right here in Chicago"
Mr. Russell also expressed his convection that some
Of the Brooklyn distilleres were making crooked"
whiskey at this very time. Why ;" he SAID they pay
thirty for bushel OF than do here
and yet sell their whiskey equally cheap How
they do that unless they make crooked whiskcy?
AS to BOYD 4 Co. Golsen told me this morning the
very first thing that Boyd Co lied when they denied
this, and he showed TO papers and documents by
which he will prove that the charges against them are
true"
RUSSELL KNOWS
Your correspondent asked OF the leading officials
mens about Seth Eiy 1 Co, and he re.
pheo, Il am not al liberty 10 tell you
what he says correct As 10 the charges against
Boyd Co, they are substantially true. / would
have believed GOscn under oath had not strong doc
umentary evidence. II they send their books here
believe they will be only their government books
their private books. There IS doubt whatever that
they have kept sets OF books Their md ctmcnt
by tins Grand Jury Is likely although not certain
they have DESTROYED good dea! Of the documentary
evidence against them
Boyd's books did not arrive here to-day A ronsid-
rrable portion Of the correspondence between Goseu
and Boyd K Co been captured and Is in the
hand % ltHl an IA
being Of decidedly inculpaiory character