, 1876-01-18
TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1876

th.t Was presumably not know" to tha pepatc
mont, And The minor trrogulaitty Of shipping
oue barrot st a ptoof greater than the Hauger
could honestly havs rspnrtei, aud another tar
rel ut \ proof lower than 1t hhould havo fsen.
wAs Ill ihat tho Eoronue Bor7ico had to procsed
u,'on. Tho rocti[ioe h.tnsoif, ho"avsr, ~AH
keenls awnFe that the goodt weto
SHIPPED ON THE 1Hbt.-nEBnEn rtAS,
and hs tcns hit measures accotdnEtf. Tho
nows cAms from NA.lltunton that theso tvo bar-
rels had boon shipped from tho recllfspG hnuse
In question. and that III inyestis satlou must bo
lnaao Of a ahs facts In the clse. 1n pursuance
OF tho frlendl7 understanding waich al that
time ssistea between to cssus =; sssv.eo en-
man Who had .hppod thoao Fools
that hs WAS about to bo Investigated.
In os ,se ~ haoMs csp d lis linz ~
ton. DGt to Developments which f1o scd will
polhaps 10 oyon n,o.o Interesting. ~ teudin, t.
elow The slats Of nIEcfen:y which, at that tiHo.
prevailed H. this district This act or tLo rart
aind, I aud lLs rcctiler lot 10 opportunity
10 put l'imeelf on lilo s.luase. having two or
TIRES days tho stars Of the ,nycatga.ng oillcer
WOO was uurpossdly go.tlns .e4slS 10 inventi.
ga:o tho man alter t,o had told him that lo ~as
about IL 90 looked tuto.
u should be ?. cmised ho1e that eacl uatgsr ,t
In tho Government ssrgtce tnaltcs a restIEn eac4
dag 10 .uo Collector OF Ill tho spn,:s eau:ea
under tlla care, Au1 TINT this form. uhlch ~
t1insod upon largo.s!zed blaak, In nan-
berod
and t1lnt two copiea ase nade, ono OF rAicb goes
10 Warrington 10 tus Department Ills furm
ia made out IN co3umn.work, with spaces 1or al
| the particulars couceruing tho hrifis gauscd.
| tho actual number Ut withdrawals during par
,nanous suspcus.ol,, for whom tho llquor is
| gauscd, 8er,n! naulhcr Of tic package, Capacity
] IL wlno Cailoua. wan.age. correction OF vo!une.
| Temperature coatonts In net WING GALLONS,
moof gaona IN proof contents; eoa,e:s ,1s.. ~ y,
| htamp, aud the xtnu OF staup..,
II iH ctear from this that. II tue ITO barrels or
packages Ind boen shipped under ludiasfubber
stamua. tho Gaugers return above 1nentioned
would ha,o detected tins 1udia.rubber practice
II 1t had been couitated with Tho return VI tne
man who received tho eosds. :, -,
| Ills uot to 10 supposed that tho Fectiler did
| not see this eron moro quickly thhn = reporter
ho.o 1t lts so day. and It ls to bis credit ~ a1i
| acute and kharp busiutBB man Tint ho At onca
took measures to guard A9ainss the difficulty
whtch might come to' hita through having
shIpped tho packages. ...-...
nNs ratnof peculiar, aud Ii worthy OF boiuE re-
| lated: ..-
SHORTLY after tho geut!oman In question WAS
notified that ho was to be investigated. he went
Into llooua y Of tho Cusou1-llUuse. aud thsr1
found tno clerks. Looking at one Of thcm. l'a
sad +: "1lr. - wants 10 aeo you 3 momont'
A1t when ho said 1bts ho u6ad Ia placa Of tue
typographical dsahea the narne Of msn whom
| tlp knew was all.powcrful III tho Custom Holae
aud WAS ,nembor Of tho Ring. Having snnF
liapesed Of tho frat clark, who might fairly be
supposed to ho honest, lo sad outright TO tht
second cIosk "GiSd mo alr. ----'s a9s TIT
bad been ss his establishment, during tho simt
thal tho frauds xcrc committed. Tho clesl
very cool!y refused TO eiyo up th'
dosumsnts IN question: ,ota but ,.p po'n1s, me,
kept, nod tho rectilior weut to that case, tool
out the package Of 69s mud extracted flon /
the which Was liable to get lin into trouble
and nut into tho luudie smother whicl ho had II
stato Of sllipments It docs not cnsor iuto tu
question as to whether tho Gauger wAh houes
Or NOT, uud as to whe.her the Gaugor stgued to-
aocoud blank whiclths gentleman brought III Wall
him, because foTgors WaB snAu matter TO til
Eeutiencu who were running ths Ch1cago Ring
and tho honor OF tho GhuEer aPpaasa TO haS
| taye been still smaller item IN tho Int. Hayn
extracted thu obnuxious document, put it Int
hts rockct, sutats9sed she ootftessa oas iof !.
aud saiked away. the rectilor held Ills hsad up
right, aud invited investigation
. | THE GOVERNMENT OFFICER
| to whom reference haa boen made. being du'
no.ilca that oscrsthinE vas straight, went for
ward and nude complete aud searching i1ves
ttsattou OF thia rertitler's premises anl fouA
nothing csuosed. 10 loayo no stone unlusno1
he wen: into Tho Collectors Office and huntco II
! tho 59s for the month III question. and thoa An
there inspected tho form which nigh. ha7
/ shown something. but which did show I
tho t!,oa Coltcctor TINT It was Impossible tha
ihts rcctIaer could. under my ciroumasarces
hsvs shspped tho.c raelases. beeaose tho . BIZ blan n
; Suspicious hAl boon sl'eeed, had certified tha
the packages wero al sixhs. And shat they Wei
proporlv shipped.
Aud this is cnly ono way In which an IT
= genlous, c.atsy, and inscriptions secsliier con-
! mind with Mr, hiuty 10 dofraud the 0ogeEt
! / nent and to ward VI the investigation Nllch Il,
come ut laat.
.. There arc two beautiful ttories In oitcu!atio
t concerning Miuty, tho, clerk who wens aH'
8 ! when Deputy M*, sAal Was after him With
. warrant. Tbs sondps CAD talso his chances b
= tween believing TINT he IL IN Toronto. Cao.,
= in Glasgow. Scotland. Dolh theories arc Anol
. equally well founded.