, 1876-05-14
GEORGE MILLER.

At the conclusion Of Col Ingersoll's remarh
Mr.. Aver offered In evidence the published regu-
lattons of the department On the tax on distilled
spirits and the duties Of officers, and the CON-
mission issued to Mr. Mum as Supervisor Of In
ternal Revenue. All Of thess the defense Nd
luttted. >",;
The Court then called for the testimony, and
Mr. Aver proceeded to lay open the case.
George Miller was the first Governmen. Wit
ness. He is small man, s4uarely built, with
sandy hair, moustache, and goatee. He ap-
peazed very modest and seH~possessed. Mr.
Aver conducted the direct examination.
have resided here eighteen years, and slnce
1871 have been engaged in the distil1ing bust-
ness At the Lake Shore, foot OF Twenty seventh
street. Before Nov. /, 1872, it WAS the South
Side Distilling Company John h McAyoy was
with me then. Afterwards a. C. Hesing and
August Newhaus were taken in- bought Nc
Avoy out, gave my notes for $780, 900, which Mr.
Hesing agreed to 1ndorse, and for which he VAS
to receive onc-fourth Of the profits. McAvoyts
interest was two-t thirds, and mine one-third-
NEWHAU9
was Storekeeper on duty there at the time.
His interest IN the new concern was one-tourth,
niue one-haH. Newhaus contributed 1900 fol
eight or ten days, but gave it back to
him. Heslng contributed nothing. New
haus had come to me and said
the yaseD1 9ass h9pss snS saa T.ote % with
money. said did, too, aud the change was fixed
up We paid Rshm $500 = month to have Newhaua
nssaons e afsS @ t.:
months, Then told ueaing ! would rather pay
81 Be- RshM &ess tex i dpE and
subsequently to g. 600 and 81, 500. 1 hrst
PAID he money At the Malt Company
IN the Cir -Hall These payments wer
Iwanted and fof P:otectioa. When desired N:
changes In Gaugera and Storekeepefs1
WENT TO RHHA AND he RXEn II.
He would notify me- when anybody was comhH
from Washington, sending notice BY u policeman
have one OF the notices now:
dfnary 1etter~paper and placed within blue en-
-. ..3s2; e., SesEen il hs.e: See Others J."
VI. Rehm's. Cen sewel1 was not local officer.
4e Sast to pas Isks + 2, %s:aa b: 2d 70
i said I'd make it s., 500 next time: Once be aaid
that Bridges hadn't been dealing falrly with Mum,
Rshms Ri ms ose @ @ but % he did, dia not see see Elm theu
Newhaus afterwards went out Of the firm aud Hes
Ing and Il. G. Fredericks bought his interest
hssaak beaaf s ssssd *sa a tss
some Gaugrra 50 barrel, OF sometimes by the
's Mason' aud Golsea Sf Ssstnsns % crose! Is N
Europe, and Newhaus in Canada We sold for Is
cents gallon less than the market price to those
rectifers, and they returned ia the stamps, which
We used asuin.
MUNS CAME TO OUR PLACE,
but neyer saw him there. ueslng was paid $50.
0oo Or sc, 900 forhis shase Of the profits thIak
all had similar understanding with Mr. Rehm.
The question as to what Hesing told Miller Rchna
l11S+k &ta NH rfaH fo ht3f 10
allowed. tie Government stipulating thar the con-
spiracy would be further proved BY other wit
IT, sfi}ler, continuing: think nezins told me-
that the money we paid Was to fix Irvin all right.
CROss-ExAMINATI0N.
By CbL IagersollI talked With Rehm nearly
a suitable ,Gauger and storekeepss 7 mean oil1cea
who would assist me In getting rid Of paying tho
tax. 1presuu1ed they had to make sworn reports
count Of the grain, the meal, or the malt. l don't
remember ever swearing to these accounts I Ind
Others Do it. don't remember that It occurred to
keeper to do this. Don't recol1ect thinking
not 1aupposed somebody might come who had
and, therefore, got the notices from Rehm. Wa
i vas ali regular. fhe qauger and stotekespex
Visitors. We paid the $500 month ios this safe
EuD 9EaX I9oeE1HE9 Asog3 $500 5
December, 1872, and paid Rehm the last time about
the 81 Of May, 1s75,-when I paid him g.: 600.
he did not 10y that was an qnhandy SUE 1Tos
been tried~ pleaded guilty some tine IN January.
It made an impression on my nniad7 but can's
Tecollest the da!e n,ads up m[ mind to sakf , 1P
the fold before Jacob Rehm. Lam still unsettled
ia to whether 1t was right Or wrong for the Gaug-
ers and storekeepers, Rehn. Irwin, and myself, -