The New York herald., 1877-03-01
THE WHISKEY RING SUIT.

The case Of the United States against Francis d.
Boyd and Edgar Hill. wholesale liquor dealers the
city, Indictment charging them with conspiracy to
deraud the internal revenue by the fraudulent removal
OF distilled spirits without having paid the govern
ment tax thereon was resumed yesterday. lhis was
The fifth day of the trial. aud very little beadway has
been made by the prosecution II would almost seem
hat they attempt to prove their case the less
work they will leave the defence to dsprove it, The
United States District Court room, where the trial is
ooing held before Judge Blatchtord was crowded yes
lerday morning at the opening OF the case Geucrals
Tracy ana Burnett appeared for the defendants and
Mr. Roger NJ. sherman for the government.
General Tracy, in reference to evidence offered by
The prosecution addressed the Court and said counsel
could not SEQ the relevancy OF the evidence TO the
main issue to be tred-tbe conspiracy Thoy wero
now entering the Nth day of tho trial, and 1t
clear that the District Attorney had put the stand
his principal witness, by whom he had expected to
prove conspiracy aud the overt act charged, and
as the District Attorney himself expressed 1t, he was
disappointed in tho witness. These defendants are
charged with having conspired with Golsen & East.
man and others 10 defraud the government by remov-
iny spirits from Meseros dstiicry, in Chicago and
hat IN pursuance thereof, Golsen Eastman re-
moved spirits from that dsiilery. Now, this was the
main issue 10 establish by his witness; but that wit.
ncss Instead of supporting the case has virtually
icatcd every material point OF act and, IN fact,
has dlsproved II IN the most positive manner. Hc
would ask the Court to direct the District Attorney
TO the question TO the jurisdiction oil the Court
whether TACT, the act can be northumberland that
he direct his evidence to that point and that no shall
state what manner he proposes 10 remedy tho fall
urc OF testimony by his own witness TO prove the
offence charged
Judge Batchord said it was premature at this stage
to pass upon such question 1t was an exceedingly
nice question Ii pressed To decision he might decide
unflvorably to the defence; whilo later ON he might
not do so. This question that ought not 10 be
decided prcma urey. The case, he considered should
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rbc point raised by General Tracy tho
duction testimony to connect the receipt OF spirits
here IRON Gosen Il Eastman and It's delivery To Boyd
A Co IL was proposed show that tho numbers on
inc lots OF spirits delivered to Boyd Co., draymen.
correspondcd with the stamps and STUBS In the Col
lcctor' book in Chicago
Judqc Biatcniord asked Mr. Sherman how he In.
tended to connect this proof with the defendants.
Mr. Sherman said IN reply that the general plan OF
the conspiracy necessity was formed py taking INTO
account not only tho regulations ana The Official
hut ali the regulations and safeguards provided by law
TO prevent the Introduction OF Illicit SPIRITS on the
market anywhere. and an entry oil all spirits in the
government book o. tho party to whom such spirits
were sent. 1t provides that the wholesale whIskey
Je,ler and rectier shall enter on tho government
book on the same day on which the spirits are
rccc;ved the receipt by him OF the same Tor the pur-
noso of enabling the revenue officers TO the
.lacment on government book with the STUBS aud
slamps on nle IN tho Coiector's Office In tho district
rom which such spirits were sent Inc goods marked
10 in oiamond,n were goods on which tho stamps
s,nwcd discrepancies Of 500 per cent from the stubs
m was absolutely necessary Tor tho safety Of the
s.,raiors that tho lots should DO marked B'' the
v rnme mt books. The evidence he proposed to oier
hc wnuld follow up by proof that the goods markcd
IN, we're entered IN Boyd Co. government book
as yeoured by law, and that the goods marked "C''
r1c Court said that in that view tho testimony
oG.fcd was adfnisslpIc.