The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-24
Strengthening Out the Western Crooked
WhiSkey Indictments.
WAKING FROM TWENTY YEARS SLEEP.
1 Preternaturally Grown Infant Asserting
Ills Legal Rights
SPECULATIONS OF A THURMAN.

he trial of tho crooked whiskey cases-the United
States against Francis O. Boyd and Edgar =. u was
resumed yesterday before Judge Blachford, In the
United States Circuit Court There was very large
attendance present. and great Interest wins manifested
In the proceedings Judge Blatchord, very much CON-
posed but terribly earnest he always appears TO bo
with Just suggestion OF the incense breathing spring
morn about relieve tho shagginess OF his brow,
took his seat the usual hour. Mr. Thomas Shields,
the clerk Of the court after calling the Jury and seeing
them In their place, dropped into vrtuous
uucop scousncss. II such thing as whskcy ring
had never had existence General Benjamin f. Tracy
and General Burnett appeared Tor tho defence Mr..
Roger N. Sherman, specially appointed to prosecute
be Whiskey Ring cases. appeared single handoi doing
battle for the government In proving his case be
found himself at the very outset met with The great
est difiicuity-the opposition OF Tho parties upon
whose evidence he reed, and who, ~ iact had been
hardened by the government Tor that purpose, or
under the pledge tney would TO States evidence.
But mono Of them, when called upon The stand Knew
oil such conspiracy Us was charged against the ae
fendants
jacob Rehm, specially depended on by the prosccu-
tion 10 make out against the ring was also one
OF those who really did not why The ring should
not be sustained-much MS IN other cases 10 the ca.
grin ana surprise Of tho prosecution Rehni testiuca
that acquainted with Irwin, Revenue COL
lector OF Chicago and pad money TO him IN 1874 that
no made regular monthly payments to MN, varying
from $500 TO 1900 and that he paid III all between
So 900 and s15 600; Irwin died N 1874 and he con-
tnucd make these u burgess Inc success
sor Irwin IN the oec,orshp; witness received tho
money which no paid collectors IRON number OF
dstllicrslrom George Miller OF the Lake Shore Dis
tlIcry; II. b. Miller Co" OF tho Blackhawk Distil'
lcry; Rush * Columb. Younger, Reed Co. ana others
General Tracy objected 10 Tho line OF examinations
lie contendcd that was totally irrelevant The pros
eCution had not shown, he SAID, that any money hal
been received from X &. Mercer, the party mentioned
in indicteL Tho Tact on the contrary, that
witness had slated that Mercer had not paid him any
money.
Judge Biatch.ord said he would allow this line OF
examination 10 so far as the developments went
II Intended 10 bring forth. II, however, u
did lead to any result IN connecting the defendants
with the payments OF money counsel would nave MS
remedy in n motion TO strike It from the record.
Witness examination being continued hc stated, IN
reply TO Mr. Sherman that ho mad procured, through
the Collector the transfer OF gaugcrs and s;orekeepers
the request the dstillers who had paid the money
Witness then proceeded TO give his experiences IN
true iuwardness OF the Whskey Rins-ot which ne
himself u chosen member in good fellowship
stating that he had sod malt the dstillcrs, receiv
ing price therefor higher than the market rate.
William Golson. OF the Chicago InngDaes OF the
ring, next put the stand. lie wns also one of
equi was enable him to testify behalf Of
the government An objection was made 10 GoIsrns
testimony by General Burnett hut the objection was
ovcrruled Ho testified that the arrangement was to
send Boyi Co spirits IN large quantitses-'crookcd
Whiskey"-On which sale thereof tue defendants
to have So gallon commissions; the custom
take stamps of barrels and use them over again;
some OF the barrels came marked up. c." Dir. Shcr-
asked what these letters stood lor Judge Batch-
ford SAID he supposed ''particular crooked Counsel
Tor the DEFENCE interpreted il as ''pure Cologne"
The Court here adjourned TO Monday next