, 1877-05-16
The Suit Against Rehm Viii Be
Abandoned.
suoh Is The Decision of Judge French,
Assistant Secretary.
rot So with tho Cases Of the Chi.
cngo Second Batch.
These Must Be Pressed TO Judg-
rnent, II Possible.
seoretary Sherman VIII Not Compromise
with Ta1-stealers.

xox op..A' u " =, ~ ~ ~ 1sEf"J"" v%"e r,.,,h t.,
W1,s"fi,;. i,s.,n .s.e % T,.n aoe,.tan !, ths, she
decided the ltchW enres Ae ueclelon IL tnAt lug
ii oUo 600 tuIt against Helm, 10 In The nature of
: ,eeond criminal action agalnht him; and. a. he
~. alrcady been punished and paslouel, the &c,
ion cannot be maintained. Thl. conclusion has
II il approved by seetesssy ;,, Sherman ana Tho
Attomey.oenera1, order. viii undoabte''y hs
re-. .'.,asv NJ ~ 6,eneIa, 4 known to ~ orree viii
AEo.nas,. snrt.1nn ~. Tnn,uts.,,rn, ~ ~.
F'sasa, u,uennn ue !. romrrt,sn% " ~ =, IT, ~ ~. M
ssese, ssssn,,. Judro rronets conc1a.,on has been
ssaa Int tho dcc,lun b,s not tceu rr,uccd n
fs,n1. 1t will bo completed Tomorrow and pro.
seated 10 tho Secretary Of the Treasury. Tho DC
e.ou turns entirely upon
rhelher os not tho snit s clsll Of criminal In IT.
n,,a,t The conclusion !; ',1 e', s s,mlns and
n., hccn t,un;shch NJ not I'M II c.t,rnct ~
eu,a .'d ~ ~ na. 49, @ t.,, ~. 49,,
punished In part, sud pardoncd. Jake lschsn, ut-
l.s some charge Ia made, will undoubtedly 70 frco
viii tIt 1nu he has paid aud tho punishment ha
h4' TIE ILLINOIS p1sr,tLnnr.
Collector Harvey ie undcrhtood when here to
bve Communicated the suspicion 10 thc lnternai
az aser heTo makes thS comment that tho .ciynec
sspss ihu don0raliztnr influence OF tax.uronccu.
ow pa wi i5r a,as, ihss icntieui ffand '''&00 "
'"e'0' TJtE sgcoNp nATcu.
.,. ~ No." 's4 ~ ~
tae Treasury t3.day made thc following declsion
IN telatlnn to the various chicago whisky easess
EAsii,kGT"S, y. C. hEay 11.-1hf Hon. fi<nFv
y. ffthfA. htf'ftah. .2ecFNdlv 1FsIfhfV-s!h:
fon' ,ctcr Q, Mascti II, lay lbs n1t been aGted
r,x0b f1nH0N HFtjTQ 6HhrtFn
'tlmd 10 snhut f1rmal petition t1f theif fcltef.
1hIs pctlon ol GATE y Ufh and tuef letter Of THO
lt1htn't. arr now before ne pte1fnei1sg pr9post'
LieKa.nn, and others OF Chicago In acortatn class
whisky cascs. Ihesa cascs present tho same
ftntFal tca;nfcH. Mnft OF the pfoponcnh wGrn
Ntu nf high Rosilaon, ot snRnossd wealth.
spIIta, but ln other branches OF business,
recognized a. rsominant and influential
citizens OF the City " Chicago Some Of then.
Lave been inuletedt convicted, ana have suffered
tne snl Imprisonment, II fr9n' which they have been
tho tiorernment "a nceahiaft ono fot taxes md
penalties, Or On bonds, eitber as pfincpala or
tufctics. The an.ouah infoIyed arc tatEs: Tho
nfn.;na1 aties!on yon eaomit 10 mc Il, ;" nhetlIeF
lFln.o the arrest amount iron, theso cintms that
talld probably 9u Collected by legal proccaa.h In
ordinary ltabllitlee wlec bnsino'a' man VIII not
'.st TO ho!d an lnso!Sent dabtort TO rgid payment
etes.s. q standing upon diaesent tnotl9R. They
asr partially Tor ta1cs due TO tho people OF tho
lated stases. tho remission Of which operates
usn injury 70 ese!I taxpayGr. aaa ~ prum!am
i equality, aad certainly an evasion Of tho tsx
!iFa Is pnn!shed with creator eeseritJ than neH.
lstt to pay an oEtlnnry dcbt. u Principle Is
s.aeashea tnt msh nay esaae ,1 Axes " bsSona-