The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-24
STILL AFTER THE CROOKED,
Government Seizure of Sandheger's
MIA M moth Whisky-hOuse.

| 1t looks as if the Government is deter
mined to find out whether there is any
crooked whisky in this city or not. The
agents of the Revenue Department a few
days ago seized the distilleries of Teepen
Kayser and Eizor, and last evening they
took possession of the mammoth whisky
house of Christian Sandheger Nos 2l, g.
Is and u West Court street
The seizure was made about 4 O. clock last
evening by Deputy Collector Taggart, of
Collector WeitzePs office, and Mr.. Alfred
Brooks, of the Revenue Department.
The building is five stories in height and
is one OF the finest in the State. 1t has
frontage of eighty feet on Court street and
depth of one hundred and 4hirteen feet.
Mr.. Sandheger had Che building erected for
the convenience of carrying on mammoth
trade, and this he doubtlessly had. The first
floor contains the neatly fitted office, the
retail store and the sample room.
Immediately over the Office, occupying
the second, third and fourth floors, is the
family residence fitted up with view to COM
fort and elegance. The warehouse is in the
rear OF this. Back of the latter department
is the rectifying house, and is four stories
high. Two elevators reach from cellar to
garret. The former extends beneath the
whole building and is sixteen feet deep.
The whole is so arranged as to best preserve
and improve the different kinds of wine
stored
The Revenue detectives, shortly after the
seizure, found Mr. Sandheger and took him
before Commissioner Hooper on the charges
of using packages the second time without
having destroyed the Government stamps,
and of keeping rectifed spirits in casks, the
stamps on which were not effaced.
Mr.. Sandheger was released on giving
bond in the sum of 81, 500 for his future ap-
pearance His bondsmen are J. B. Rhein-
hardt and John Gerke.
Mr.. sandheger's place was guarded by
Mr.. Boals, Gauger of the Third District
for next Monday. In reference to the seiz-
ure the detectives allege that they have
abundant proof that Mr.. Sandheger has in
fracted the law. If this should be so, not
only will the liquors be confscated, but also
the magnificent building and the lot on
which it stands.
The Government Detectives after maxi
ing the seizure last evening, proceeded to
B. Kuhps place. corner of Race and Liberty
Streets and made an investigation of the
premises. They found barrel with Sand
heger's brand on the head-piece. They
seized on this and took with them six gal
Ions of the liquor and also the head of the
barrel on which the stamp was They want
to prove by this that Sandheger's transac-
tions were crooked.
Mr. Sandheger this morning stated that
he was not bit afraid of losing his prop
erty. He said he was too much of busi-
ness man, was known throughout the city
for his upright business transactions, and
would not be so foolhardy as to risk his all
for the purpose of gaining few dollars by
fraud. If there was any violation, he was
not cognizant of it, and it must merely be
technical infraction of the law
He was too bnsy this morning in going
over the books of the house with the Rev
enue Agents to give more minute state
ment as to the condition of his affairs
KAYsER AND EIZoR.
The Kayser property was released by the
Court yesterday evening. The appraise-
ment in this case was fixed at $22, 1863 70,
exclusive of live stock. Eizor, whose liquor
house was seized at the same time as
Kayser's distillery, gave bond in the sum of
$4,000.
THE GoBREcHT CASE.
August and Edward Gobrecht liquor
dealers at 518 Walnut street. were arraigned
before United States Commissioner Hooper
on a charge of having in their possession
stamps which had been used on cask of
distilled spirits. There were eight stamps,
six of them warehouse stamps, which were
found in the safe. 1t was found that stamps
bearing the same numbers were used on
packages of liquor some two or three years
ago.
August Gobrecht was held to answer be-
fore the Grand Jury in the sum of $500,
which was promptly furnished: Edward
Gobrecht was dismissed.
MORE RAIDS IN CONTEMPLATION.
The Revenue Detectives seem to be de-
termined to investigate the 'crookedness"
search for the stuff is being made. Yester-
day evening the officers spent their time in
overhauling all the whisky contained in the
saloons of that classical portion of our city,
Bucktown. Whether any clue to crooked
whisky was discovered remains mystery
so far. The detectives, moreover are Wis
iting the eastern and northern portion of
the city to-day.