The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-04

Some Plain Talk, showing How Some vio-
Iators of the Law Escape.

few weeks ago THE SUN published an
account Of the seizure OF an Illicit whiskey still
at 2lS West Houston street After II sharp
tusslc. the officers captured two men in tho act
OF working tho STILL These two men were kept
In prison awhile. but they have been released
on 81 900 hail each after giving the names Of
Adams X Hartman IA the owners Of tho still
and promising to appear against them as wit
ncsses on the trial. Then Hartman gnvo him
self ny. WIS released on his own rccognizance,
ana the examination was set down for yestcr-
day
but Special Agent of Internal Revenue +. u.
Webster is dissatisfied with this arrangement
which, he says, has been effected without con-
Surntion. with him. and he can't see why the
in such case. He views the punishment OF
Hartman rs improbable, He asked Mr.. Osborn
hoy IT came 10 happen that bail was accepted
MIR. Osborn-l accepted the bail because the
District Attorneys oillcc was. willing. The
suicties are perfectly good. We went w to
consdered the bonds " Perfectly Tyr good i' Here
they are. One OF them swears he is worth
$4,000 over and above his debts, and the secnr
lty is,good real estate. The men confessed that
they had been guilty. They were cnught in the
act OF WORKING the Illicit still. They offered to
turn States evidence. md gave the Information
upOn which the proprlctors Of the It'll became
known. The District Attorneys Office is willing
to accept their evidence and release them on
$1,000 bail Nhai else can dof The COn-titu-
tiOh requires that excessive bail shall not be
MT. MebSter-lneSe Witnesses nave no inten-
tion Of appearing at the examination. Just rs
soon ~ they got out the principal Illicit whiskey
maker came and gave himself M for trial. He
knew these men would not appear against him.
Mr.. Osburn-Then the District Attorney can
prosecute their surctics.
Mr.. Wehstcr-Ill bot bottle of champagne
that You couldn't collect ten cents from those
men. They are straw bail. They don't mean
g. appear. and their principals, Adams and
Hartman who are we'll known Illicit whiskey
dealers. will pay their bonds II necessary TO
keep them out of the way. How is 1t the case is
postponed to-dayy
Mr.. Osborn llariman's lawyer gave him up
voluntarily on condition that he should bee lct
80 on his own rccognizancc. Tho Marshal
could not find Hartman. and | thought If he
was willing 20 come voluntarily would give
him chance He came I'm here to-day Aad
said he wanted the case postponed on account
% the death Of his child We could not find you
In your onlrc andI thought II would be an I'M
necessary hardship 10 force Il man 10 trial I'M
der such circumstances: but he Will be here On
Thursday.
Mr. Wcbst"r-Of course he is not afraid to
como here. because he is sure the witnesses
won't come. What Is the use " Il prisoner
without Witnesses
Mr. OsLorn-I believe that Hartman will be
here and the witnesses. too.
Mr. Webster Hartman may be here but the
District Attorney had better get ready 10 prose-
cute the surcti"s Tor the witnesses. Tor they will
not conc. II Is too bad that they should bc let
out on 81 900 bail when the lowest punishment
for what they wore caught doing ia 81 900 and
two years Imprisonment They got OF cheap.