New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-21
A TAMMANY MOONSHlNER.
EXALDERMAN BARKER IN TROUBLE
AGAIN.
CHARGED WITH MAKING wHIsKEY AT HIS
VINEGAR FACTORY.

CHARGED WITH MAKING WHishEi a. hi'
VINEGAR FACTORY.
Government officials have discovered that ex-
I.mes parker with an efrontery boon OF con
eaenoe I'm Tammany Halls power, has peeh eono"'t"e
es.,,,,op ais,illery I'm the heart II this city.
mi, calling Is generally piled in spsrsely settled noun
famous regions, and at night, bul 'ho i""''""'
cheftaln boldly conducted his operatioHs ii " O"S
,re.t in the metropolis Of the county, anu III oPe
davIirbt Barker has big vinegar factory al No "a
Vest seventee nth-st., and for some tiho IL ""' ~.
oc,.d that he was distlling whiskey ana eNadlus
.ha covarnment tax OF ninety cents gallon Oh ~.
Nearly a week ago Barker sent 10 INC "oie"1"
p + Dean & Co., at Nos. 494 10 QUO "'eo" w.
ATTY. fou, barrels, which he said contalheo Tnes
,orea them in the name of John Clark OF Buhaio' D
himself arranged for the storing OF inc P'oPo''' -.
WAS present when II was delivered i"e"'' NV can.
onth nor barrrl was TO be paid as toage rec "eh
ora, Kerwln Collector OF Internal Revenue loi '
lid District sent John j. Beaiin' d speoi"' se'
test the contents Of the barrels on last lue'u"S
Realm found that instead of vinegar the baeiS oo
tanned distilled spirits of from 10 " ~ col
proof. which are known as high wines. deputy Ioi
iector shields Bealin and Captain James quar- 'so
Of the Internal Revenue Service seizcu ,ho my 800
barrels and also took possession oi Dd' rr,,,a
in West Seventeenth-st On THURSDAY e'eHi"s ~ =,
u gogue OF No. 3O4 Fourteenth'st.' stoieAeepo I "
,ho Dsan warehouse, appeared before um'eu o'"'''
Commissioner Shields and made alhua'i' t ,
bah reuoved distilled spirits 10 place ou'er '"
,ona.a Government warehouse without PAYNE "'.
internal revenue tax Commissioner oleiuS '.o =. th
warrant for Barkers arrest, which was placed III ''
hands of Deputy United states Marshal ' all SUSAN
The deputy found Barker at his factory Scs"U''
,oor,,ne and put him under arrest Inc pfiso"o' "'
ig,oa before Commissioner Shields. who remahueu
lin, until next Friday for examination. crO"u VI
Tammany men Of Barker's district aceoihpaueu nm "
,ba Federal Building. Barker maze no ste'cihe"' "
ot and was released in 5 900 bail His surety was
lfa1tnr 60 o.,
marker said that ex-ourrogate Danlei w. hoiiS "0"'0
defend him. ,, rno ,ow
parper,s method was extremely simple. Inc Ia"
allowed him TO distll enough Spirits 10 use III '0
manufacture Of vinegar. The spirits, IL Is pio'uu'
shou not exceed per cent OF the vinegar Dd"0-
simply distilled a larger quantity In ZOOS nc wa
distiller but his establishment was sezeu W 'o ~o
r,ent because Barker violated the internal IeNehue
,.ws This experience in making whlshcy was ho
doubt helpful to him. His establishment Is 20" o.
one employing twenty-five men ana ih1Aiiis "0
70 600 barrels Of vinegar year. Inc Ia" uooe NV
allow manufacturer OF vinegar 10 use WIN"
ondensing the distilled spirits he requires but Barker
managed to get along well enough Win Ihe 'opP'i
condenser which he was allowed to use.
A member of the firm Of II. J. Dean Il Co. sald yes
terday that until Barker stored the hfy Tour Dariels
AT the Dean warehouse he had had no deall'hs WIZ"
the firm for several years. Previous 10 uihV Univ
however he had stored great deal of vinegar in ther
product of his factory at Sherman's WAREHOUSE Ill
Waterst some OF which may contain distlled spl'''
While it is believed that the ex-Alderman has oeeh
dI.tilling high wines for the market for several years
II Is NOT vet known Just to what extent he has oteu
the internal revenue laws. The Government QinoIaI'
are retcent about their investigations, Dut VIII US
close the result Of them BaIkers trial. BaTher ny
ciared yesterday that he knew nothing ABOUT te M Nh
wines which had been stored at Deans warehouse. i
evidence. however that he himself sent tIen tlet sS
is convincing beyond doubt. Genera ker"ul saiu
Yesterday that he did not know whether tHe ga
Alderman rectifed the spirits himself or not $500
Bankers boldness Is doubt due 10 tie suOOoss
which he has hitherto had in escaping puhlshneiio
for his lawlessness. He will find. however, tnat lne
United states authorities different set OF men rom
those whom Tammany has placed in Office: III ne
is found guilty the spirits will be conScated ana ne
Will be subject to a heavy fine and 10 lmprlSOhmeMt.
Barker is typical rammany Hall rufian ne
formerly had a nquor-store at Twenty ourtI-st' anu
Sixth ave-, and was Alderman at one ulne; AS
the leader OF the Wigwam forces in the KILN AS
sembly District, he ruled things with hlgh hanu;
Nearly two years ago he committed most brutal and
uncaiied-for assault on James Herman County Dem
ocrat in Clsrks barroom, at Eighth-ave and Twenty
sixth-st. Herman injured so badly that there
was danger that he would be disabled for life: 800
of the Alderman caused such public
Indignation that he actually tried. Last May
he was found guilty and sentenced TO Imprisonment
for four months. His appealed. and he was
released on $4,000 bail. The appeal has not been
argued yet and there is every likelihood that the
notorious bully will be punished by the United states
Courts before the county authorities finally dispose OF
the charge Of assault against him.