The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-13
OFFER REWARD.
Vermont Company Denies
Wrong Doing.
Surprise at the Action of Gov
ernment Officials.
COmpany's Secretary and Treasurer
Were Arrested.

The Vermont Manufacturing Company's
premises at 49, 10 and IL (old numbers,
AZ, "A and 46) jackson street were seized
yesterday afternoon by Government
officials at the instigation of Col ector
Byxbee of Hartford. AS exclusively an
nounced in The NEWS Wednesday after
noon the books of the concern were con-
fiscated Tuesday by Special Agent A. G.
McGlachlin of Boston, who, accompanied
by Captain Frank IL. Pope of that city,
made an unaEnounced call at the office.
Why the unceremonious action was taken
the internal revenue officials would not,
or could not state, and President Il. w.
Ttll1nghast says he as much In the dark
as they. Under the oleomargarine law,
however, he claims there can be but two
charges TO tie brought against the con-
Germ. Either they will be accused of
selling butteriDe packages without in
ternal revenue stamps, ,r of using the
stamps over again. Neither of these could
possibly occur, ne afiirms, and he chal-
ienges and defies the world to prove
otherwise. Every precaution is taken at
the facory to comply with the law in the
minutest particular and everybody con-
nected with tie concern has been proved
entirely trustworthy. So confident Is the
company that the matter will be termi-
they unbesitatingly offer n reward of $1,000
for the "arrest and conviction of any
person or persons engaged in the con-
spiracy to furnish false testimony TO the
United states Revenue officers, whereby
our factory was seized for an alleged vio-
lation of the revenue laws"
The seizure was practically made about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon when deput-
les Gilmartin and Cavanaugh OF the in
ternal revenue office on South Main street
called at the factory and notified the COM
paDy that the seizure was to he made and
that they were present to make an inyen-
tory of the stock About O'Clock i'm the
afternoon Collector Byxbee District At
torney German, United States Marshal
McCabe and Deputy Collector Murphy
arrived and arrested the secretary and
treasurer. G. Il. Tillinghast, who was
Immediately released on a Sl6,0O0 bond,
furnished by William A. Walton and
Sebastian Garst. The bond was turned
over to the district attorney, who will
prepare an information sin rem" to be
fled with the United States District
Court.
Tie Vermont Manufacturing Company
has been incorporated about two years,
with capital of S1C0 0C0, of which Ss5,-
900 has been actually paid in in csah.
The officers are: +. w. Tillinghast,
president; q. T.. TilIiughast, secreatry
These gentlemen and W. IS. Clark are
directors.
The NEWS man was taken through the
factory yesterday afternoon and found
as clean as whistle. In feet,
all {, floors, kettles, benches and uten-
sils are secured every night. On the top
floor were Deputies Gilmartin and Cavan-
agh doing their utmost to count tubs and
boxes, OF which there were thousands.
The prospects of concluding The invento-
ry before midnight were very dim, but
when the reinlorcements came Il was put
through in short order.
IL was learned that the action of the
authorities will I'm no wise interfere with
the conduct OF the business, and while
the officers were there, even, good were
being shipped as usual The president
stated that although the Office books were
taken away, and he thinks illegally. be-
cause the company should have been or
here 60 produce them, 10 could no. nre-
vent the usual order of business. The
books, II ia claimed, were promised 10
bc returned by O'Clock Wednesday, but
were not.
Secretary Tillinghast said: al haven't
The slightest fear but { at everything
will be found TO be all right. Our book.
keeper. Mr.. Barbour, Is one of the most
correct and Trustworthy men ever
knew"
Manager O'Meara said "why, II Is an
utter impossihility for any goods 10 GO
out unstamped or I'm any way crooked,
Of course, we cannot help what may fap-
pen after the customers receive them, bat
We know tno' leave US all right"
President Jillir ghast. az well as the
Others, has suspicion that some mean,
person, who can not be 9TH