The Washington herald., 1910-08-26
GAUGER AT STILL
TO BE ARRESTED
Evidence in Official Report
Cause of a Warrant.
POLICE SAID TO KNOW MAN
Investigation of Illicit DIstiIIinE of
Whisky Near Capital May Result
I'm Dis=nissaI of Storekeeper and
Prison Sentences-GOvernm De-
frauded of $4,000, 1t Is Alleged.

On charges Of gross dereliction Of duty
and Implication in the plot through which
the United States government. by the
manufacture al the distillery Of the Cap
ital Supply Company Of Illicit whisky.
has been defr4uded out of a sum said
70 reach $1,000. member of the Balt-
more office OF the Internal Revenue De-
partment, detailed as storekeeper at the
distillery while ut was in operation. viii
be arrested to-day by a United States
marshal. according 20 information given
70 The Washington Herald last night.
Evidence in the report hled with Acting
Chief Commissiouer jones q. Wheeler
by the investigating detectives viii com
pei the warrants to be issued, according
TO the statement OF prominent offieiaI
OF the Revenue Service.
The Identity Of this man is concealed
by the department officials. To the police
Of the Fifth precinct. when in November
OF last year they conducted an investi-
cation Of the distllery through the Or
ders OF Capt. Williams. the storekeeper
gave the name Of Studebaker. Police
officials last night refused 20 affirm or
deny that he is the man under suspicion.
Prison Term Probable.
None Of the revenue officials would dis
cuss the probable outcome Of the trial
II is however, certain that If the evil
dence secured IS substant.ated by the re-
suits of the investigation 10 be started
next week Of the books and papers OF
the Capital Supply @ pany, the con-
viction obtained viii suit in dismissal
from the service anu a long prison term.
There can be no question" said a
revenue official last night. "but that
something was radically wrong with the
conduct Of affairs at the distiHery+ As
storekeeper and guager, it is true that
one man cannot watch each separate
movement Of the employees at their work.
but how frauds such as have been un-
covered in this instance could continue
for more than ten months without his
knowledge is beyond my comprehension. ."
Compromise Il Denied.
Declaring emphaucany that the IN
ternal Revenue Office has not considered
a proposed compromise in its cases Of
Illicit WHISKY Tsanufacture sgainst the
Capital Supply Company. Acting Chief
Commissioner James c. Wheeler last
night discredited the reports circulated
yesterday afternoon that the revenue Of
ficials were to accede to an offer from
Han & Cole. proprietors OF the raided
distillery. TO accept a small fine and al
low the continuance Of the business un-
der bond
such a proposition" said Capt.
Wheeler, lis said to have been made to
revenue officials by the members OF the
firm arrested It has not been formally
presented to me. but il II should be, I
may say that It would receive no consid-
Grafton" Capt. Wheeler has entire charge
Of the department Chief ROYAL a Cabeu
being out OF the city until September 13
The revenue officials are sure that they
have convicting evidence agains- tSe men
arrested, and that the cases will be
pushed officials of the service last night
detailed the methods used by the ope -
tors of the distillery to evade the law
According TO the laws governing the
manufacture OF whisky. each vat and pipe
through which the liquor passes must be
sealed by locks, attached by revenue Of
ficials. which can be opened only in their
presence. In the distillery at the foot
Of Fifteenth street there is said to be a
hollow iron pipe. ostensibly used as a
support to an upper floor.
Concealed in Cellar.
BY the attachment Of a concealed pipe
leading from the main flow pipe OF The
still TO the aging cistern below, any
quantity OF the liquor could be diverted
through the iron pipe and run into bar
rels concealed in a hidden cellar
No estimate OF the amount Of whisky
so disposed of can be made until CON-
putations Of the amount Of grain de-
livered to the plant are completed. 1t is
alleged that false statements as TO The
capacity of the plant were made at the
time the license was issued.
The formal report Of the Investigations
Of the revenue officers will not be fled
with Chief Wheeler until this afternoon.
This delay is occasioned by the fact that
the papers must first pass through the
hands of Collector Goldshorough, Of Bal