Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1876, Page 2

WHISKY. Arguing the Motion to Quash the Hosing-Rehm In- dictments. Judgo- Blodgett ‘Will Give His Decision This Morning. - Iow: Things Looked in the Court-Room. What Emery A, Storrs Thinks of the Babcock Case. The Great Sensation at the Custom- Touse Yesterday, Public Interest at St. Lonis Rapidly Cen- tering on tho Approaching Dabeock Trial.: McKee Purring Contentedly in Ex- peotation of Extraordinary Leniency, Additional Indictments Returned by the Milwaukee Grand Jury, Two Against Chicago Burglars. Arrival of the Indiann Victims at Jeffersonville Irison. What Thoy Say for Thomselves, and How They Take Thoir Sontences. Yiost of Them Downeast, and Declaro Thelr Tate Unmerited and Hard W to Dear. CHICAGO. REHM, HESING, AND HOYT. ARGUING TUE MOTION O QUAKTL. Judge Dlodgett concluded to hold s moro pri- vata Joveo yesterdsy than ho has bofore dono during tho preliminary procoodings against Hes- ing, Roam, Host, and others. For this purposo ho {ssuod orders fo tho Deputy Marsbals to ox- tludo ¢o much of tha ususl crowd as camo with the evidont fntent of being prescat in casoe any- thing of a scneational naturo happened. Judge Blodgott very properly doomed it noceasary to sxclude this portion of the crowd, end the court- toom waa {rood of nearly ovorybady but lawyors, Aistillers, witnosses, jurymen, aud roporters. ‘Tha effect was obsorvable in tho better vontilation provailing In tho room, and in the absence of tho obnoxioun odor which has beon quita notizeablo of Iato when crowds have congrogated in tho small and badly-ventilatod United States Court room, The Government was ropresented by its foll array of counsel, and tho defeudants, Heslng, Rehm, and Hoyt, wers present with their reapes. tivo attornoys, Col. Jucssen, Gcorge O. Camj~ boll, and J. B. Doolittle. Almost fmmedlatoly upon tho sssembliug of Court, Juilgo Blodgett announced his roadiness to hoar the arguments on the motion to quash. The lawyors wero aleo rondy. Tho defoneo hina rows of important-looking law-books piled on tho floor and ono of tho tables, and tho Govera- mont attornoya wero also protected bebind similar fortitleations, COL. JUESSEX sponed tho argnments by stating that 1t was well inown that his cliont had beon solectod as tho thiof party against whom these indictmonta woro dirocted. Ilo had not bad anfilcient time 1o consider tho quentions in all their bearings, but he hind dono as much aa posaible, Thoe labor of arguing had beon divided up so that ho would confine himselt to tbe soparato indict- ment agalost Mr. Hesing, and leave hie associ- ates to arguo that branch of tho queation rolat- Ing to Mr. Hesing In conjunction with Mr, Rehm sud Mr, Hoyt. Col. Juessen thon addressed himself to the indictment itaelf. Hosaid that tho nine counts were too indeflnito to be pressed, firat arguing {hat the conspiracy clanso must corrospond with sho overt act, This wmi the troublo with the wecond count, slleging that Hesing con- wpired with other pattics to defraud the revenuo at o certnin dats, and tha overt act was subsequently atated to have bean st & differont date. Theto wad no nlle- gation that the spirits were maunfacturod aftor tho dayof tho conspiracy, Ieb, 2, 1474, In support of tha position hera taken, Col. Juossen odduced the case of Hartwig, 2 Missouri, Quotations wero olso mnde from Wharton's Crimional Law, Btato va. Jano, 3 Blissouri, all to the same effect that the dates must be stated clearly in the connts, snd tho overt act must bave been done to effect the very object of tho conupiracy. TIE CONSPIRACY AND THFE OVENT ACT were two difforent things, and a aefoct in ono could not be apoloized for by tho complatenoss In the other. Tho allegations to * chiest aod detraud' wera entlroly too goaeral iu their scope, and in this respect waa the count de- foctive. The'offenso must Lo shown to bo s siatutory offenso, which Lsd pot boou done. Tho quotation, from Woarton assorted thot shoating was & criwe for which a party might bo Indicted or not. There wera some kinds of cheating which could not bo punishod by the Govornment, Col. Juewson noxt quoted from the 231 New Hawpehire lieports, State va. Parkor, page 83, aud made quotations from many other volumes in illustration of his poition. 1o then said that no man should bo put on teiat for conspiracy when chargod in such gonor- al terms, 1t seomed to him Lhat the very prin- ciple of tho accused knowing what Lo was spocifically chargod with was clio of the marks which distinguiebed {his country from all oihers, The oppoeite was trus oven in so-callud liberal Germany, but ju tlis country s man had the right to know oxactly what the charges wore sgaiust him before he wont to his tria), It would not do to say that the conspira- cy indictment gavo the defenso due notice. If thore was only one way of defranding the Gov- erument this assertion might hold good ; but inasmuch as there wore msuy ways to defraud the Governmont, sud thoy had no due notice of what particular way tho prosecution would ad- wvance, Mr, Hesjuyg was completaly taken by sur- prise, aud Col. Juessen would be vory much obliged it the prosecution would ouly BET OUT A YEW OF THE MEANS OF DEFRAUDING, and sjpecity with which of them the defundant was chargod, 'I'be Uovernmeut might ve de- franded by conspiring with Usugers sud Btore- Leepers, counterfeit ntampa wmight be used or worthless chocks might be offered for tax-paid stamps. Counterfeis checks Lad been offered when the (Government Lad more coufidenco in distillors than they ouw bave. They took their checky then, but they did not do so mow. Now, Jhe Goverument cuuusol, haviug examined doz- sae and dozens of wituesaca, kuew the facty, sud wby not give sumo of thow tu the defense %o thuy might know what thoy were 1o meet? The udictinent was an much’ a book of seven seals to them sy (Lo deliberations of tha Graud Jury wero eeven seals to the guueral ublie. This form of indictment had boon per- aps drawo from thuee used {o othor pinces, which it must be admltted was not without pre- eedent, but it was ouly justice to demaud that the couuts should bo made more wpecits 10 order that the defendants might kaow With THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1876. what they were direclly charged and build up thoir defonse accordingly. Butyevon admitting that the conaplracy clanses wore sufficlently Iaid down and that the defend ants wote not ontitled to have snv partidular ‘moans specified, yot Col. Jresson claimed that in tho second poiut the prosecution had committod A PATAL LRROR ‘Choy must set out a conspiracy and an overt act, and’ thoy must msot out itbo overt act in such & manner that wupon the face of ft the Court musb - reach - tho trresistible conclusion that tho ovort sot was necoasary to offoct the objoct of the conapiracy. In ather words, if tho ovort act could by any vossibility be construad to have beon to necomplish any other purpose, then the dofondant could claim his innocence of it, sud tho indictmont would a1 to the gronnd. Agun, aud the Colonsl, thera was no allaga- tion that these dofendauts touk these wincs, ro- moved them or sald thom, snd ho claimod that tbo Governmont waa not dofranded of tho tax until tho snirits loft tho poreossion of tho dia- m{a{&—nnm he parted with the titlo o thoso spirita, pcox. Juesson mentionod REVERAL FONSIDLE QASES in which apirite might bo taken from tho wino- room without intent to defrand, ns in tho caso of a firo or unexpected calamity, or whero & now distillery was built, and quotod suthoritios to onforco hia position that natural inforences in the indicimont would not do, No inferencod wero to ba drawn from tho simplo fact of ro- moval that it was done to dofrand, Other cauaes for removal might havo oxisted, and no interences woro allowablo, Tho facts must bo cloarly sot out. Tho torm “unlawful romoval” {id not help the couse of the prosecution, &s Col. Juoason racesded to show by reforonco to anthoritios. @ moro possibility of tho defenna setting up a thoory oxplaining tho removal of thesa apirits withont {ulent to defraud, mage tho count de- foctivo. Thoro wasa littlo variation, Col. Jnosson eaid, in TIIE OTHER COUNTH. Thao noxt allogation oharged an attempt to * put epirita on tho motket.” This language was not found in any atatutos, and the defeuse dia not oxactly know, from the 1ndictmout itself, what it monnt. It was . » commercial, and not s law axprossion. * It mizbt bo explainod in soma_other way than that 1t way dono with intent to defraud tho Govorn- ment. Ifit was chargod that tho delendants {mt tho poods ou the market, sold, snd delivered hem, thon tho count might bo ,mnd. but, sg it was, it was a bad count. ‘I'he third and fourth counts woro similarly drawn, and liablo to tho samo objections. TIHE FIFTH COUNT, nllegod the concealment by tho defendant of a cortain quautity of spirits, but it was simply the naled chargo ‘of concoalmont without that of romoval. Unaer tho Inw thero was no offense ia simply cancealing; thero must b a removal, Porbaps the gontlemen on the other sida had forgotten this. A man might coucoal spirita from hia creditors, or ouo partuer might concoal from auothor. Such things had bosn known. Upon thoso propositions the defonsn clalmed that this count was fatally dofective, os wos also the sixth conut, whicl was quite similar, The neventh connt was somowhat moro cleatly drawn, but it was lisblo to tho same gonoral ob- Jectione, It shonld bo set out that tho gefond- ants did only ouo thing, and that it could bave beou dono " for anly one purpose, and then the prosccution coutd have sat up a good count, Col, Juessen expended somo sarcasm on tho way in. which the ninth count was dravn. ® Ua biad nevor seen paything like it. Tho defondant wag actually chatged with a mere naked at- tompt to defraud without sotting forth an ovort act to supploment tho chargo of conspiracy to dofraud, It was not oven drawn [u accordanca with tho statato. Col. Juessen at thisstago oited anthority after anthority, all gomng to show tho injustico of drayging a man into court charged with » tompt to defraud. 1f tho Government could go around and soixo evory man in whoso brain the criminal attompt was gcarcoly inchoate, then tuo polico of Russia, tho Grand Mogu!, and tho Bpanish Inquisition bad best 1ook to thoir laurcls, Col. Juesson liero sat down, but romemberod that Lio had forgotten ono poiut, nud aross to add what ho bad omitted to ey, He wanted to know why there wers 80 many indictmonts agalnst de, llnuinfi,xnnd only ono “agalust Rehin snd two ageinat Hoyt? Hosing was honored with throe indictmonts, Why not onlarge the Bcopo of this genernl indietiug process and in- Qiot Hesing with Xiohm, Rohm with Hoyt, Hoyt with liering, sod 8o on ad intinitnm? 1t was alBo soon that Hestng'a name waa {nter- linad i one of the indictmonts, appareutly ay though it wos an afterthought on the part of tho Government to include him in tho chargo, aud upon this subject Col. Juossen spoke nt somo longth, and “then anuounced that hie had con- cluded his argument. ¢ 3R, CAMPDELL then addrossed ho Court on the indictment szutast the throa parties, whiol ho procoedod to <all the blankoet indictment, the drag-not, inas- much a8 1t set forth sil the alloged misdoeds of threo men for a cortatn timo. It was desiguod, apparontly, to take in ovorybody. Mr. Campbo!l then sualyzod the firat connt, dwolllog _upon the charge of conspizacy, which bo doclared was made in torms vaguo, fu- dofinite, and genoral, Tho drift of tho conut was that the dofondanta wore chiarged with consniring to defraud tho Government out of ths 70-cont tax. ‘Tho nincteon ovort acta wore then quoted, Mr, Campboll making tho same objoctions to tha matter of dates that Cal. Juesueu had urged. LEoch ovort act showed that it was not within tho torms of the conspiracy, which was to dofrand the Governmont of the 70-cont tax. ‘Tho avert act, tn fact, chargod the attempt to defrand tho Government out of sometblog clse. Iu shott, no comploto offense waa charged. Alr, Campbell thon paia considorabla attention to the question as to whetlior the alfenso waa in- diotabls, taking the ground that the offenso chargod was not such an ous as could properly be describod in goneral terms. It was not [n- dictable at common law nuywhore, but only in- dictablo by gome statuto.” Tho question’ then arose, Could theso defendants ¥ INDICTED AT ALL for tlie not of dofrauding the Governmant? r, Campboll averred they could not, There was no statuto whatever which mado defranding tho Govornmons out of tho 70-cont tax thaslighteatof- fonso. Tho only etatute to be found It use in this mattor of the 70-cons tax was directed to tho Euruun who sotually did tho distilline, aod no- ody olse. There was noallegation in this us dictmont, from boginning to end, that ofther Rtehum, llesing, or Hoyt wera diutillers, As a mattor of fact they wore not. Ho far s the iu- dividuale were coucerned sgalnet whom tho act of defrauding was alleged, thero was 1o offense with which they conld ~ be chiarged, with the ox- coption of conspiracy. Bub tho conspiracy charga was fudotivite aud vague, as Mr, Camp- boll “went on to show at great lemgth, o mado tho point that overy citizen should Lo furnished with tho natnro and char- scter of the mcousation agninst him be- foro ho should bo compeiled to wnswer At in any Court whatoyor, r. Campbell qnoted cu¥0 aftor caso to show that lixe indictimont was tmproperly drawn, in that the moans of tae con- spiracy vere not averrod, and that the facts wero not stated in the indictment, so that the dofendant did not knaw what he would have to 1ncot. Mr. Camphell's referonce to the authorities was prolonied for sowa time, but at 1 o'olock Judgo Blodgott aid ho hiad como to a8 good a placo to loave off as Lo would prohnbly reach for domo tinie, sud annonnced that tho argumonts waould ba resumed st 2 o'clock, Mr, Cnmyholl. aftera tow minutes' moro in- apoction of tho authonties, left off, and the Court adjournod until 2 o'clock, When “tho Court reassemblod Mr. Campbolt resumed his argament, dwelling upou additional citationd from tho authoritios iu support of Lis pusition last stated during the morning session, i concluding his argumontupen thy first count, Mr, Campball reitorated bis charge that the in. dictmeuts woro TO0 LAX AND GENERAL, and therefore dofoctive, Theru were numerous means to defraud tho Government, and tho do- fonyo should bo informed which of theso means tho prosecution would bring forward an having Loen practiced by tho defendants, sa that they might be advised of the charge sgainst then It was a mere mockery ta say that the dofundents were chiarged with any particular sct. The overt acts ran over o period of thrce or four years, and wero ninetedn in number. Moreover, the prosccution was not contined to them, but might bring in witnessew to otlier al- loged acts, 0 that it was agsio uufair that the delensu should not vo inforwed of what wad ex- pectod to be proved. UK OVENT AUTH woro then taken up aud criticived. Mz, Camp- bell admitted that removal to a roctifying bhousa would be eutlicicut, for tho reasun thit the law made the rectilier respoueiblo for tho posscssion of all epiritd tu bis waretiouse, ‘Tho allegmtiony that tho defendants had removed spirits from & digtillers 10 a rechifying house awounted to au allegation that they were putiu tho poswessiou of tho rectifior ; but whien 1t was chargod thiat thioy were remoyed to & placo unkuown, it did not neceseanly tend to show auy asts to effecl the objects of the couwpirucy. Mg, Campbell sald tho wpirits might have been removed withous fraudulent iuteut, and be re- forred to & portion of the statute which says spizite way be exported without the ravment mere nakod at- of any tax. Tho chargs was that the spirile did not go through tho warebouas,—in othor words, that .they woro not sont iu at one door of the warehouso and out of the other, Again, nowhore in the indictment waa 1t apecifled that the liquors wers nrhl:sz thay might bava boen, said Mr, Campbell, peach or lprln brandy or other tiquors, for all .that the ahowed. Mr. Campbell thon showed that TILE DATE OF TIHE ALLYOED CONAPTRACY was put down as;Feb, 2, 1874, and of the overt acts, saven of them were alleged to have been afier tho22d day of June, 1574, whon the atatutos wore rovised. For that resson, he insisted that the connt waa entiroly bad. Tho conspiracy, if thera was ano at all, was nat punishable nndor the old law, Locauso it was not completed until attar tho Iaw was ropealod, Doth conspiracy and overt act must bo prior to June 23, 1574, to be pun. ished nndor the old Inw, or afler June 23, 1874, 1o be prnished undor tho rovision. In regard to tho notice alleged to have beon givon by Rehm to Qeorgo Millor, ‘¢ was sssortod that the indtctmon} did not show that the notice was nctually givon, or that 1t lod to any fraud. Alr. Campbeoll msserted that tho natural offect would be to wind up the fraude it thore woro any perpelrated. According to this alloged ovort act, it wonld appear that Jake eriold *Wolf,” and that this was the means of putting nstop to the alleged fraud. Was this acrimo? The gontlomau thought not. Ha thought a pri- vatocitizon had a right to warn his friends it _ho thought thoy wero ecrooked, and he did not think the Government could punish any ane for eo flolni‘ especinlly If no offl- cor waa roally coming. Il would bo tho maeans of stopping the ecrookednses if thero was any, lllx‘dt tho Guvernment ought not to grumble at that. At this point, Mr. Doolittle aroso and watd that Mr. Campboll was about to argto a point which was applicable to Mr, oyt in his separats iu- dictment, aud that Mr, Campboll would undoubs- odly cover this branch of tho case, Mir. Campuell thon took up tho phrase, * POT UPON THN MARKET." Ho couldn't find it In the Intornal Rovenus Iaw. 1lis cliouts woro chargod with putting spirits on tho markot without previously payiug tho tax, * Pulting on tuo markol,” as far ng b hsd discovsred, moant to offer for aslo. The dofendnnts thon agroed togsthor to offer the apirits for salo without paving the tax. Timt was not unlawfnl, Boc. 8,237 provided that tho dissilled apirits might be etored in tho dia- tillery warchousa without the psyment of the tax, and Bec. 85,203 provided thoy . oupht bo kopt in the warshouso for one year provided & bond was given, and the langoago of the bond wag that tho distiller wonid pay the taxes, or causa them to bo repald, boforo tho goods wora taken ont of tho warshouso. It was simply alloged that thoy wero sold bofore the stamps were paid, not that thoy wero taken out of tho warshouso boforo that taz had beon pald, Thoe other conspiracy counta could be dis- posed of in thio somo way. Tho markot might havo boon London or Parls, but, if so,notax was required, bacanso the spirits would havo to bo exported. For all the indict- meant discloses to tho contrary, the mariot might Lavo beon any foreign country, . Mr. Compbell then took tho position that s stngle count was bad If it charged wore than one separnte and distinet offonse, and stated that the counts in the present indictmont were defective in this respoct, Aftor paying some attsution to those counts partkcularly, Mr. Campboll mado wav for tho Govornulent counsol. Judge Blodgett inquired it Col, Jucssen lLad made a motion Inl& ash in tho Hosiug-Newhaus indictmont, and Col. Juogsen paid Lo would en- tor the motion then and thore, Mr. Doolittle explained that tho motion to ?\mh, B0 far 88 It concornoed Mr. Hogyt, had boon ully argued by Col. Juessen and M, Campbell, aud ho liad nathing to add to what thoy aaid, ML BOUTELL waq the first to appoar for tho Governmont. He waintainod that I8 was sufiiciont to set forth the conspiracy, nud then tho ovort act to effect tho object of sald conspiracy. Ho quoted authori- ties to show that if conspiracy was charged, it was not necossary to show the rsans used to furthar the objocts of that conspiraoy, AMr. Doutell then took up tho statement that tho parties wore not punlshable bocauna tho con- spiracy and tho overt act did not conatitute & complote offonse. He inquired if the geutlo- won supposod the conspiracy was suspended from tho day of its formation to tho date of the ovort aca, nod maintained that tho conspiracy was 1n oxlatence during that time, snd that tho dofendanta were panishable nander the law of March 2, 1807, The conspiracy was to defraud tho Governmént ont of {ho tax nn:xurlh ;3 but, to ot forth clenrly tho moans used $o furthor tha conapiracy, when enough overt acts had boen montioned, wonld bo to givo up the Govern- ment's ovldouce, whioh tho speaker did not think waa tho proper thing to do. After dwellin) upon a minor polnt for a ahort time, Mr. Doute alluded to the phrase *put upon the market." 1o said goods were not ou tho market while in tho warohouse, bnt only whon they wero being sold and dalivered, Mr. Campbell had said nobody bnt s distiller waa punishable for defesadiug the Government of tha tax. Ho must hiaye forgotton to consult tho preceding soction of the siatutes, which sut~ tled this polut. MR ATER was tho noxt spoaker, 1le took the ground that the maln thing to bo stated was the fact of & conspiracy. Enough waa aat forth to distinctly charge this offonee. It had boon stated that the word **defraud V was g0 vaguo and indefinite that the indictment was bad, and learned author- ities biad beon cited to provo tho aseortion, In- dictments had been found faulty oo the gronnd that tho word was too goneral “in ita scope and might not have included criminal intent, but such cases wero confinod to common law. The rosent indictmont was not ono of commén aw, but was baged uvon a statule, and the words of the &tatute Llad beon used in setting forth the offenscs. What language could bo moro clonr and satiafactory than that nged In the Indictment ? A couspiracy to defraud the Unlted Btatea of tho tax on a cortain quan- tity ot spirits was chargod spocitically, Tomake it any more speciflo would bo to almost givo away the caso, The indiotmont charged that the ‘dofendanis did cortaln ncts to effoct tho obe anu of the conspiracy. The Urand Jury there- y charged that tho acts woro committed. The Coutt could not say thoy were not, bat the ovi- deuceon the trial woutdshow whother thoy wera or wero not committed to carry out the objects of tho conspiracy. » It was mado 1o appear on tho ather side that the spirits were producod afier tho consplracy bad Loen formed, Mr. Ayor ssid it was not oven necessary to atate cithor the timo or tho place, ‘What Mr, Campboll had previously designated a3 ndictmont JAKE'a CRY 0¥ * woLr" wes next oonsidered, Mr. Ayor maintaining that 1t wan an act to effect the objsct of the con- apiracy, and that ono of the ilefendants gave mnotice to his coufederates that the oflicers woro coming to investigate them. Thiy act was cale culatod to subserve tho objoct of the con- spiracy—to put them on their gusrd against being dotootod, AMr. Ayer then considered the averments of timo in tho indictment, and aald thoy wero merely foroinl, and were not necossary ta mako it good. It was sullicicat to sliow that » conspiracy ditl oxist, and that thosa overt acts were committcd to offect the object ¢f eaid con- spiracy. “‘To pnt upon the market” was next noticed, tho epeaker maiotaimng that it was astinito enough to enablo the Court, tho defendants, and tho jury to uudorsiand what was moaut. The avormont wes wubstantiolly Lo doefraud tho Government of the 70-cent tax, and the oxpres. sion was intendad to pignify tho offoring of the gonds for salo. ‘lhe protonso thas the goods were oxported could be bronght forward by the dafonss, but it was oo uecessary to notleo it in tho Indictment itielf, That matior would como up in sheir defense at tho trial, In regard to thu wsparate indiciment, Mr. Ayor susorted that the (Goverument did not pro- poso to try Mr, Iesiog woto than ence for the wamo offouse, After naticing a fow minor points, AMr, Ayer anoounced that bis argumoent had closgd, aud tho defondants eaid they had nothing to ofter in- asmuch as they concluded that no sdditional ar- Ruments Lad been adduced. . Judgo Blodgett then aunouncod that bis wonld decldo tho quustion this tion sdjoinel mornlng, saud tho conrt o v THE AUDIENCE. AND WHAT THEY LISTENED TO, That fact that tho motion to quash the Indiot- ment againet Jake Rohm aud A. O, Heslag was to be arzued, drow a fine audiouco to tha Dis- trict Court-room yestorday. 'Iho room was crowded, Deputy-Marshal Adams, aided and abotted by s bigh stoo), was slutioned at tho door. ‘I'iewtool was to Leop Deputy-Marshial Adams out, aud Deputy-Marshal Adatmu was jn. wtructod to keep auy mora crowd out. The ap. plicatios for sdinlssion were numerous. Dep- usy-Marshal Adams and }bo atool were inflexl- ble, Lact loaned itu poculisr characteristics to thu other, Ihe wotion attracted a few lawyers, moro whisky mew, and soms curio: eckers. Tho lawyers wore sestsd iuaido ! They were mostly the lawyars who had buen retsiaed in the whiaky cases, “The whizky men were largely those whu had squealed on Rehm, aud conses '}unnuy didn's mmll ‘bls indictment quashed. 'hoy camo to lond to tho Court the moral sup- port fnvolved by thole presonce. They wers ‘weattored around ontside tho railing that lo- “closen tha bar. A. C, Hesing and Jake Rohm st sido by sudo Insida tho rail, .Couneol for the motion occupled {0, and thoso for the Qovernmont Thoalury-hax was filled with mom- Gtin tha woatern tab| tho enatern. * bors of the Jilty, They socemed vilally intorosted in the fato of their docnment, Moasrs, Jusssen and Campbsll, for the mo- tion, arguod ably, They made srgunients on ey~ orything. Thoy clung to straws with the tonacity of a lobster. to a school-boy's thumb. Thoy olaborated small things, and inflated points of any size. The "Judge listaned patiently. 1lo g{d xxxot %mnlrut any surpriso st the legal talout oplayed. l’l‘r.yl)enlall and Mr. Ayer talked againat the motion. They talked s long time. ‘Lhoy knocked over the argumonts of Mr, Juocssen and Mr. Campboll, sud substituted some of their own, Finally the Judge got tired. Ilo said he woald take it wnder advisement. fe dil, Ho haa got 1t thore yet, and will keep it thore until 10 o'olock this morning. Then he will lot it out. —_—— BABCOCK. WIIAT COUNSELOR STURRS HATS. The Hoa. Emory A. Btorra, tho culaf counsel for Gon. Baboock, arrived in this city yosterday enrouto for Bt. Louis, yhither bo goes to con- duot tho dofonso of his distingulshod client, againat whom an {ndictmont had becen found for an allogod complicity in the whisky frauds. Qou. Dabcook Is almply chargod with conapiring with divera partiea—all mombers of thoft, Louis Whisky Ring—to dofraud tho Government ont of tho tax on novoral thousand gallons of whisky. ‘Tho indictment farnishes no bill of particulars, and {s what tho lawyoers call & * blanked " one, A Tniuse roporter called on Mr. Blorrs last avoning st the Paimor Houso, when tho follow- ing convorsation cnsned, aftor tho usual saluta- tlona ¢ You linve boon a long timo in Waehington, L. Storrs ¢ * Yeg, I bave beon thoro over & month,"” 1 suppose you have got your cass fully pro- mrfd.P sud aro ready to go to trial immedi- ately p" "yx'ne, slr. I have been bard at work for six- tean or soventean hours a day ever siuce I lave been in Washingtos, and 1 think I uaya got as good & caso as over weut bofore a jury, eliher In this country or In England.” s Might 1 ask, What {a THE MAIN POINT of tho dofonss of your oliont ?" “#+f'ha mala points are simply thesor Qon, Balcock never was inany mauner oonnectod with the Whisky Riug, and theao dispatches ovar which so much fusa bas beon made Lad no re- Iation to thio Ring in any shape whatovor.” *Did they hava an: ] onlled Castom-1ouss Ring in that cliy 2" “No, sir. ‘Thoy did not,” * [low aro you going to prove that those dis- patches did not relsto to whisky mattera ? “‘Chat is & matter of a good doal of circamlo- cution, You undarstand that as a genoral rulo all dispatohies aro of few words, and that they are intolligible to nons but the sonder and tho recoiver. Gon. Babcook cannot give hilg expla- nation, 8 he s tho dofendant, henco we aro obliged to oxplain tho meaning aud objeot of tho dispatchice by witnessaa,” 5 D * W0 ARR THINE WITNRAS) and whero do thay resido ?" 4 “ 1 cannot iuform yon who thoy are, but I will stato that they are promunout politicians o Washington snd Missouri." ¢ Who ara your sesocintes in thia trial 2* “ Judgo Dortor, of New York, and Judso Krum, of S8t Lonls. Tho former will be in Bt Louis to-marrow.” “ When do you go " 41 Joavo to-night.” “ Who gooa with you} * Marshal CampbalL” Avy ono olae 2" No, sir.” “ Will any questions Involving purely legal tochnlcaltiea come up 2" . “No,air. It {8 a plain case, though many nioe poluts of law are involved conceraing civil liberty, and sorious questiona of principlo.” **What do you mean by - . 4 SEAIOUH QUEATIONA OF PRINOITLE 7" #1 moan thoss quostions which took nearly 4<|)u y?m aud two revolutions to sottle in En- and," s £ “Thon you propose to introduce Titus Ontes and other solt-convicted perjurors, whose namon aro familiar to atudents of Koglish lustory, to oxplain the *conspiracy ' quostion 2™ *+Yos, sirs I propose to find out how far solf- oonvicted aud solf-gonfesscd scoundrols, who Lad no bLesitation in committing perjury from slx :E eight timos s day, are fo bo believed on *'Then I suppose you propose to probe the whoto question cloar to Ohins ?" * Yen, sir, that'a it exactly. Our success will bo not o tho cutting off of fsots, butin a-full prescntation of everything.” “Vill Secretary Dristow be. brought to 8t. Louis a5 & witnoss 2" “ No, sir,” \ % “Auy othar Cabinet Minlater?" i 4No, gir.” #\ill any portios high fo aothority ba som- moned from Washington " **Yas, ir, it in quite likely," . ¥ Have you talked witk tuo Prosident on this mettor " *+Yon, sir; he knows all about it, and s satis- {led that Baboook 14 innocent,” *+Vill you movo to bave the INDIOTMENT QUASIED " ** 1 don't kinow at present, I will hava a con- suitation with my associates to-morrow, and, aftor looking over tho ground, we will dotermine in time for the bogluning of the trisl.” 3 “?'hnuhl Labcock bo aciuitted, what will fol- ow 2" & “ T don't know, but {t's my opinion somothing will happen that will tako this country by suc- 0. = * 4 What do you thinle will—" **"Bus far the Bt, Loula trata [ rang through the hall, avd the iutorview closed. " il A TRUE CHRONICLE. OUAY. L, 1, aow It came to pass in thosa dayathat Drown, tho ittite, who had lost his looks in combat, weat down into tho Board of Trado, . 2. Aud Qeorgeburroughs, tho whiskylte, who, like unto Esau, was all bair, oven upon his teoth, dld moot him thore. And Georgebur- roughs dld litt up his voico. 3. Bpeaking unto Brown the Hittito as follows: Lo, him they call Goneralmeartiur has been ar- reated and carried unto tho Temple, and dismay bath fallon upon the land, 4, Now Gonoralmearthur was surnamed Post- maater,and through him did pass all mail mattor from all parts of the globa and Chicago. 5. Thon Drown, the Iittits, ront bis gar- ments, aven unte the seat thoraof, and went down to the Temple, whero ho behold Kirtland counting Cresar's stamps, G, Aud ho eaid uuto hlm: Dehold Qeneral- mearthur, who ia surnamod Postmaster, hath been arrested and carried unto the Tewmple, and dismay hath fallon upon the land, 7. And Kirlland criod aloud, Woe js me; and ho went unto Gensraliwsbster, the Collectorite, and totd bim of the dismay that kad fallen upon tho land, -esw~- © 8. Then he girt hin hat around his brow and went down to the streot which & called Dear- born, and said unto a Tnisusz Heribe, Lol him thoy call Conoralmearthur, who {a surnamed Postmastor, hath boen arrosted. And Tue Tirn- ung Boribo biod him unto Goneralmearthur, and cried aloud unto him, dsmauding of him in which of bhis many offouses Lo Liad boou detect- 9, And Genaralmearthur, like unto Atanlas of old, did deny what Brown the Hutite, and Qoorgeburroughs tho Whiskyite, and Kirtland who countoth Owsar's stampa, had naid, 4 10. Aud sho cock crew. CHAP, 11, 1. Old Brooks begat youny Brooks, " 2, Aod both Brooksed are Government deteot~ ved. CUAP. 1T, 1, Now it came to pass whon Tux Trimuyx Berlbe had come down from accosting Gen- eralmeartbur, he weut unto the Templo. There wore assumbled Old Brooks, whick, like auto Luzarus, had beon ralsed from the dead, ana Young Brooks, and Colousimatthawy, the Bupers visorite of Internalrevenueite, 2. And tho Benho #ald unto them, Lo, theso muny stairs Lave I climbod to loarn of tho arrost of Gieueralmearthur, and ho aenyoth knowlodgae infurostion sufliclnt so forw & belivf thero- of. Aud they laughed him to scorn, And they held counsel smong themaolves, aud said unto tho Beribo; Dohold, thon hast beon sold by Birown the Hittite, aud Kirtland, who counteth Cicsar’s stampe, ‘Toon theso Pharisecs did sgaln 1ife thelr vaices and laugh. 4. Then tha Beribe did go to Kirtland, avd de- mand wheroaf the Phariscos had told biw, and did offer bim combat, aod did gage him that he should come futth and hnw{l- noso punched, even untll it sliould bedew tho earth with gore. conueotion with tho so- | lish tho 4, Ana bohold, XKirtland did rond “the i with bls lamontationa, aud did ssy that Irown tho Ittito had told him of tho arrest, snd had sold him theroupon, oven an Joneph was sold fn- to Egypt, only worso; that Brown the Hithite had beon nold by Georoburroughs the Whiskyite, who had said, Lo, UGoneralmearthur has boon ar- roatod, G. Kirtland wopt. 6. Iohold havo I sold stamns thoss many years, and nevor have I hoen hold, 7. And Bird, the Doputymarahalite, arose and said: Lo, thon Liast boou rold, Even uow thou oarryest a featlier 1u thy pockot. 8, Thon Kirtland went forth and was josred and scoffed at. CIAT, 1V, i 1. And tho wholo 'Templs waa nroused and In laughter, forasmuch s Usorgeburroughs, the ‘Whiskyito, and_Brown, tho Hittite, had sot up » job whereby Kirtland, who counteth Ciesar’s l‘?m&', aud’ Tur Tuwuse Borive, hiad beon do- colvod, 2. And Philhosne and Normanhall dld pe up unto tho railing fn tho ball of tho Templs, aud did addrees the multitudo, and did tell of tho woll, and tho multitude aroso nnd wons unto tho Hougo of David and did kill a fat bottlo of whisky, and dld drink thereof, and wake merry, o idou MISCELLANEOUS, THE GRAND JURY, * The procosdinge of the Grand Jury yestorday woro unimportant. Tho sosston was consumod in listoning to tho ovidencs in tho case of James aliss Iraok Rivors, who was arrested snds brought bofore Commissioner Hoyna soveral wooks ago on the chargo of passing counterfoit nickols. Rivers was scoustomod to ride on the Blate streot carn and deposit bis spurious 5-cont plocos, rotsining those which wore parged up by tho other passengers. Tho witnesses boforo tho jury wero J, I, Folthanson, Jamoa R. Dally, James Millay, Dr, J. D, Clark, P. K. Ryau, and Tiuth Apthorpe. At2 o'clock tha jury adjotrnad until 10 a. m, to-day. A numbor of indict- ments will probably ba returned this forenoon. gt ELSEWHERE, ST, LOUIS, BADOOOK'S TRIAL CERTAIN TO COMMENCE MONDAY. + Npeeial Disvateh to Ths Chicago Tribune, Br. Louts, Fob. ,—Groat intorest is folt by all classos 1n the approaching trial of Gon, Dab- cock, and information about tho probabilitios of tho case are eagorly sought for, Roger M. Bhoer- an, Habcock's special couusel, who srrived hero yostorday from Washiogton, says his client fears nothlog if ho can Becuro an impartial jury. o thinke, Lowover, that public prejudics is so groat againss .all those whose names biave been conneoted with $4o Whisky Ring that 1§ will be wery difficult to obtala o jury that swill daro ac- quit, even whore thoro ls no evidenco Lo eslab- guilt of tho dofendant. It is imposaible to naceriain tho quantity and quslity of tho testituony which the Govornutont will prodaco againat Babcock, 1lie District-Attor- oy and Lis asslatants rofnsed to bo interviowed on the subjoct boyond voluntooring the nssur- anco that the evidence will be strong enough to convict. Bo faraa is positively known, thore is nothing but the dispatches which have boen brought out on provious trials. BELIEF IN THE EXISTENCE OF MORE KVIDRNCE. Thern {8 avery reasan to beligvo, nevortholeas, that thera witl bo domo much strohger evidenco brought out against Dabcock than is con- tained in thoss dispatches. ¢ The myaterl- ous witnoss, ¥vorest, who Is thought to be stowed away somowhers in 8t Louis Oonnty, is lookod upon as {an important witness for the prosocution, It ia eaid that ne will fur nish somo revelations that will satiafactorlly on- tabilsh tho guilt of the P’resident's Privato Boo- rotary. Nofinnz, however, is doflnitely known of Everost, orof his avidence, Qen. Dabeock's frionds are somowtat despondont avor tho unfa- vorable result of Willlam MoKeo's case, aud the unexpactod surrendor of Con Maguiro, but they are satisfled the Governmont has no ovidonco beyond tho tolegrame, which thoy say can bo satisfactorily explained. Tho trial will undoubt- odly begla on Monday noxt. 5 M'KEB PUDDING CONTENTEDLY, The *gond Doacon MoKoa™ is In excellont fcod humor ovor tho turn his caso los takon, t Booma to bo the fixed undorstanding that ho sholi pay a fino_in & Aum not excoeding §10,000 and be absolved from farthor darous, If reports concerniug the amounts accumulated from the Ring by MoKee booorroct, hie could pay $50,000, and still come out with n handaous profis, 4 Amoug tho wiluerscs anmmonod by the Gov- ernment in the Babcock csse aro Bebor D, ‘Thorpe, ex-Storekeoper, Con Megrmo, the Ring Qashlor, aud Bernard and Engsiko, rectifiors. I'io clisractor of thelr fortbeomtug testimony 18 not kuown. Each of theus asy they have boon piaced under » pledgo by tho District Attorney not to dlvnlge tleic tostimony until they go on tho stand. ..o WIAT WILL DE DONE WITH MAGUIRE? Tt is not known what disposition will bo made of ox-Collectar Maguiro, who pleaded gullty, Under tho law ho will hiavo to be fmprisoned at loast six months, Mamlre is quito anzious to get off on a six months' confluoment, it hs can seouro it in tho County Jall instoad of the Peni- tentiary, and call it oven, As tho District At. torney ackoowledged that tho Govarnmont had boon unabio to trace any of the Ring monoy to Maguire, it is quite probable the Conrt will mako_it light on bim and sssces o minimum punishmout. —— MILWAUKEE, YIVE MOUR INDICTMENTS NETURNED. ,Svecial Duapatch to The Chicago Tridune, MruwAUkeE, Feb, 8,—Tho Grand Jury to-day returned flve moro indictmonts, of which the following are published: Jacob Nunnemeoher tho eldor, distlllor{ Richard K. Adams, lawyer, Isto Gauger; Leopold Hellor, distiller; Gerbard Winnar, rectifior, Nunuomachet ia indictod for dofranding tho Govarnmont out of tho tax on 2,000 gallona March 1,'1870, 3,000 eallons Dec. 16, 1872, and 1,500 gallona Juno 1, 1878." Adams is a partoer with Col. Goodwin in o law firm, and has been ongaged in defonding theye cagos, and s stlll rotained In defonso of tho Ring. ¢ Tho chbarges agalost, bim aro that, when ' acting as Qauger, In Docember, 1872, ho recelved a bribe ? of £100 from Thomas O'Neill, distiller, aud, in Novem- bor of the same yaar, consplired with O'Noill to dofrand the (tovernment out of the tox on 1,000 gallons; that ho also conapired in November, 1874, with Herman Nunnowmachor to defraud tho Govornmont of large suma of taxes due by Jako Nnunomachor tho older ; that ho also con- spired with' Jake Nunnemacher to dofraud the Government out of tne tax on 1,000 gallons: in Qotober, 1872, Hellor 18 indicted for bribing Btomlal{mr Valontive in Lctober, 1874, Wine ner's indictment is for effacing stampa. The do- fondants to-day withdrow their duefonse in tha casen of tho United States agatnat tho rectifying houso of Aaron Nhoonfeldt, AMax Rindskopf, Firuch, and Biorbach, and the contiscated whisky :)ml proposty of Lowia indskop? and Charles rau. 170 the Assocated Preas.) ¥ KIX INBTEAD OF VIVE, Mrrwaukeg, Fob. 4.—The Graud Jury of tho Unitod States Circuit Court was disoharged to- day aftor roturniug six additional indictmenta. Amoug the parties indictod are R. I, Adams, ox- Gaugor, Jacob Nunnemacher, Louis Heller, and Gorliart Winner, Tho otber two are reported to be Chicago burglars, who euntered into negatin- tions with thie distillers last summer, propoding, if thoy wore paid_a certain sum, to break into #ho Colloctor's offica aud destroy all papaers that wore o bo used ay evidence against tho Ring. —_— IN PRISON. TIE INDIANA CONVICTS AT JEFFRRSONVILLE, Lovtsvitre, Feb, 3,.—A Courter-Journal ro- porter, giviug an account of the arcival of tho sentencod Whisky ling mon at the Btate Prison st Joffersonville last night, [ 'ho roportor succeeded io having a talk with the prisonors aftor they arrived at the prison, -On entoring the room the firat man noticed by the reporter wss wanivr, one of theGaugers, e wassittlog on a sloping lounge, with his faco burled in his hands, the plctura of grief and despalr. Tha reporter touckied him lightly on the shoalder, when hio atarted andraised Lls head, Hia face looked caro- worn and baggard, aud his oyes wore suffused witl tonra, e 18 an old man—wixty winters haviog whitened his bair. Ho has an open, frank, aud honest countensnce, and would be takon for a gentleman. ‘Tho reporter sald: ' Mr. McGnft, I sm norry to sec you hiere. I bollevod that you were mora sinnad against than siuniog, aud hoped -you would poil throug) MeQriff replic ‘1t wasnouse; my counsel did everything they could "for me.' After a pauso, ho continued, * By God! to think that 1 would sver core to 8 placo like this! It wiil kill mo, My ham:t is crushed now.” Ho spoke e e —trtm e et e e e e e e e e e ey in = voloe decp with nm‘uan, and was greatly agitated, 17 4t wero not for my poor wifo and son," he continuod, * 1 bolieyo X'could mtand it , bus to think of the disgrace brought dpon them is moro than I can boar, 1T WILL XILE MY WIFE, Bho is slck now, aud this will kill hor 3 but thore ia ono consolation—she knowe I am innocont of the chargo. J. Dinghsm lled on me—cruolly and maliciousty lod.~ Il nover paid mo a dollar 1u his Jifo, and knowa it woll. Byron Bingham, his brothor, told mo at the Grand Hotel in [ne dianapolis, in the presenco 1of the United Statos Marahal, that he know nothing sgainat mo, and thnt Lo’ did not: believo I was in tho Nling. I aboke of this aftorward, whon Jolin Dingham fourl it out, sir, and that wan whylio aworo that bla brother Byron knosw nothing about monoy. 1o (John Bingham) swora thiat ho patd me whilo I was ot homo sick, Thoyraised tho stampa and did tho dumping on me, and I sweat to you that I am aninnocent man,” Tho above wasgivon to tho roportor ina broken voleo. The speaker would ofton pauso in its nnreation, 1l mald that his wifo was 53 yonrs old, snd that ho had beon married thirty yoars, 1lo syas o TARM IN TIE PRAISE OF IIB SON. . who Lind stood uobly by him during hia long trial, MeGrliff was woll kiiown and highly |'|l’mctexl at Lvanasille, belug for seven yoara ihe City Clork of that placo, and aleading membor ln tho Pres- byterinn Church, Ilis trial and conviction hiavo toldl heavily upon him, and thowo who kunow him woll atate that lio looked ton yenrs older yostor- day tuan he did two montlis age. io isn man of a Lighty norvous tomporamont, and 16 wnu with tho utmost difiiculty that Lo conld koop up ontordsy, 1e was alniost' entirely let down. {Vllh all thie, ho bas tho hoart discage, and it is tho goueral oplalon amang his frienda that he will not long survive Lis Imprisonment, JANES K. HILL displayod moro truo grit yestorday than tho other prisonera. !lo soomod choerful, and maid that Lo bad made up his mind to stand i¢, and that hio could stand ns much aa any other living man, Hill 18 & pleasant, gontlemanly-lnoking person, with heavy, blsck, glosdy whiskers. When playfully told that it would bo bhard on him to losa his flno whiskers, ho said: * 'Thoy won't cut off my whiskers, will thoy ?"* and ox- Libitod some emotion whati told that thoy would bo cut. Ila sald that Lo was sorry, se hio biad alwiys hied sn ugly acor on his right chook, which his whiskers concealed, 11l has an ox- tensivo acquaintance in Indiana, nod is woll kuown in this city. 1le was a Deputy Rovenue Colloctor at Evanavillo. 1lo nssorted his inuo- coneo yostol 7, and boforo ho wos sontenced at Indianaponis, Tuosday, through his counsol, W. P, Fishbnck,. prosoutod tho following uote to Judgo Gresham: With due deferanca to your Honor, and tho Jury that found mo guilty, Iy siow, In the presnca of God and tho world, that Tam not guilty, ~ Durlug my cons nection with the ltovonus Dopartmout, Thava worked falthfully in the Interests of tho Government. 1 ask, for tho nako of wy family, that your ifonor will bo as merciful a8 the circumslances wiil permlt, ¥ 1, Hitn, The Court hold that TTill's offonso was of a deoper dye than tho otber revonue officers, sinco Liis position was a higher ono and tho trust bo. trayod n desporone, kil olaims that ho worked honstly and faithfully for tho Governmout. Ho is 43 ycars old, and has o wife and eigut childron. FEILIP 0, ZDEAWINE . was sad and silon$, haviog notbing to say to any one, but was gazing - vacantly upon those In the room, 3o is 5 yoars old ; has blue oyes, and dark halr shghtly !lnEud with gray, In a note to Judgo Gresham, boforo sontenco was pro- noanced, he sald: *I withheld nothing from .tho Unitod States Attorneys when called npon, but gave thom tho ovi. donce upon. which my own « jodictment was found, and that of othora. I am unfortunately a pensioner upon the Govarnment. 1 boar threo sovore honorable wounds as a reward of threo yoars’ good service as a privato soldior. Iam maimed for lifo aud unable to do any maunal Iabor. It was my liolploss condition and pover. ty, coupled with & dentre to save my littlo homo from belng sold from ue, that cansed nio to listen to tho oily words of tho seducer,” - MILLER ¥ is 81 years old. o says that his puniahment is out of all proportion to his offonse. He said that ho nover would bave boen in thio Ring, only that alt the oflicers woro in, and if he had kopt out Lo would have hnd thom all to fight, and that, to sayo bia position, hio went fn. Hets o married mau, but has no childrow, . His health is delicato. Jony &, POILLIPY thinks tho scntonce terriblo, To was in the ariny four yo and was badly wounded, Ho sald tho distitlers had got him Into it by stating that they would havo to shut down or ruu crooked ; that ho waa trying to provide & home for his family, and did not want to loso his posis tion. Phillips is abont 60 yeats of age: hns dark hair and oyes, snd hna s wife nod four childron.in seraitoned circunstancos, He talkea his sontenca hard. . GEORAT IMONKON tras cool and self-possoased. Ife thought that a littlo more morcy suowd have been shown him, but .he waa going to mako tho bost of L. Ho was in tho army, but broke down on account of ill-liealth. o {8 43 years old, and has a wifo snd throo children. WILLIAM MUNFORD is a flno-looking man, probably B85 years otd. He wna n Colonol in' the army, and recolved, sovoral wounds. 1Io lookod very palo, but calm, DAVID M, LEWIS had nothing to_say, and appoared resignod to his inrd fate. Ioisa man past tho middle age of ife, and ung & family, FINAM 3. SYTDER appesred Inalfferent to olt around him, and 1looked sad snd gloowy, . IN TRISON. After tho prisoners had shakon bands with thoir frionds and badoe them ' good-by,” thoy woro warchod out ot the offics fnto the prison- ecs’ reception room, by Doputy Warden Craig. "They wero thera rolisved of such articlos as they had about thom which it waa coutrary to tho rules for them to keop. Wardon Howard hold no conversation with the prisonors, and will treat thom just aa tho regulation roquires. Thoy wers next taken to the prison barber, where thoir hair was cut and “thelr whiskors shaved off, Thoy were then takco to tho clothing dopartnent and the ' xobra" or striped convict's sult was givon thom, which thoy put on, and which altered thom eo much that thoy woro .ecarcoly recognizable. When fully rigged out, thoy wore taken to the houss and asdigned thelr quarters and cots, They will not at presont have any work to do, as tho cou- viots aco oll fite. - TILE TENMA OF DMIRIRONMENT. LousvitLe, Ky., I'eb, 8~The Indianlans re- contly tried and counvicted at Iadianapolis for complicity 1n whisky frauds were placed .in the Htate Prison at Jofforsonvillo, Ind., last even- ing. ‘The prisoners, provioua to thair present trouble, oceupled high poaitions, and wero nume Lered awoug the best citizens of Lyanaville, Their names and lorms of sentonco aro 8s fol- Tows 3 James K. Hill, two years und six months y Aibort McGriff, two yoars ; William Munford, two yenra; Daniol M, Lewis, two yoars; Ueorgo P, Bimpson and Plulip Elxcn\‘lno. Lwo yoars ; Harrison Millor, two yoars ; John E. PInllips, two yeani; and lilram B. Soydor, two yoars, ‘Tho "wentenca read * for hard labor™ for tho torm specifled, * for tho viotatlon of tho lteve- nuo Inw.” Thio prisoners wers delivored to tho custady of Warden Iloward by Mr. J. B. Blge- low, Doputy United Btatos Marshal of Indisua, HONDE, Bpecat Dispateh to The Chicaso Tridune, Brurxarteen, 1L, Feb, 3.—Ian the United Btatos Court to-day thirteon doclarations were filod agaiust tho bondsmen of Dingham Lros, and othors, distillesy in the Firsb Indiana lgén- trict. ‘Tho bonds it. thewo casos ngzgrogato 8396, 000, Wilham Heilnau and Al aro un the bonds for 8316.000, Huits will ba filed to-morrow on sdditional boudy 10 $he amount of $75,000. bl SPRINGFIELD. TUE PEKIN PAPERS. Svecial Dispateh Lo The Chicags Tribune, Bentxariewy, Iil, Fob. 3.—Tho examlination of the Westorman papers was concluded to-day, and thio Govornment officers oxpress thomasolvey welt satisfled with tho work, and Bolicitor Dlu- ford Wilson [y by telegraph eapecially commend- atory of tha effort of Collector Merrlam in tho matfor, About two bushels of tho papers, moatly shipplug rocolpts and graln Looks, by coneunt, ga to tho Govormaont, and have ale roady boon scut to tho Grand Jury, snd ndict- ments based upon thoir rovelations aro i coprso ©of proparation to-night. A Iarge qusntity aro concedod to be private papers, andare roturned to Wostermau, The disputed papers, which wlil be reforrod to tho Court for award to cither of tho contestants, are not many i number, aud conslat of letters, tolograms, and bunk drafts which tho oficials deem of tho Ligh- est importance, taken in conoection with other ovidenco, though without such connecting link many of the papors would be sbuclutely unin. telligible: Tho disputed paperu aro io the pos- nosslon of tho Court, and thelr award will prob. ably ba 1ade to-morzow, after s vigorous coutost by bath parties. & ol UNDENGLOWN XPOLITIQAL 8ERYICK, Asldo from their toferoucs Lo distillery frands, the papers couyoy ather information. Thero aro lotiers regarding tho (Jewerssilonal election 0£1870, rovealing an intriguo aainst Merriam, tha llngnbllunn candidato. Thedo Include wwg lettors by tho 1lon, J. W. Bmith, an ox-Biae #ppointoo, now decosnod, showing very iotimate rolations botweon himsolf and Wostormay, tho lottors commonclng **Doar Woater. man,” and concortlug & plan to gt up Corman.. olroulsrs aud dofost. Merriay on his tomporance record, An sppointmont wity Bmith at Lincoln {o thé same interckh is also ar. ranged, and roforenco is made to Judge Cassel of El I'aqd, &s co-oporating, The papers impji. oats no politioian of. prominence on either side, 'The nonrost appronch is a letter of a pg. form: Domocratio oditor now at Jacksonvills, who writes Wasterman rogarding the purchasg or - establisbment .of a paper at Fokin, fue iuteronco beldg from hits sddressing thé chiof of the Whisky Ring thot tho paper was to be iy that jntorcst. As to the implication of ox-off}. ciala in the Tung, and other ovidenos of thy clinracter, the offloors construs thio decres of Judgo Treat to bo that this information for {hy rasent should be withheld, = Collestor Mertiam, owovor, authorizes tho statomont that notbing in tho papors shows any oognizance of Pekin feauds on the part of ex-Oollector John T, lar, por, or tuat he' profited thereby. As tothere parted implication of othor ox-ofMcials, no as. suranco eithor way is given. A BUECINEN. 2 ? Tho following woro among the papers found, and are givou ap sanplo lettora: Mu. Jony L.8mrrfi: Tleass rond mo & 10.gd) Roga of » No.1of .zuur manufecktory, 1 -m;ln\mf‘ out, and Tldva no show for any here, aa we are hon anid a pint hero i more than' DMty barrels in you town,” Bend 1o Atlauta, 4 F. 1, 'Ihe followlng chock shows s whisky-pool as count 1n ono of the Pokiu Lauks : Prxx, 1L, May 8, 1871—F%irat Nationdt Bank—py to whisky pool o Learor, $15,, 1L, P. WesTzaaan, ——ieea WASHINGTON, MoRe. Bvecial Dispateh to The Chicaso Tridune, . Wasinnaron, D, C., Fob, 3,—Tlere are rumon of now aud oxtraordinary dovolopments in the whisky businesa in Cuicago, Milwatkes, and othor Westorn eitlos. It s aald that additions) finsuspoctod porsona will be prodonted by tha (rand Jurics. Somoof tho porsons ars ox-ofk clals of tho Govornmont. A vory groat offort ia now making hora to provent the farther do. velopmonta that are anticipsted, but it sooms cortain that thoso offorts will fail. The Govorn. menbin o full posseasion of all the evidenoo, and llt ‘l;I #ald, in laner ofrclos, that the stars will soon all. + THE PEKIN FATENS. The proceedings iu tho case of the Weaterman papers are watchod hera with sgeut Intorost. Iy scoms to be pretty well known heraamong thost acquaintod with revonuo matters in that section that Wosterman has contributod largo sums of mondy for political purposes. ¥ et SAN FRANCISCO, ACQUITTAL. ¢ SaN Fnaxeisco, Feb, 8.~Fhe trial of the enly brought by tho United Htatcs against the brig Timeodra for carrylog unstampsd liquors ta Alnskn wan concluded 1n the Unitod States Dis. trict Court to-day. ‘Tho vordict was in favor of the defondant. e e ——— MADISON, Sat Cinrit’s Chorges Agaiust Ex<Gov, ‘Faylor Investigated and Disposcd of. i g Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaoe Tridune, Mamisoy, Wis,, Fob. 8.—~Thore waa a lively timo in the State Agricuitural Hooms this after noon In tha discussionboforo thoExeoutive Com- mitteo of tho Stato Agricultural Socioty of tha charges long ago preferrad agninat Gov, Taylor, of violatlog the regulntions of the Socioty to ite loss, whon acting as Marebal In 1871 The onudonco of Prosidont Hinckloy swas that he authorized Taylor, aa DMarshal, bring lbroo friends for employes at the Btate Fair, but he brought mora than & scoro, Sat Ciark strongly presonted his charges and evidoaco in thoir support, and Mr. Pinney, attorney, nrgued in thn ox-Ciovornor's dofense, and ho pleadod bis own cause earnoatly, .-The rosult wna that, Olark not voling, . thore wors govon to sustain tho charges and eight sgaloat, the mombers oxpressiug themeelvos that hmit;h it waa plain the rogulations had been' technieally violated, thoro was so much loosoness in ths mauagomoot about thoso days that it would be untalr to visit on Goy, Taylor tho penalty of ex- pulsion, which would follow if the charges were sustafuod, Clark claima a substsntial victory, nud the feud between him and the Governor sn thele respective frionds is moro bittor than ever, SPRINGFIELD. ‘Tnrning the County Government te Some Account. . . Spacfal Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribune. Benvayiewn, ik, Feb. 3,—The condition of city affairs is uochanged, We aro atill withoul a rogular police forco, exoept tho City Marahal and tha Mayor s Chiof-of-Police undor the amondmont to the Mayor's bill. The firomen liaving plodged themsaolvos to turn out juat sa it thoy bad not boon discharged remaoves any anxioty on that scoro, Tho Stals Journal this morniog prints a number of interviews with promiucnt citizons, many of whom very stroog- lv coumsuro the Mayor's course .and that of tho tox-esting Iling, and demand that formal roinstatemont of tha flromen, ar the reslgnntion of the Mayor snd his aldormanio supportors. 'Thio Sherif aod Constabulary forco ure on tho alert Lo suppress disorder, of which thore ia no apprehonsion, and, tha coup A'ctat hne not coorced any ono into payiug taxes who resinta on tho ground of thealleged illogal- ity of tholevy, Tho taxos loat year were not prid to any great extent by I'ebruary, but, by the exorcinn of rigid economy, which the prestnt {nx-cators have not followed, thoro was no stoppage of offairy, although some logal ro- atraint—tho Injunclion—wns thon in force. In nln;u. wo aro not sulfaring from tho situation ab all. POLITICAL, - FIFTH WARD REPUBLICANS. Tho Tilth Ward Itopublican Olub mot at the hinil corner of South Park avenus and Thirty- third atroot laat ovoning. A vory full attond- auce was presont, and all were a unit in their detormination that Phillips and Evans should bs crfl'flauud in the spring olcction with tho undi- vided strangth of the Ropublicau party of the Tifth Ward, Moasures of ofganization wore disouesod un- til & very lato hour, when William 0, Ilarpor Introduced a sorles of resolutions Instructe fog_ our Henators and Hepresentatives In Congress to labor and vato for a ropesl of the Hrecio-nuuummlou act of Jauuary, 1875, Mr. Harper stated that tho failures duting the yoor 1876 excoeded any gmflou year, even the dis- aatrous yoars of 1837, 1857, and 1873, sud thought this was largely traceable to (bis sot. Ths Bpeaker thought tha propoual to resums specia- paymout in 1870 Linpolitio sad {mpossiblo, and tnat tho resolutions should bo adopted. Yot ho alould liko s full disouasion of the ssmo, e tlerofore askod that thoy be made 'the special ordar for tho next mootiug of tho Club, which will bo on the avening of Thursday, which was agrood to, ‘L'l best of spirita and harmony prevatled. GEN, SHERMAN AND THE PRESIDENOCY, CoLuxnus, 0., Feb, 3,—Repcosentativo James T.. Dalzoll has rocelved tho followlog lettor from Gen, W, T, Bhorman : . 87, Lous, Mo., Feb, 2—Dran Sm: Your kind tettar ia Just 'roceived, and, though I thought every- Dbody know my general opiidon on the pints of your snquiry, I cannot besitate to sugwer you in such 1 way s {0 admtt of no wisconatrnetion,” I never Lave Loen, sm not now, and never will be, s candidste fof thu Ligh oilice of Presideut befors any Gunyention of fl\uJooplu. T shall always profer W seo lhat ofiica fillod” by’ ono of he willions who in ths Civil War wtood by he Union firmly < sud usequivosslly, “aud “of thoss notica many pames willlug sud capsbls, promigent that of Qoa, Hsycs, now Qovernor of Ohilo, whuta we know a 8 iuo ailices aud guutieman in overy sense, 1 do nok Luwever, wish to mhun\l-mm:l'u pres! g advlse suybody in the choice of tbe man, My wilt ara sirong Catholics, bub T am tot, * Thiak n nobody's businces. I beileve in ihe com szum arboale, aud doa'd siop aé the litle matiess thal seewn $0 ba sxaggeralod by tho press in some quarters, Howover, theas schioold ate extravagant, and indulge in ooslly bulldinge and expenaive Lescliers, 80 as ta % toahieavy & burden on the tax-payers, This tendsocy ought to ba checked, which may easily be done with: out maklug it a poiifical question, * Belt-intereat wil segulats this, sud make theso frea sehools Lo all, and capablo of fo| g the rudiments of & good Eu, education, Yuurs truly, HukmRsax FROM PORTLAND, ORE. PoavLAND, Oro., Feb, 8.—Tho Doard of Trads &t a special mooting las) evening, passed & reao: lutlon urging our Bonatora and Rapresentativea in Congress Lo securo an appropristion of $25. 000 to bulld » 1ailitary telegraph lino from Port 1and ta Astorls § also, & resolution favoring abe taching Alssks’ to Wasbington Torritory as & county, to freo Alaska from military jurludios fion, " Lommaunlcation on the Goluwbis $0 Dalles bae been reonusd, <