Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME 29. BROTHERS. 121 & 123 State-st. OHOICE STYLES IN vELVET CARPETS! Extonsive assortmont of DODY BRUSSELS AND TAPESTRY CARPETS. A LARGE LINE OF FEREEPLY, INGRATY, AND LOV-THICED CARPETS. Just roceived, sovoral casos INOT- TINGHAM and other CURTAINS. LAMBREQUINS MADE TO ORDER, We guaranice at all times to give our customors TOWEST MARKET PRICES, T _OCEAN NAVIGATIOR, AMERICAN LINE, BAILING WEEKLY BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL, OALLING AT QUEENSTOV, o Steamorn of Ihis Line iave BUPERIOR CABIN MMODATIONS, and cambino all {ho modern Tho Blaterooms sro exira largo 4o rooma lighted from the side, an well vontilated, Rirrs op Oanix Passaar—$76 to $100 currency, ac- cording to location. Steorage Passage ot Lowost Ratos. Drafts on Europe in anma to suit. iy ot tho Company's Offic, 133 LaSallo-at,, cor- J. H, M E, Weatern Agent. LINE 70 FRANCE, nsnongers. 'Tho spl for the Continent thor), will sail from Plor No. 44, Saturday, Apeil 1 iturday, A it 16 aturday, Apnl ] IN'GOLD (tncluding wine), , accordink to agcommodation: hird, $40. Heturn ti ‘suporior accominodations., in- ‘cluding wine, boading, And utensiiswithout extra ob Fieamors marked thus ® donot cArey stesrago passengars, DI DEIKBIAN, Agent, 65 tSroadway, N. Yo W, G, WHITE, No. 67 Clark-st., 'cor. ltandolpa, 4 National Line of Steamships. HRW YORK 'TU QUEKNSTOWN AND LIVEILPOOL. LY, 4,541 to08........ Haturday, March 1 improvements, ot it Taudiug v ot favorita. oo Fint cabin, 8110 second cabin, raten, Htoorago 115, at 9:30 . m. ril'23, a3 p. m. i °:Ann‘y?'h'mnh 18,4t 9: ‘currency, Dralls FENGLAND, 4,89 uxnvurfl.kwvro 5 ¢ roduced rates. . & for £1and upwarda on Groat Lrita to . B, LARSON, it oorner Olark and Randolph-sta. (opposite new o H Qhiicago, Great Western Stoamship Line. From Now York to Bristol (Kngland) dirsct. s 81203 T Apply at General ¥rol WGkO! MeboNa INMAN STEAMSHIP LINE, Carrying the Mais betwoen EUROPE AND AMERICA. et rafts on Great Dritain and Treland. CUNARD MAIL LINE roo timea n weck to and from British ': Ouflkn. northweab corner Olark and HINET, Goneral Westorn Agont. NEW PUBLICATIONS. '"NOW READY. VOL IL OENTENARY EDITION. BANCROFT'S HISTORY OF THE ONITED STATES, Thoroughly revised edition. To be completed in 6 monthly volumes, 12mo. Cloth. Price, $3.25 per vol. + 1t doos such Justica to 1t noble subjoct an to an. rsede the necessity of any fuluire work of the samn d."~Edwsrd Everott, LITTLE, BRBOWR & CO., Publishers, 254 Waslington-st., Boston, — R BLANK BOOKXS, STATIONERY, &0, BLANK BOOKS, Stationery and Printing, Furniahied prompily and at fale prices, by J, M. W, JONEH, 104 and 106 Madison-st, SPORTSMEN’S GOODS. 32 . Clark-st L, Ag* 14 At E B. EATON'S, 53 State-st. ESTABLISHED 1853, DYEING AND OLEANING. LADIES’ SUITS. In 8ilk, Woolen, and Mized Goods, cleancd by the Y OLEANING PROCESS, without ripping o, AUGUST SOIWARZ 150 Bonth Clark, 188 Tzl i 205 W, Wodisbu-ate, FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. 8llaby & Co. ia this day dls- W, BIL CHAB, I, WILCOX, orremaoving the tr! ‘Tha firm of George W, salved by mutual l:'gnltllh Chlcago, March 1, 1876, COPARTNERSIIIP, ‘The underaigued this day suter lato copasinership or thie purposo of carrylnir ou (! 4 stationery under tho firm na & Co, mClilcago, March 1, 1876. OLD PAPERS. OLD PAPERS FOR SALER At 75 cents per 100, In the Oounting-Room of this busineas of booke of Geo. W. Slluby - The Chicane Dailp TEib CHICAGO, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1876. PAHLMAN'S PLUCK. As Exemplified in the United States District Court Yesterday, FINANOIAL. FIDELITY SAVINGS BANK SAFE DEPOSITORY, Nos. 143, 145 nnd 147 Randolpheat. THE VAULTS of this institution are the nocepted modoln ot Bafe Depositoriss throughout tho Unitod Huatos. 'hoy are bullt of nolid manonry, and are lined with nt‘c‘ula’lnlws gov?r:nlllnc o8 thick, Thoy con= stitute nn absolutol IMPREGN’AELE FORTRESS againat the assnults of any and all Burglars Hving. Their uttor doflanoo of firo is proved by tho faot that thoy withstood tho GREAT CONFLAGRATION OF 1871, Thoy afford aplaco of supromo agourity for the {tornu of Monoy, Coin, annlv. Bilver- Pintn, Denads, Bonds, Wills, and Valuablos of all kinda. Rooont additions and Improvements have mndo the FIDELITY the most complato and oxtensivo, an it hasalways boon tho most sooura, Bnfo Dapository 1nthe world. Sln%lfl Boxes and Drawoera for Ront from $5to $76 a oar, y E SAVINGS DEPARTMENT of this institution paya interent at tho rato of 6 por cent por annum on Havings Doposits and Truat Funds, 'T'his interoat ia nddod to tho principal on the firat day of cach Janua- ry and July. JOIN C, HAINES, Proaiden CHARLEH J. AT snistant Canhier, A.O. SLAUGHTER, Tanker and Droker, cornor Clark and Madison.ats, Blocks, Londs, and Government securilics bouglit and sald for cash or on margin ot tho New York Stock Ex. elange. Dealer fn all descriptionn of bonds, fnelud- fog defauited railway, tawn, and county bonds, and all Kiuds of {nvestment scourtles. z ORGANS, BURDEIT ORGANS. The Model Boed Organs of Amorica! Theso Instruments have sttainod a popu- Iarity unparalicled in tho annals of the Orzan Trade. Tho inventor, Mr. Burdett, has de- votoed over n?unrwr of a contury to the im. rovement of Heed Organs; beginning with ho rood board itself, ho hos added méflnnl dovico to dovico, 80 modifying its ordinary form and doveloping its Intent riches as to bring_tho Burdett up to its present unaps proachable astandard of excollence, &7~ Tlustrated Cataloguos mailed froo. LYOIT & FIBRALY, GENERAL NORTHWESTERN AGENTS, Stato and Monroo-sts. OHICAGO. b ol ol st o = — suInas, E. JENNINGS & CO, Bolo Manufacturors of tho Colobrated ORIENTAL SHIRT. Those Shirts aro made from tho very bost material, and for style of flnish, fit, and durability are unexcolled. Wo have also & largo and comploto stock of Men's Fine Fur. nishing Goods, ombracing all the latest Nov. cltlos in Nockwear, Gloves, Bilk, and Linon Handkerchiofs, Fanoy Hosiory, &c. Btoro, No. 111 South Clark-st. I'actory, 430 ‘West Randolph-st. GENERAL NOTICES. GITY TAX REDENPTIONS. Until April 10, 1870, the promium on ro- demption of Tax Sale Qortificates held by the city will be as followa: casn“lh of 1875, for city taxos of 1874, & per Salo of 1874, for oity taxes of 1873, 30 por oent. £ Hale of 1873, for oity taxes of 1873, 30 per cont. - On April 10, 1870, ond on the 10th of evory auccoeding month, sn additional charge of flve (6) per cont will bo made on the principal of all Tax Cortiflcates. 8, 8, 3 Ohicago, March 10, mE'L T8, Gomptioltay Municipal Reform Club _There will be & meeting of the Municipal Reform Club st the Grand Pacifc Uotel this ovening, at 7:30 o'clock, Addresses by the Hon. Thomas Ioyne, the Hon, Wirt Doxter, and others, All citizens interestod 4n roform are invited to attend snd joln the Club, By order of THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. CARPET CLEANING. JARED GAGE, Vice 138, Cuabler; UEORGE FULLER & FOLLER, 253 South Canalst. and 80 Dearborn.st,, sole owncrs of Wheeler's Patent 3fa- <cliine, do cleaning, Aiting, and rolaying, BURE INVESTMENT FOR PROFIT, BLAGK ‘Waars ordered by warehousemen to cloas outa lot of OLD WHISKY that has been tlored for years, It s very bigh favor, BILLS, t24.0%% dailon will make 1VE, Samapla a at our office, 9 River-st. DECEWITH DROS, OILCLOTH TOR BALE AT R[5 CENTS A TARD. DARRETT, ARNOLD & EIMDALL, 164 Lake-at, ICE! ICE! ICE! from denova Lake, Wisconsin, for mlo in car-losds or In store for futlite uss on tha track of any railroad Ieading from Ohicago, o sult purchasers, Thickneas ot ice, 14 tnchea. Tho quality too weil known to ro- ulre'putiog, PR WALTER & SHERMAY, Tioom 3, 79 Clark-at, (Suporior Biock), Clileago, SODA WATER APPARATUS, For the manufscturing of Boda Wator, Ginger Ale, Wines, Mineral Watery, Mead, Toot Dsor, et6. Alss Tattliog Machined, for’ corring and gilin Dispeniing Apparseusforthe Chunier oa how prine e en or Catalogua wi judges on et B VAN oL APRANL Eim and Prankin-sta,, New Jork, ANCHORS AND SHEGRELS, ‘Manofactured by D. LIVIRGSTON, helson.st., East Boston, Mass, 1 lod and our groear Jts merita s 8 Wasll DLUE bav et R VAL, AR Mot 55 North Ewdaste PEbdeIoLls: PROPOSALS, Proposals for Sweeping and Cleaning Btreets and Avenuos in the Cities of Washingtou and Georgetow, KNaINgEn's Oy Bealed proposkis will bp Foda My pitce until 13 o'clock m. ou Woedaosd: A 3. fnrlnllflillflg, (o, aad olcanin i " 5 Y the stzests any syvnuss in Cllee o Wn!fin‘wn‘lng‘(hnn‘c own or 15 period of ous year frozm the €th day of Alay, 1} Blank forme sud all neossaary [oraation olios, aod 1d all o ob- talued ipon Abplicetion bt tb t] A T L ey -ufblfixs- o, G orderat tulzaflmlumn-l-’-'."‘l: o When He and David G, Rash Defy the Government and Go Impaneling the Jury and Opening of the Uase by Counsel on Both Sides, -avident that he wanted a! A Plain Statement of the Facts by Mr. Ayer, and a Hot Broadside from Mr. Storrs, Strong Prospect of a Bitter and Pro- tracted Fight Involving Consider- able Showing Up. Testimony of Anton Junker, Albert | Schmidt, and John De Bos for the Prosecation, The Court-Room Jammed and the Utmost Interest Manifested in the Case, Tho Grand Jury Adjourn Until Tuesday— Ward's Oase Reforred to Wash- THE FIRST COMBAT. THE GOVERNMENT VENSUS LUSH AND PANITAIAN. The triat of Hormann J. Pablman and David @, Rush commenced yeaterday morning. Boforo the Court opened the room was comfortably filled, and tho pressuro at tho door was 8o groat that twohugo Depaty Marshala were datailed to keep back tho crowd, snd preserve order in tho Evory whisky mau in town, and overy Btorokeoper and Gauger who could possibly loavo his businoss, was there, and thoe vast awinging, pushing mob howled around tho doorway, and fought and struggled for admission, until the Judgo orderad silence, and throatened to clear Probably the Custom-House building hiss nevor known such another oxcite- mont, and nover befora in tha Listory of that structuro hns thero been such intorcst mani- fested in any trisl within its walls. TheJ udgo camo In at five minutes past 10 aud tho fanereal crier climbed up his loge fo s, ‘The groat question had been, Wil tho trial proceed 2" And the musty, von- erable crior, a8 if in aoswer to the intorroga-~ tory, dolivored himself of & plaintive, melan- Ol! yes,” and thon dissolv- ed in tears and murmurs, as though life Liad loat Once or tico during tho day he omerged from the Cave of Gloom and tried to rap for sllenco, but his spirit gavo way and he returned to tho depths of his dospair, A THK YIRST BUBINESS waa tho dlsposition of a molion to consolidato three cascs, 0no in #Law," one in * Fquity,” and one in 4 Chancery.” Tho Court hold that they sll belonged 1n each and muat each bo tried 50 as o givesll a fair Bhow, and that tho Court conld not racogniza tho clatms of efthor aa sgainst tho otlier, and therofore all must havo an equal chance. The lawyers on both sldea seemed 40 bo dissatiafioa, and 80 the Court held that “ Chancery 7 was an good as * Law." and Equity /' equal to slilier, and this waa gratefnlly acoepted by the contending partics as » vaat inprovement on tho the corridor. porpondicular, choly “Oh! yes. all interest for him. ‘Thio caso of Pablman and Rush was thea called, Coun- #cl on both sides had come in and taken tho tables sa- The soutbieru table, nearest the jury- ted to the prosecution, whilo Btorrs aud Stanford, Pabiman and 1tush, occublud the northern fable. The court-roomn is fearfully and wonderfally arranged for discomfort. Tho wittiess undor fire is corpelled to lean against a stuedy post that effectually conceala him from the observailon of ove cept ono juror snd sbout five-soventhis of another, From where Wio defendants and thelr counsol sit it s 1mpossibla for them to ca who is on e stand, unlesa they gt under bim and look up. The arrangement was originally niade for Chancery cases, and tho post put up for tho witness ta lean agsinst and steop walle tho Caanculor and tho Proctors doze away in ‘TIEIN RASY CUAIR4, Jndgo Dangs took his seat at the southern end of hix tsbleand unrolled & Meears, Ayer and Houloll took seata ot this esstern siiloof e table, and ‘each uprolled his pile of documonts, Mr. Bloris sat at the southwestorn cornor of {he between two TRIDUNE Teporters, and socmod n Anding Limeelf 11 such food company, Tush sat behind him, sud Pablman at tuo southwesi- ‘while Judge Stanford accupied the upper or northern end. Mr. Barke, who took no active part i the cuse, and who only sttended to lend an air of in the apace botween Ly to the proceed ignity o and wliook hiy Hype- tho northern table aud rion locks and emilod us occasions bofitted, visor Matthows strolied in, aad devoted most of bia time in foding tho parting to Lls back balr and h ho has been malnly inoter- {ctments, the handsome Su- intereated in the defense by tho Gours {n & lator and intensoly-plossod wink beatowod upon & TamuNs: tying lua cravat, Thouy ested in securing the in man, Qutaldo the rall, the whisky men were in full farco, @. Tyler Burroughs, of Dickenson, Abel & Co, was on hiand at Balf-past 8 80d sccured &' roost in the front beuchos, Bimon Powell sat on his right, with aGerman and Englieh dictionary, On Burroughis' left n 00 in Lis pocket, which ho has iriod for two days to bet on conviction without any takersa, Then came Jonatlian Abel, Lfs fsce aive, ana then O, I, Dickenson dreased, and "with cosmatique on bis Willism Cooper sat further back with Leach, sud arouud tlew the rest of the whisky men, with more For it wasa gila-day, snd when your whisky mti gaes on & plenic, bo fizus up, aud @ willlog to”spend wdozen G or leas clean shirts oo, insure the lives around bl ber of the jury,and then started for the Juc the Marsbal instructed Uescher toslt on bl aftor thst Bummer enjoyed bluself from a soquentor. A8 TOE FINST JUROR was called, the most intenso sitenca foll on {he crowd {ualde and'out, Tho ball windows bad been opened 20 the crowd outsido could e death foll upou the whols fi Boutell finished bis examinstion of (e jurors a 10:54 and Btores commeonced, 1lis was not an exami. nation, in the ardinary seuse of the word, Me kept ‘running conversation with the twelva men beforo asking & question hero and Lhero, and aupple- menting the answer with some sige or sarcastio re- court-room in b:‘ 8 0 e bullding, M, man, and after the (welfth bsd beeu secursd Mr, o Mr, Ayer, who opened the caxs, his opeuiug was grave and serle ous, e spoke in slaw, deliberate tones, oxylainin; tho county of the indiciment snd alluding In 1hio birtef- eat possible mauner o tho testimony he iutended to produce, Whilo Mr, Ayer was apaaking s funny facident oo- cureed ak (e door, Mr, William Penn Nizon, mortge. 08 Of Lo Inter-Oceany, sppeszed at the eotranve aud omanded sdmittance, bus as he couldn’t prove Lie wax a wilneas, or & newspap fucoutinontly, Close bel Poter Mabr, who oxhibited an Aldermanio badge, but ou it, and the city father 10 be fuformed thst he went over to the Young Men's chmunuéslacullvu, and apent his tims in mprov- AY TUE CONCLUSION of Mr. Ayer's address, tho Courd tuok o recess until upon reassembling, LLr Btorrs madebils by tho pectifle; thie barre], stazmpa—the wareliouss aud tax-pald stamps—and sout thom back to the di #ho goods, and they Were used over ayaln, lu ot way tho distillers wero ena upon (o marked doublo the amount of goids bo was biLl thio dsputy looked cold T Juror pushed I uesa thers, an dowa t0 thie casu tn biand, eged i tho distllery buslu prl tenso interest. r tho chandeller, which lghted, closs to the Jury box, and 1a the' yollow goa Light £€1l upon bts face {b I llor, hat grew a8 be deapaned tbe rings slood out about his eyes, and bis lipe were bluo, 43 Lo spruag the propealtion ted s uncaztbly hia intenaity, uo. {hat ke defeadn ants never owned o distillary, there was consterns- tion apparent In the rankn of the Government counsel, s0d Doutell leaned over ta Ayer and tsiked for a moment, During his speech ¥r, Btorrs made s desp Impres- sion on the sudlence, and, when be had finiehed, Gholeon Russall puf up tia 31,700, while " Old Mar Dicx * Inaned over to Abeland iold’ bim o take any Let that Ruseell might affer, "The trisl was fairly commenced, and sll.ears wera straned 70 CATCH EVERY WORD that dropped, From the opening uutil the Ifloflm- ment not & afngle rap for order was heard, and thers wat not even » rustle inside or out to dlstnrb the pro- ceodingn, Tha witnesses on both ides wers eent frnm the cauri-room, but they ssrenibled cuteide, and lost oot & word of what transpired, After the adjournment Pshiman and Rush were heartily congratulated uvon the waue of the day, snd the crowd dispersod 1 go to bed oarly, and be up be- tupea this morning. During the trial Judge Dlodgett sllowed all the usationa ho possibly conld, even sametimse straining o law of evidence to let an interrogatory in, It was tho {acts, snd the whisky 1aen shrewdly suspect that thie loarned Judas {a et 110g at all the facts, with a view to futare sentencing, atd & proportionate amoust of consternation pre- ails, —_— THE JURY. TIIE QOYERNMENT FICKS ITS NN, The Marabal's roprosentative then called s jury, and, when seated,|thoy were examined sub- stantially as followa by Mr. Boutell for tho Gov- erament : M. J. Brayton, Rocholle; am dealor in lumber and coal; have never beon iun the liquor busi- nesa in any way, nor a Governmont officer; know very little about tho case from newspa- porn. W. Beaver, Washington ; am a farmor ; have lived in present placo elevon years; have nover bad any conneotion with the manufacture or ealo of distilod apirits. Edwin Bradloy, of Winnobago County; am a farmer, and have beon for sovon yosra; was bo- fora that a travoling salesman for Yankee no- tione ; never doalt In spirits; Know nelther of tho defendants nor their counsel, Jorome Clark, Rockford, Winnebago Connty; am now inno business; have beon in commer- clal business; nover dealt in liguors. 8, D, Condit, Fulton ; have been a farmer slnce 1836 ; havo nover dealt in liquors at all. G. AL, McCoy, Brimtiold; sm a farmor, and have boon sinco s small boy; never dealt in lquor in any way. J. N. MoKnight, Galesburg; sm a druggist, and bave boen for twenty yeara; havo sold spir- its in tho way of my business; have nover bten prosocuted ? for any Infraction of tho United Btates Rovenuo laws; havo had ‘mors or less trouble with tha Stato uthorities; have compromisod with them thres times and pald $50 each time; have compounded with the District Atiorney on. thesa occasions bocauso it wa 8 the cheapest way aut of have alwaya cansidered tho levy as a sort ind have pald the District Attornay $30 each timo bocauso it was chicaper to sclife with him than the Courl. Bome question aross as to whether Btr, McKnight's namo was on the panol, and it was déeided that he was properly summoned, ‘Wiltamson Durley, Hennepini am a farmer, snd bavo bocn for forty years ; aold spirits when 1 was in tho mercantile busliiess forty years ago, . K. Gulld; am a lumber dealer, and have been for soven yours; befors that was o farmer; never sold or mado spirita, 8, Knapp, Homer; am » former; meversold or mad liguor, 1lugh Thompeon, Aledo; wasa Storekeeper for five yearaupion year go; beforo that was an oflicer of thie Cirenit Court: nover sold or mado spirita, E, C. Wilder, Pooria; bhave been a morchant six yoars ; boforo that was a farmer. 31'RNIGIT EXCUSED. Mr. Bontell then raleod the queation for the Court i 1o wh:]lher Alr, McKnight was properly s member of o panol, “T': Court sald that Mr, Lsmphore had sent s proper explanation of the matter, aud Lo therefore thonght ho might ait, Bir. Doutell asked ths Court to pass on Mr. McKnight's competoncy to alt in the case, § viow of 4ho anawera hie had givan to the queations, Tho Court sald that he waa not disqualified, Tho counsel for tho Government then persmptorily chalienged Jeromo Clark, J. C, McKalght, sud Hugh ‘Thompaon, and they were excused, In ihelr places were furnished tho following: W, M, Dyers, Galva; am o farmer, snd have been ‘most of my life; nover had anything to do with the manufacture or ralo of liquor, A. Dols, Manteno; bave been a farmer nineteen Foata: never was engaged in the manufacturs or sals nor, % ll..ql oylan, Jackson; havo been a farmer twenty yoazs, snd mever wad cugagod in the liquor trafiic, MR KTORDS, for tho defenss, then examnined the jury, Mo ssked goncrally the following liue of queationa s As o what the Juror had resd about tho casos; za to whethior ho Xnoiw the prosecuting attorneys, and tha like, At the closo of his oswnination Mr, Storrs excussd Mr, Beaver from sorvico. Ttobert Porter, Dolviders, was then called ; bad Leen for thirty.coven years a farmer, and bad nover boen in tie liquor busiucea nor helda Government oftics, Toth sides then accopted the Jury and 1t wna sworn, —_— MR, AYER. OPEXING FOR TUE PROSECUTION, Mr. Ayor thon followoed with his opening stato- ment. o sald ho proposed to atate vory brietly and in plain torma tbe genoral mature of the case tho jurors would po called upon to try. Tue two defondanta had boon far sevoral years intor. ested as proprietors of a cortain distillery, known s tho Oblcago Alcohol Works, ‘Tho indictment againet thom contained aix differant counts, the first charging the defondants with carrsing on tho business with Intent to defraud tho Govern- ment of the tax. This count was founded upon Sec. 5,291 of tho Rawisod Statutes, the material portion of which Mr, Ayer proccedod to sond to the Jury. The socond count charged the roemoval of apirits from the distillery to somo oth- or plnce thau tho distillery warehouse of s cortain quantity of spirits upon which tho tax had nos boen paid. Thia count, ss well astho third, which was quito eimilar, was framed in accord- ance with Boc, 3,200, which Mr, Ayor read to the jury. Tha threo remaining counts chargod conspiracy, and were road over to the jury, Thoy have all been pub- Ushed {n Tux TainuxNc herstofore. s Mr, Ayer then entersd into ths question of the colloction of tho internal revenuo where- by the Goverament had been abls to col lect fifty or alxty millions of doliars ayear, Inorderto socure the collection of this tax tliv Government had scen A% to lay down vory siriu- ent rules snd regulations for the mansgemont of the usinean, In order to make the jurors understsnd the susthod of runniog distilleries and collecting tax- e3, A, Ayer went inio s very full explanation of tha whole systeni. This took some time, snd when Mr. Ayer flulsbed his lecturo every inember of the jury ought to have Liad u pretty cloar insight {uto such inat- terd us proof spirits, stampe, stubs, mashes, dumping, and varlous olaer terma connected with the business, In oxplaining how frauds snight be committed on tho revenue, Mr, Ayer very trutbfully remarked that 1hey were ,impoisible without the connivance of the Gauget or Btorekeeper, Thers were BEVERAL WAYS OF PROBECUTING TIESE ¥RAUDS, Iu soma instances the goods would by ostensibly 198 roof, whoreas tha pactica would fill their barcels with (0 proof goods, so thaat, instexd of paying the tax on proof gallons, thoy pafd the tax upon wie galtons, when thors ‘might bo twico as many proof - gal- lons a8 wine galicns, Home of the frauds pecpotrated by theso defeudants, Pahlman aud Hush, wera commlited i thi The U d atsmps procured for tha casks were of proof gallons than the cask actuslly which could only be dons lhmu&l the ronaent aud sasistanca of the party to whom the £ooda wers souk and sold, “Th favorite mods of perpetrating thess frauda was foseud tho goole from o dlatillory 1o & rectifylog house, 1y the ' provislons of tho law tho roctifier waa required, whenever Lu purchased goods roms 5 distller, to mako an _eairy of the number of packages, ond the quantity hu re- celved, sud 1ho tima whon ha recelved them,” Lestdes this hio was required to givo notico, wheu Lo Tecelved goodu and emutied casky, {o the Cullector of tho di- Arict, togetlier with the number of tbe packages, the content, oo, Ofton when goods were thus Tecetved 0ad of deatroylng tho stsmps upon Just carefully pleted oif thess iwo ilar froia whom ho receivod ed to mmuygle or put atr, Ayer then left the general track, and camo 'ablman aud Hush wero su- far sevozal years, oven vz to tho fire of 1471, Soou after tho fre, said Mr, Ajor, tiey culored fulo's contrsct with , NOELLE & CO. KUAVT, r:«unur-, to furnish them with {llcit goods. The way Were to be furnished was tita: They wern ) ta seud slcohol—about 183 proof goods—ta ibess vectifiers in the manner airesdy gonerally nuzly " opelalf the far oo the quantity of goods seat from their disiillery, and in cousldore- tlon of the rectifiers covaring Upand conceallug thess £rauds & certain discount from the usual markek price was allowed them, The goods Ware sold ihsee rocis aba discount of 2010 W9 osals 8 gullem, Qulle », number of lots of goods wern aent Lo this restifying establishment as early aa the fall of 1871, or url;‘ i 1872, sud tis flilcit trade was kept ap for some time, ‘These facts would he proved by twn of the partners in {ns rectifying house and by twaother peraona employed tn the rectifying hquse, but who had no interestin the buninesa carried ou. Thius,this portion of the cass would not depend entirely upon the avilenca of the txo per- 3008 who made tha contract and agreed to carry on theno frauds and particpated {n thoni Lo & cortatil eze tent, but thefr avidenca would be fully corrotarated by that of the 1o persons who ware tiot Interestsd o tha tradesbut wers mmply smployes, It wonld aleo be shawd, and fully gorroborated by thera employea, that in 1873 thiess rectifiera were turaizhed with saverallots of illicit goods upon TIUR DISTINCT UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BTAMPS ‘which covered the gooda abould be takeu off and re- turned, aud that they wera laxen off and returned, and the llmelhm{: used a second time, . In addition to theas, saveral United Blates officers would Le placed on Lhe stsnd,—Slorckeepera and Gaugsm,—and it would be shown by the testimony of thees men that, 2 acon as they were assigned Lo this eatablishment, 'they wero accoated at ons time by one of both of thees defendants, sud that s bargsin was made with them by whichs thess officers, for & certain stipend,—about §2.50 or §3 & day,—permitted theso Jpartiea to carry oo illicit diatilling, Tueso witnesaos cancesled theas matters, and tey wers indicted for it Kaw they bad come forward to make a full disclosuro of the fact4, 3d {0 sliow in what msuner theso fraude were. perrelrllfl. 1t would atso L shown ILat in 1874 other goods were ment by thess jartiss to knother rectifying housa—that of Ford,Olivor & Co.,~snd that & bargait waa mada by tha defendants with thess rectifiern to furnieli tho late ter with licit goods at » discount of 2 ur i centa 8 gallon, upon wie distinct understandiug and connider- ation (hat the rectiiers would take oif and retarn the stamps. This was done, and then tho same atampe were used over sgain upon otlier gools seut o other pincen —tent (o tho Esat porliapa, Vtladeigbia, o ew York, Tuts would be provod by tha s timopy of the rectifier ~himeelf who mate the bargsiu, and corroborated by the teatimony of an employe of this rectifying house, who wonld testity ‘tuat Patiman and Rusis went to tia reclifying Lousa aud inatructed thia employo bow (o takeoff tuc statujs witbont lufuring them, and that Pablmao aud Iush amisted 0 tearlng off tho stamps and carryiug them away. Thls practice, it would Lo aliown, was kept up for over a year. TUE EFIDENCE would conslat in part of the tetimony of men who had been implicated in Aheae frauds, but they wers not accomplicea in the atrict’ senso of iho term, ~ Tho indlctment was agojust (heso defendanta a8 distillers, An accomplice wan a man who might Liave boun fucluded {n the kame Indictment, ‘These witnesaes were not Jn that predicament. Tuey wera not distillers, It w3y poesible that they might Lo indizted under the conspiracy count—,s0mo of thiem),— but hiowever that might be, ‘theso ware ail legal aud competent witnesses, Their evidenca was sdminsablo, As fu all such cases whern the avidence came from par- ties who had pleadod guilty, §t was proper that (hn Jury recelve it with caution, and criticise it with care, and 4f they found, on examination of tha testimony, ihat it was true, their duty waa plsin—to returi a verdict of guilty, Mr. Ayer apprehiended that no at- tompt would bo made to prose Ly these witnesses that tlie chargen agatnst the defendants wero untrue, Thin concluded Mr. Ayer's opening statament, and the Court remarked fo 3r. Blorrs that he might take the floor, ‘That géhtleman replied that Lo certainly bad a statement to make, but ho would sk for un early adjournment, and would bo roady at the opening of Couri in the afternoon, 1t was naw 13 o'clock, and afler coneldering the re- quest a moment the Court announced that there would bo & recess untdl 2 o'clock, to aczominodate Mr, Storrs, CAUTIONING THE JURY. B:fore the Jury wers dfsmieacd, Luworer, the Gourt addressed them, remarkiog that the cuss they wero impaucled to try was one of unusual importance, Withs the consent” of tho District-Attorney the jurors would be allowed 4o eoparate durinz the rocoss ‘of tho court, but with the ppecific understanding that they were ‘not to discusy the merits of thu case cmong thempeives, mor sllow auy other ferson to discuss it 'with them. 1f any peron approached thom for the purpose of holding any diacuasion, or for smparting {nformation, or pretending to impart in- formation on the subject, it would bo euch a contompt of court a8 would requirs {hem to roport such a per- sou to the Court to bo properly dealt with. Tuey would even avold reading the reparts of the featimony —or, rather, any commets on the lestimony—in thio putlio yress, and the Court boped. that, for tho purposs of eusbling tho trial fo conducted without prejudice, the reprosenta tives of fho procs would refrain from commenting on the testimony during tho trial, They would of course report tho tostinony an fully ax thelr enterprise or sunse of tho public necessity might ro- uire, but ho hoped they would not cominent on it, Fho fhry would refrain, if sy commmonts wera mads, from resding sny testimouy or comments, With this csution they would be allowndl o separate? Lut_with the further caution, Lowever, that tho Court X th A faka special paina e e Tl s atiendunee, o tloro would bo no . delsy, Tha’ timi olay, o of adjonrnment and the timo of meeting would by requiated hy the clock in the Court-rootn, uil th lu- tontion was to commence promptly at 10 o'elock in tho moralng, have a reccsa from 1 untll 4 o'clock, and close W Bioatly an ponsiule st b oclock i thie svenifg. That would glve imo onongh for o fair day‘s work, and tha Caurt hoped that no time would bs lost on account of taridy jurors or counsel, The crowd were not exactly dismirstd with the apos. tolic benediction, for aa they bevan to acramble out tho volcon of the Merahal and Lifs doputies wero Joud and clear an they commanded those azscmbled to take their seats, Wien silence had egyin been roatored, Judce Blodgett moved down “from tne bench and walked out of theroom with dno dignity, The Marshal deservos credit for this improvement on 1ho old order of things, by which tho Court used to becoms fuestricably mized up in the turung to the groat danger of any tendor coms which mignt hap- pen to trauble lis Judicial foot, and to the discomfit- ura of other portiona of his body, After the Judzo Tind taken his doparture, the crowd ook up th line of ‘march, most of them adjourning to the nelghboring Testaurants to discuss the eventa of {he morning, and 10 cast up tho coming and more. intereiliny creuts of o afternoon, B ——— STORRS. IS OPENTINO FOR TUE DEFENSE. ‘When Court opened 1n the afternoon, avery- body was on tho tip-too of expectation to hear Btorrs. Ho did not keoep them loug in suaponss, but soon launched out upon an hour's speech, Commoncing in a low, improssive voico, tho acute Iawyer carried tho jury with bim to the very closo of his statement, hia voico now increas- wgin vohemence, now mingling pathos with terrible earnestness, nnd now indulgiog in crisp, oparkling bits of sarcasm. In short, o was Storrs througbout, slashing at overy valoerabls point, but always with dignity and case. “You aro now approaching," bo said, *the trial of ono of tho most important cases, in many respects, that has over boen tried in this Court. Inportant not so much with roference to tho dlrect consequences which may result from your verdict, one way or the othor, but su. premely and transcendentally important because it Is substantiatly tho closc of what may well be regarded as the most extraordinary series of prosccutions ever inaugurated, ever engincored, in moy free or civilized community. You aro spprosching tho trial of this case not quite in the midst, but Just upon the abeidence, of ona of the FIERCEST WHIRLWINDS of populat feeling and popular excilement that has ever been driven across the country, Theso great gusts of passion which aweep men off thelr feet, ju- Tors, and partles, and courts alike, sometimcs comeo, and they sresometimes tnovitable. Whilo those winds aro blowing it ls imrossible that any human ageucy ahiould mafely face them, While thie whirlwind is at Ha Delght such thing saa falr, dispasalonste, unpreju- diced sdminfatration of fustice 1n en utfer fmpossiLil- ity. 1 congratulate you that you approach the trial of Ilife cose at n tims wheu the niost sxtriosdinary scries of acte that the publio haa ever been called upati ta wit- neas have 8o ripened that_ thoy may all pe laid Leforo ou, for you will Sad, it is nished, that the mmiediate question o guilt or indocence of these defendanta is, ly iu compsrison fo tho greater quostion which you' aball bo_ rompelled 1o meet,—you cannot ovade it,—comparatively trivial, Fuually, tha prosecution, which has excrclsed a degroo of terrorism never before witnessed In this country, R T trust, piay never bo witnesrod aghin, 14 approaching ite endd. Men novw are stopping ta fnquiro aud sorionsly and eolemnly 0 queation themsclyes wliethor Governments aro organtzed among men for tho mnere puiposa of selecling such victima s tbe amidtion or cupidity of men in power may noninate as victime, Good suen overywhere ara now serioualy asking themuelves Lhls question: Is it not better that all tho revenuea of the Government ever raisod, all tho taxes that it ever leviod or imposed, should bo gunk decper than evor plummet soundod sather than that courts of justice should bo turucd lutg great masta whero perlury was tho clist com modity, whera th subornation of perjury, through terrorlam or any other means, was o be tho employ- Tnent, sid (s Uovernment wae to have Leon tha load- ing operator? Men aro psusing (o juquire whetber, upon that kind of _festimony whlch {4 extorted from the fusr of men, any nan whoss provious reputation hias buen 8 good ona ©OUULT TO BE CONYICTED, Thoughtful meu and good mien ore pausing to ask thewmsclvea this queation: Bball any man whoso past caroer haa been upotless and unblomished b bravdvd witls tha name of felon and the consequencea of feluny st tho instigation of sel aud self-convicled Jerjurery hia casa 1 o tho suprene conusdusice hat I bve suggested Lo you, becauwo it furnishos an opportuuily whera you are callod upou directly to ane awer that question. For thors will not bo any wituess upon the stand on the part of the Unvernment that {8 not & self-proclaimed solber of the revenus and » self-convictod perjurer. W sliall nol show that they Bre robbera of the revenue; thay will ba compellud to show {t. Wo aliall nob show tiat thoy ro perjurers; ihey will be compellod to siate it There Will Lo no corroboration of tho chisf zobbore and perjurers Ly Ak, testimony of puro sad upright maz, bus the euwer. eficie of thincase hare boen #0 great (hat ibe boss underers 34 (L@ bess perjurers bave swept tha B s #peLiilcrias, 4ad Wil brivg Lu befare yeu | hera thelr frightened and terro: the purpose of corrobarating thelr ownars,! Tho boundarles of the avidence, asid ¥ Btorrs, wers tha nocessities of the cane, Thus lar/@ d thus comprohensive was the territory in whig = ) travel, and, {f (4 wes ueceanary to Awear that de.ps. wers eu from casks of apirits, It would bs awoen. ' If it N ieconsary to provs tliey wers returned to tha dsfendanta, it would te 4o testifisd, Sosble and TIROTOUR Were tla witnenyes tiiat 1f §t Wau neceasary {bey wauld ot hesitata to awear that they fook the funinge feou tie Ceskon obliterated the brands, awal. rrel, aud they wo ia barrel 10 Gourt an evponces e jury- POl HUST NOT RE SUNPIIAZD stanything. Theonly rein and thmit was the humsn imagination, and the abilily of thesa witnesses 10 de- Yise & story which should fuculpate the defendants and sxculpate themativan, It wad not so in the old timoa, Tlien, I thets was any creaturs on God's green earth tust justly meritad the acorn and Ioathing and deteats. 4ion Of righl-miided men, it was an informer and & sneak, who bad been formerly connirersd an_ beyand -l schems of Christian redsmption aod Christian atonement and salvation. Iistory recotded no. ioe atauce of an informer whoss tistas was niot o.day rat- Ung in 1nfamy If (b was remembered at all, Tho seizurca 10 this city wero maids sbout the 10th of May, 1533, Tho proof againat the housss meized was clear and unsnewerable, No Informer had tenile fled, tha cases wers clear, had een magacivusly worked up, the selznres mado, sid the partlos at laat indicted, Noimmuniy was offered anybody, Time went on, and the original Ofteen, shivering In their shoss bee cause thelr kuilt bad beed legitimately discovered, bo- thunght themselvea Low o eacape tlie rosulta of thoir crimes, One way was to run off. bome had dung that, ‘Thoother was to remain, trade with the Gor- erument, and offer their tesimony againat somebody elne, and furish thab evidenco an a consideration for’ freedow. Tue trade As o000 remult Of "that tsde, these defendants, agalnet whon o evidence of guilt by docont and lo: @itiate methods could ba procured, became involved, ¥urd, Junkor, snd others, willing (0 sscrifice every rrinciile of manbiood, offered up theso defendants, Inen of the bighest mianaing, sa viclims o bs immo: lated upon their testimony. “Tho Government accept- ed them sud nheltered them, and bad dono 20 to tho present time. The Gaugetn and tho Ytorokeepers were necearary, also,—men who would take the stand snd Wi earricd i thest faces tlietr utter Jack of character aud their voluutary sbandonment of every principle, Tho jury woull wonder Low they ever ubtalued afll. cial pontionn, Their livea for the past four years warn CONTINUED BELIES OF YILLAINIES,— bribery, fravd, thicvery, porjury,—and of these they would” b compilied U couvict themselves, The apologetic snd deprecatory msvner of Mr. Ayor hnsd but contirmed the opinfon that the Government waa holding vn to a ropo of sand, Naturally, tho gentlo- mnan wasa most Lelligorout ‘man, und 1 tho inatru- 1nents which he was cowpulled to uae bad ot been so Indoscribably foul, Lo would Lava mado ths vers welkin ning with hfs denunciations of the frauds with which tho defendants wero chared, But bis speech was an cxcuse. Tho defendants cntered upot tha case witli 50 opology, Knowing the facts, and belleving that balf a centuey of hanorable and up- right living swas worth something, they belleved an honest jury would safely plico that testimony sgainst that of perjurers. The time was coming whea men meu who Lsd vio- Iated ovory obligation as citizens and as otficials, and bad then rought to fnvalve their uelghbors, should be ‘who had piundered tho reven Leld insuch UTTER LOATHING AND SCORN that they would call upon tho bl to bury them. Who would not rather oceupy the plsce of tho defendanta, it whoso hoarts was no tresson, than to walk about the etrocts, carrying the consclousness that freedomn 'was purchascd st the sacrilice of QId buainess sssc- ciates ? Alr, Storrs then dwelt for some time on Dr, Rush's honorablo career a8 an army urgeon, and bis upright character ae 8 cstizen of Chlcago, sud upon Mr., Pahl. man, a8 & rosldent of Chicago, agalnet whom there had nevor been 8 word of reprosch, Thoy mever Lad any intention of plcading guilty, The d no bounty suficient to buy Government lias them. Yord, Junker, Runecll, Golsen, and oll the rest, ticket.of-lcave men {ndicted months ago, wandercd about tho streotaof Chicago wmysteriously fros men under the terms of fmmunity, The rule waa tho old war rule: o maiy who had defranded tho revouucs must £o to tho Ienftentiary or furnish & bstitute, Golson, Huseell, Ford, * Bummel," Siller, aud Junker ‘liad bred engaged tn furnivhing substitutes. The word wae nota plessant one 1o listen 10, but it bad passed into the language, and perhaps it was_betier (o cmploy it, They bad *squealed” againet their associates, It was about ko this : told on 2. B Iay down on 0; € squesied oa D} D went back on E; E ran away. LET NO GUILTY MAN ESCAPL. Tinally, when tiiia great jobber iuall thia corrnption was caught, bo avatied himeelf of the offered immu- nity, and was st Jarge, 1fJudas Iacariot, 2,000 years 380, ith the 30 plecos of silver and thoLlood of bis Madter on bis land. should have squcalod o Potor, ond turned Statew evidencs, would the Christan world have regarded fho conviction of Poter on that kind of proof with aoy dogroo of eomfort 7 When the vulture went back on the blue 44y aud got immunity, when the whale went back on ibe ahrimp, then the Jury would have gutabout such a spectacis'sa wae now exhibiled, The air bad been vocal with the fdea that & grost reform wan going on, it but who was belng punished? Nobody. Dut atill was songht to convict {nuocent men by the testimony of the very scoundreln who stiould Lave been punlsh- ed to the full extent of the law, 3tr. Btorrs roferred o ths statutos os balug most sovero, atringent, aud omcting in thelr character, The law imposed a tax so largo. that, while the whols valuo of the product was £L.01, the tax iself was 00 ceuta, Could auything but frand be expocted 7 Even Mr. Ayer had correctiy observed thst it was utterly impossible for frauds to be committed without tho connivance of the Government oficials, There bad been o plea somo months ago that tho iuformers wero ured to bring I the ringizaders, Now, the informers s well 88 tho ringlesders Wero cscaping. No oficialy , were mow om trial; mo Hog- leaders © were on ¢ trial, 'bnt lonest, privato citizenn, and when the jury looked in the faces of M. I’ Brecher and Bummer Miller and others, and saw thio cvidence of distiled spirits which they carrled In tholr countenances, it would require better and moro “1““31 than they could give to weigh sgatust these dofendants, 3ir, Storrs continued in bis vehoment denunciations of the aquealers for woma time, coutrastiug their characters with the characters of the defendants, 1o argued that it was natural that TERJURY BHUULD BE COMMITTED, and not only natural in this cas charactor, something let themselves aut. Ho would get at this perjury be- fore tho trisl was over, and would compal the wit- nessea to acknowlodga it thenelves, Ho would show that these defendantu avver owned & distillery fn the world ; that they nover operated a_distillery, aud Le thoughit posaibly Lo might _striko out tho very heart of tba indictment right there, Finally, attho end of this trial ho should nsk tno jury todo thiat which be belloved they would bo very glad to do, —asanre tho publio that this relgn of terror wan at an end; that fraud must be punished; not that it must bo traded with; pot that it must be condoued; not that it muat be mads o subject of baricr aud saln, trade and dicker, but that fraud and scoundrelism must be punished, The jury could placo their ovi- dence upou that point, and {a no mors emphatic and deciatve and understandable fashion than by declar- ing, 54 bie belioved they would be delighted to do fn thl fvestigation, tho verdict of not gullty, ———— THE TESTIMONY. ANTOX JUNKER, the firat witness, was called at five minutes of 8. Mr. Junker came from ont the audience, walked slowly up toward the wituoss stand, and wes sworn. Tois a slightly bullt, graceful Gorman, ap- parently 38 or 4G yonrs of age, wlth blue eyes, foug curling blonde hair, and blonde muatacho and imperial, 1o s of nervous temporament, sud his npervousncss was not diminished by tho speoch Btorrs had made on himy, oud an ho tool tho stand ho was slightly palo. During his tostimoay he spoko 1n a low, depro- catory votce, with a slightsforelgn sccent. Ilis manner was oasy during his direct oxamination by Mr, Ayer, buv with the tirat quostion put by Btorrs 1o trembled percoptibly, and durng tha long cross-quostioning ho scemed shocked and startled, Junkor is & man of extremo sonaitivo- neas and ono who svoida quarrols, and tho orileal to which ho was subjected threw Lim some- what off hi Lateuce. - 11 Q.—1fow long have y Stnce 1F53, oxcept throv years durjug the War. Q. VWero you i the rectifylng buslncas i this city in 1871 and 18737 A,=Yes, air, Q.=What was he uawo of tue irm? A.—Erafit, Tosile & Co. QO whom did the firm conatst? A—Thoodore Rrafft, Josoph Roelle, and myself. Qihars s Kramt{ A,—fludiod, =W |a Roello L.—1lo I3 3?—&::5:: was_your place of bulness after the ¢ 8} B e O T remarked, befors tuo last question oould be anawered, tlat Lo desired ull othier witneasos 1 the cass 1o bo excluded until each ono should take lls turn on tbe stand, The Government sssouted, wnd tho other wiiliessed were locked upinthe wite P08l or then anawered (hat his business was on {06 Weat Blde—Clinton sireot, Lear Lake 4 Q THow o id you ramaln thera? A.—Till Jan- 1413, e} 0w long was this Arm of Kraftt, Roelle & Oa, In bxletouco? A.—Fivo or six years, 'Q.—Whoen did Krafit dia? A.~In 1873—3ny, after he nre. A S¥as tho firm dlscontinued Dybisdeathe A Tho e uatme was kept up Gl the 1t of Janucry, 1870, Then the natoe was changed. Q.—Then what was tho nawio of tho Arm aftor that 7 A.=Hoclle, Junker & Co. Q.—Whero did you remove when you left Olinton strect? A.—To s coruor of Clintod and Casa atroeta —North side. Q.~1low long Lad tho firm of Kraflt, Roelle & Co. bocti_ongeged 1n L rectifylug busineas lu the fall of 1TL? A—About ive or slx years. KNOWINO THE DEYENDANTS. . —Do you know Pablman and Husb, the defendants in ihis case? A.—Yos, sir, Qu~Whoa did you frit becoms sagualnied with me 5;/0 but it had beon ro- sorted tosas matter of course, siuce tiero was 1o ovidence sgainst tho defendants of a documentary nd the witnessea were compalled to say at wonld fuculpate the defendants and NUMBER 210, them? A1 b ""‘b:u. known Pablman for about fourtesn Q.—tHow long have yon known I 1 hadn! Fapwn Lim fi..gn-‘uy'fim il R At by o=In what husiners were (hey eny A~in the dintllery Dustnows, |- CrEed {8 18717 Q—Whera? A.-On tin Weat G108, et 're wia thelr distillery sitnaf ~On West Kinzia street, [ gusas, . i1y Qtlom fieweit? | A—Near tha clty lnita, ), | int nama ey do busiuess? ~The Oljcago Alcalial Works. S & . ~Do 5au know how long thoy have bsen_en n ihe disullery buniness7 &.—No, 1 dont, et —Did you ever make any purch -pguu‘:{lumm}:l A =Yee, l|f’: v e .—When did you first commence your {ransace tions 2 A.~In tha fall of 1871, 7 - Q.—WWill you stato what the transaction was you had st that time? A,—Was received gooda—183 proof, Q=fymat Kol of qoos wers livne 7 A.—Alcobol, .—What quantity did you recelve from them ¢ A Ten or Nfteen barrei lots, 2 Q.—How many differsnt lote? A.—Well, T can't tell, Sometimes evory day iu (he weck, somelimes noue for & wholo weok, and sometimes twa or thires losda [ 8 week, ‘Thie character aud extent of the transactions war further inquired into, with & viow (o get at the Ak leged crookedness, and Mr, Junker teatifiad as follows THE CROOKED, {¥Thore was a provious bargain betwoen Pabiman, and, ituab and myself; It was two days befors the fire, af wy place; they called thersi we were 1o receive IL conls for all that waa 83 per cent abave: the arranges ment was that the stuff was {0 be entared s prook Rovds; they wanted un todo It, xnd wa agroed ; wogot uno 10sd the day hefora tho Bro: ihat wag burnt up; ‘after the fre we dil the msme buniooss; ' wo were ntarted sgaln in two woeksj the -rrlnfltm!_n\ 1astod November and December, 1871, a0d part of 1872; during that time we took 1,000 bar< rela; tho goods camo from tho Chlcago Alcohol Works, and wero brought by their texmstors s the barrels warg branded with their brand, and had x-pald stampf wo bought them for aicobiol; we pald Pablman & ltush at our offico, $n checks, currency, and notes thio checks were destroyods L don't Know whens 1 El'ld he notes, but haveu't them now ; I haven't my oka those for 1471 wers destroyed, but wo had notie §n 18i2; we hadn't sny Louk for two monthe sftor that wo hud a book Thlch wan deatroyed: 1 naw fore the scfzuro; don 0w who destroyod 1t,Zor whether it was seized; 9 Wa reduced thegoods to proof snd sold them 3 wo put fourtecn barrels of water to fifteen barrels of alcoliol; all that we aold for alcohol wo dumped and drow off {nto other psckages, Join Ds Dos sad “Albert Smith wera in our emptoy: Mr. Itoclls knew hiat was golug ou. thousl o wat mot delivo, i ' © barrels generally had the 0 Aleahol Works brand according to law, on the hud?:qnanr had an; disputo with Pahlinan or Ruslii involces came wit the goods; we samctimes pud cash; we bought siraigiit goods at tho same timo: thers wsa no dis- count on siraight goous, though thoy sold as low to s as £0 noybody. Wo had transaciion 1o 1670; we. racel e b insactions in i wo recelved 30 ar 0 barrels, and took off and raturned the lamps; we were 10 be sllowod for that, bat I have forgatten how much; I delivored tho stamps to Pablman at my stora; hecalled for them; the goods were stamped 88 alcohol, and I took the stamps off ; the stme stamps €atno Lack to us the next dy, and wo destrosed thery we entored the socond lot on tho Goverament book, Pahiman assiated mo in removing one lot of stsiops; this was during tho panio of 1874 ; this lasted for ane or twa weekn; ounof our workimen and Joell sbout it; wo got the miamps back the noxt ds teamster brought them, 1 kuow of nobody in the distiliery but Pabl and Rush: thoy said they owned tho diatillery; they tald e they wero the solo owners, CROS8-EXAMINATION, At the closo of the direct examination, Btorrs Hipps off hia overcoat, and tha jury and spectators leund forward. Tho firat quesifon sent a_ fump through thig audience, and Junker turncd a shado paler. Q.—When did you first commence to defraud 8ae Governineut? A,~—About that time, Q.—You kept it uip until when? A.—=Well, I didat keep it up continuously, Q.—Wlan did you finally stop swindling (ho Geswe ernment? A.—About April. 2 Q.—And you were selzod in May7 A.—Yos, str, Q,—Wero thero fsny symptoms of an lavestigation Roing on which luduced you t08lop? A.~Wosll ¢3e pected somethlug. [ T Q.—‘Thlt was tho reason you stopped, wasit? A,— ex, 8ir, Q.—Who elss participated with you {n awindling the Governmont? A.—Qutaldo of tha distillers—who waa interested in it ‘This was opening up s branch of tha case into which the Government did not careto go, and tho line of queation was objectad ta, Blorre—I havo a right to go into the wholacharacter of this man's frauda. Tho jury oughtio know him, 1o Is in evidence. The Court—1 think the question can be sakad If the witness understands it, Htorra—If he don't, 1 will explain it to him, Q.—DId you make Arrangoments ta defraud the Gore ernment with others Lesides Pahlman and Rush? A,—Do you mean outsido of the distillers? ‘Btorrs~Yes, sir, Mr. outell—I objoct to that. Idon't know thay ‘we are trying the other distillers now, Btorm=1¥e are trying this man. Bontell—We ahall see, - Btorra—We shali 520} now o on, snd tellif you ros member any other cuso of fraud. A.—With Dickene son, Leach & Co, IWQ‘:—-\VBED was that? A.~During the summer of Q.—Whom clas did you co-operate with in swine dling the Government 7 A.—1 also had & foW transace tions with tho Blackhawk Distfllery, Q.—Dy transactions you mean transactions in which -'lnru defrauded tho Government, don't you? A.—Yes, Q,—Who were tho proprietors of that distfllery? A. —At that timo they wers H. I, Stiller, I guoss, and. Reed, . Q.—With what other dimillers did you have transao- tious? A.—Dou't kuow any other. ! Q.—In what other ways did you ever defrsud the Government_besides thoas you have already name: aud bealdes the distillers you havo alresdy named A~Don't know of auy other, -~ JUNKER'S FRAUDS. Q.—Glve the Jury, i you pleass, tha correct amount out of which you ‘liave defrauded ke Governmeny since 18717 A.—I couldn't tell you. Q.~1ialf a milllon? A,~No, sir, Q.—Quarter of & wmilion? A.—I dont know, 1 nover fAgured Q.—Hhould you sxy quarier of a mmilllon? A.— Don't know, Q.—Two hundred thousaud? A.—Guess not, 1low much have you pald dake lohm? A~ About $2),000, Q.—Wiat for? A.—~Don’t kuow myself, Q,—Whst did you supposs If was for at (he time? Objocted 10 on the ground that it {s not proper to 2k {10 witnesa aa to his supposition: Q.—Did you know what It was for? A.—Yes, alr| 1 do know.' Q.—Thon feil us, A.—Ile was tosssist us, That was :hfl 1 expocted, but I didn't msko any sgree- men! Q.—Did this $20,000 cover tho amount you pald Jake? A.—All I can remomber, Q.—Did you pay lum all st oze time? A.~No, ur, Q—At svoral times? AT Q.—When wers you fadicted 7 mo. Q.~When did you pload gullty? A.—Don't ramem- er. Q.—Was It several months since? Ac~In January,’ 1think. NOT ARNTENCED. Q.—Tlave you had your sentonce? A.~Not that i Imow of, Q,—You would have heard of & If you had, wouldn't you? A.—Yes, oir, Q.—Da you expuct to ba 7 Objected to and onjection sustained. c\gnwm by wuich you shall not be sene No, sir, ngement 83 to what your sentanca shall . ,—Any srraugament a4 all; sny expectation of WLt sons sonisacs il beT AvNoy alfy Q.—You went before the Grand Jury, didn't*you ¢ A=Yca, olr, ‘Q.—Youswaro before the Grand Jury? A.—Yes, air Q.~Defore or aftar you had pleaded guilty? A Aier, Were sou promlsed Immunity ? A.—No, str, Q:—Who [ your counsel? A,—Sid Srnith aud Leons ard Swett, 4 Q.:;lll:n you teen carrylog on the Lusiness sinos¢ ,~No, sir. —When did you have your first interview with Pblman? A.—{¥hen 1 got acquainted with him ¥ Q—Yes. Your firat futervivw with regard to the 1bo methad of doing busiuess, A.—In the fall of 1871 Q,—What induced you to go before tue Grand Jury, a8 witnesa? A.-Bubpeenaed, Q.~\What induced you (o ‘plead guilty? A~ orked sgainst piesding for a long Ume; never was i avor of 3, Q.—\What induced you finally to plesd guilty? A.— “6’)"1‘)'1:1"0 the umn’lhluu.dy L i sy ,—~DId you have any understandlng smong esch other? As—Not of any sccouut, i ENTER NUMSELL. Q.~Biata what ‘waa tho understanding, and lot v ww of bow tuuch accuunt It wak. Aw=No ollieg understandiug oxcept tuasell cane (0 mo onco—— Ar, Boutell poppod up sud objected to lugging 1m outalde tuatters, ‘Tho Court said the waltar was pere tinent, and Mr. outell wabsided, . —\Who wea Jusscll T A.—G. O, Ruaeell, ~—\Was ho the tirst squaloc 7 Wasn't Lo the one thad wout as & wort of wvant courier to Washington? A.— 1fs went to Wasbinuton, Q.—Did ho dr anything with the suthorities t A.— 1don’s kuow, Q.—Tucu ho came and saw you, dldn'the? A= Don’t know about that. Q.—How mavy pleaded gulity in ke batch? A= Don’t kuow cxcept I count ihei up, lu.—\\'cu, aUppPOso you count tasm up, A,~Eightos niug, - Q—Thatall! A.—AllT can count upe Q.—Whon the delzures wero rel nids fa which onF Douse was ncluded, bad suy one squealed thany Tiat Yo keiow 011 A NoE t1UL Kaow ofe * Q.=-1Laab aud Pablman wee not judicled untfl aftag you lud gane befure toe Grand Jury, were ihay? A ZNob it [ know of, Q.—You didn't sgroe o plesd until after the tate vigw wits Russel didyout A-o. . —Did you understand _whether Nussall was Feprueniing (he Governmny § "