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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 25: epoch of public corruption (search)
rough the verdict of a packed jury, subsequent confessions and revelations brought the culprits to disgrace, from which they were never able to escape. For a complete account of the Safe Burglary Conspiracy, see an article by the late General Henry V. Boynton, in the American Law Review for April, 1877, pp. 401-446. The Whiskey Ring was a corrupt combination for defrauding the Treasury of the excise levied by law on distilled spirits. It doubtless had its origin in the need for money witook part in the discussion. Many leading periodicals, and especially the North American Review, The North American Review for October, 1876, pp. 280-327, contains the fullest history of the Whiskey Ring ever published. It was written by Henry V. Boynton, for many years a leading journalist of Washington. not only denounced the ring, but gave accounts of its operations. While the recollection of the events connected with this disgraceful chapter of American history has largely dropped from