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Show Crooks' Crookedaeis. Chicago, 10. A Washington special stales this morning that couusel for tho whisky men have lepreseuted to the secretary ol the treasury that they seek a pardon from iiolle, Juukor fc Co. to protect thut firm againat criminal prosecution. If this ia a correct statement, then counsel are seeking to throw dust in the eyea of government ofliciala. The (aot are these: There are some slate indictments indict-ments against the whisky firm, which are regarded by the bur and public as practically dead, aud ' inquiry here show that no new criminal prosecution against tbom is contemplated. The case againat Rolle, Junker & C., as well us against other whisky firms, is" aim. ly lor the recovery of the government tax and penalty for the nun payment of the tax. The secret ol thia movement move-ment of counsel will be fouud in the claim set up by said counsel before the court that a pardon releases thmo whisky men in civil aa well as criminal matter, and is sought by them for that purpose. |