The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-29

eouteu 70 the cohector on his return That these ex
penses were covered by the inspectors receipts for
extra number of days, sufficient 10 cover the amount
This was agreeable 10 the usage in the Office before Mr.
Reckless there, and while witness was in the Of
flee and witness always understood that it was the
custom in oil cusiom-houses, and particularly in New
York.
IF w, BRINLEY.
"Sworn at Perth Amboy, the 3Oth day Of March,
JOSEPH MARSH,
Mayor city Of Perth Amboy.
Benjamin Maurice, being duly sworn, dePose.h and
sslth lie remembers that the schooner PACING was ct
MIS- Pstrcks wharf, at the city OF Amboy, IN Febru-
av' 1888, until July, 1888 A day or two before the
zen the wharf, the collector called upon him Tor
Di 'of her wharfage and asked him to hand him the
pun "nch deponeth promised to do few days al
,er"afds' met Mr. Reckless, who informed him that
ne need not trouble himself give him bill. that no
had ascertained the amour, OF wharfage from docu-
ments in his office, and thai he would nav the amount
TO Mrs Patrick, the owner OF the wharf that in the
month OF August or September 1884 he ascertained
that the wharfage bill had been paid to Mrs Pa
trick. Some little time afterwards he called on Mr.
Reckless Gt may have been FIVE six weeks) for tho
money, and Mr., Reckless informed me that il was en-
trely mistake, and regretted that he had not paid It,
and paid me 1927, and | mentioned to him that II
$40 IS. Mr. Reckless endeavored then to hunt up
the papers, but could lay his hand them, but said
he would pay the balance any time that would call
The 1927 was paid to him about the 10Th Of October
last The balance Of So rs was paid in February. or
the present month. On sbont the last day OF De-
cembei last, Mr.. Reckless called upon Mr.. Maurice,
with receipt for 1923 25. and requested his signature
to It. He observed that he had only received S27 Mr..
Reckless said he would pay him the balance any time
he would call and thereupon he signed the receipt The
receipt purpors To bear date The time he signed it, The
actual amount paid me was $50 25 being at the rate OF
81 so per week. which The actual amount Of the
wharfage Witness never delivered the bill to Mr..
Reckl MIR Rackla old me he
amount from documents in his office
BENJAMIN MAURICE.
"Sworn before me this 30th day of March, 1885
.-. JOSEPH MARSH,
a.. "Mayor Of the city Perth Amboy.
"James Parker, being duly sworn, doth depose and
say That during the month Of January, 1888, while
he collector Of the port of Amboy the schooner Pa
cfc was found running without papers, and detained
for the payment OF foreign tonnage money lie ascer-
tanned that she had run number OF trips with stone
for the railroad and that she was liable for tonnage mo-
ney to an amount exceeding $500. The precise sum
he does not recolect The hands all left the vessel,
and she laid at Mr.. Burens wharf, and after some
time, her expenses too large at that wharf,
removed her to Mrs Pa,ricks wharf under agreement
with Mr. Maurice, her agent. at 81 90 per week lett
the collectors Office the LIST Of April, 1885, and de-
lvered over to Mr. Reckless the vessel, and all the
papers relating to her; among these letter from
the Comptroller Of the Treasury, stating the law in re-
gard to the vessel; letter from Mr. Conover stating
railroad an account Of the tonnage money due;
of the wharfage due by the vessel Mr. Bruen;
and memorandum Of the time she went to Mrs Pa
tricks wharf, and the rate per week to be paid Tor
Wharfage to Mr.. Maurice. That late in the summer. or
early in the fall of 1885, he passing the door Of
the collectors office, to 60 to his own office, Mr. Bnn-
ey the deputy collector, called me into the collectors
office, and told me that he wished to communicate TO
fact, for the sake OF his reputation, fearing
that he keeping the accounts OF the collector, might
hereafter be blamed He then told me that Mr.. Reck-
less, the collector, had received sum oil money Tor
tonnage Of the schooner Pacific, and had refused to
suffer him (Mr Brnley) TO place 1t to the credit OF the
United States in the weekly accounts OF moneys re-
ceved and paid Mr. Brinley stated that he had given
me this information that might testify to the fact when
occasion NAV require At some time IN the spring OF
1884 while he (this deponent was at Washington he
received letter letters from Mr. Brnley, informing
him that Mr. Reckless the collector, had directed HIM
(Mr. Brnley) to fill up the receipts gwen by the boat
men Of the revenue boat for an amount much large.
than the sums actually paid That Mr.. Reckless had
done this for the avowed purpose Of thus obtaining from
the Government certain commissions and office ex-
penses improperly charged by him in his general account
for Of the quarters OF the year 1883 ana
which charges had been rejected by the Treasury De-
partment The precise time he (thls dePonent) re-
ceived the communication he cannot say not having
the letter by him but it at the time that MT brn-
ley acting deputy collector, and before he was
superseded by Mr.. Reckless son.
"Some time in the summer Of 1888, in a CONVERSE
ton with this deponent and Mr.. Reckless the collec-
tor respecting the expenses Of the office the dePonent
stated to Mr.. Reckless that allowance was made,
according to the rules Of the Treasury Department for
the expenses of his office That office rent, fuel, sta
tionery and other incidental expenses OF the ONCE,
were never charged or allowed the general account,
but were to be paid out Of his fees or emoluments
JAMES PARKER
Sworn to before me, this Both day Of March, 1888.
"JOSEPH MARSH,
mayor of The city Of Perth Ambcy'"'
"TREAsuRy DEPARTMENT, !
"Comptroler's Office, Dec Is, 1888
"SIR: Your accounts for the customs for the third
quarter 1888, have been adjusted at the Treasury;
and balance Of O57 SO stated to be due from you
to the United States, consisting Of
Bonds in suit $oloan -
Cash on hand ooo ~